Trail Report – : Western UP, Michigan – January 21, 2020

Reporter:Western U.P. Snowmobile Report

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 36-20

Date of Report: January 21, 2020

Area Report:

Western U P Snowmobile Trail Report— 1/21/2020

Gogebic Range Trail Authority – Snowmobile & ORV Club Trail Report

Trail Condition: Excellent
Last Groomed: January 21st, 2020
Base Snowfall: 36″
Reported On: January 21st, 2020 @ 10:48am

Groomer Report

Overall Story: VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT

Tuesday 2/21 10:00 am CST: The storm last weekend brought significant snows, especially in the typical snow belts. With one groomer down we continue to run NON STOP to keep up. We had the groomer stuck Sunday midday as we were attempting to put trails back together costing us time. As of this report ALL trails are groomed at least once with main corridors groomed twice. Trails are in fantastic shape!! December 2018 we groomed 800 miles. December of 2019 we groomed almost 2,500 miles, woofta! We continue to receive an inch or so of snow every other day since last week.

WARNINGS AND NOTICES: We are begging riders to ride off trail legally as there are 1-million acres of public land east of Wakefield to off trail ride on – please only ride legal areas! The Ottawa National Forest is 990,000 acres and much of it open to cross-country riding (no trail/road) if there is 6″ or more of snow. Several restricted areas, contact the forest for further information. Call 906-932-1330

Trail 2 from Hurley to Ramsay US-2 Crossing:

Overall rating: EXCELLENT

Last groomed 1/21/2020. Please do not ride on sidewalks near Holiday and try to keep noise down in town.

Trail 2 from Ramsay Crossing to Wakefield:

Overall rating: GOOD TO EXCELLENT

Last groomed 1/21/2020. The entire stretch is in excellent condition! Featuring a brand new section to enjoy this season, the club eliminated Prospect road route and moved the trail completely into the woods eliminating 1.5 miles of road route. PLEASE STAY ON THE TRAIL AND RESPECT THESE LANDOWNERS

Trail 2 from Wakefield to Marenisco:

Overall Rating: GOOD TO EXCELLENT

Last groomed 1/20/2020. There is logging 4 miles east of Wakefield. Please yield to logging traffic, they are working and you are playing!

Trail 8 from Wakefield to Tula Crossing:

Overall Rating: GOOD TO EXCELLENT

Last Groomed 1/20. There is a new traffic pattern on the northern end due to a plowed section. Please follow the new route for the remainder of this season.

Trail 160 from Walmart to Montreal River (WI):

Overall Rating: EXCELLENT

Last Groomed 1/21. There is logging about 1/2 way north on the trail, YIELD TO LOGGERS AND GIVE THEM RESPECT – IT’S THEIR LAND! All detours now fixed and trail 100% open! STAY ON THE TRAIL!!!!!! This is our most scenic trail and is a treat to ride! There are several scenic vistas on the trail such as Bald Mountain “NORTH” lookout viewing Madeline Island/ mouth of the Chequamegon Bay of Lake Superior, the Bald Mountain “SOUTH” lookout viewing Gogebic Range (Powderhorn, Copper Peak), the Montreal River Gorge look out and finally the amazing Superior Falls Waterfall Complex. Stay on the trail in the farm fields. Over 25 landowners are involved to make this trail a reality, please respect them and ride responsibly.

11S (Wakefield, MI to Winchester, WI):

Overall Rating: GOOD TO EXCELLENT

Last Groomed 1/21. A couple icy areas remain rough due to freezing the trail in. PLEASE YIELD TO ANY AND ALL LOGGING TRAFFIC. There is a short section of dual use the landowner (Keweenaw Land) has graciously approved us to use along with them. It is private land and we are guests, please act like it. THANK YOU to all the people who have helped brush this trail! You made our groomer operators day twice over by helping brush the trail for us. This is what makes snowmobiling great!!

11N (Wakefield, MI to South boundary Rd/White Pine): Closed due to off trail riding. Seeking local community support with ideas on how to reopen it. 200 yards of private property closed this 25 mile trail.

GOGEBIC AREA GROOMERS 1/14/2020

Gogebic Area Grooming, Inc. Trail Report

Trail Condition: Excellent
Last Groomed: January 14th, 2020
Base Snowfall: 36+”
Reported On: January 14th, 2020 @ 9:58pm

Groomer Report

January 14, 2020

All trails in the Lake Gogebic Area are being groomed nightly and are in GOOD to EXCELLENT condition! Our forecast is cold and snow daily and John Dee is showing 12-24” between Jan 18-24^th! Great riding going on right now!!

Currently:

Trail # 1N: Bergland to White Pine. This trail is being groomed daily and is reported to be in excellent condition.

Trail # 1South from Marenisco to Wisconsin Border: This trail is being groomed daily and is reported to be in excellent condition.

Trail # 8: from Bergland to Wakefield. Good to excellent. Groomed daily and all hazards and wet spots are gone!

Trail 102from Bergland to Trail #11, Groomed daily – good to excellent!

Trail # 13North from Bergland to 101: This trail is being groomed daily and is reported to be in good to excellent condition.

Trail # 13south of Root Cellar to trail 2 is in open and in good condition.

As always, ride safe and enjoy our area. All the Grooming Clubs have been busting their butts off to fight Mother Nature once again. So don’t hesitate to join a club that you visit. We sure do appreciate it and also need it to make this possible.

U.P. Thunder Riders Trail Report 1/21/2020

Trail Condition: Good To Excellent
Last Groomed: January 14th, 2020
Base Snowfall: 20″
Reported On: January 14th, 2020 @ 10:10am

Groomer Report

Thunder Riders are grooming daily and the trails are in very good to excellent condition.

Trail #3 from the Wisconsin border to Watersmeet very good condition, Watersmeet to Paulding very good condition. We have 2 logging project on this trail one north of Forest Rd 5250 (trail 150) and the other is north of Bond Falls Rd so please use caution and respect the loggers.

Trail #2 west of Watersmeet to Trail #1 south, very good condition

Trail #2 east of Watersmeet to Trail #107, very good condition

Trail #13 south to Cisco Chain, very good condition

Trail Report – : Price County – Park Falls, Phillips & Prentice, Wisconsin – January 21, 2020

Reporter:Phillips/Park Falls Chambers

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 16-20

Date of Report: January 21, 2020

Area Report:

The Price County Trail system consist of over 500 miles of scenic trails, great places to stop to fill up on fuel, food and beverages. The trails are maintained by 9 clubs and reported by the two Chambers.

We invite you to take a trip and see all that Price County has to offer.

****There is a reroute on Trail 120 that will be in effect all season. The reroute is on the Northern section that eliminates the old 120 trail from FR 519 to the intersection of 120 and 121. Reroute takes you NW up FR519 to Sheep Ranch to FR522 then connects to 101. This eliminates a very bad part of the swamp.****

1/21/2020 Prentice Bushbenders

After a lot of hard work from our volunteers we have made it through all the wet areas on our trails. I would like to thank all of them for their time and efforts. All trails are in awesome shape and will be groomed at least twice a week till the spring thaw we hope. Ride safe and have fun.

1/19/2020 PHILLIPS CHAPARRALS – All Chaparral trails are in good to excellent condition. There is utility work being done on trail 102, corridor 12 and 21, north of the Price

County Airport. Caution is advised. There is a reroute of trail 161, corridor 12, at Musser Drive. The route follows Musser Drive for about one mile. This is due to a landowner removing his permission for the trail. The number one cause for trail closure is riders going off trail and free styling. STAY ON MARKED TRAILS. There will be brushing operations on some trails, watch for warning signs. All trails are groomed at least two times per week.

1/19/2020 LK RIVER PIONEERS – Pioneer trails west of Phillips are in good condition. There will be ruff areas in the Million Acre Swamp, caution is advised. Ruff areas may be encountered on trail 80, and 85, corridor 12. Logging operations can be found on trail 85. With the high snow banks, take extra caution at road crossings. There is a reroute of trail 82, where it joins Price Lakes Road. Follow the marked new trail.

1/19/2020 Sno Gypsies –Tuscobia trail is groomed and in great shape, Trail 80 is groomed and in great shape
Trails 89 90 91 are all groomed and in great shape. Enjoy the trails.

1/19/2020 Prentice Bushbenders We have groomed through all of our wet areas. Trails are in awesome shape and will be groomed at least twice a week till the spring thaw we hope. Ride safe and have fun.

1/17/2020 Eisenstein Bushwackers
We Groomed 80 south from Park Falls to 101Fifield. East to Martinson’s swamp which runs from Sugar Bush Fire Lane to Highway 70 parking lot. First time this got groomed took a lot of work, but very nice now ,Then to 103-104 to Sugarbush fire lane back to Wintergreen lake are to 101 then groomed the swamp again , back to Fifield and 80 to park falls All double groomed enjoy
1/16/2020 We groomed 111 to 105 to 101 returned back on 105 to110 loop groomed all back to 111 grooming Round Up area then back to Park Falls all beautifully double groomed enjoy from the Bushwackers.

Trails are Fantastic

Trail Report – : Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin – January 21, 2020

Reporter:Phil

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: Looks like winter

Date of Report: January 21, 2020

Area Report:

Trails are all groomed, flat, and white. Could not ask for anything more. Last nights below 0 temps froze the trail base up nicely. A little warmer weather with chances of snow the next 3 days…..Not too warm I hope. There will be some logging going on West of Land O Lakes on Trail 5 (old b)…so be alert. This is the perfect time to Escape to Land O Lakes and Ride the Top Trails at the Top of Wisconsin.

News and Reports:

Frosty Club Fundraiser…Friday and Saturday PigSkin Poker Run at Bent’s Camp.A great reason to visit the wonderful stops in and around Land O Lakes

Super Bowl Sunday Meat Raffle at Black Oak Inn–Noon start. A new Frosty fundraiser.

Radar Run and Candlelight Bowling coming in February.

Snowmobile Information:

Ride Right and Ride Safe!

Trail Report – : Crivitz, Wisconsin – January 21, 2020

Reporter:ironsnowshoe

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: Iron Snow Shoe Trails are in GREAT condition.

Date of Report: January 21, 2020

Area Report:

Iron Snow Shoe Recreational Trails are located north west of CRIVITZ in the Twin Bridge, Crooked Lake, Silver Cliff and Thunder Mountain areas.

The Iron Snow Shoe Trails are OPEN and in GREAT condition. The groomers will be out on a regular basis. We received about 8″ of new snow last weekend and more snow predicted for the end of the week. Come enjoy our trails. Ride safe.

SNOWMOBILE AREA EVENTS:

1/25/20 High Falls Radar Run

2/8/20 High Falls Fish-O-Rama, Winterfest, and Radar Run

2/29/20 Twin Bridge Takedown-SXS Ice Race.

http://www.ironsnowshoe.com/

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Trail Report – : Hayward / Sawyer County, Wisconsin – January 21, 2020

Reporter:haywardlakes

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 9-16 inches of snow

Date of Report: January 21, 2020

Area Report:

Hello Riders!!

Trail reports are EXCELLENT! Trails have a wonderful base of 12-16” with great snow and groomers have been out and running! Lake Hayward is staked from the Beach to Marketplace.. NOT by Hayward Marine, due to open water issues. All other lakes are staked and safe.

Surrounding counties are all open and in good condition.

It’s great riding in the northwoods so grab your gear and your sleds or call the area you’d like to ride in to rent and get out and enjoy the beauty of the Northwoods and the great food and snacks our local business can’t wait to serve you!

Trail Report – : Ashland County, Wisconsin – January 21, 2020

Reporter:info@visitashland.com

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 10-12 plus

Date of Report: January 21, 2020

Area Report:

Ashland County Snowmobile Report January 21, 2020
Ashland County trails are open, groomed and in excellent CONDITION. There is a temporarily closed trail in Marengo but there is a detour there which is well posted!! And trail 77 in Cayuga is detoured and very well posted.

Detailed Reports by Area:
Mellen/Glidden: 1/20/2020: All trails are open and are Groomed and in Excellent condition !!! There is a section of trail 13 & 77 that are closed and detoured for logging operations. John Westfahl, President Penokee Mountain Range Riders.

Much of the Ashland County snowmobile trail system uses private property and could be lost if the property owners experiences issues. The most common complaints are snowmobiles not staying on trails or going off into fields that are not part of the trail, and loud noise from non-stock muffler systems. Respect the trail system. The Tri-county corridor is open.

Trail Report – : Tomahawk, Wisconsin – January 21, 2020

Reporter:jan

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: up to 20 inches

Date of Report: January 21, 2020

Area Report:

Lincoln County’s funded snowmobile trails (County Administrated Trails) in Zones 1, 2,3 and 4 are OPEN.

Zone 1 trails remaining closed are as follows: Corridor 19 south of Highway 86 and Corridor 17 west from Intersection #65 to Intersection #33. All other Zone 1 trails are open.

Trails are in good-very good condition with some trails being rough and icy in some areas.

Winter ATV trails in Zones 2,3 and 4 will not open until 8:00 AM Thursday Jan. 23, 2020.

All trails are closed to winter ATV use when the temperature is above 28 degrees F.

Be aware of Trail Closed signs, stay on marked trails only and respect private land.

For up to date Lincoln County trail conditions, log on to: www.co.lincoln.wi.us or call our Trail Hotline at 715-539-1033.

This report will be updated when conditions change.

MOST ONEIDA COUNTY TRAILS ARE OPEN.

Some lakes have been marked. Ride and stay on marked trails ONLY.

Trails are in good-very good condition. Groomers are out where possible.

The following trail closures will be in effect until further notice:

Hodag Sno-Trails (McNaughton Area):

Funded Trail Corridor 12 is closed from TIN247 (Intersection of Trail 12 and 47)

Three Lakes Trails:

Funded Trail Alternate 13 is closed from TIN 122 (Rice Lake Rd) through TIN 022 (intersection north of Burnham Lk)

Please check the current conditions on the Chamber’s website at www.gototomahawk.com

This report will be updated when conditions change.

Trail Report – : Price County – Park Falls, Phillips & Prentice, Wisconsin – January 21, 2020

Reporter:Phillips/Park Falls Chambers

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 16-20

Date of Report: January 21, 2020

Area Report:

We invite you to take a trip and see all that Price County has to offer.

1/19/2020 PHILLIPS CHAPARRALS – All Chaparral trails are in good to excellent condition. There is utility work being done on trail 102, corridor 12 and 21, north of the Price

1/19/2020 Sno Gypsies –Tuscobia trail is groomed and in great shape, Trail 80 is groomed and in great shape
Trails 89 90 91 are all groomed and in great shape. Enjoy the trails.

Trails are Fantastic

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – January 21, 2020

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Ton of SNOW

Date of Report: January 21, 2020

Area Report:

January 21, 2020 – 7:04am 3 degrees

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
Good on average

Lots of SNOW on all trails. High today of 24 & low of 15. Next 3 days light SNOW on tap. Maybe an inch give or take each day. Trail traffic was still high yesterday. If you can try to get out today & tomorrow. Tuesday & Wednesday riding is the best!

Catfish & Eagle Lake Trails are MARKED & OPEN. Stay by the Orange Reflective Barrels to be safe.

Groomer Tracking System shows in the last 24 hours ALL trails were groomed with the exception of a few short sections. Those sections are the trail from Trigs Shell to Bloom Rd., section of Uncle Kent’s club trail, Chanticleer Inn trail leading to Eagle Lake, 17N from 1 intersection to Columbus Rd

Caution Areas

In general found trails sections especially in swamps have rough areas. Sections on 13N beyond Hwy G very rough, Loon Lk Rd to Bloom Rd section of 10E very rough, section of 17N from trail 1 to Columbus Rd rough. 70W section from Sundstein Rd running past the Lincoln Townhall heading west to Synergy rough sections. NOTE all of these sections were groomed last night just the hard ice moguls under the ton of snow have taken a set.

KEEP THINKING COLD & DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!

Get out & ride! See you on the trails!

Holly Tomlanovich
THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Phone Trail Updates 715.479.5185
Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club

News and Reports:

Events

January 22 – Wednesday Sno-Eagles guided trail ride – meet at 9am in town on 10/13 by the historic railway depot & snow snowmobile – across from Friendship House
January 23 – Thursday Sno-Eagles guided trail ride – meet at 9am in town on 10/13 by the historic railway depot & snow snowmobile – across from Friendship House

January 24-25 – Women on Snow

January 25 – SNO(Saturday Night Out) – Kickback Grill – Hwy 45N adjacent to the Hiawatha Inn – 5:30pm Social time & 6:00pm Dinner – ALL Welcome! Contact Cheryl Storms 715.470.5599 by January 24

January 31-February 2 – Weekend Away to Tomahawk

Snowmobile Information:

Handy Snowmobile Links

Wisconsin Snowmobile Registration
Discount Trail Pass for Snowmobile Club Members – $10
Standard Wisconsin Trail Pass – $30
Out of State Trail Pass – $50
Vilas County Map It Trail App GPS style app of all trails in Vilas Cty. Plus includes the brown 3 digit emergency numbering system. If an emergency happens call 911 & give them that number. Find you quicker.
Groomer Tracking Systems (GTS) Gives you trails groomed in last 24, 48 & 96 hours