Reporter:info@visitashland.com
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 1-6 inch base
Date of Report: February 27, 2018
Snowmobile Information:
Ashland County Trails are in good condition with a 1-6 inch base. Trails are in good condition and have been groomed!!!!! Trail 25 North on Mineral Lake road has some gravel. Use Caution!
Reporter:Price County Tourism Department
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 6 – 15 inch trail base
Date of Report: February 27, 2018
Area Report:
All Price County snowmobile trails are open and in good condition with plenty of base. Some trails were groomed Sunday and Monday, and they are in very good to excellent condition. Road routes are becoming bare. We received a total of 10 inches of new heavy, wet snow as of Saturday night, but warms temps are predicted for this week and conditions can deteriorate quickly. Detailed trail condition reports can be view on our website at pricecountywi.net.
Some Price County trails are on private land. The use of the private land is a PRIVILEGE, not a right. Please stay on marked trails, especially across fields. There have been many complaints from landowners due to snowmobilers not staying on the trail and riding all over their fields. To avoid having these TRAILS CLOSED, PLEASE respect the private land that is open to snowmobiling.
Several miles of trail are open for winter ATV and UTV riding including the Flambeau Trail System, Solberg Trail, and Georgetown Trail. The Price County portion of the Pine Line Rail Trail (Prentice to Ogema), Snowmobile Trail 189 (Ogema to Timm’s Hill), and Snowmobile Trails 116, 181 and 118 (Prentice area loop) are also open to winter ATV and UTV riding when the trail is officially open to snowmobile use and the temperature is 28 degrees or colder.
You can order visitor information or maps from the Price County Tourism Department website, www.pricecountywi.net, or call 715-339-4505, plus you can listen to recorded trail reports or talk to the friendly Tourism Department staff.
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Upcoming Events:
March 3 – Sno-Gypsies Pancake Breakfast & Trail Ride, Park Falls
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Reporter:Washburn County
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: 7-13 inch base
Date of Report: February 27, 2018
Area Report:
All of the Washburn County snowmobile trails are OPEN! Trails are in excellent condition with a 7 to 13 inch base. Saturday evening brought a fresh 6+ inches of powder. The new snow has been great addition to the already good base and even with the warmer temperatures we are expecting to keep a good base. Please be aware that the base might be a little slim at road crossings as we had a snowy dirt mixture before the new snow. Always use caution on the trails as volunteers are out grooming the trails to keep up with all the new snow we’ve received, please note that some of the trails may not be groomed yet due to the timing of the snow fall. Enjoy the trails!
Reporter:Washburn County
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: 7-13 inch base
Date of Report: February 27, 2018
Area Report:
All of the Washburn County snowmobile trails are OPEN! Trails are in excellent condition with a 7 to 13 inch base. Saturday evening brought a fresh 6+ inches of powder. The new snow has been great addition to the already good base and even with the warmer temperatures we are expecting to keep a good base. Please be aware that the base might be a little slim at road crossings as we had a snowy dirt mixture before the new snow. Always use caution on the trails as volunteers are out grooming the trails to keep up with all the new snow we’ve received, please note that some of the trails may not be groomed yet due to the timing of the snow fall. Enjoy the trails!
Reporter:SaultSteMarie
Trail Conditions: Unknown
Snow Cover: Base is 3 inches.
Date of Report: February 27, 2018
Area Report:
Warm during the day and cold at night, though trails still fair to good shape. Groomers going out late night and early morning if cold enough. Supposed to have a couple days this week above 40, so we will see how trails hold up. With the high winds, watch for newly-fallen branches or trees!
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We have a newly-plowed parking area at the beginning of Trail #8 under the International Bridge, which now has an all-season porta-john.
If you are staying in the Sault, please look at our list of supporters on our web page and give them your business. Please do that in all towns you visit. The grooming entities are all made up of volunteers who want you to support those who support us!
Remember, trail base is the amount of snow between your track and the ground below, not the amount of fluff piled up in the woods. 10 inches of snow compresses to less than an inch on the trail.
Sault Ste. Marie to Brimley, Trail #8 –
Base 2 – 4 inches -Trail is in good condition.
Brimley to Raco, Trail #8 –
Base 2 – 5 inches -Trail is in good condition.
When going across the bridge in Brimley, make sure you go with the flow of traffic! Blowing and drifting occurs when you first leave Brimley.
Raco to Naomikong Trail #8 [where Paradise meets us], Trail #8 –
Base 3 – 7 inches – Trail is in good to excellent condition.
Sault Ste. Marie City Trail, Trails #497, #449, parts of #8 & #49 –
Base 2 – 5 inches – Trail is in good condition. Trail is now groomed past casino down to the Antlers.
We now have a marked trail going to Chippewa Motors. It starts once you come out of the woods east of M-129 off #449. It comes into their parking lot from behind if you need parts or service.
City curfew is from 1 am – 6 am. Remember, most City streets are open to traffic 20 mph, stop at all intersections, and ride on the right-hand side of street not on sidewalks. Watch for closed streets that are posted, mainly around the hospital, university, and state trunk lines.
Sault Ste. Marie to Kinross, Trail #49 –
Base 2 – 5 inches – Trail is in fair to good condition.
Make sure you follow the reroute once you cross the bridge going south at 7 Mile Road.
When the trail is running along roads, make sure you go with the flow of traffic on the right side of the road.
Kinross loop & south to Pickford, Parts of Trail #49, #472, and #494 –
Base 1- 4 inches – Trail is in fair to good condition. Watch for trucks on trail.
Kinross to Raco & Rudyard, Parts of trail #472 & #480 –
Base 2 – 6 inches – Trail is in good condition. Watch for reroute signs just west of Kinross. Trail to Rudyard has been groomed but logging going on, too.
The Downtown Trail is signed and snow and barrels are on the Portage Ave. Bridge.
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Reporter:ironsnowshoe
Trail Conditions: Poor
Snow Cover: minimal
Date of Report: February 27, 2018
Area Report:
Well…we did get to ride yesterday…put on about 80 miles all on the Iron Snowshoe trail. The day started out beautiful. Trails were the best I had seen all year. However, the warm temperatures set in fast and everything is melting. There are now many bare spots, mud, water… The warm temperatures are predicted for several days. I hope Mother Nature changes her mind soon.
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: Snow cover dropping quickly due to temps in the 40’s
Date of Report: February 27, 2018
Area Report:
February 27, 2018 – 6:45am
TRAILS CONDITIONS FAIR
The temps were in the 40’s yesterday & will be there today as well. Trails that were in Good or even better conditions have down graded to FAIR in many areas. In town trails are POOR to FAIR with very mushy conditions & bare roads. Road trails for the most part have no snow on them. Moving out of town conditions improve but it is a struggle to get to them without a bit of adventure sledding. In woods trails particularly way out east, north & southwest are FAIR with even some areas of GOOD. Get far & few between. Trailering & dropping off to ride might be good.
The section of the Chanticleer Inn Trail off of Trail 10E that take riders to Eagle is mushy & wet at the entrance heading to the lake. Trail Boss is monitoring that area and will close if conditions continue.
Trail 1N logging operation continues in the section between the Town of Washington Town Hall & Eagle Lake. With the log piles and icy grainy conditions in that section it would be good to slow down. Minimal grooming due to the logging operation.
Catfish Lake Loop & Eagle Lake Trails are marked with orange easy to see reflective barrels. Please stay by the barrels to be safe. Reminder that the Catfish Lake Trail that ran from Braywood to Lumpy’s is not open. Please do not trespass on private land.
To keep the riding season going it’s going to take everyone Doin’ the SNOW Dance & THINKING COLD!!
See ya on the trails again real soon!
Holly Tomlanovich
Communications Chair
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Reporter:Phil
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: Looks like winter
Date of Report: February 26, 2018
Area Report:
Joe and I rode from Sunrise Lodge To Brew’s Pub for dinner and ran into Sandy from the Gateway and Dawn from the Pine Cone Cafe–relaxing after another hectic weekend. Trails were in good to excellent shape after day 1 of the warm up. We then headed west past Black Oak and into Conover trails—everything was excellent. Came home from the east and the Phelps and Frosty trails had been freshly groomed and were awesome. Did some off trail stuff til I got buried, but with lots of help from Joe we dug out and got home safe and sound! 2 more days of warm conditions—if we keep the sun away no worries. The groomers may have some work to do but I am confident we will have another good weekend of riding in Land O Lakes!
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Candlelight bowling Sat March 3 at the Alleys!
Reporter:haywardlakes
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: 6 to 12 inches of base
Date of Report: February 26, 2018
Area Report:
Sawyer County snow trails are OPEN and in EXCELLENT condition. We received well over 12 inches of snow in the past few days, and have a 6 to 12 inch base. Groomers have been out.
Trail 27/5 from Tuscobia to Rusk County line is still closed, as well as Trail 63N from Boedecker Rd to the Bayfield County line.
Lake trails are reported as in GOOD condition, please stay on the marked trails.
Thank you again for choosing Sawyer County as your riding destination! The fun continues so gear up and head out and ride!
Thank you to all groomers, club members and volunteers for your hard work to ensure us all of a successful ride!
Reporter:Price County Tourism Department
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: 6-15 inches
Date of Report: February 26, 2018
Area Report:
We received a total of 10 inches of fresh heavy, wet snow over the last few days. All snowmobile trails are being groomed on a regular basis and they are in very good to excellent condition after they are groomed. Road routes may become bare quickly due to warm temps predicted for this week. To view detailed trail condition reports, go to www.pricecountywi.net and click on the Reports link.
Some Price County trails are on private land. The use of the private land is a PRIVILEGE, not a right. Please stay on marked trails, especially across fields. There have been many complaints from landowners due to snowmobilers not staying on the trail and riding all over their fields. To avoid having these TRAILS CLOSED, PLEASE respect the private land that is open to snowmobiling.
Several miles of trail are open for winter ATV and UTV riding including the Flambeau Trail System, Solberg Trail, and Georgetown Trail. The Price County portion of the Pine Line Rail Trail (Prentice to Ogema), Snowmobile Trail 189 (Ogema to Timm’s Hill), and Snowmobile Trails 116, 181 and 118 (Prentice area loop) are also open to winter ATV and UTV riding when the trail is officially open to snowmobile use and the temperature is 28 degrees or colder.
You can order visitor information or maps from the Price County Tourism Department website, www.pricecountywi.net, or call 715-339-4505, plus you can listen to recorded trail reports or talk to the friendly Tourism Department staff.
News and Reports:
March 3 – Sno-Gypsies Pancake Breakfast & Trail Ride, Park Falls
DATE CORRECTION – March 4 – Driftsplitters Pancake Breakfast, Kennan