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Trail Report – : Superior – Douglas County, Wisconsin – December 17, 2019

Reporter:nikky.farmakes

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Still have up to 24+ inches of snow in most areas, though it has packed down.

Date of Report: December 17, 2019

Area Report:

Winter Snowmobile and All-Season Trails (As of 12/17/2019)

Snowfalls from the past couple weeks have left our area with up to 22-30″ of snow in many places, however, many trails remain CLOSED to snowmobile traffic at this time until the clubs can get out there and properly groom and prepare the trails for use. Many swamp areas have not frozen over at this time. The clubs and the Douglas County Forestry Department are actively working on preparing and inspecting trails for safe frozen conditions in wet areas, removal of any deadfalls, and proper signing before opening. 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

All trails are closed at this time.

SE Quadrant

Open trails:
Wild Rivers Trail (Trail 35) – Groomed
Trails 27B & 27C – Groomed
Trails 41S – Not groomed
Trail 217, 17N – Groomed
Trail 3 – Groomed
Trail 5 – Groomed from 35 to S. Mail Road the week of 12/9
Trail 727 – Groomed the week of 12/9

Closed Trails:
Trail 41 from Highway 53 west to Trail 3
Trail 41 from the Wild Rivers Trail to the Warming Shack
Trail 541
Trail 17 South

NE Quadrant

Open Trails:
Trail 4 from Hawthorne to Brule (There is a reroute at the Wild Rivers Trail and Bennet Road) – Groomed between Hawthorne and Trail 24 (Please watch for logging operations between Highway P and 6 West.)
Trail 6 from Trail 4 to the West of Lake Nebagamon – Not Groomed (Please watch for logging operations)
Trail 24 from Trail 4 to the Tri-County Corridor – Groomed north of Middle River Road
Trail 1 from Trail 2 (TCC) to County Highway H – Groomed
Tri-County Corridor (Trail 2) from Brule to Superior – Groomed
Wild Rivers Trail (Trail 35) – Groomed
Trail 27/27A – Groomed

Closed Trails:
Trail 4 from Highway L to the Warming Shack
Trail 24B
Trail 235
Trail 635

NW Quadrant

Open Trails:
Gandy Dancer Trail – Groomed
Saunders Grade Trail – Groomed
Wrenshall Grade – Not 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 12/17/2019)

Douglas County Ski Trails – All service roads and parking lots are plowed. Crews have started packing the trails, but they are not ready to be groomed yet. Additional updates will be provided once they are groomed.

Superior Municipal Forest – All trails north of 42nd Street (Red, Green, Blue, and Millennium) are groomed and the track has been set on the appropriate trails. The outer purple is groomed and tracked as well. Overall ski conditions are excellent!

Pattison State Park – No data at this time.

Brule River After Hours Trail – The entire trail system has been groomed and tracked. The trail is still soft in areas that crews are still working on the snow base. Overall the trails are fairly smooth and will improve as temperatures drop.

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 – : Hayward / Sawyer County, Wisconsin – December 17, 2019

Reporter:haywardlakes

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 16 inches of snow

Date of Report: December 17, 2019

Area Report:

Hello Riders!

As you know the Sawyer County trails are OPEN and the Chequamegon Forest Trails are OPEN and until more freezes each trail varies in how rideable they are depending on where they lead. The county land and forest trails as well as the Tuscobia are where you’ll find the best riding. We have approximately a 16″ base. Our lakes and swamps are not frozen enough to be safe yet so those trails leading to swamps and lakes are not open yet with the exception of Moose Lake,which has been staked. We have received heavy snow fall this month and it’s a wonderful sight! However with the snow fall that hinders the freezing process a bit as it provides a layer of insulation.

The trails in the Seeley Hills area and 3/5 towards Lost Land Lake and Moose Lake have been groomed several times. The Tuscobia in the Winter area has been groomed. Also the Tuscobia from Birchwood to Couderay has been groomed as well as to the Rusk, Washburn and Barron County lines has. The Wild River Trail from the Rice Lake area up is open. Trail 8 on the Sawyer County and Washburn County side will be groomed on Wed. Trail 3 gates in the Birchwood area are open. Like any other private property trails that you find the gates to be open ride at your own risk as they are not groomed yet and there may be down debris from the recent snow storms this month, if the gates are not open please absolutely do not go around them.

Surrounding areas: The Clam Lake area is open, Rusk Co is closed, Bayfield Co is scheduled to open today, Ashland Co is open but not yet groomed, Washburn is partially opened and Barron is partially opened. The note from Barron Co is they are having a little set back as many of their trail cross fields and there is still standing corn as farmers are trying to get their corn cut but have had a setback due to weather so they are working on some reroutes.

It has been a long time since we have had this great snow and this much so early in December, we have a great start to the season!

Trail Report – : Lake Gogebic | Bergland, Michigan – December 17, 2019

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Good

Date of Report: December 17, 2019

Area Report:

We received over a foot of snow so far this week and our temp this morning was 12 degrees.

Trails are being groomed daily in most of the Lake Gogebic Area. Trails are all reporting in good condition.

Trail 1S: Gogebic Area Grooming and their volunteers were out for 2 days clearing Trail 1 on the West Shore. There is enough snow to make snow bridges to get across the wet and washed out areas and hoping to have this trail open by Christmas!

Trails 13 North and South The drag went up 13 North and Marenisco’s Groomer went South on 13 breaking trails once more. Trail 100 and 102 also got hit.

Trail 8W between Bergland and Wakefield – still some wet spots. Use caution.

Trail 8W: is open and snow cover is good.

Trail 102: there is a new reroute about 4 miles before trail 11. The trail is marked well and the reroute was a very nice turn out. (Temporary Re-Route)

Past the Root Cellar, there is more logging. You will have to travel on East Shore Rd approximately 2 mile further then before to get back onto trail 13. A new reroute will take place. Please follow the signs marked 13. (Permanent Re-Route for the 2019-2020 Season).

Trail 100: Logging is happening between Stagecouch Rd and the Slate River (very end of Lake Gogebic) Marshall Creek Bridge has been fixed so you can get to Marenisco from trail 100. (Permanent for 2019-2020 season)

Trail 1 from Trail 100 to Trail 8: Closed until further notice as logging is taking place until the end of December. You still can access the Gogebic Lodge and we plan to maintain it up to the Lodge, so we can get up and run.

Please stay on the trails, respect private property, do not drink and drive, and above all else, drive safely. The signs on the trails are there for rider’s safety so please DO NOT remove or destroy them.

Snowfall:

Lake Gogebic Area has received a total of 84.5” of snow for the season and Keweenaw County has received 114.2″ of snow for the season.

Riders are all reporting good to great riding conditions!

Merry Christmas from all of us at AJ’s Walleye Lodge and Lake Gogebic Area Grooming! Hope to see you all soon!

Trail Report – : Ashland County, Wisconsin – December 17, 2019

Reporter:info@visitashland.com

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: 8-12 inches

Date of Report: December 17, 2019

Area Report:

Ashland County Snowmobile Report December 18, 2019
The Ashland County snowmobile trails opened December 12. Even though we have received a lot of snow, trails are reported at this time in poor condition. We have 3 groomers out trying to get through the trails. Down trees and deep snow is making this difficult. Be cautious in the swampy areas for standing water. Please bear with us and STAY ON THE TRAILS. Be respectful of the farmers land! Stay on trail, as 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 so that it remains open.

Trail Report – : Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin – December 11, 2019

Reporter:Manitowish Waters Chamber

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 25-30 inches

Date of Report: December 11, 2019

Area Report:

THE VILAS COUNTY STATE-FUNDED SNOWMOBILE TRAIL SYSTEM WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN AT 8:00 A.M. ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 FOR THE 2019-20 SEASON.

The volunteers that make up the eleven snowmobile clubs in the Vilas County Snowmobile Alliance (VCSA) have been working hard to get the Vilas Snowmobile Trail System open in a timely manner. The last round of snow storms resulted in a lot of trees down throughout our trail network. The ample snowfalls insulated the wet areas resulting in clubs having to pack snow in these areas. The cold temperatures will assist in the freezing.

Please stay off area lakes until trails are clearly marked going across them.

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – December 17, 2019

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Early Season

Snow Cover: 6 – 10

Date of Report: December 17, 2019

Area Report:

Some Washburn County Snowmobile Trails have officially been opened for the snowmobiling season. Open trails will include the Wild Rivers Trail (Trail #35), a portion of the rail grade connecting Wild Rivers Trail to Shell Lake (Trail #39), a portion of Trail #8 east from Wild Rivers Trail to the intersection with Trail #39 (From County intersection #13 to intersection #35), and Trail #39 from Trego north to intersection with Trail #8 (From County intersection #11 to intersection #35).

All other Washburn County snowmobile trails do remain closed at this time. Unfrozen wet trails still persist throughout much of these closed trail segments.

Trail conditions on open trails will be very good, with a 6 to 10 inch compacted snow base. Enjoy the snow!

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – December 17, 2019

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 12 inches +/- on the trails – about 24 inches off trail

Date of Report: December 17, 2019

Area Report:

December 17, 2019 – 6:06am – 13 degrees

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
& ALL OF VILAS COUNTY ARE NOT OPEN.
Set to open at 8am Friday, December 20!!!!

13 degrees this morning on the way to 19 for a high today. The well over 2 feet off trail & over a 1 foot on trail SNOW is not going anywhere. Teens or single digits for highs during the day & below zero of nearly below zero until Thursday. Cloudy to partly cloudy.

Sno-Eagles Eagle River trails were inspected by Park & Rec department last Friday. The Parks & Rec Administrator & his assistant both went out to inspect splitting the trails up to speed up inspections. Several club members road along for safety & to see first hand any needed corrections. Several other clubs remain to be inspected. Moving to the opening date of December 20th!

In the meantime groomers are out panning & grooming the trails to prepare for the opener. Check out Sno-Eagles Facebook page for a grooming video.

Be Patient. Almost time!!! Keep THINKING COLD!
See ya on the trails December 20th!!!

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

News and Reports:

Events

December 25 – Merry Christmas!

January 7 – BOD meeting at 6PM at World Snowmobile HQ
January 8 – First Wednesday Ride – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on Trail 13 – 9am
January 9 – First Thursday Ride – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on Trail 13 – 9am

January 10-12 – Vintage World Championship Snowmobile Derby – Food Booth Volunteers needed
January 16 – General Member Meeting – Eagle River VFW – Gathering at 6pm with meeting at 7pm – Join us!
January 17-19 – World Championship Snowmobile Derby – Food Booth Volunteers needed

Contact Club President, Howard Wolfe at 262.442.4876 to sign up for any volunteer event.

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 – : Three Lakes – Brule River, Wisconsin – December 16, 2019

Reporter:Threelakeswi

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 24-28”

Date of Report: December 16, 2019

Area Report:

Trails are closed!!

Please do not ride the trails. You may see tracks, but those are from our volunteers brushing and packing down the trail.

More fresh snow overnight, we have close to 2’ on the ground in the past 30 days. A great start to winter, however, it is causing some
Havoc. It is not letting our lakes and swamps freeze. We are out panning and packing down the swamps and trails. We hope, I say hope to open towards the end of the week, which would be about December 20th. We should know more Soon.

Trail Report – : Western UP, Michigan – December 16, 2019

Reporter:Western U.P. Snowmobile Report

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Base snowfall 36

Date of Report: December 16, 2019

Area Report:

Western U P Snowmobile Trail Report— 12/16/19

Trail Condition:Excellent
Last Groomed:December 16th, 2019
Base Snowfall:36+”
Reported On:December 16th, 2019 @ 9:25am

Groomer Report

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Overall Story:

Monday 12/16 9:00 am CST: What a busy weekend! We saw tremendous traffic and trails got whooped up fast Saturday afternoon. Why? Well, if you have followed these updates you’ll know we’ve said we’ve been packing trails for weeks. With 100″ of snow for the season, bumps get formed and new snow keeps us from reaching down and cutting them. Our groomers have been working for weeks to not introduce more snow from the sides of the trails and to focus on cutting and relaying the base. Groomers were out all night Friday, all day Saturday, throughout Saturday night and all day Sunday. Trails are INCREDIBLE! Nearly all of the wet spots have froze in and we’ve even froze in some of swamps that we normally don’t get access to until January already! We do have a few trail closures noted below, but we hope to open one of them this coming weekend if everything comes together.

WARNINGS AND NOTICES: TRAIL 160 IS CLOSED DUE TO BRUSHING ISSUES. If you get caught riding the trail you better be brushing or you’ll receive a ticket.

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 2 from Hurley to Ramsay US-2 Crossing:

Overall rating: EXCELLENT

Last groomed 12/16/19. Please do not ride on side walks near Holiday and try to keep noise down in town.

Trail 2 from Ramsay Crossing to Wakefield:

Overall rating: EXCELLENT

Last groomed 12/16/19. 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: EXCELLENT

Last groomed 12/15/19. 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: EXCELLENT

Last groomed 12/16/19. Tremendous snow depth on this trail. It is an unplowed county road and is a treat to ride!

Trail 160 from Walmart to Montreal River (WI):

Overall Rating: CLOSED

Trail needs tremendous amounts of brushing. It is CLOSED, so if you are on it on your snowmobile you better be under direction of the club or you will get a ticket. PLEASE stay on the trail through the farm fields. 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: CLOSED

CLOSED FOR THE SEASON DUE TO LOGGING OPERATIONS THAT THE CLUB WAS UNABLE TO FIND A REROUTE AROUND.

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

Lake Gogebic Area Groomers

121/12/19

We’ve received at least another foot and a half of snow in the last week, and it looks like we are forecasted for more on the way. Cold temps have done a nice job to firm up our wet spots. Gogebic Area Groomers will be working on trail 1 south on the West Shore this Thursday working to open it up. Volunteers are welcome and both the Gogebic and AJ’s Walleye Lodge are offering complimentary rooms for volunteers for that effort

Gogebic Area Groomers were out last night and report that all trails are in good to excellent condition.

Trail 1 N: Good condition

Trails 13 North and South Groomer went South on 13 breaking trails once more. Past the Root Cellar, there is logging and you will have to travel on East Shore Rd approximately 2 mile further then before to get back onto trail 13. A new reroute will take place. Please follow the signs marked 13. (Permanent Re-Route for the 2019-2020 Season).

Trail 8W Trail 8 between Bergland and Wakefield. Groomers filled the wet spots in, but predicting that they will open back up with the amount of water running through them. Once they open back up we’ll be putting a culvert in and placing snow back over them. EVEN THOUGH, the trail looks ok, DON’T ride fast. Use caution when riding this incase something emerges.

Trail 8E: is open and in good condition

Trail 102: there is a new reroute about 4 miles before trail 11. The trail is marked well and the reroute was a very nice turn out. (Temporary Re-Route)

Watersmeet U P Thunder Riders

Dec.11, 2019

We will be grooming daily as long as the temps and snow conditions permit.

Trail #3 from the Wisconsin border to Paulding, good condition, north end has a logging project so please use caution and respect the loggers

Trail #2 west of Watersmeet, good condition, may have a small water hole that is passable about 20 miles west of Watersmeet

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

Trail #13 south to Cisco Chain, good condition

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – December 16, 2019

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 6 – 10

Date of Report: December 16, 2019

Area Report:

All other Washburn County snowmobile trails do remain closed at this time. Unfrozen wet trails still persist throughout much of these closed trail segments.

Trail conditions on open trails will be very good, with a 6 to 10 inch compacted snow base. Enjoy the snow!