Reporter:AOXEN
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 20 inches plus
Date of Report: December 16, 2019
Area Report:
All Lincoln County snowmobile and winter ATV trails are CLOSED.
All Oneida Country Snowmobile Trails and winter ATV trails are CLOSED.
Please check the current conditions on the Chamber’s website at www.gototomahawk.com
This report will be updated when conditions change.
Reporter:haywardlakes
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 9 to 15 inches of snow
Date of Report: December 16, 2019
Area Report:
Hello Riders!
As you know the Sawyer County trails are OPEN but right now until more freeze each trail varies in how rideable they are depending on where they lead. The county land (Seeley Hills Area) 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, that lake 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. Last week we had several very cold days and nights so our ice is making progress with many lakes having about 4″ plus on them, so we are getting close. This next week’s forecast looks to continue with below freezing temps, with -15 on Tues night and a high of 8 on Wed and no substantial snow this week which is a good thing so we can continue to concentrate on making ice.
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. The Chequamegon Forest is not open yet, the US Forestry will reach out when they have an open date. So to recap you will find the best riding on the county land trails.
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
Reporter:info@visitashland.com
Trail Conditions: Poor
Snow Cover: 20-30inches
Date of Report: December 16, 2019
Area Report:
Ashland County Snowmobile Report December 16, 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.
Bayfield County trails anticipate to be open on December 16th.
The Tri-county corridor is open.
Reporter:Price County Tourism Department
Trail Conditions: Early Season
Snow Cover: 18-22
Date of Report: December 16, 2019
Area Report:
Snowmobile Trail Conditions
The Price County Area Trails are officially open TODAY. There is a lot of snow but the clubs are working to get the trails groomed and cleared. Swamps need to be packed, many creeks and streams are still open. BE CAREFUL. Watch for open water and downed trees that have not been cleaned up.
Consider joining a local club and help support the great trails we have.
Keep an eye on the Park Falls and Phillips Chamber pages for all the latest updates.
AND follow us on Facebook for all the area information!!!!!
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.
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 1 foot plus on trails 2 feet off trail
Date of Report: December 16, 2019
Area Report:
December 16, 2019 – 6:15am – 10 degrees
SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
& ALL OF VILAS COUNTY ARE NOT OPEN.
Set to open at 8am Friday, December 20!!!!
10 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 on 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
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.
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: Over 2 feet off trail – Over 1 foot on the trail
Date of Report: December 15, 2019
Area Report:
December 15, 2019 – 6:22am – 3 below
SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
& ALL OF VILAS COUNTY ARE NOT OPEN.
Set to open at 8am Friday, December 20!!!!
Light SNOW yesterday afternoon adding to the totals. Well over 2 feet off trail & over a 1 foot on trail. 3 below at 6:00am with a high of 14 today. Teens or single digits for highs during the day & below zero of nearly below zero until Thursday. Cloudy to partly cloudy. SNOW is not going anywhere.
Sno-Eagles Eagle River trails were inspected by Park & Rec department on 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. There still are several other clubs remain to be inspected. Moving to the opening date of December 20th! Won’t be long now!
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
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.
Reporter:Chamber
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 38-39″
Date of Report: December 14, 2019
Area Report:
8-10 more inches of snow fell Thursday, December 12, so we have an unbelievable base of just over 3 feet!!! Great opportunity to ride fresh trails that aren’t getting beat up during the pre-season!
Reporter:Washburn County
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 6-10 inches
Date of Report: December 14, 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!
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: Over a foot on the trails – 2 feet off trails
Date of Report: December 14, 2019
Area Report:
December 14, 2019 – 6:11am – 21 degrees
SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
& ALL OF VILAS COUNTY ARE NOT OPEN.
Set to open at 8am Friday, December 20!!!!
Holy Moly! More SNOW early last night. Looks to be 4+ inches. More SNOW moving in this afternoon around dinner time. No totals. Have to wait & see how much. Currently there is over a foot of SNOW on the trails.
Sno-Eagles Eagle River trails were inspected by Park & Rec department yesterday, 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!
Be Patient. Got your sled all set? 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:
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.
Reporter:Phelps Snowmobile Club
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 32″
Date of Report: December 13, 2019
Area Report:
We picked up another 6″ of fluffy snow yesterday. Panning of our trails continue with volunteers going out to run the swamps and wet areas so they can freeze up better this coming week. Trails are set to open on December 20 at 8:00 a.m. Please remember that even though there is plenty of snow, use cation until the trails get packed in with sled traffic. Currently, North Twin and Lac Vieux Desert Lakes are not marked and travel on these are not advised until the trail is marked across them.
Snowmobile Information:
Phelps is located approximately 15 northeast of Eagle River in the heart of the Nicolet National Forest. Corridor trail 6 traverses through the Phelps area connecting to Forest county to the east and Conover and Land O Lakes to the west. Trail 17 connects to the south to the Eagle River area. Our nearly 40 miles of trails meanders on both publc and private properties. Grooming is do with our Sure track tractor and our latest purchase of a New Holland T6070 with Soucy track system.
The Phelps area is home to great eating and tavern facilities that cater to the snowmobiling community. Please stop in and thank them for there support.