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Trail Report – : Ely, Minnesota – March 14, 2019

Reporter:Ely Chamber of Commerce/Explore MN Visitor Center

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 23″

Date of Report: March 14, 2019

Area Report:

Taconite/David Dill State Trail
Snow: 11-29”
Base: 0-4”
Groomed: Yes
Condition: Fair to Good
The Taconite was last groomed Sunday and Monday and is in fair to good condition. Weather permitting, the trail will be groomed again Sunday night. Be aware of new logging operations just outside (west) of Ely past the Longstorff Creek trail bridge for .3 miles. The trail in that section is down to dirt due to the warm weather and equipment use.
The spur trail leading from the Taconite to the Oasis Bar and Grill in Britt has been rerouted due to landowner issues. The reroute goes from the Taconite east of Hwy 53 (opposite side from the Oasis) to Peppard Rd, crosses Hwy 53 at the Peppard Rd Jct, and follows the ditch south to Peel Rd and to the Oasis.

Putnam/Fishing Lakes Trail – is groomed and in fair to good condition. Be aware of logging operations on and around the trail shortly after trail crosses the West Two River trail bridge.

Lake Vermilion- Soudan Underground Mine State Park Trail- is in fair condition and was last groomed late last week. We have not been able to groom them this week due to the warm temps.

Tomahawk Trail – is groomed and in good condition.

Arrowhead State Trail
Snow: 11-29”
Base: 0-4”
Groomed: Yes
Condition: Fair to Good
The entire Arrowhead was last groomed Sunday and Monday and is in fair to good condition. Weather permitting, the trail will be groomed again Sunday night. Going north from the Orr North GIA trail junction, logging is finished but the trail is almost bare for three miles due to the weather and lack of snow in that section.

Trail Report – : Bayfield County, Wisconsin – March 14, 2019

Reporter:BayfieldCounty

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 12 to 24+ inches

Date of Report: March 14, 2019

Area Report:

General Countywide Report:
Rain and temperatures in the 40’s have impacted all of Bayfield County over the past three days. Temperatures are expected to dip below freezing through the weekend. There is still significant snow on the trails, but with the rain, thaw and freeze cycles, they are expected to be very hard, icy and slippery in some areas, and wet/slushy in others. In addition, many road routes are starting to show bare spots. There may be some incidental grooming this weekend, but trails are basically in late season condition.

See below for area specific reports. For the most up to date report of trail conditions, please contact the local snowmobile club.

Drummond Snojacks: Trails are reported to still be in very good condition with a base of 12″. Road routes and crossing will not be snow covered after mid week rain so plan your rides accordingly and stay off of private property. Trails in the Mason area are entirely on private property so stay on the trail, don’t cut corners or look for shortcuts.

Namakagon Trail Groomers: 12-15″ base. 40 degree weather. Trails are in very good condition but not sure how long they’ll last with the weather. Should hopefully be good through the weekend.

Valhalla Area: With the warm temperatures and rain, the trail will be soft and slushy. Remember StayRight, RideSober.

Iron River Area: Majority of Iron River area trails including the Tri County Corridor were groomed before the warm spell. With temps not falling below freezing a few days this week and potentially heavy rainfall, expect trails to be extremely icy with standing water in low areas. Plowed road routes also have been reported to be showing bare areas at this time.

Frosty’s Vintage Riders (Mason/Delta Area): Road routes are breaking up, but trails are still rideable. Grooming will most likely be suspended.

South Shore Trail Club (Port Wing, Herbster & Cornucopia Areas): Trails 1,40, 41 are still very good, will be back out grooming on Friday, if possible. The trails in the Port Wing area are still in good condition but road segments are breaking down fast. Rain and continued warm temperatures may do us in as the week progresses. Grooming will most likely be suspended in this area.

A portion of Trail 40 (Wally Polk) was recently plowed, but is still open. If riding this section of trail be aware of logging activity, including haul trucks. To get to Port Wing, an alternate route would be Trail 43 to Trail 66 to Trail 3.

Barnestormers (Barnes Area): Barnes trails were all groomed earlier this week with the exception of Trail 17 at Moore Road. With the warm weather we have suspended grooming. We feel with the good base we have and cold weather and a possibility of snow on Friday that there should be good riding this weekend yet.

Waino Riders (Northwest Corner of the County): Trail 1 is still being reported in rideable condition, though grooming is most likely suspended.

Washburn Valhallers: Rain and warm temperatures have made trails soft, with slippery corners. There is still plenty of snow, but road routes are also turning bare. The groomers will not be out this week or weekend.

News and Reports:

Closures:

Trail 63 in the Cable Area: Trail 63 just south of the intersection with Trail 70 south of the town of Cable is closed until further notice.

Trail 31 South, into the City of Bayfield, is closed for the entire season.

Trail 3 in the Port Wing Area, between Touve road and Almstead road, is closed. This section of trail will remain closed for the entire season.

Re-Routes:

Trail 4 just east of Mason: Trail is closed at Yderstad Rd. Take Yderstad north to Brown Rd. then back South on Roy Anderson Rd where you can pick up the trail again. Follow signs.

Trail 4 in Delta: At Camp One road and County H. Follow the signs.

Trail 63 and 70 into Cable: To get into the Town of Cable from the East take Randysek Rd. North into town.

Trail 40 just South of Port Wing: Flag Rd. is closed. Use East White Birch Rd. to get into Port Wing.

Other Notes:

A portion of Trail 17, located west of Highway 27, and heading west through Sawyer and Bayfield Counties, has been plowed for a logging operation. The trail remains open, but please be aware of logging activity, including haul trucks.

In Barnes, a portion of Trail 31 South, located west of 43 Road has also been recently plowed for a logging operation. This trail also remains open, but please be aware of the logging activity, including haul trucks.

Trail Report – : Forest County, Wisconsin – March 14, 2019

Reporter:forestco

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 12″ to 16″

Date of Report: March 14, 2019

Area Report:

The trails have a 12″ to 16″ base and are in good to excellent condition.

Please be aware of possible water ponding and icy conditions on the trails due to the warmer weather and rainfall.

We cannot stress enough to RIDE SAFELY and RESPONSIBLY. Trail conditions vary greatly throughout the County. Always use caution when riding on lakes and frozen water as ice conditions will vary.

The clubs that maintain the Forest County trail system are made up of volunteers who work very hard to provide the best trails possible. Please respect them while on the trail. When approaching a groomer or member doing trail maintenance, please slow down and move over so they can do their job

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – March 14, 2019

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Plenty of SNOW over a hard ice base

Date of Report: March 14, 2019

Area Report:

EAGLE RIVERS TRAILS
On average FAIR to GOOD

March 14 2019 6:51am – 42 – High 47

Warm daytime temps continue. Teens for lows at night til next week. SNOW is dropping but with so much SNOW on the ground trails are still FAIR to GOOD.

No grooming overnight.

SNOW is soft during the day when temps rise. Crusty in the mornings with temps going down to the low 20’s. Starting tomorrow the temps overnight will be in the mid to low teens. Forecast for no sun until mid next week during the day. Plenty of SNOW to ride on with varying conditions. In town SNOW is the softest. Water at the edges of all road crossings. The crossing just past Friendship House that takes you to the rec bridge along Hwy 45N is the worst where there is snirt. Only place there is any in town but is sure is mushy but ridable everywhere. Out of town going east is pretty good with downgrade between Loon Lake Rd to Bloom Rd & crossing the bridge near Boat Sport. Otherwise GOOD riding. North the same conditions. West the area from the Town of Lincoln Townhall out a distance is downgraded as well. Rest is pretty darn good. On the high hill on Trail 70W icy & rough. Take Trail 7 aka Paintball Field to Sugar Camp Trail 15 & on to the alternate 70’s to St. Germain OR head north on 13N taking 10W/13N toward Sayner. As of this morning the Wisconsin River bridge is open. Stay tuned for updates. Note most road trails/routes are bare or low on snow. All in all what really surprised me was the lack of snirt at the crossing.

These important updates continue:

There is 1 logging operations going on where there is a need to use parts of the trails. Trail 13N by Deep Lake Rd. Plus utility work on 7 near Sugar Camp on the high line.

Even with the warm up the snowbanks at driveway crossing & road crossings are still high in some areas. Road crews are still out winging road banks. There are some parts of trails that run along highways that could be have chunky snow on them from the road clearings. 10E is one.

EAGLE LAKE TRAIL & CATFISH LAKE TRAIL ARE MARKED & OPEN. Lakes are drifted & lots & lots of slush under & on top of the SNOW especially on Catfish Lake. Moguls on Eagle Lake is much worse than on Catfish Lake.

The 2 one-way trail areas are 10E from the ERRA Sports Arena all the way out to Nicolet Mini Mart. The other is the 13’s up near Buckatabon Bridge & Bauer’s Dam area. Please be aware that for now signs will be buried in many locations. PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK A MAP SO YOU KNOW THE LOCATION OF THESE TRAILS.

Trails can & will remain open until midnight March 31 snow & conditions permitting.

Holly Tomlanovich
THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
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News and Reports:

Wednesday & Thursday – Trail Rides – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on “the grade” Trail 13/3 at 9am. Please contact Club Pres. Howard Wolf 262.442.4876 as temps are up to be sure there is a ride.
Thursday, March 21 – General Member meeting – 6:30pm gathering with 7pm meeting – Eagle Waters Resort
Friday-Sunday, March 22-24 – AWSC Annual Spring Convention – Green Bay, WI
SNO(Saturday Night Out) – Pike’s Pine Isle – 5:30pm gathering with 6pm dinner – 1261 Pine Isle Rd, Three Lakes

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.

Trail Report – : Sugar Camp, Wisconsin – March 13, 2019

Reporter:Matt Winters

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 12″+

Date of Report: March 13, 2019

Area Report:

Trails in sugar Camp are in good riding conditions. With warm weather & rain in the forecast the next few days trails & conditions will vary. You will probably encounter some water on the trails now especially in swampy areas & corners with high banks. Use caution coming to intersections as banks are very high yet making it difficult to see along with signs. Lakes are still safe to cross & may be rough from drifting & high volumes of traffic. Stay close to orange barrels while crossing lakes. Remember trails can be open until March 31st weather permitting here so get out & ride the last few weeks of this great snowmobiling season. Always support a club & local businesses, united we trail divided we fail!

Trail Report – : Antigo/Langlade County, Wisconsin – March 13, 2019

Reporter:langlade

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: 12-14

Date of Report: March 13, 2019

Area Report:

All public snowmobile trails in Langlade County opened on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, to snowmobilers and ATVers. The trail between 54C and 53A will remain closed due to frequent truck traffic due to logging operations. As of March 5, 2019, the trail between intersections 44 and 66 in the Jack Lake area is reopened.

Be prepared for the unexpected changing trail conditions as it has been raining and above freezing temperatures. Trails may have standing water. The forecast doesn’t look promising with more rain and warmer temperatures. With warmer temperatures, trails will be soft and slushy. Use of trails is not advised to keep trails in good condition if weather permits. If so, caution and reduced speed are advised.

Note that ATV’s are not allowed on snowmobile trails when the temperature is above 28° F. UTV’s are not allowed on the Langlade County Snowmobile trail system.

Langlade County Forestry and Recreation Department

Trail Report – : Rhinelander, Wisconsin – March 13, 2019

Reporter:Hodag SnoTrails

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Still over 2′ on the ground

Date of Report: March 13, 2019

Area Report:

The conditions are being moved from excellent to good just for the fact we haven’t been able to groom nightly with the warm temps, in addition to the condition of the lakes (could be slushy).

The overall trail base hasn’t been hurt in our area with the warm-up. We haven’t seen much for snowmobile traffic during the warm-up. As a result, the trail base is still very good. The corners could become icy if the run-off freezes this weekend.

I haven’t heard anything regarding lake conditions. There is plenty of ice, they just could be starting to slush up with the rain and melting snow base.

Be aware, trail crossings, road crossing intersection berms are still quite high that can affect sight lines. Drive cautiously when approaching and traveling through them.

Season is coming to a close, time to get out and ride before the fun ends.

Trail Report – : Tomahawk, Wisconsin – March 13, 2019

Reporter:jan

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: up to 30 inches

Date of Report: March 13, 2019

Area Report:

Lincoln County trails are partially open. Zones 2 and 3 are closed due to water concerns. Zones 1 and 4 remain open but may be rough and icy and could deteriorate rapidly. Trails are in fair to good condition. Please watch all signs and stay on marked trails.

All ATV trails remain closed when the temperature is above 28 degrees.

ALL Oneida Country Snowmobile Trails are being reported to be in good to very good condition. ATV trails are closed due to the warmer temperatures. Stay on marked trails only.

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

This report will be updated when conditions change.

Trail Report – : Superior – Douglas County, Wisconsin – March 13, 2019

Reporter:nikky.farmakes

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 12+ inches, however, rain is in the forecast.

Date of Report: March 13, 2019

Area Report:

Rain is in the forecast, hoping the rain does not damage the trails too much before the weekend, will update on Friday. Trail conditions will deteriorate through the week with the rain

SW Quadrant

Please be cautious with trail conditions as rain will be a factor and trail conditions will deteriorate through the week. Trail 9 is closed between the Town Road TT and the North Road. Watch for signs on Trail 5 at the Beaver Brook crossing for rerouting around an ice issue.

SE Quadrant

Because of warm weather and rain, the Jack Pine Riders are planning to suspend operations over the next few days. As of March 12, all trails are open, groomed and in good shape. Most trails will be groomed again Friday after the rain.

*Please note – The CN Railroad is warning snowmobilers to stay off railroad property in Solon Springs. There is a new trail to Solon Springs (Trail 27B). Where the trail meets Business Highway 53, snowmobilers must use the road shoulders and not the railroad property to access the railroad crossing on Main Street. Snowmobilers have and will continue to be ticketed for operating on the railroad’s property.*

NE Quadrant

Please watch for low hanging brush and limbs. Conditions are mostly good to excellent as there is still a lot of snow out there. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to get the conditions of the trails until after the rain stops, more details on Friday.

NW Quadrant

All trails are open except for Saunders Grade, which is closed for the season. All trails have been in good condition with a large amount of snow on the base, but the Amnicon Drift Dodgers are suspending operations until after the rainstorm and warm temperatures.

Trail Report – : Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin – March 13, 2019

Reporter:Manitowish Waters Chamber

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 30-40 Inches

Date of Report: March 13, 2019

Area Report:

We rode Monday and trails were excellent, however it warmed up yesterday and it looks like a chance of rain starting Wednesday night through Thursday with a chance of snow Thursday night into Friday. There is still a ton of snow still out there, but it is soft due to warm weather. Today I would call our trails good, but stay tuned. If you’re planning a weekend trip up, I would still come up. Temperatures will be cooling a bit, and a chance of snow Friday. A big thank you to all of our groomers for doing such a great job this Winter!

News and Reports:

A huge thank you to all donors, sponsors, volunteers and those who came out to the Rendezvous 2019. It was a huge success!

Snowmobile Information:

The Manitowish Waters Sno-Skeeters snowmobile club was founded in 1968 and is one of the oldest snowmobile clubs in existence today in Wisconsin. Located in the very northwest corner of Vilas county, Manitowish Waters borders the Lake Superior snow-belt country. With average snowfalls of 150 inches and over 25 miles of professionally groomed trails, the area is one of Vilas County’s top winter vacation areas.

The Manitowish Waters trail system is a unique hub network directly linking into 5 other trail systems. With Minocqua/Woodruff to our south, St. Germain/Eagle River to our southeast, Lake Gogebic to our north, Presque Isle/Winchester to our northeast, Mercer and Hurley to our northwest and Lac du Flambeau/Price County to our west, our area residents and guests can choose from a variety of daily or overnight destinations for scenic riding with excellent pit stops along the way.

The Manitowish Waters Sno-Skeeters maintain an active grooming schedule for the area’s trail system. Coordinated efforts with the surrounding communities provide continuous smoothly-groomed trails in this northwest sector. The Sno-Skeeters own and operate some of the newest grooming equipment on the market today. Support the club by attending their special events or contributing to the “trail pigs” at local establishments along the trails. Or show your support by becoming a member!

Enjoy, and please ride responsibly and safely!