Sawyer County Trail Report --Posted on Tuesday, December 30 2008

We have approximately 8 inches of snow in the south end of the county and 12 inches in the north. Groomers are out running most everywhere and the trails are in excellent condition. We had a small meltdown this weekend but it was a blessing in disguise. It took the insulating factor out of the snow on the lakes which allowed the slush to freeze on the lakes and it created a great base on the land trails. All of the lakes are safe and staked I have to CAUTION everyone to stay on the staked trails at this time of the year for a few reasons:

1) The Ice is safe where we stake the lakes but not every where.

2) There are stumps and other partially hidden obstacles near shores that you could hit.

3) Ice heaves are always possible! Both Nelson Lake and Lost Land Lake have reported them.

We are expecting 6-9" in Sawyer county today and more on New Years Day. The Sawyer County Snowmobile Alliance is the Worlds largest owner of Trail grooming equipment and we'll be out in force during this New Years week and weekend. All in all these are the best snowmobiling conditions we've seen this early in 10 years! It will be a great New Years for snowmobilers and it is time to make your plans for the rest of the season. Come up and play on the best trails in the world!!!!