Trail Report – Feb 18, 2026

TRAIL REPORT FROM FOREST RIDERS PRESIDENT JERRY WAKEFIELD

What a difference a week makes! Last week I was telling you all how great the trails are, and this week, not so much!

We had almost 5 full days of sun and temps in the 40’s and approaching 50 here on Sunday and Monday. …

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Raffle Sled

This past Saturday, February 14th, the Minocqua Forest Riders (MFR) were at Northwoods Harley-Davidson, Arbor Vitae, WI selling raffle tickets for the 2026 MFR Club Raffle featuring the 2026 Ski Doo MXZ X-RS snowmobile. Our gracious hosts, …

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No Club Ride this Week

Due to the warm weather in the forecast, and the uncertain trail conditions there will not be a club ride this week.  There is cooler weather in the forecast for next week and even some possibility of snow, …

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Trail Report – Feb 11

TRAIL REPORT FROM FOREST RIDERS PRESIDENT JERRY WAKEFIELD

As I’m writing this report, I can say that our trails are in very good condition with some of our higher traffic areas beginning to wear and starting to change colors (Snirt) or dirty snow. …

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Trail Report February 4, 2026

Reported by Forest Riders Club President Jerry Wakefield

It looks like we are going from extreme cold to warming, with possible temps above freezing in the coming days.

The trails currently are in very good condition, …

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Groomer Trail Updates – Fri 12/30

All the reports from last night’s and this morning’s grooming runs report trails to be in Very Good to Excellent condition.  Groomer who did 8W and 8B says “gonna give them an Excellent – I don’t see how they can be any better”.    …

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Trail Report – January 28, 2026

Here is the Trail Report from Club President Jerry Wakefield:

It’s still very cold here, but it appears the weather is going to moderate this weekend. Hopefully with more snow.

We suspended grooming operations last week as the extreme cold is not good for either man or machine. …

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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. …

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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. …

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