Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: 10-12" for base.
Date of Report: February 8, 2019
Area Report:
To get the trail report in an easy-to-read, downloadable format, please to go https://www.superiorchamber.org/recreation/trail-report
*Please note – The Saunders Grade Trail will be closed for the entire 2018/2019 winter season due to significant damage caused by June 2018 flooding.*
It is critical that we respect the landowners who allow us to utilize their property, so please verify that the trail you intend to use is open at this time.
SW Quadrant
All trails are open and have been or will be groomed by 2/9/19. Trails are in good to excellent condition with the 6-8″ of snow the area received over the last few days.
SE Quadrant
All trails are open and have been groomed. Conditions are good to excellent. Please watch for low hanging branches that have been weighed down due to the recent snow storm. Use caution on Trail 17 as there are logging operations and some portions of the trail may have been plowed for logging.
*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.
All trails are open and will have at least one pass by a groomer by the end of the day on 2/9/19. Conditions are very good to excellent.
NW Quadrant
All trails are open except for Saunders Grade, which is closed for the season. All trails will be groomed by 2/9/19. Trails are in good to excellent condition. Please watch for brush and low hanging limbs.
Douglas County Ski Trails
Douglas County Ski Trails – Parking lots and service roads are plowed. Trails are groomed and tracked. Conditions are generally good with scattered areas of drifting.
Superior Municipal Forest – All trails will be groomed and tracked on 2/9/19 after experiencing a major snowfall. Trails are in excellent condition.
After Hours Ski Trail – Classic and skate tracks have been set. The trail is in excellent condition.
Pattison State Park – All trails are groomed and tracked. The trails are in excellent condition with 10 inches of base, 28 inches in the woods. Tracks are at full depth.
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.