Reporter:Manitowish Waters Chamber
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 18-24 inches
Date of Report: February 27, 2020
Area Report:
Here’s the Sno-Skeeters’ updated trail report from Groomer operator Bennie, who was out last night…
Reporter:Manitowish Waters Chamber
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 16-22 inches
Date of Report: February 27, 2020
Area Report:
Here’s the Sno-Skeeters’ updated trail report from Groomer operator Bennie, who was out last night…
Reporter:Manitowish Waters Chamber
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 16-22 inches
Date of Report: February 27, 2020
Area Report:
Here’s our updated trail report from our Groomer operator Bennie, who was out last night…
Reporter:haywardlakes
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 2 to 16 inches of snow
Date of Report: February 27, 2020
Area Report:
Hello Riders!!
A bit of an update, while we did have a warmup on Sunday and Monday we still have VERY GOOD conditions! We’ve had such a great base that has been a blessing to help us make it through the couple of warmups we’ve had this season. The wooded trails are great! You will find many trails that are near the roads to have slushy or bare spots and some as we call “snirt” spots (snow + dirt). The roads as well are quite bare. However, these areas of mention are generally connecting routes from one trail to another so you will not have to travel them long and they are most certainly passable. The groomers are out this week now after the cool down and smoothing everything up as well as pulling some side snow into corners where needed and they are able. The lakes with-stood as well, due to the warmup after the weekend there was not much traffic that created grooves in the lakes when they were slushy to refreeze, so they are not rough. The temps dropped back down last night, and we even got a bit of fresh snow over the night to our surprise to freshen things up.
Speaking of lakes, the Chippewa Flowage, while a great ride and filled with your favorite stops we do just want to advise you to stay on the staked trails and ride with caution. It’s excellent riding but the lake level has dropped about 8’ over the course of a few months as the energy company and DNR do this each season so with this lowering there are sand bars and stumps that you don’t normally see. The last 2 weeks or so those bars/humps and stumps are more noticeable. Volunteers have staked some of the concerning stumps but please keep your eyes peeled. Also, at some areas of entrance on the Flowage you may find the level is so low there isn’t much water/ice and it’s muddy, but those areas are off to the sides of the trails and again, very much passable. Just please ride safely and watch your surroundings.
Some logging is being done north of Nelson Lake on trail 8. Also trail 8 west to Washburn County has some logging happening on it.
Reporter:BayfieldCounty
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: 12-24 inches packed
Date of Report: February 27, 2020
Area Report:
The trails held up well through the warmup last weekend and most of the week has been cold. There’s still a lot of good riding especially in the woods.
Namakagon: Our trails held up very well thru our last warm-up! Trails were all groomed on Monday 2/24. Being touched up today Wed 2/26 and should be groomed again on Friday. Excellent Condition!
And we’ve been having flurries all morning! Not adding up to much but every little bit counts!
Barnes Barnestormers: Barnes trails have held up well, still have a good base and all have been groomed. Due to the warm weather thin spots are showing up in corners and hillsides exposed to the sun. Road routes are thin and with the warm weekend coming may become difficult to navigate. It’s all good out in the woods though, come ride while you still can.
Frosty’s Vintage Riders (Mason, Delta, Iron River): Trails are freshly groomed and still in good shape, road routes are bare with the exception of 1/2 inch of snow that fell last night.
Washburn Valhallers: Both Trail #13 North and South out of Washburn remain in excellent condition. Both will be regroomed for the weekend.
Trails in the Vahalla area held up very well we still have a very good base and trails are smooth. Re-route on Trail 31 starting on the north end of Trail 63 we are utilizing fire Road 429 Watch for signs. Also the logging operation north of Trail 1 on trail 31, the trail is down to ice and mud so use extreme caution.
South Shore (Port Wing, Herbster, Cornucopia): All South Shore trails 1, 40, 41 will be groomed by Thursday and held up well with the warm temps! Any roads routes/ logging activity are not so good. Any fresh snow will help.
Reporter:Oconto County Tourism
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 4-7
Date of Report: February 27, 2020
Area Report:
Snowmobile Trails
Red Arrow Snowmobile ATV Club (Townsend) – 2/26/20
The groomer is out grooming and shaving the ice to hopefully provide some cooling snow for engines and slides. Cooling has been a problem is recent days because all the snow has frozen down, but this will help. The trails should remain fine in very good riding condition, though icy with a few bare spots starting to show up.
Paul Bunyan Riders Snowmobile Club (Lakewood) – 2/26/20
All 3 groomers were out last night. Trail boss Bob Prasser reported lot of bare spots and lot of ice. We always give you a honest trail condition report and without a significant amount of snow this might be the last weekend of grooming. Please be careful on the corners and hills. Swamps are starting to break up
Chute Pond Snowmobile Club (Mountain) – 2/26/2020
Chute Pond Snowmobile Club trails are open, groomed on a regular basis, and in fair to very good condition. Most trails east of Hwy 32 are in fair to good condition and the snowcover is thin. Most trails west of Hwy 32 are in good to very good condition, with a flat, hardpacked trail. The warm weather has caused some bare/burned out spots, and the melting has caused some slushy/icy areas. Our team of groomers will continue to work the trails to keep them in the best condition possible. The season is not over- there are still many miles of great trails to ride- there are just some ugly spots here and there. Some fresh snow would help improve the trails, but that may not happen. This may be the last weekend with really nice trail conditions- next week the warm weather returns.
NEW DETOUR: There is a new detour route from INT#447 that runs north and west and intersects with the 18 Corridor trail at Riverview Rd (see map- detour is shown in red). Thank you to the Towns of Mountain and Riverview for allowing the use of the unplowed town roads to complete this detour. The detour route is groomed and marked.
Exceptions (see map): Trails that will remain closed indefinitely are from INT#451-INT#453 (from east of Hwy 32 behind the Junction to Jack Pine Rd), and from INT#447 north to the 18 Corridor trail near Cooked Lake (the northern pipeline trail). DO NOT ride the closed trails- they have not been cleared from the July wind storms because the swamps are still wet and have not allowed equipment to get in to work on those areas yet. The closed areas are tangles of fallen trees in a swampy area- you don’t want to go there.
Cautions for the entire season: Be aware that any off-trail riding- even to take one ski off to “grab a little loose snow”- could be dangerous. The July wind storms have devastated many areas of our forested trails, and there are many trees and limbs on the ground just off the edges of the groomed trails. Please stay safe- stay on the groomed trails. Riders are urged to reduce speed and ride with extra caution, as the forest and the trails look very different since the storm. There are numerous logging operations that will be ongoing throughout the season. Please use extra caution in these areas. No Chute Pond trails cross any lakes or rivers- use extreme caution on all frozen surfaces. You are encouraged to carry a portable hand saw if possible, since limbs and branches continue to fall onto and over the trails. Please- ride sober, stay to the right, and stay on the marked trails.
Bagley & Brazeau Joyriders – 2/19/20
We received 6” to 8” of snow on Monday night, so we are grooming Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday if needed. The trails are good to excellent condition, we are grooming for the first time this year all the low areas and the marshes, and we are hoping all goes well out there. The groomer driver this when he groomed the Suring trail in the morning and on his way back the trail filled back up with snow from the wind, this is great for the trails. Have a safe ride and stay on the marked trails.
Gillett Sno ATV Riders – 2/24/20
With warmer weather the and no good snow in the near future we are going to have to close the spur off trails from the Nicolet State Trail. The corners in the trails that run through the fields are beginning to become mud puddles. The Nicolet State Trail will still be open from Shawano Line Road to Suring.
Oconto Falls Sno-Jokers – 2/26/20
CLOSED.
Lena Sno-Drifters – 2/26/20
Open.
Chase Sno-Chasers – 2/26/20
CLOSED.
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: Most covered. Woods trails still deep snow
Date of Report: February 27, 2020
Area Report:
February 27, 2020 – 7:01am – 10 degrees – Cloudy
SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
Varying conditions – Good, Fair, Poor
Adventure Sledding time of the year
Groomer Tracking Systems (GTS Trails) reports in the last 24 hours there appears to have been some spot grooming. Here are these locations:
10 degrees as I write the trail report this morning. High of 15 today & a low of 5 tonight. Tomorrow high of 21 & a low of 1. Another temp pop up after that.
Trails have a very hard base with some loose SNOW. East of Eagle River there was about a 1/2 inch of Lake Effect Snow. 10E has a section that is one way from the ERRA Sports Arena to Nobbe’s North. The trail on the south side heading east is in GOOD condition. The trail on the north side heading west back to town is in FAIR to POOR condition. The evil sun burned through the trail. In town trails are frozen & icy. Heading north in the woods there is SNOW cover all of it hard & frozen. Sections of GOOD, FAIR, POOR. Same for trails heading west. No update on Atl13 aka 3S heading to Three Lakes didn’t got down there. From 10/13 intersection at Willow Rd where 10E heads east looking down Alt13 aka 3S it was SNOW covered. Try to investigate that to see what trails are like.
In town trail 2-25-2020 Trail 10E heading east
South side trail 2-25-2020
Catfish & Eagle Lake trails are marked. Stay by the orange reflective barrels. Remember not all lakes are safe. No markers means probably not safe
There is a 55mph nighttime speed limit.
THINK COLD! KEEP DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!!!
See ya on the trails Thursday!
Holly Tomlanovich
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Reporter:ironsnowshoe
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: Good Spring Trail Conditions
Date of Report: February 27, 2020
Area Report:
Good Spring Trail Conditions
IRON SNOW SHOE TRAILS–Snowmobile & ATV/UTV Trails west of CRIVITZ are located in the Twin Bridge, Crooked Lake, Silver Cliff and Thunder Mountain areas.
Our Trails are in Good Spring Conditions. They held up well through the warm weather last weekend. All trails are OPEN and groomers were out yesterday. Logging areas, power line areas, high traffic areas and open areas to the sun are showing ware. Be careful on corners they may be ice.
Please NO ATV/UTVs on our trails if the temps are higher then 32 degrees.
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Reporter:Matt Winters
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 17″-20″
Date of Report: February 26, 2020
Area Report:
Trails are in good condition. The only exception of 15/17 between Hwy D and Hwy H is a little rough and corners are a bit icy. SC# 4 has a few short rough spots on the trail leading to the lake. the rest of our trails are in excellent condition despite a few icy corners. They have held up very well through the warm weather and heavy traffic. Be safe and have fun!
Reporter:Ryan Strand
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 2-3″
Date of Report: February 26, 2020
Area Report:
Trails are closed due to lack of snow. We were missed by the big storm this week to the south. The extended forecast also does not look promising for the next 10 days. Our trails can open up at any time until the end of March if conditions allow. If we get some more snow and colder weather in March we will report back. But right now it does not look promising. Check back if conditions or forecast changes. Thank you.