Yes...there are some asshat locals too...I did corner a 40 something year old with an obnoxiously loud sled..I told him to park his sled until he put a stock exhaust back on...he told me to go eff myself, and we nearly came to blows...he left, and 4 days later, the dnr nailed him...loud pipes...
Btw...we had a dusting of snow yesterday and we got another 1 1/2 tonight...every little bit counts...but the trails right now are awesome (I didn't want to stop riding tonight...but ugh..work tomorrow)
That's cool that u don't run a can and run off trail...but you know damn well you've seen mountain sleds with cans up here...you are rare..the exception to the rule....its killing us up here...the amount of complaints and threats to close trails is real...we deal with it everyday...and some guys...
Skyler...its different in the yoop...you probably have triple the snow we have...we are lucky to have a 3 to 5 inch base...studded sleds have NEVER been the problem down here...studded sleds grab traction and go...non studded sleds spin...and wipe the corners down to the ice and a deep lug...
They are here, patrolling and writing tickets...but it's not to scare people, or harass rider's...it's a good thing...if you have a trail pass, stop at stop signs, stay on the trail, and don't have a loud can...you'll probably never see them
I like the idea...but here in Lincoln and Oneida county ..its already a $1,000 dollar fine for a loud can, first offense (it's the officers discretion wether he nails you or not)...and honestly...we've had such problem with it here...that all three clubs are sick of fielding complaint calls from...
Ask your self...how many of these sleds have loud cans on them? I haven't seen a single mountain/deep snow sled that didn't have a can on it...I get why they do it out west...but it is killing us here with land owners...and these guys do not care....also with a two inch lug and our groomed trail...
We have a new DNR warden in Tomahawk, and he's writing tickets to Trespassers (no warnings)....he's also writing HUGE tickets for loud cans/pipes (no warnings)....which the area clubs back 100 percent
Was told Wisconsin is looking at banning mountain/deep snow sleds (with deep lug, long...
The clubs are all out and grooming, and trails look really nice.....even with the heavy traffic over the weekend, trails held up nicely...found very few rough trails on our saturday afternoon /evening loop...was actually surprised how good they were with all the traffic...we did get a dusting to...
As mentioned above....MOST are marked (Alice, Nokomis, the Spirit, Oneida, Hancock).....there is little to no slush if u stay close to the markers...if u get off the trail...there can be slush, but it's not bad
WAS just told ...no word yet on the other three lincoln county zones (those Merrill clubs are a bit slow with the info)...However...Marathon County is supposedly opening Friday (haven't gotten that confirmed yet)
Don't know a thing about Marathon County...I've only ridden there a handful of times in the last 30 years (as their trails are never open, and it seems like there is always better snow north of Wausau)