Reporter:Ryan Strand
Trail Conditions: Open
Snow Cover: 12-18”
Date of Report: January 22, 2024
Area Report:
At 6am Tuesday January 23rd our trails will close. That was a fun little run we had. Let’s hope we get another opportunity. Enjoy the ride today/ tonight before they close up.
Thank you!
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 2+- base – Lake Effect in some area
Date of Report: January 22, 2024
Area Report:
January 22, 2024 – 7:28am – 11 degrees – High 26
Sno-Eagles
EAGLE RIVER TRAILS
Remain CLOSED
The Vilas County Snowmobile Alliance meeting Wednesday evening, January 18. All 11 Clubs discussed the potential of opening the trails. The vote was NOT to open the trails at this time. Below is the PSA forwarded by the Parks and Rec Supervisor following the meeting.
All trails in Sno-Eagles Country were panned over the last few days. The Manske Swamp – Trail 3 and Wisconsin River Trail – 10W/13N are not being panned both areas need to freeze up harder. Both areas have been packed by snowmobiles and are good to go.
There have been re routes and closures of trails. Here’s a 2023-2024 Sno-Eagles trail map. Right click to enlarge.
Check out the Sno-Eagles News & Reports plus the videos below.
Need SNOW so Keep DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!!! See ya on the trails real soon!
Holly Tomlanovich
Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club
Proud Groomers of THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Remember……RIDE RIGHT
715.479-5185 Trail Updates starting in December
News and Reports:
Sno-Eagles – Eagle River Events
UPDATE – 23rd Annual World Champion Vintage Races – Has been rescheduled to February 8-11 – See below
January 25-28 – Women on Snow – Eagle Waters Resort
January 26-28 – Weekend Away – Mercer, WI – Go to www.snoeagles.org for more details
January 27 – Saturday Night Out (SNO) – Eagle Lanes & Lounge – Hwy 70/45 just west of Eagle River – 5pm
February 5 – Sno-Eagles Board Meeting – 6pm – Snowmobile Museum – Hwy 45N
February 8-11 – 23rd Annual World Championship Vintage Races – OUR RENTAL, CHAIN LAKE LOG LODGE IS AVAILABLE Click link to go to our rental page!
February 9-11 – Pond Hockey – Dollar Lake – Hwy 70E of Eagle River to Dollar Lake Rd
February 22 – Member meeting – Chef Rene’s – 6pm Social Time – 7pm Meeting – Hwy 70W of Eagle River
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 County. 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
Snowmobile Wisconsin – Know before you go!
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 6+ inches – LEC yesterday
Date of Report: January 20, 2024
Area Report:
January 20, 2024 – 7:30am – 5 degrees – high 15
Sno-Eagles
EAGLE RIVER TRAILS
Remain CLOSED
The Vilas County Snowmobile Alliance meeting Wednesday evening, January 18. All 11 Clubs discussed the potential of opening the trails. The vote was NOT to open the trails at this time. Below is the PSA forwarded by the Parks and Rec Supervisor following the meeting
In the meantime the Eagle River Sno-Eagles are panning land trails and packing any remaining wet, soft areas. The Wisconsin River section of 10W/13N is still not safe to ride. At present the gates to that area are shut. The rest of the trails are frozen with a few small mushy spots. Saw some a week ago on 13/17S along Hwy 17S a week ago which pretty are now frozen as it has been very cold.
There have been re routes and closures of trails. When trails are ready to open I will list the changes
Check out the Sno-Eagles News & Reports plus the videos below.
Keep DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!!! See ya on the trails real soon!
Holly Tomlanovich
Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club
Proud Groomers of THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Remember……RIDE RIGHT
715.479-5185 Trail Updates starting in December
News and Reports:
SNO-EAGLE 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 County. 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
Snowmobile Wisconsin – Know before you go!
Reporter:Phil
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: White
Date of Report: January 19, 2024
Area Report:
It is currently snowing and about 6-8 inches of snow on the ground. Trails are Closed at this time. Michigan trails are open and Land O Lakes is full of trailers parking and riding into the UP. Hope to open soon…..Come on Mother Nature!
News and Reports:
Hope to See You at the Gateway Lodge for 2 awesome comedians Sunday night. doors open at 6PM. If you can’t ride you may as well laugh.
Snowmobile Information:
Please support our wonderful sponsors in this low snow year—it would be greatly appreciated!
Reporter:Phelps Snowmobile Club
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 6″
Date of Report: January 19, 2024
Area Report:
Yes, there is 6″ of snow. But, by the time we pan it out, it’s down to a little more the 1′ on the trail. So, the trails are remaining closed at this time. a vote was taken at the Vilas County Snowmobile alliance meeting and the results were to keep the trails closed for now due mainly to snowmobiler safety. Please check back to see as conditions change.
News and Reports:
NEWS RELEASE / PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
DATE: January 18, 2024
FROM: Todd Bierman, Vilas County Parks and Recreation Supervisor
RE: Vilas County Snowmobile Trails to Remain Closed
THE VILAS COUNTY SNOWMOBILE TRAIL SYSTEM, INCLUDING ALL FUNDED AND NON-FUNDED TRAILS AND ROUTES WILL REMAIN CLOSED AT THIS TIME.
The Vilas County Snowmobile Alliance, at its January meeting, discussed the opening of the Vilas County Trail System. Many factors were taken into consideration including economic impact to area businesses, private property owners, and most importantly, safe use of the trails. A majority of the voting member clubs recommended that the trails remain closed at this time, citing current marginal snow amounts, possible off-trail riding situations and the unsafe conditions currently found on the trail system. The latter being the most important trail issue out there. This was not an easy decision for these clubs to make.
The Alliance is made up of the 11 snowmobile clubs in Vilas County, (The Arbor Vitae Cross Country Cruisers, The Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club, The Conover Sno-Buddies, The Eagle River Sno-Eagles, The Lac du Flambeau Northern Hornshoe, The Land O’ Lakes Frosty Club, The Manitowish Waters Sno-Skeeters, The Phelps Snowmobile Club, The Presque Isle/Winchester Sno-Bunnies, The Sayner Barnstormers, and The St. Germain Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club). They ask for patience until the conditions allow for a safe and enjoyable experience here in Vilas County. This is a highly unusual winter here in Vilas County and we hope that more normal conditions return soon.
For more information, please contact Todd Bierman, Parks and Recreation Supervisor at 715-479-5160.
Todd Bierman
Vilas County Parks and Recreation Supervisor
Snowmobile Information:
1/27/2024, 10:00-4:00. The first annual Phelps Radar run at Hillside Resort.
3/16/2024. *Cash Raffel Party and Drawing at the Great Escape.
4/6/2024. *Groom To Ride Party and Drawing at the World Championship Derby Complex.
Reporter:hurley@hurleywi.com
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 0-4
Date of Report: January 19, 2024
Area Report:
Currently Snowing.. and 1 degree Check Back for Updates
Snowmobile Information:
Reporter:snobuddies
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 6”
Date of Report: January 18, 2024
Area Report:
The Vilas County Snowmobile Alliance voted last night to keep the trails closed for now until we receive more snow. This is to protect the private land owners that the trails cross. The temps have been cold helping to freeze up swamp areas. North Twin Lake has been marked for when trails do open.
Forecast is for a brief warm up, which may bring us the snow we need. If we do get enough snow, the crews will be out to pan the trails and make sure they are safe to go.
News and Reports:
To see where our groomer is at, visit the Groomer Tracker app at https://www.groomertracker.com/
For every sign up to the app to view Conover Sno-Buddies groomers, half of the cost comes back to the Conover Sno-Buddies.
Snowmobile Information:
December 22nd thru March 2nd – Annual Poker Run
February 13th, 2024 – General Meeting at Twin Lake Pub
February 17th, 2024 – Blizzard Blast at Conover Town Park
March 2nd, 2024 – Poker Run Wrap Party at Twin Lake Pub
March 12th, 2024 – General Meeting at Bauer’s Dam
March 17th, 2024 – St Paddy’s Corned Beef & Cabbage Fundraiser at Club 45
Reporter:Neillsville Granton Trailbusters
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 1-3″
Date of Report: January 17, 2024
Area Report:
The Neillsville-Granton Trailbusters trail system remains at this time CLOSED until more snow is received for the season. Be advised, riding on closed trails is trespassing and could lead to trail route closures and fines.
Reporter:haywardlakes
Trail Conditions: Poor
Snow Cover: 0-5
Date of Report: January 17, 2024
Area Report:
Land trails are open but in poor condition with marginal snow, exposed rocks, and ruts. A few groomers have been out to do some panning and lay the snow flat, other than that, groomers will not be out until we get more snow. You can follow the groomer operations on the GTS app for the most up to date information.
Private property gates, specifically ones that cross swamps and waterways, are not open yet.
The cold weather has been helpful with lakes. Those lakes that are staked are:
Moose Lake
Nelson Lake
Barker Lake
Much of the Chippewa Flowage ***see the note below on the details of where on the Flowage is staked and where is not***
Chippewa Flowage Specifics:
WEST SIDE: trail is staked from trail 9 by Chief Lake Lodge Bar & Grill / Pat’s Landing Resort up to Highway CC connecting to the east side, and up to trail 3 and 9. All businesses on the west side (Pat’s, Chief, Chippewa Pines Resort, Big Musky Resort, Sisko’s Pine Point Resort, and The Landing) have staked or are finishing staking to the main trail today as well.
EAST SIDE: trail is staked from Treeland Resorts / R & R Bayview Resort & Restaurant, and Dun Rovin Resort past Deerfoot Lodge & Resort down to Shady Nook Resort and up to Johnson’s Resort on Trail 1N.
PLEASE NOTE: Trail 6 up the river channel to Deer Run Resort and Musky Tale Resort is not yet staked and needs more time for the ice thickness to improve. You can access those businesses via the road route. Trail 18 near the Winter dam is also not yet staked.
For your safety and the safety of others following your tracks – DO NOT RIDE UNSTAKED TRAILS
Plans to stake Lost Land, Tiger Cat and Spider Lake for Thursday and Friday. We will update once that is done.
There are no additional updates on lakes at this time. LCO, Grindstone, Whitefish, Sissabaagama, and Long Lake just froze over this week and are not ready. Crews will be monitoring them, and we will keep you updated. Please DO NOT ride on lakes that are not staked.
Reporter:hurley@hurleywi.com
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 0-0
Date of Report: January 17, 2024
Snowmobile Information: