OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – For snowmobiling enthusiasts, the weather couldn’t have decided to warm up at a worse time.
After a 10-day window of good snowmobiling conditions, this warmup means that many counties in Northeast Wisconsin now have to close their snowmobile trails.
“It’s not an easy decision, but out of respect for our landowners it’s a necessary decision,” said president of the Freedom Trailblazers snowmobile club Larry Oudenhoven.
In Outagamie County, local snowmobile clubs help to maintain the 300 miles of trails in the county. They collaborate closely with county park department officials to determine when trails will open up and when they have to close.
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Only a few trails were open on Tuesday in Outagamie County and those will all close on Wednesday morning.
After back-to-back winters with poor snowmobiling conditions, Freedom Trailblazer snowmobile club officials said they’re thankful that they were able to get this short stretch of good conditions.