Trail Report – : Lake Gogebic | Bergland, Michigan – January 14, 2020

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: Good

Date of Report: January 14, 2020

Area 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 JohnDee 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.

WARNINGS AND NOTICES: There are 1-million acres of public land west of Bergland 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.

BASE SNOW FALL: This is current ground snow depth.
NWS Marquette, MI Next 24 Hours Snow Forecast: click here
John Dee Snow Central Forecast: click here

Trail Report – : Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin – January 14, 2020

Reporter:Phil

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: AWESOME!

Date of Report: January 14, 2020

Area Report:

Bad News: The Pisten Bully 100 is down again.

Good News: The Frosty club is getting a 2014 Tractor with tracks delivered tomorrow and we will see how she works on the trails.

The trails are in excellent shape. The groomers are doing a fantastic job. A weird day today with 28 degrees and on and off snow/drizzle. More snow in the forecast. Area lakes are marked. Please stay close to the barrels—especially on the Chain.

Hope to see you in Land O Lakes over this holiday MLK Weekend

News and Reports:

Comedy night Sunday at the Gateway. (Jan 19)Get your tickets soon as they are selling fast.

Pig Skin Poker Run Jan 24 and 25. Hands dealt at Bent’s—Food and T Shirt included.

Meat Raffle Super Bowl Sunday at Black Oak–Noon-4PM

Snowmobile Information:

Ride Right and Ride Safe!

Go Pack Go!

Trail Report – : Price County – Park Falls, Phillips & Prentice, Wisconsin – January 14, 2020

Reporter:Phillips/Park Falls Chambers

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 16-20

Date of Report: January 14, 2020

Area Report:

Snowmobile Trail Conditions

****There is a reroute on Trail 120 that will be in effect all season. The r route is on the Northern section that eliminates 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.****

Sno-Gypsies 1/12/2020
1/12/20 Trails 80 89 90 91 and the Tuscobia were groomed and are in great shape and all of our swamps are being groomed now

Kennan/Catawba Driftsplitters
trails are all being groomer and in good shape trail 94 has been opened and will be groomed 1-9. Logging operation continue on 94 about 2 miles north of intersection 100. We will be grooming all trails twice a week.

Eisenstein Bushwackers1/10/2020
Groomed 111 Case Ave. thru Damrow swamp to Highway 13 to trail 80 Then 80 to white rock road and turn around on Davis was real bad all ice good now. Then to 101 out to trail 103 103 to sugar bush fire lane , back to 104 groomed wintergreen lake area then 1010 back to Fifield and 80 up to Park Falls
NOTE:
Opened gates on Martinson’s swamp from Sugar Bush Fire lane to highway 70 park area froze good for snow mobiles
Please pack the swamp wide don’t tail gate spread out pack it so we can get the groomer thru next week TY from the Bush Wackers The other side 111 being done tomorrow morning

Fifield Sno Drovers
All the trails in the Pike Lake area are in great shape with the exception of areas we’re not grooming yet due to water under the snow/ice. These areas are passible via snowmobile but may be a bit rough. This is the stretch of trail 101/10 from where it turns off the long straight-a-way leading to Northernaire/144 to the bridge at Fould’s creek. The trail 106/19 leading to Iron County remains closed until we get word that the Iron County club has been able to open their trail. We understand trail 101/10 is closed just east of Sugarbush Road due to open water in the swamp. The HOPE to reopen it on Thursday, 1/9 given the colder weather. The lakes are still not marked at this point due to slush and questionable ice conditions. While we’re hoping this cold snap improves the condition and we mark them soon, the best option is to stay off them until we’ve determined it is safe and mark them.

Rick

Lugerville Chasers 1/7/2020
Our trails are being groomed twice a week and are in good to excellent condition. We have a few bad spots that you need to take caution. First area is on Trail 80 going east and west. There are open water areas. We are hoping with cold temps that we can address these two areas. Good news is that you are able to sneak around both areas. Second area is on trail 90. Power company is updating power line poles so please drive slow in case they are on the trail.

Northwoods Hi Riders 1/7/2020
We have been grooming the highland areas around Solberg Lake, but still no major swamps. Trail 102 from Phillips to the 121 intersection above Gates Lake towards Wintergreen is groomed and in excellent riding condition. Trail 141 on the east side of Solberg is groomed and in excellent condition, trail 141 to Lugerville is partially groomed, and very rideable. Trail 112 out of Solberg Park is groomed, but there are logging operations going on along that trail. Trail 121 north of Solberg to Hick’s Landing area is NOT groomed due to the 2 major swamps on that trail, plus there are logging operations on each side of the swamps. Trails 121 going to Lugerville is not groomed east of Old 13 Road due to 2 swamps that are still not in condition to be groomed, but they are getting closer. You can ride the swamps with snowmobiles to get them packed down so they freeze, they are just a little choppy. Stay to the outside. Watch for small branches sticking into the trails. Solberg Lake is not marked as of yet, but maybe this weekend if it stays cold.

Prentice Bushbenders 1/7/2020
We have started grooming operations again and hope to have all trails that we can get to done by Wednesday night. The trails that have been groomed are in great condition. Areas that cannot be groomed yet because the swamps/creeks have not yet frozen down enough to get the groomer through are as follows; Trails 181 and 102 West and North of intersection 108. Trail 116 between County Road K and intersection 97a. Trail 120 North of Windy Lane. Trail 120 South of intersection 108 to the first gate. Trail 189 between Trail 102 (the Pine Line trail) and the Prentice Ogema Road. All trails are passable by snowmobile but the worst area are the 2 creeks North of Windy Lane. We are working on these areas daily and hope to be able to groom them within a week. Please ride safe and have fun.

Price County has 500 miles of trail, maintained by 9 volunteer clubs. You’ll find beautiful scenery and wildlife along the trail system to enhance your experience.

Trail Report – : Superior – Douglas County, Wisconsin – January 14, 2020

Reporter:nikky.farmakes

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 16-18 inches base in most areas.

Date of Report: January 14, 2020

Area Report:

Winter Snowmobile and All-Season Trails (As of 1/14/2020)

Douglas County received two inches of snow Monday, January 13. Clubs have been working hard to get the trail system open. Approximately 95% of Douglas County Trails are open. Please note, deer have been reported on trails, so please keep an eye out while traveling.

PLEASE check the trail you intend to use is open and do not trespass on private property. It is critical that we respect the landowners who allow us to utilize their property. It just takes one owner to deny the use of their land for a trail to be permanently shut down, so please be courteous and wait for the trails to officially open.

The following all-season trails are currently open to ATV, UTV, and Snowmobiles:

SW Quadrant

Open Trails
Trail 5 – Not Groomed
Trail 5A – Not Groomed
Trail 930 – Not Groomed
Trail 925 – Not Groomed
Trail 935 – Not Groomed

Closed Trails
Trail 9
Trail 925

SE Quadrant

Open trails:
Wild Rivers Trail (Trail 35) – Groomed South of Solon Springs, North is scheduled to be groomed on 1/16.
Trails 27B – Groomed
Trail 27C – Groomed
Trails 41S – Groomed from Trail 3 to the County line
Trail 41B – Groomed from Trail 3 to the County line
Trail 41 WRT to the Warming Shack – Not groomed (watch for uneven trail surface)
Trail 217 – Grooming is scheduled for 1/15
Trail 17N – Grooming is scheduled for 1/15
Trail 17S – Groomed (Use caution on Creek crossings South of Lower Eau Claire Lake)
Trail 7 – Grooming scheduled for 1/15
Trail 27 – Grooming scheduled for 1/15
Trail 3 – Groomed
Trail 5 – Groomed to South Mail Road
Trail 727 – Grooming scheduled for 1/15
Trail 541 – Not Groomed (Please watch for uneven trail surfaces)

NE Quadrant

Open Trails:
All trails are open and groomed two exceptions: Trail 635 is closed. Trail 4 west of the Cranberry Flowage (about 2 miles). This section is scheduled to be groomed by 1/15. Trails are in excellent condition with a good base.

Watch for logging on the following trails:
West end of Trail 6
Trail 4 between Trail 6 and Highway P
Trail 4 east of Highway F

Closed Trails:
Trail 635

NW Quadrant

Open Trails:
Gandy Dancer Trail – Groomed (watch for deer crossing between Moen Road and County Road BB)
Saunders Grade Trail – Groomed
Wrenshall Grade – Groomed
Trail 0 – Groomed
Trail 28 – Groomed
Cross-Town Connector – Groomed
4/41 from the Warming Shack West – Groomed

Click here for a downloadable map of open trails.

Cross Country Ski Trails (As of 1/14/2020)

Douglas County Ski Trails – All service roads and parking lots are plowed. All ski trails are groomed on 12/31 but are in fair to poor condition. The trails have a good base. Now that new snow has fallen, the trails should be groomed by 1/17.

Superior Municipal Forest – All trails have been groomed as of 1/10. The “flat” side of the Yellow Trail has had 2 grooming passes out to the end. The “hilly” side of the Yellow Trail is groomed only up to the 2nd bypass as tree work continues on that side of the trail. Check for the open sign on the ski shack as we are trying to staff the building until dusk when possible

Pattison State Park – All trails were groomed and tracked on 1/9/2020. Conditions are excellent with full track depth on the Overlook and Oak Ridge Trails. The Riverview Trail has full track depth for most of the trail, except for a few areas that have an uneven base. Please watch out for some debris scattered in areas from the windy conditions.

Brule River After Hours Trail – Main trail sections were touched-up on 1/9/2020 for skating and classic tracks. The Classic Trail has been freshly groomed and tracked. Skiing conditions are excellent, especially with fresh light snow starting to cover the trails. Trails will be touched up again before Saturday.

For further information, please contact the Douglas County Forestry Department at 715-378-2219 Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm excluding Holidays.

Trail Report – : Ashland County, Wisconsin – January 14, 2020

Reporter:info@visitashland.com

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 6-10

Date of Report: January 14, 2020

Area Report:

Ashland County Snowmobile Report January 14, 2020
Ashland County trails are OPEN AND IN OVERALL GOOD CONDITION. Ride at your own risk. There is Possible standing water in some areas. Stay on the Trail!!! There is a temporarily closed trail in Marengo but there is a detour there which is well posted!!
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 – : Western UP, Michigan – January 14, 2020

Reporter:Western U.P. Snowmobile Report

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 36″-20″

Date of Report: January 14, 2020

Area Report:

Western U P Snowmobile Trail Report— 1/10/2020

Gogebic Range Trail Authority – Snowmobile & ORV Club Trail Report

Trail Condition: Good To Excellent
Last Groomed: January 14th, 2020
Base Snowfall: 36″
Reported On: January 14th, 2020 @ 10:25am

Groomer Report

Overall Story: VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT

Tuesday 1/14 9:30 am CST: 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. Trails are in fantastic shape, water hazards are once again gone. Where they were the trails are a bit icy, please ride cautiously this week as we work to add additional snow

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 informaiton. 906-932-1330

Trail 2 from Hurley to Ramsay US-2 Crossing:

Overall rating: EXCELLENT

Last groomed 1/14/2020. 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 1/13/2020. 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 1/13/2020. 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 1/13. 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 1/12. Open but with temporary reroute, it’s short. The crew eliminated one reroute yesterday, but Hampston’s marsh remains closed. Follow Detour on Airport Road (204) to Sarri Lane, it’s a short 1/2 mile max reroute. 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 1/13. A couple wet 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 1/10/2020

Here’s an update with the news that 8 west is now open thanks to the efforts of GAG and GRTA!

Winter weather advisory in affect in the Lake Gogebic Area and reports are wide ranged with regard to the amounts of snow we could get. Future forecast is looking good with cold temps and snow daily and groomers should be able to be out nightly for the remainder of the season.

Currently:

Trail # 1N: Bergland to White Pine. This trail is being groomed nightly and is reported to be good to very good condition. Wet spots have been taken care of!

Trail # 1S: South towards Marenisco from Trail # 8 (Ethelwood Grade). This trail was packed and groomed and in good condition. Wet spots have been filled in – still use caution.
Trail # 1South from Marenisco to Wisconsin Border: This trail is being groomed daily and is reported to be in good to very good condition.
Trail # 8East from Bergland to Ewen. This trail is being groomed daily and is reported in very good condition.
Trail # 8: from Bergland to Wakefield is open and been groomed with two groomers and a drag went down last night. Holes have been filled in – still use caution and thanks to both GAG and GRTA for their efforts to get this fixed for use! Good condition.
Trail 102from Bergland to Trail #11, has been packed down with just the groomer to fill in the wet spots. We will be out daily on this trail to get it back into shape. Good condition.
Trail # 13North from Bergland to 101: This trail is being groomed daily and is reported to be in very good condition. Only one semi wet spot but is being filled nightly.
Trail # 13south from Bergland to Root Cellar. This section of trail is 90% ridding on East Shore Road. Will advise when this can be opened up.
As always, ride safe and enjoy our area.

U.P. Thunder Riders Trail Report 1/14/2020

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 – : Merrill, Wisconsin – January 14, 2020

Reporter:Cskoug

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 6 inches

Date of Report: January 14, 2020

Area Report:

With exceptions, Lincoln County’s funded snowmobile trails (County Administrated Trails) in Zone 1 will open as of Noon Tuesday January 14, 2020.

Zone 1 trails remaining closed are as follows: Corridor 19 south of 86 and Trail 86 south of Hwy 86 and Corridor 17 south of the Park and Ride at intersection #30.

All trails in Zones 2, 3 and 4 will remain closed at this time.

Trails are in early season condition and may be rough and icy in some areas.

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

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

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

Trail Report – : Crivitz, Wisconsin – January 14, 2020

Reporter:ironsnowshoe

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: ALL TRAILS ARE OPEN & EXCELLENT CONDITION

Date of Report: January 14, 2020

Area Report:

Our trail system is located NW of CRIVITZ in the Twin Bridge, Crooked Lake, Silver Cliff ans Thunder Mountain areas.

The Iron Snow Shoe Trails are open and in excellent condition. Trails couldn’t get any better. The groomer will be out on a real basis keep the trails in tip top shape. 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.

Check our Face Book page for more information.

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – January 14, 2020

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 6 – 12

Date of Report: January 14, 2020

Area Report:

All Washburn County Snowmobile Trails are open at this time. Trail conditions are good with a 6 to 12 inch compacted snow base. Weather forecast calls for on and off snow events throughout the next week. Any new snow will significantly improve overall trail conditions. Caution is advised throughout the trail system. Some swamps and wet areas are likely to have ice crossings in places. Some wet areas will not have been groomed with heavy equipment yet. Some trail segments have been rerouted, to avoid wet areas.

Trail Report – : Dickinson County, Michigan – January 14, 2020

Reporter:msertich7751

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 12 to 15 Inches

Date of Report: January 14, 2020

Area Report:

Our Groomers are out running daily now.By this Friday,the entire system will be done at least once.The reroute on 115 is still place and has been packed.We will groom the reroute this Sat.Expect to encounter swamps that are not groomed.We have an excellent base now and the temps are trending colder.We are expecting more snow on Wed and 3 to 5 inches on Sat.Remember to watch for water on the trail.Also,always expect another sled at every Corner!