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Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – December 9, 2020

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: Still just a schiff

Date of Report: December 9, 2020

Area Report:

December 9, 2020 – 7:42am – 27 degrees

Time to THINK COLD!
Then start DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE
Trails in Eagle River & All of Vilas County CLOSED

Good morning. Trails are still closed in the Eagle River area & all of Vilas County. Temps still bouncing up & down. 24 overnight with a high of 43. A schiff of SNOW on the ground, which is finally freezing up. So you know what you need to do…….THINK COLD. Getting COLD over night but still getting too warm during the day. Then we can start doing the SNOW DANCE.

Vilas County Forestry, Recreation & Land department trail inspections continue. Don continues his inspections everyday It will take this week & part of next week to complete inspections for all 11 clubs.

Swamps & wet areas are beginning to freeze up but we sure could use some frigid cold weather. Then SNOW!  Right now Vilas county we are still in deer hunts. So the trails cannot open until all hunts are done & SNOW & TRAIL CONDITION PERMIT. The 9 day season is done.  The 10 muzzleloader season ends at dusk today.  Then one more hunt.  The 4 day antlerless hunt which ends on Sunday, December 12. 

Trail 13 that heads west of Eagle River has a re route in the section that comes out on Oak Lane by the Pine Gables Restaurant.  There is new construction going on so the club has done a temporary move over of the trail.  The club is working with the Vilas Forestry, Recreation and Land department to complete the permanent re route which will be in place for the 2021-2022 season.  If you are familiar with that trail rather than the 2 corners at the west end by Oak Lane it will go straight ahead.

Also the lake spur off of the Eagle Lake Trail that take you to Eagle Waters Resort is back open!!!  The own Laura Koranda & adjacent landowners worked hard to have this happen!
                                             

It won’t be long now!  Can’t wait to see ya all out on the trails!

THINK COLD!

Holly Tomlanovich
THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
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News and Reports:

Sno-Eagles Wednesday & Thursday trail rides begin Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 9am. 
Call club President, Howard (Rusty) Wolf at 262.442.4876 for more details

  • December 25, 2020 – MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
  • January 5, 2021 – Sno-Eagles Board of Directors meeting – 6pm – VFW Hall – Hwy 70W on left just past lights.
  • January 8-10, 2021 – Vintage World Championship Races – At the Derby Track – Hwy 45N across from Trackside – Volunteers needed.
  • January 15-17, 2021 – World Championship Races – At the Derby Track – Hwy 45N across from Trackside – Volunteers needed
  • January 18, 2021 – Annual Military Ride – Leaving from the Derby Track – hwy 45N across from Trackside
  • January 21, 2021 – Sno-Eagles General membership meeting.  You can attend virtually by going to Facebook & joining Sno-Eagles CLUB MEMBERS ONLY page.  

Call club President, Howard (Rusty) Wolf at 262.442.4876 is you have questions or would like to join the club or volunteer.

Snowmobile Information:

Handy Snowmobile Links

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

Trail Report – : Mercer, Wisconsin – December 8, 2020

Reporter:Dear Lodge

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 0

Date of Report: December 8, 2020

Area Report:

Waiting for snow, the swamps and low areas are starting to freeze as is the flowage. The flowage will most likely be marked around Christmas, New Years. if you come up early STAY OFF THE WATER it has between 6 inches and open water. Once we get some good snow most of the trails will be ready to go, we will still have to break through the swamps to get them to freeze up good. Will let you know on the snow

DEAR LODGE / BEST PIZZA IN THE NORTHWOODS

STAY@FLAMBEAULODGING.COM  715 476 2084

BE SAFE AND KEEP EATING PIE THE REST OF THE YEAR

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – December 5, 2020

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: Thin schiff of SNOW

Date of Report: December 5, 2020

Area Report:

Still waiting for more COLD & SNOW

Still waiting for a lot more COLD.  So you know what you need to do…….THINK COLD.  Then we can start doing the SNOW DANCE.  Not much snow on the ground.  Just enough to cover making most areas white.

Vilas County Forestry, Recreation & Land department continue to do trail inspections everyday.   It will take this week & part of next week to complete inspections for all 11 clubs.  As of yesterday 4 clubs were inspected.

Eagle River Sno-Eagles are busy finishing up trail work.  Trailing signing, brushing & doing re routes.  Saw the guys out on Thursday doing a final inspection before the county inspection.

Trail 13 that heads west of Eagle River has a re route in the section that comes out on Oak Lane by the Pine Gables Restaurant.  There is new construction going on so the club has done a temporary move over of the trail.  Trail Boss reports the temporary re route is all ready to. The club is working with the Vilas Forestry, Recreation and Land department to complete the permanent re route which will be in place for the 2021-2022 season.  If you are familiar with that trail rather than the 2 corners at the west end by Oak Lane it will go straight ahead.

There are still many wet mushy areas.  The night time temps are sure helping that.  But it needs to stay in teens or single digits at night to get the trails frozen tight.  During the day it would be great if it would only get into the 20’s during the day.

The lake spur to Eagle Waters Resort, off the main Eagle Lake Trail is back open.  This photo shows where the trail is.  Right now lakes are not even close to be safe.  So stay off.

Right now Vilas county we are still in deer hunts. So the trails cannot open until all hunts are done & SNOW & TRAIL CONDITION PERMIT. The 9 day season ended at dusk last Sunday.  This past Monday the 10 muzzleloader season started.  That ends on December 9.  Then one more hunt.  The 4 day antlerless hunt which ends on Sunday, December 12. 

It won’t be long now!  Can’t wait to see ya all out on the trails!

THINK COLD!

Holly Tomlanovich
THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Phone Trail Updates 715.479.5185
Snowtracks Reports

 

News and Reports:

Sno-Eagles Wednesday & Thursday trail rides begin Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 9am. 
Call club President, Howard (Rusty) Wolf at 262.442.4876 for more details

  • January 5, 2021 – Sno-Eagles Board of Directors meeting – 6pm – VFW Hall – Hwy 70W on left just past lights.
  • January 6, 2021 – Sno-Eagles Wednesday Ride – 9am – Meet at the Railroad Depot Museum on Trail 10/13 in town – Across for the Friendship House Restaurant
  • January 7, 2021 – Sno-Eagles Thursday Ride – 9am – Meet at the Railroad Depot Museum on Trail 10/13 in town – Across for the Friendship House Restaurant
  • January 8-10, 2021 – Vintage World Championship Races – At the Derby Track – Hwy 45N across from Trackside
  • January 13, 2021 – Sno-Eagles Wednesday Ride – 9am – Meet at the Railroad Depot Museum on Trail 10/13 in town – Across for the Friendship House Restaurant
  • January 14, 2021 – Sno-Eagles Thursday Ride – 9am – Meet at the Railroad Depot Museum on Trail 10/13 in town – Across for the Friendship House Restaurant
  • January 15-17, 2021 – World Championship Races – At the Derby Track – Hwy 45N across from Trackside
  • January 18, 2021 – Annual Military Ride – Leaving from the Derby Track – hwy 45N across from Trackside
  • January 20, 2021 – Sno-Eagles Wednesday Ride – 9am – Meet at the Railroad Depot Museum on Trail 10/13 in town – Across for the Friendship House Restaurant
  • January 21, 2021 – Sno-Eagles Thursday Ride – 9am – Meet at the Railroad Depot Museum on Trail 10/13 in town – Across for the Friendship House Restaurant
  • January 21, 2021 – Sno-Eagles General membership meeting.  You can attend virtually by going to Facebook & joining Sno-Eagles CLUB MEMBERS ONLY page.  
  • January 27, 2021 –   Sno-Eagles Wednesday Ride – 9am – Meet at the Railroad Depot Museum on Trail 10/13 in town – Across for the Friendship House Restaurant
  • January 28, 2021 – Sno-Eagles Thursday Ride – 9am – Meet at the Railroad Depot Museum on Trail 10/13 in town – Across for the Friendship House Restaurant

Call club President, Howard (Rusty) Wolf at 262.442.4876 is you have questions or would like to join the club.

Snowmobile Information:

Handy Snowmobile Links

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

Trail Report – : Mercer – Flowage Area, Wisconsin – December 2, 2020

Reporter:Dear Lodge

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 1

Date of Report: December 2, 2020

Area Report:

Trails are closed with no real snow in the forecast, THIS IS NOT ALL BAD. 18 hours a day were making ice in the swamps and on the flowage. the flowage gets marked between Christmas and the New Year most years. Stay off the flowage it is Not safe 4 inches of ice to open water ..Relax for a couple of weeks and hopefully we get dumped on 

STAY SAFE

DEAR LODGE /BEST PIZZA IN THE NORTHWOODS

STAY@FLAMBEAULODGING,COM / RENTALS ON THE FLOWAGE

 

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – December 2, 2020

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: Thin schiff of SNOW

Date of Report: December 2, 2020

Area Report:

December 2, 2020 – 7:00am – 16 degrees

Chilly 16 degrees this morning. 
Where is the SNOW?

Good morning. Temps still bouncing up & down.  16 overnight with a high of 39 today.  Tomorrow high of 39 with a low of 25.  A schiff of SNOW on the ground, which is finally freezing up.  So you know what you need to do…….THINK COLD.  Then we can start doing the SNOW DANCE.

Vilas County Forestry, Recreation & Land department started trail inspections yesterday.  Don was out inspecting Lac du Flambeau, Boulder Junction & one other club in the western part of the county.  It will take this week & part of next week to complete inspections for all 11 clubs

Eagle River Sno-Eagles are busy finishing up trail work.  Trailing signing, brushing & doing re routes.  Trail 13 that heads west of Eagle River has a re route in the section that comes out on Oak Lane by the Pine Gables Restaurant.  There is new construction going on so the club has done a temporary move over of the trail.  The club is working with the Vilas Forestry, Recreation and Land department to complete the permanent re route which will be in place for the 2021-2022 season.  If you are familiar with that trail rather than the 2 corners at the west end by Oak Lane it will go straight ahead.

There are still many wet mushy areas.  The night time temps are sure helping that.  But it needs to stay in teens or single digits at night to get the trails frozen tight.  During the day it would be great if it would only get into the 20’s during the day.

Right now Vilas county we are still in deer hunts. So the trails cannot open until all hunts are done & SNOW & TRAIL CONDITION PERMIT. The 9 day season ended at dusk last Sunday.  This past Monday the 10 muzzleloader season started.  That ends on December 9.  Then one more hunt.  The 4 day antlerless hunt which ends on Sunday, December 12. 

It won’t be long now!  Can’t wait to see ya all out on the trails!

THINK COLD!

Holly Tomlanovich
THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Phone Trail Updates 715.479.5185
Snowtracks Reports

 

Snowmobile Information:

Handy Snowmobile Links

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

Trail Report – : Three Lakes – Brule River, Wisconsin – December 1, 2020

Reporter:Threelakeswi

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 0”

Date of Report: December 1, 2020

Area Report:

Trails are closed at this time.  Lakes are starting to freeze, but we need cold weather before snow to freeze things up.  Follow us on Facebook for more updates. https://m.facebook.com/Threelakestrails/

Trail Report – : Mercer – Flowage Area, Wisconsin – December 1, 2020

Reporter:Dear Lodge

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 0

Date of Report: December 1, 2020

Area Report:

WE are off to a good start, another 2 weeks without snow would be GREAT .Lakes are freezing up good. Swamps around  the flowage that give us the most trouble may have a chance to freeze up before they get covered with snow [THIS NEVER HAPPENS] Will let you know when the snow falls

Trail Report – : Walworth County, Wisconsin – December 1, 2020

Reporter:Ryan Strand

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: None

Date of Report: December 1, 2020

Area Report:

December 1st is finally here! We hope everyone had a nice summer.  Our clubs are busy putting trails in currently, brushing sections that need to be brushed, and running discs in the fields where needed.  We had a pretty good fall so most of the farmers are done with their fields, this has allowed us some time to get a head start on the trails this year in our area.   Within the next week or two we should be good to go and ready for snow!   Check back for updates and start thinking/ praying for snow!   Hopefully we have an update before Christmas but if not we hope everyone has a Merry Christmas! 

News and Reports:

Our annual Walworth County Snowmobile Alliance fundraiser this year has been changed due to Covid.  We no longer will be raffling off a snowmobile this year.  This year we are doing a cash raffle.   Details are below.  If interested in purchasing tickets please message us on the Walworth County Snowmobile Alliance Facebook page.  

$20 a Ticket 

Grand Prize: $2,500 

2nd Prize: $1,000

3rd Prize: $500

Drawing will be April 1st winner does not need to be present to win! 

 

 

Snowmobile Information:

There is limited availability this year for snowmobile education courses.  Anyone interested in enrolling in a snowmobile safety course in Walworth county is encouraged to do so ASAP as spots are limited with the ongoing pandemic.  Please see DNR website for details. 

Trail Report – : Dickinson County, Michigan – December 1, 2020

Reporter:msertich7751

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 0

Date of Report: December 1, 2020

Area Report:

Our trails in Dickinson County are closed until Dec 15th.We have many private land owners and they Muzzle loader hunt until Dec 15th.

Keep checking back here for snow conditions.

Think Snow!