
Lake trail #31 on LCO is now re-opened after a recent closure due to an ice heave.

The Driving Force Snowmobile Report for Sawyer County as of February 2, 2025. This article was supposed to be published in the Record.

Read about the first annual Deerfoot Winter UTV Showcase and Night Ride held on Jan 25, 2025, on the Chippewa Flowage in Hayward, Wisconsin.

Ice heaves are more common on larger lakes and when there is little snow cover – these can be dangerous to snowmobilers! Be alert when riding lakes.

See the following Sawyer County Snowmobile & ATV Alliance notice about a substantial ice heave on Round Lake in Sawyer County: Caution on Round Lake!! While Round Lake is not staked, if you are riding ATV/UTV or Snowmobile on it be aware there was a report of an approximately 3′ ice heave that runs from…

Hayward, WI Well, when I wrote this article for the paper, it did appear as though snowmobile season was on its way – then, the day after I returned, a wave of almost tropical weather breezed through the area, melting our existing snow and the drizzling rain melted some of the lake ice- and left…

Our Sawyer County lakes are making ice with these temperatures hovering around the low 20’s.