Without a little help from Mother Nature, you might as well start putting your snowmobiles, sleds, skates and skis into storage.
Temperatures were in the 40s for much of the weekend, decimating the snow and ice that had been in place for weeks. As a result, Sturgeon Bay, Washington Island and Sister Bay have been forced to close, along with the north and southeast zones of the Door County Snowmobile Trail System — the only segments in Door and Kewaunee counties to be open for any period this winter.
A pair of recent ice rescues near Washington Island has put some of those activities in question as well depending on the location and the conditions.
In Kewaunee County, Winter Park was able to stay open for skiing and tubing over the weekend, but Kewaunee County Promotions and Recreation Director Dave Myers says they are monitoring conditions closely to see if they will be able to open this weekend. If they can’t, it would be an earlier-than-usual closure for them.
Temperatures are expected to stay above freezing until the weekend, with small chances of snow possible Saturday and Sunday.
