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Snowmobiles · 12-26-2006, 08:22 PM

We were originaly planning on taking a trip to the up (marquette) and we cancelled it because of the lack of snow. So now we heard that egle river and rhinelander has snow and were planning on staying in rhinelander.We heard that the trails in rhinelander don't open until the thursday the 28th. The agle river trauls are open tho. Can any of you give me any information before Thurs. Thanks

SnowBunny550 · 12-26-2006, 10:34 PM

Eagle River Info

Also, try Googling Eagle River and snowmobiling...you'll likely find TONS of information. We sled up around that area - GREAT trails, if the snow & weather is cooperating. They can get beat fast & early, though, because all of the traffic in the area.

If you go, report back on how it was...I miss the area!

BRANDOB · 12-27-2006, 12:39 AM

We stay in Eagle River when we go. My friend when up today and call just south of Rhinelander and said there seemed to be about 5in on the ground. That will last all of about 5hr in that area on the trails. He is staying there till thursday and then The rest of us are coming up and going up to Ontonagon MI due to the snow. From what I can tell on johndee.com they have about a 8in and are expecting up to 12in more by mid day friday.

Dr. Strangelove · 12-27-2006, 08:18 AM

Just returned from my vaca home in Harshaw...Quick ride on the Bearskin, just to run the sleds, around 3-5", but inconsistant. Forecast calls for ice/sleet/rain on Thurs/Fri.

BRANDOB · 01-02-2007, 08:49 PM

I drove past the trails in Eagle River yesterday on my way home and they were all Snirt. Not in good shape at all but there still were people riding on them. Pray for snow!!!!

Dr. Strangelove · 01-02-2007, 10:32 PM

This from the NOAA/Flightserv: (the horses mouth, as it were!)

"The current zonal flow is typically of a January thaw type weather pattern.
It will bring very mild air eastward across the forecast area during the first part
of the forecast period. Temperatures will be much above normal...with some records
likely to be broken. Then as upper heights rise more off the California coast...
lowering heights downstream across noam should cause temperatures to start a
downward trend during the weekend...but readings will likely still be
above normal into the middle of next weak. Precipitation chances will depend on shortwaves
working through developing lngwv trough over noam.

The most interesting developments were toward the end of the forecast
period and beyond. There was somewhat of a consensus among the medium range
models that upper ridge migrating across the northern Pacific will come into phase with
the lower latitude ridge off the West Coast and then amplify strongly...
resulting in a sharp full-latitude ridge near 155w. Such a development
would allow Arctic air to rapidly build over northwest Canada and push southward
toward southern Canada. To what extent to works southeastward from there will depend on
the evolution of the downstream trough over noam."

BRANDOB · 01-03-2007, 02:19 AM

Dr. Strangelove · 01-03-2007, 10:16 AM

My previous post was a quoted 14 day weather synopsis from the flight service(flightserv)forecast provided to pilots for the Rhinelander/Eagle River/Minocqua area. Sorry for the confusion!