We’re at a total of 129.5 inches so far and 6-7 inches of base. I’m also measuring between 23- 24 inches on the ground. Our weather for the next week will stay cold and snow is in the forcast every day..
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Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: HARD ICE BASE – 10 OR MORE INCHES SNOW
Date of Report: January 14, 2026
News and Reports:
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1/14/2026 – 2:15pm – 12 degrees – High 19 SNO-EAGLES – EAGLE RIVER TRAILS Winter continues & the temps have dropped with a schiff(inch or less of new SNOW). More SNOW tomorrow, Friday & Saturday. 2-3 inches reported. On Sunday temps drop to single digits during the day & below zero at night until next Wednesday when they rise into the 10’s. Then back into the freezer. SNOW off & on. The La Nina WINTER is going no where. So it’s time to ride! GTS Tracking shows grooming last night. Almost a full session. To make it easy here are the NOT GROOMED AREA: Trail 10E from Eagle River that connects to Three Lake Brule River Trails
Trail 10/13 aka Wisconsin River Bridge Trail has been reopened. Riders MUST stay on the trail as off the trail is very soft. Leaving the trail will result in getting stuck. Grooming will not resume in this area for several days to allow for the cold weather freeze tight. EXPECT ROUGH TRAIL CONDITIONS Reminder that Trail 13S does not run all the way to Three Lakes as a portion was closed. Club is working on a re route. Eagle Lake was marked by businesses. Safety lights at entrance & exit from/to the lake trail have been installed. Catfish Lake is NOT MARKED. Uncertain it will open as there are no businesses open on the lake this winter. Temps are dropping! So Winter’s not going anywhere! Great job of thinkin’ cold. Keep DANCIN’! See ya on the trails! Holly Tomlanovich |
Reporter:Snogoer1
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 12-28
Date of Report: January 14, 2026
Area Report:
Trail Report 01/14/2026
8- Good Condition
8a- Fair condition
9- Good Condition
9a- Good Condition
10- Good Condition
10a- Good Condition
10e- Good Condition
11- Good Condition
12- Fair Condition/ Not Groomed
12a- Good Condition
12b- Good Condition
14- Good Condition
17n- Fair Condition
17s- Fair Condition
19- Fair Condition/ Sections not Groomed
19b- Open/ Passable but Not Groomed
20- Good Condition
21- Good Condition
51e- Good Condition
182b- Good Condition
182- Good Condition
Trails are overall in Fair-Good condition. We had warm temps this week that opened up sections of our swamps. Cold weather is now in effect for the foreseeable future along with fresh snow last night and into the weekend will set up for a great Holiday weekend of riding!
Trails 12, sections of 19 and 19B have not seen a groomer in over a week due to wet swamps opening back up. Everything around swamps has been groomed. Our trail system is now 100% open.
The Turtle Flambeau Flowage and Lake of the Falls have been fully marked, please ride next to the stakes and be careful. Conditions can change rapidly.
Upcoming Events this weekend:
Winter Blast @ Groomer Barn, Saturday 8am-10pm
Reporter:haywardlakes
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 6-8
Date of Report: January 14, 2026
Area Report:
Groomers have been out early this week when the temps were cold, cleaning up after another great weekend! Yesterday was warm and soft so many stayed off the trails. But today (Wednesday) the temps are back down and will stay down below freezing into next week. Thursday we are forecasted to get about 2-4″ of fresh snow and 1-3″ on Friday. Fingers crossed as that will be a great freshen up on the trails!
Our job is always easy when we can say the trails are in good-great condition and that’s where we are, not much more to say aside from if we get a few inches of fresh snow in the next day or so we will have excellent conditions!
For surrounding counties visit travelwi.com.
Ride RIGHT and ride SAFE!!
Reporter:Neillsville Granton Trailbusters
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 2″
Date of Report: January 14, 2026
Area Report:
The Neillsville-Granton Trailbusters trail system is currently CLOSED. More snow cover is needed before they can be opened. Be advised, riding on closed trails is trespassing and could lead to fines and future trail route closures.
Reporter:Neillsville Granton Trailbusters
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 2″
Date of Report: January 14, 2026
Area Report:
The Neillsville-Granton Trailbusters trail system is currently CLOSED. More snow cover is needed before the they can opened. Be advised, riding on closed trails is trespassing and could lead to fines and future trail route closures.
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: Thick hard ice base – 6-12 inches of SNOW on top
Date of Report: January 14, 2026
Area Report:
1/14/2026 – 6:45am – 10 degrees – High 20
SNO-EAGLES
EAGLE RIVER TRAILS
Very Good
Frozen Icy Base
With plenty SNOW
See update about 10/13 aka Wisconsin River Trail
As you ride should you come across any issues pleased call Dan at 262.951.6519.
All in all trails are Very Good
Winter continues & the temps have dropped with a schiff(inch or less of new SNOW). More SNOW tomorrow, Friday & Saturday. 2-3 inches reported. On Sunday temps drop to single digits during the day & below zero at night until next Wednesday when they rise into the 10’s. Then back into the freezer. SNOW off & on. The La Nina WINTER is going no where. So it’s time to ride!
GTS Tracking shows grooming last night. Almost a full session. To make it easy here are the NOT GROOMED AREA:
Trail 10E from Eagle River that connects to Three Lake Brule River Trails
Trail Trail3/17 from where you cross hwy by the Derby Inn
Trail 1 that goes to the Eagle Lake boat landing.
Couple of notices:
As of this writing the Trail10/13 the section called the Wisconsin River Bridge has been TEMPORARILY CLOSED. Heavy slush at the approaches & water on top of the ice. This begins at Trail 3N west to Trail 13 at Deep Lake Rd. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE THROUGH THERE. THE AREA IS GATED OFF.
Reminder that Trail 13S does not run all the way to Three Lakes as a portion was closed. Club is working on a re route.
Eagle Lake was marked by businesses. Safety lights at entrance & exit from/to the lake trail have been installed.
Catfish Lake is NOT MARKED. Uncertain it will open as there are no businesses open on the lake this winter.
Have been a few changes to the 2025-2026 Sno-Eagles map. Right click on photo to enlarge
Temps are dropping! So Winter’s not going anywhere!
Great job of thinkin’ cold. Keep DANCIN’!
See ya on the trails!
Holly Tomlanovich
Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club
Proud Groomers of THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Remember……Wherever you are RIDE RIGHT & SLOW DOWN
News and Reports:
SNO-EAGLES & EAGLE RIVER EVENTS – Everyone & Anyone Welcome – Member or Non Member – Check out www.snoeagles.org for more details. Click Events
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
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.
Groomer Tracking Systems (GTS) Gives you trails groomed in last 24, 48 & 96 hours
Reporter:Colleen
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 14-18 inches
Date of Report: January 13, 2026
Area Report:
Our trail system is open and in fair to good condition. It’s sounding like there is some new snow in the forecast for this coming Friday. Gotta love that new fresh snowfall. 🙂
Temps will be cooling down again after today, good news for grooming. Trail #2, #116, #107 and #15 N are all in good condition. Trail #15 S. and #111 are in fair condition. Chippewa Sno-Kats have been out keeping trails #16, and #113 open and working on trail #18 as well. We have had lots of heavy wet snow this season so far, so please be watchful for any possible newly fallen trees across any of the trails. If you do run across any downed trees… make note of the trail # and report it to the clubs as soon as possible. Thank you to all the snowmobilers who came up this past week to ride. Lots of reports the trails and riding were good!! Such a wonderful sight to see the early snowfall this year!! As “Always” ride RIGHT and watch the corners for incoming sledders.
News and Reports:
Ski Brule Mountain is 100% open and their trail reports can be checked from their website or Facebook page.
Michigan’s “FREE” Ice Fishing weekend is coming up soon – (February 14th & 15th, 2026). – Happy Valentines Weekend to all you sweethearts out there.
Snowmobile Information:
Stay tuned in as updates will be posted as the weather and conditions change.
Happy Trails!! 🙂
Reporter:Washburn County
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 6 – 8″ Base
Date of Report: January 13, 2026
Area Report:
With some of the neighboring southern counties closing their snowmobile trails, we will remain open for time being.
At this time ALL Trails in Washburn County are now officially open. With the recent snow accumulations trails are now packed and groomed and now have a sustainable trail base. Additional snow accumulations have helped the trails out tremendously and grooming reports have been coming in with positive feedback. We have lost some snow with the recent rain and abnormally warm weather, but trails are still in decent shape. All trails across the County are fair in condition. Remember that grooming and maintenance activities continue throughout the season. Use caution while riding, watch for trail equipment, and enjoy the trails responsibly. If you encounter any trail issues such as downed trees, limbs, or debris, please report them to Washburn County Forestry at 715-635-4490.
Please be advised that on 1/1/2026 there was an incident on Long Lake, off of the boat landing on Blackhawk Road. The ice conditions at this time are very poor and a snowmobile broke through the ice at this location while out riding. At this time no trail route is marked out on Long Lake. The County does not have jurisdiction on Long Lake and is not responsible for marking out a trail across the lake, even though certain sections of Washburn County Snowmobile trails lead to accessing Long Lake, Washburn County Forestry does not maintain anything past the high ground point. Please use caution if you are out on any lake as they are not yet 100% safe
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: HARD ICE BASE – 10 OR MORE INCHES SNOW
Date of Report: January 13, 2026
Area Report:
1/13/2026 – 9:45am – 33 degrees – High 37
SNO-EAGLES
EAGLE RIVER TRAILS
Very Good
Frozen Icy Base
With plenty SNOW
As you ride should you come across any issues pleased call Dan at 262.951.6519.
All in all trails are Very Good
One those weather years. La Nina WINTER. With Polar Vortex disruption. Big deal right? Yep these 2 bring COLD & SNOW! Today it will be 37 for a high & 20 tonight. Sleet in parts of Eagle River & west. SNOW in parts of Eagle River & east. Then temps will drop. By Sunday the 18th high will be 5 & low 5 below. In between SNOW off & on. Thursday through Saturday best chance for SNOW but only 2-3 inches. Always a chance of Lake Effect SNOW especially east of Eagle River. No evil sun! Trails should be fine.
GTS Tracking shows spot grooming last night. From the groomer barn heading north on 10/13 to Trail 3N to Trail 17N. Heading direction toward Phelps. Also Trail 1 to the Eagle Lake Boat Launch. Does show Trail 10E but it was NOT groomed. Volunteers were doing brushing of low hanging trees & branches.
Couple of notices:
Trail 10/13 the section call the Wisconsin River Bridge has been TEMPORARILY CLOSED. Heavy slush at the approaches & water on top of the ice. This begins at Trail 3N west to Trail 13 at Deep Lake Rd. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE THROUGH THERE. THE AREA IS GATED OFF. Do NOT enter that area.
Reminder that Trail 13S does not run all the way to Three Lakes as a portion was closed. Club is working on a re route.
Eagle Lake was marked by businesses. Safety lights at entrance & exit from/to the lake trail have been installed.
Catfish Lake is NOT MARKED. Uncertain it will open as there are no businesses open on the lake this winter.
Have been a few changes to the 2025-2026 Sno-Eagles map. Right click on photo to enlarge
Let’s see if the weather guys have it right. In the meantime……
Think Cold! Keep DANCIN’!
See ya on the trails!
Holly Tomlanovich
Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club
Proud Groomers of THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Remember……Wherever you are RIDE RIGHT & SLOW DOWN
News and Reports:
SNO-EAGLES & EAGLE RIVER EVENTS – Everyone & Anyone Welcome – Member or Non Member – Check out www.snoeagles.org for more details. Click Events
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
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.
Groomer Tracking Systems (GTS) Gives you trails groomed in last 24, 48 & 96 hours