The biggest culprits of trespassing is so often locals or semi locals. They often have the mentality of they live up there so they can get away with it. Yet always blamed on out of towners.
I have heard as much as 10" on some lakes in northern Wisconsin. At least 4-8" on most lakes and after this next cold run I would think all lakes are fine. Just need to add snow and survive the warm up being shown for after xmas.
If I was a club up North worrying about funds for grooming I would be getting that memo out now. However per the usual, its crickets from all the clubs I follow/ am a member of. I'm guessing its less of a problem then logic might indicate.
Yes, hard to be interested in a new sled when I put on very limited miles on my 2024. As it is, I would probably just buy a leftover 2024 that will be available at a significantly reduced price between now and the Summer.
Not sending out the groomers would be the a dumb idea for the clubs. They get funding per hour in Wisconsin they run. The second 6-8" of good snow flies up there they will be running.
Pure stupidity to have an ice shack or ATV on the ice given the current weather conditions. I have zero sympathy for either person in your stories. It's one thing to zip across think ice at high rate of speed on a snowmobile but an ATV/sitting ice shack just makes zero sense given the thin...
We need those temps to drop next weekend 5-10 degrees. I was hoping the recent snowfall up there would impact the temps a bit but this warm front push on xmas looks strong.
As for the lakes, I don't think they are far off. The small/medium lakes held up through the warm/rain last week and...
My new Polaris is already in as well. No problem picking it up in September. Don't have to worry about getting any road slop on her while I bring it home in the back of a truck.