Wisconsin Trail Sticker

[captddh]

In the past you could get a Wis trail sticker late in the season that would be good into the following year. Is that still the case? I see they run from July 1 to June 30 now so I'am thinking it may not. Thanks.

I used to get a sticker every year in Wis but haven't since they raised it to $35. This is an expensive sport and I try to keep expenses down by riding locally, finding good deals on oil, and doing my own maintenance. Setting up my family with $35 stickers is not a trivial expense. Fortunately, riding in SE Mn has been pretty decent in recent years.

 

[skidont]

I dont think they are good the next year but we register our sleds in wisconsin anyway , 2 years for $31

 

[joks79]

I dont think they are good the next year but we register our sleds in wisconsin anyway , 2 years for $31

I do this too.

 

[LoveMyDobe]

WI stickers

I dont think they are good the next year but we register our sleds in wisconsin anyway , 2 years for $31

Sorry, they are only good till the end of June.

 

[sjshaner]

I dont think they are good the next year but we register our sleds in wisconsin anyway , 2 years for $31

So do I. 5 sleds x$31 = $155 for 2 years vs trail stickers 5 sleds x $35 x 2=$350 for 2 years

 

[hybrid]

the 35.00 trail sticker is only good for 1 year
unlike the wis reg. that is good for 2 years
if you buy a trail sticker now it will expire this spring
hope this helps

 

[firefighter1]

I register my sled also, its alot cheaper. Just think 10 years from now we can all spend $250 on a trail pass to ride our $30,000 sleds. (kidding, I think)!

 

[jr37]

I register my sled also, its alot cheaper. Just think 10 years from now we can all spend $250 on a trail pass to ride our $30,000 sleds. (kidding, I think)!

Scary, but may be closer to the truth than you think.

 

[indybru]

A long time ago maybe 7 years plus I went in to the gas station at Presque Isle, WI to buy a trail sticker it was in march probably after the 10th. Anyway the sticker was actually for the next year.

It was generated by the computer and I think it had something to do with the new fishing licenses.

I made up for it last year buying a sticker from the Frontier Bar by Saxon, Wi. on a thursday early march.

It turned out I needed it go get back to Ironwood, after that the snow melted and I didn't ride again.

 

[tomcat]

I tried to register my sled in WI as an out of state resident and they wanted to charge me sales tax for my sled that I bought 2 years ago. The $35 sticker was the better way to go for me by far!

 

[LoveMyDobe]

price of gas

I register my sled also, its alot cheaper. Just think 10 years from now we can all spend $250 on a trail pass to ride our $30,000 sleds. (kidding, I think)!

And it will take 100.00 to fill it!!!

 

[dickmsp]

A gal working for the club That puts on cruiserfest in Minoqua WI told me even tho my sleds are registered in mn, I can register it in WI too. Plus, even tho its only $34 to register, the clubs and trails etc get more money out of the 2 year WI registration than the 1 year trail sticker! If you have WI registration, you dont need to by a yearly trail pass.
Also, on the WI dnr site, where you calculate the registration fees, check the box that says you paid sales tax in another state.
In MN registration is about$50 for 3 years, PLUS we have to buy trail stickers too!! Its ONLY $31for 3 years when we renew our registration. We voted this in a few years ago under the promise trail sticker fees would ONLY be used for improving snowmobiling, trails, grooming and the sport in general. Hmmm lets see, we also have a state speed limit of 50 MPH day or night, even on our biggest lakes and fields, the northshore trail is held hostage by the John Beargrease sled dog race. ( do sled dog racers buy trail stickers? Or help groom trails? Or help get permission from land owners for trails?)
I dont mean to rant, but I'm getting my late season anxiety about our riding days being numbered!!

 

[Firecatguy]

I was going to go today to wis to ride but 35 for one day of riding.....no thanks

 

[polarisrider1]

And it will take 100.00 to fill it!!!

At halfway Haven it costs that now.

 

[revman]

I tried to register my sled in WI as an out of state resident and they wanted to charge me sales tax for my sled that I bought 2 years ago. The $35 sticker was the better way to go for me by far!

I did mine online and came to that part. I called them and asked, and they said since I paid tax on it at the time of purchase, I didn't have to pay again. Just an FYI for ya.

REVman

 

[tomcat]

You may not have to if you previously paid sales tax. In IA you didn't have to pay a sales tax on a sled until recently (past few years). So basically it came down to my paying sales tax on a 5k sled that i've owned for years in order to get a WI registration. They also wanted to charge me a registration transfer fee since my sled had been registered in WI by a previous owner years ago. It ended up being a losing deal for me.