Reporter:Ryan Strand
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 12″
Date of Report: February 13, 2018
Area Report:
Trails will remain open for 1 more day. They will officially be closed Wednesday February 14th at 6AM.
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: Hard base holding – Icy snow on most top of base in most areas
Date of Report: February 13, 2018
Area Report:
February 13, 2018 – 7:10am
TRAILS FAIR to GOOD
Fresh SNOW wanted
3 degrees this morning with a high of 28. Happy to report overcast this morning & does not look like the evil sun will be out until later this afternoon or maybe not at all. There is a slight chance of SNOW this morning. Looks to be just a schiff. Best chance for SNOW is Sunday when the weather guys are calling for 1-3 inches. Start Dancin’
As for the trails they are FAIR to GOOD. The thick icy base under the SNOW is why the trails are holding. Still loose SNOW over the icy base but it is fatigued & icy too. Another reason to Do the Snow Dance. Riding you will notice the back end of your sled slipping around. Might even notice the track slipping. So slow down to be safe. Corners everywhere are icy. Some covered with SNOW. Others blown out with high berms so slow down so you can stay on your side. As you ride stay on the right side to be safe.
It is amazing the great job the Groomer Drivers are doing with the trails. Spoke to lots of them who can’t believe that the trails are still holding. Did not get far out myself so can’t report on far in the woods trails. Here is what was groomed last night:
Trail 1N logging operation continues in the section between the Town of Washington Town Hall & Eagle Lake. Right now there are logs in piles along sections of the trail. With the log piles and icy grainy conditions in that section it would be good to slow down. Very icy corners. 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. Have not ridden out either lake myself in a while. Spoke to several who had & there is no surface slush even with the sun as of yesterday afternoon. Reminder that the Catfish Lake Trail that ran from Braywood to Lumpy’s is not open. Please do not trespass on private land.
Time to say goodbye to the Ice Castle for 2018. The Eagle River Area Fire Department will be taking it down today, Tuesday, for safety reasons. Can’t wait until next season!
Celebrate Snowmobiling Snow Show is set for this Sunday, February 18 at the Derby Track Expo Hall. From 11am-4pm. Admission if FREE!
Think overcast & Keep Dancin’!
See ya on the trails!
Holly Tomlanovich
Communications Chair
Sno-Eagles, Inc.
PROUD GROOMERS OF THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
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News and Reports:
Every Wednesday & Thursday throughout the snowmobiling season – Sno-Eagles Guided Trail Ride. Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on Trail 13 in town at 9am. All are welcome. Trail conditions permitting.
February
Snowmobile Information:
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Wisconsin Snowmobile Registration
Discount Trail Pass for Snowmobile Club Members – $10
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Reporter:Threelakeswi
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: 12-16″
Date of Report: February 13, 2018
Area Report:
Here are your current conditions:
Trails are still in excellent condition. We are still grooming daily. A few icy corners. Some snirt in town and some of the routes are getting a little bare. We have a small warm up mid week and then the temps get back to normal for the weekend. Some snow is in the long term forecast. Get out and ride now before it’s gone.
Lakes are all marked, please stay close to barrels.
Please visit our Facebook page for more info.
Reporter:haywardlakes
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: 4 to 8 inches base
Date of Report: February 12, 2018
Area Report:
Hello Riders!
It was another great weekend! Groomers have been out getting trails ready again! There is about a 4-8″ base out there. There are some icy spots around corners but the majority of the trails, wooded ones in particular are reported to be in really VERY GOOD to EXCELLENT shape as are the lakes!
Surrounding counties are reported to be in GOOD condition as well!
Thank you to all groomers, volunteers and club members!
Get out and ride!
Reporter:tpeters
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 34″ to 43″
Date of Report: February 12, 2018
Area Report:
It’s a chilly, sunny day here in the Keweenaw. All the trails are open from Twin Lakes to Copper Harbor. The groomers are out and the trails are in great shape. The trails were a busy place this weekend, as always. This week is letting up a bit, but the whole week and into the weekend is going to stay busy. The weather will warm up a bit for the next couple of days, but the nights are still going to be cold. A few inches of snow are predicted here and there, but no big storms. You better plan your trip up north to ride, before you know it, the season will be over and the grass will be green!
While out on the trails, respect private property and others on the trail, stay off all water, its not safe, slow down, and save the drinking for after the riding!
Happy Trails!
Tammi the Trail Goddess
Reporter:Washburn County
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 5-10 inch base
Date of Report: February 12, 2018
Area Report:
All of the Washburn County snowmobile trails are OPEN! Trails are in good condition with a 5-10 inch base. Always use caution on the trails as you may encounter active trail grooming equipment. Keep thinking snow & enjoy the trails!
Reporter:Washburn County
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 5-10 inch base
Date of Report: February 12, 2018
Area Report:
All of the Washburn County snowmobile trails are OPEN! Trails are in good condition with a 5-10 inch base. Always use caution on the trails as you may encounter active trail grooming equipment. Keep thinking snow & enjoy the trails!
Reporter:SaynerStar Lake Barnstormers
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 24 inches (+/-) in the Woods
Date of Report: February 12, 2018
Area Report:
Our trails remain good on average. Close to town and heavily traveled sections are poor to fair while further in the woods they are good to very good. Most corners are VERY icy. We could REALLY use some new snow to work with.
News and Reports:
There are logging operations in the following locations: Trail 9 between Hwy 70 (TIN 364) and Ross Lake Rd (TIN 225). There is also logging in the Jean Lake Rd area of Trail 7 North, between TINS 227 & 800. The logging, in this area, should be in the woods away from the trail.
(TIN = Trail Intersection Numbers)
Please watch out forlogging areas. Slow down and stay out of the way of the loggers. DO NOT hassle the loggers. They have the right to close down sections of any trail they are logging near or using. If they get hassled too much, that is exactly what they will do – shut that trail down. The logging operations can run at anytime of the day or night. Loggers use some of the trails to drive in and out. So please be watchful in logging areas for trucks on the trail. Logging operations in any of these areas can start and/or stop without warning. So even if you ride in an area and there was nothing going on one day – it can start back up the next day.
Snowmobile Information:
Reporter:Price County Tourism Department
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: 5-12 inch base
Date of Report: February 12, 2018
Area Report:
All trails are open and in excellent to very good condition. Trails are being groomed on a regular basis.
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.
Upcoming Events:
February 16 & 17 – Elk River Pioneers Poker Run & Picnic, Phillips
February 24 – Northwoods Hi-Riders One-Day Poker Run, Phillips
Reporter:Skinner
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: Trials in Cedarville Open
Date of Report: February 12, 2018
Area Report:
In the last week we have had about 12″ of snow and we were able to open our trails and they are in fair to good condition. Jimmy did start at 4am this morning with the groomer on the Cedarville trails and they should be in good shape (THANK YOU JIM) We did ride yesterday and ran about 100 miles we started at the Jane Addams trail head in Freeport and went to Dakota and then on to Rock City and than to Durand for our first stop of the day, after leaving Durand we headed to Pecatonica for our second stop, from Pec. it was over to Ridott for a burger ( a must try if you our in our area) than on back to Freeport. The trails were good and some of the clubs were grooming. To ALL clubs who work so hard on your trails THANK YOU SO MUCH they are marked great and easy to use.
NOW Iam going to get on my soap box and say if we find the dumb a** that cut across the winter wheat field up next to Freeport Honda we WILL press charges as you were trespassing when you went off the marked trail. The land owner let us across that field and you might have just lost us another trail. If you cant read signs that say STAY ON TRAIL WINTER WHEAT stay home. I would say you do not belong to a club and know how hard it is to get these trails and to have someone as stupid as you out there hurting it for all of us just stay off the trails