Our Mission
Encourage & promote safe responsible snowmobiling & law enforcement by
securing trail easements, placing signage on the trails, brushing, grooming, & maintaining trails and equipment while working in cooperation with the DNR, AWSC, & ACSA
Encourage & promote safe responsible snowmobiling & law enforcement by
securing trail easements, placing signage on the trails, brushing, grooming, & maintaining trails and equipment while working in cooperation with the DNR, AWSC, & ACSA
Please consider being an active member in our club. We are looking for people to help in all aspects of our club. There is always something that needs to be done to provide the quality trails everyone enjoys. Please contact Mike Weaver: [email protected]
THANK YOU!
For your information----
If you have an I phone, and are snowmobiling please find a way to keep an eye on your phone. Today alone we received multiple automated messages from Iphones reporting crashes, that didn't happen.
This feature is great in theory, but when people don't answer dispatch and dispatch can hear snowmobiles driving around, it is a drain on resources in the area if we have to send out Fire Departments, Law Enforcement, and EMS.
We have found that this feature is very sensitive while snowmobiling.
UPCOMING EVENTS -
Snowmobile Safety Course(s)-
There will be a snowmobile safety class for our future trail riders. Please go to the WI DNR Go Wild page and sign up under the safety education tab. https://gowild.wi.gov/customers/safetyedclass
SNOWMOBILE Safety course
ASHLAND 12/29/2025 9:00 AM 12/30/2025 1:00 PM
Bay Area Rural Transit, 2216 6th St E, Ashland, 54806
Please contact us if you are interested in joining a class.
https://gowild.wi.gov/customers/safetyedclass
Sign up early as spots fill up fast!!
2025 /2026 Trail Pass- Club members $10 / Non members $30
Trail Conditions: CLOSED until further notice!!
The Ashland Snowmobile Club is asking for your help!
The recent snowfall has been both a blessing and a curse. The wet heavy snow has decimated our trail system. Trees are down across the trails, leaning over the trails, and the snow is insulating the swamps / marshes / water ways. Our trails have been rendered impassable in many areas.
The cleanup effort is going to be monumental, requiring more than the current club members can complete on their own. Besides the debris removal, the trails will then need to be packed with snowmobiles to promote freezing of the water areas before the Tucker and drag equipment can be brought out to start the grooming process.
Without the help from the community, the 50 miles of the Ashland Snowmobile Club will not be open until the beginning of January (best guess). The more help we get, the sooner the trails can be made safe and opened for everyone’s enjoyment.
We would like to have our 1st trail work day on Saturday, December 13th at 8:30 AM. Please meet at the club garage- just to the West of the city garage which is located at 2020 6th St. East).Bring your registered snowmobiles (with trailers if possible), and whatever equipment you have that will cut / trim the mess we will encounter. Maps will be available which will break the trails up into work areas.
Please consider giving whatever time you have available to get our trails ready for the season. If you are planning on attending please send a text message with your name and how many volunteers you will have with you to:
Mike Weaver- 715-292-1279
Below are some links to our local clubs that have pictures of the mess they are dealing with.
Ashland County Alliance
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089075682269
UP Thunder Riders
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=u.p.%20thunder%20riders%20snowmobile%20club
Namakagon Trail Groomers
https://www.facebook.com/groomtrails
Drummond Dirt and Snow Jacks
https://www.facebook.com/snojacks
Thank you for your help!
Please E-Mail Mike Weaver for more information:
Full Report
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The Ashland County snowmobile community lost one of their very best members this past March. Terry Olby’s legacy will live on for generations to come. This dedicated man could fix almost anything with a rubber band! He was known for his welding expertise which came in extremely handy for the Ashland & Bayfield County Snowmobile Alliances, where he built a drag for the county. He was always quick to adapt to situations, whether it was removing or replacing bridges, brushing, cleaning up after storms, or creating new trails; Terry was a visionary when it came to finding solutions. If his wife Beth were unable to find him around the house, all she had to do was look in the groomer barn and chances are Terry would be there. Getting the groomer ready for the yearly Christmas parade was a task Terry met with vigor, even running the possible risk that his wife, Beth, would call in the authorities for stolen reindeer yard decorations. Instead, the reindeer were found traveling down Ashland’s Main street! Both Terry and Beth volunteered hundreds of hours to the local snowmobile club, serving as president and secretary. Terry averaged 400 hours of service to the Ashland County trails yearly. Although his love for snowmobiling was strong, his love of family came first. In one of his better “rubber band” moments, he attached skis to an old recliner so Beth, who had been laid up, wouldn’t miss the fun. Terry is a very special person to many people, especially his grandchildren. His premature death is an enormous loss to anyone who had the pleasure of knowing him and to the snowmobile community.
BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
The AWSC is dedicated to the preservation of snowmobiling in Wisconsin and is continually advocating for new trails as well as maintaining and enhancing existing trails. In addition, the AWSC monitors regulations and proposed legislation that could affect snowmobiling. Without the watchful eye of the AWSC, Wisconsin would not have a network of 25,000 miles of snowmobile trail which is ranked in the top three trail systems in the nation.
Benefits include:
The AWSC is dedicated to the preservation of snowmobiling in Wisconsin and is continually advocating for new trails as well as maintaining and enhancing existing trails. In addition, the AWSC monitors regulations and proposed legislation that could affect snowmobiling. Without the watchful eye of the AWSC, Wisconsin would not have a network of 25,000 miles of snowmobile trail which is ranked in the top three trail systems in the nation.
Benefits include:
- Protection and preservation of the sport of snowmobiling
- Legislative representation at state and national levels
- Snowmobile representation on state and national associations
- Seven yearly issues (Sept-March) of the Wisconsin Snowmobile News (WSN) magazine
- An Accidental Death (of any kind) & Dismemberment insurance benefit
- Scholarship program for graduating high school seniors
- Official membership card and decal
- As a member of the AWSC, you are eligible for a discounted trail pass
2015 AWSC Groomer of the Year!
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Wisconsin's snowmobile trail system is made possible by the volunteer efforts of AWSC snowmobile clubs and members. Each year, the AWSC solicits nominations for their "Of The Year Winners" to recognize those club membes who go above and beyond.
We are proud to announce that our very own Don Santama has been named Wisconsin's 2015 Groomer of the year! Thank you Don for all your years of hard work and dedication! If you would like to congratulate/thank Don feel free to send us an email and we will make sure he receives it! |
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Scott Walker on the new trail pass
The mission of the AWSC "United We Trail - Divided We Fail" is to provide information, direction, education, and resources to our members, and member clubs to promote, improve, and preserve safe responsible snowmobiling throughout Wisconsin, the snow belt states and the international snowmobile community. Wisconsin, well-known for its pristine snowmobile trail system, is regarded as one of the top three snowmobiling destinations nationwide. These trails are made possible though the volunteer efforts of snowmobilers who are members of an AWSC club. These club volunteers have the responsibility of securing trail easements, placing necessary signage on the trails, brush, groom and maintain trail grooming equipment.
By belonging to an AWSC snowmobile club, you are helping to keep the sport strong by having your legislative voice heard at the Capitol in Madison as well as in Washington, DC. In addition, your membership fees enable the clubs to continue to improve their trail system which benefits local economies as well as Wisconsin's tourism economy.
By belonging to an AWSC snowmobile club, you are helping to keep the sport strong by having your legislative voice heard at the Capitol in Madison as well as in Washington, DC. In addition, your membership fees enable the clubs to continue to improve their trail system which benefits local economies as well as Wisconsin's tourism economy.