Trail Conditions: Early Season
Snow Cover: Thin cover - 2-8 total on the ground
Date of Report: January 19, 2021
Area Report:
7:28am 9 degrees – High of 12 today – Low tonight 0
Trails are in on average Poor to Fair Very Early Riding Condition
PLEASE STAY ON MARKED TRAILS
Off trail riding has become a problem throughout Vilas county. What this is doing jeopardizing trail easements & will cause trail section closures. Please once again stay on marked trails.
Some SNOW yesterday afternoon. Looked like Lake Effect Snow(LES). No more than an inch. Weather guys forecast chance of flurries all week. Next SNOW is Sunday. Are you Dancin’? Temps have dropped Thursday & forward temps at night will be low teens to single digits & even below zero. Daytime teens to low 20’s.
Trail 3N aka Manske Swamp has been closed. Due to high water & off trail riding. This trail is a cut 
across between 13N & 17N. It many reopen when it freezes back up.
No report on Trail 10W aka Wisconsin River Trail. Will do some checking again today & update if necessary.
No grooming overnight. The groomer did go out late Sunday afternoon to close Manske Swamp trail.
Trails have snow from the last Thursday & Friday snow. The snow fall was only 2-3 inches. Trails are Very Early Riding Condition with conditions at Fair to Poor. The new SNOW covers hard frozen ground covered with an ice base in most areas. Crusty frozen
snow under the new SNOW. As of last night most everything was covered. Areas of snirt & crusty snow as well. Few riders are out riding. Especially trail 10E of town.
Catfish & Eagle have been marked by businesses on the lake. This includes the spur to Eagle Waters. Stay by the markers to be safe. Temps have dropped so that will freeze up any remaining surface slush
PLEASE REMEMBER WHILE VILAS COUNTY TRAILS ARE OPEN, ONEIDA & FOREST ARE NOT. PLEASE DO NOT RIDE IN THOSE AREAS. This includes Three Lakes, Sugar Camp & Newbold which are all in Oneida county.
KEEP THINKING COLD & DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!
Holly Tomlanovich
THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Phone Trail Updates 715.479.5185 reporting conditions weekly
Eagle River area events – Sno-Eagles club events
News and Reports:
UPDATE – Sno-Eagles Wednesday & Thursday rides start has been cancelled for now.
Will resume when there is adequate SNOW
Be sure to contact Club President, Howard Wolf at 262.442.4876 for more information as to when rides start
- January 21 – Sno-Eagles General membership meeting – Live stream – Go to Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club Facebook page for information & instructions
- January 29-31 – Women on Snow
- February 2 – Sno-Eagles Board Meeting – 6pm – VFW Eagle River – Hwy 70 just south of Verizon – Southside of hwy
- February 9-11 – Mid Week Overnight ride to White Pine – Rooms still available – Contact Carol Radloff 715.479.5153 for details
To volunteer or for more information on Sno-Eagles activities contact Howard Wolf at 262.442.487
Snowmobile Information:
Wisconsin Snowmobile Registration
Discount Trail Pass for Snowmobile Club Members – $10 – Time to join a club!
Standard Wisconsin Trail Pass – $30
Out of State Trail Pass – $50
Newly Updated Vilas County Map It Trail App GPS style app of all trails in Vilas Cty. Plus includes the brown 3 digit emergency numbering system. If an emergency happens call 911 & give them that number. Find you quicker.
Newly Updated Groomer Tracking Systems (GTS) Gives you trails groomed in last 24, 48 & 96 hours
AWSC – Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs
DNR Snowmobiling Helpful Information