Club News
Trail Report – January 21, 2026
From Jerry Wakefield – Forest Riders President
The weather forecasts were wrong again, and this time we got more snow than anticipated!
The trails are in very good condition, and there’s no doubt it is plenty cold to sustain the snow we have. …
Continue Reading >Club Ride will be on Wednesday (Jan 21) this Week
January 19, 2026
From: Curt Christensen, Past President
Due to the very cold temperature predicted for Thursday, this week’s ride will be Wednesday, January 21st.
Special Note:
The Greater Minocqua Area Visitor’s Bureau will be at both our starting point and lunch destination to “capture footage of snowmobiles on the trails”.We’ll be traveling south to our lunch destination on the Willow Flowage. …
Trail Report – January 14, 2026
Trail Report 1/14/26 – from Club President Jerry Wakefield
It’s been warm here and we even got some rain in the past couple of days.
Yesterday, I rode all of our main corridors in our northern territory, …
Club Ride Thursday January 15
Our first club ride of the season will be Thursday January 15. Click HERE or go to the monthly event calendar for all the details. …
Continue Reading >Trail Conditions – Grooming has resumed as of Jan. 10
Minocqua Forest Riders resumed grooming our trails on Saturday 1/10 when temperatures returned to below freezing. Groomers are reporting trails are in very good condition. …
Continue Reading >Grooming to resume Saturday
The club now plans to resume grooming on Saturday morning instead of Friday. The warm temperatures have remained in the area longer than earlier forecasted. Temperatures below freezing today and throughout the weekend will allow us to resume our grooming without damaging the trail base. …
Continue Reading >Trail Report – January 07, 2026
We have just finished clearing and grooming every trail in our system, and most parts of our trail system are in pretty good condition. We are starting to see worn areas (especially corners) near town, …
Continue Reading >Grooming Suspended until Friday
Due to warm conditions, the club will suspend grooming this evening and tomorrow. Keeping grooming and snowmobile traffic off the trails during above-freezing temperatures will help preserve the trail base. We hope to resume grooming on Friday, …
Continue Reading >Support our Sponsors – Drive to Lunch
Due to the unseasonably warm temperature forecast for Thursday, our first club ride has been postponed until next week Thursday.
In lieu of meeting on the trails, we’ll meet for lunch at Sheri’s Pub and Grub instead. …
Continue Reading >Trail and Grooming Update
Yesterday all 4 of our grooming machines were out, and the average time each VOLUNTEER was out was over 10 hours, with some volunteers out for over 12 hours. We also had volunteers going out on sleds and clearing branches so the grooming machines could get through. …
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