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Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – February 10, 2020

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Plenty of SNOW – Over 20 inches

Date of Report: February 10, 2020

Area Report:

February 10, 2020 – 5:54am – 3 Partly Cloudy 

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
Varying conditions – Many icy sections

Single digits overnight again.  Today the high will be 28 & 17 night.  Evil sun will be out most of the day.  Temps for tomorrow will much the same as today but with partly cloudy skies.  Yesterday’s SNOW was very wet so it took time for it to accumulate.  Only about 1 inch of new SNOW on the ground east of Eagle River.  Appears west & south of town a little bit more.  Next SNOW is forecast for Wednesday. 1-2 inches. Cold moving in Wednesday night with below zero temps at night & single digits during the day.

SNOW depths in Eagle River on area are well over 20 inches.

Groomer Tracking Systems (GTS Trails) report mid day today.  Check phone update after lunch. 

Catfish & Eagle Lake trails are marked.  Eagle Lake has slight bumps but nothing very bad.  Did find trail very very icy with blow off of snow in some sections.  Please slow down.

Did not ride myself yesterday.  Husband, Tom rode around 150-170 miles yesterday with friends.  Headed in from the east riding trails west & north.  Eagle River, St. Germain, Boulder, Land o’ Lakes, Conover trails.  Found trails well ridden Good to Fair.

THINK COLD & KEEP DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!!!  P.S. No evil sun either!!

Be safe.  See you on the trails!

Holly Tomlanovich
THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Phone Trail Updates 715.479.5185
Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club

News and Reports:

Events
February 10 – Snowmobile Rec Council Meeting – Eagle River Inn 
February 11-13 – Sno-Eagles Weekday Away to Florence
February 12 – Wednesday Sno-Eagles Guided Trail Ride – 9am – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on trail 10/13 across from Friendship House
February 13 – Thursday Sno-Eagles Guided Trail Ride – 9am – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on trail 10/13 across from Friendship House
Wednesday & Thursday Guided Trail Rides will continue through the end of the month snow & trail conditions permitting.
February 2- – General Member Meeting – Eddie B’s White Spruce – 6:30pm snacks – 7:00pm meeting – ALL WELCOME
February 29 – Groom to Ride raffle drawing – Trackside – 12 noon – Hwy 45N
February 29 – SNO(Saturday Night Out) – Lumpy’s Sports Bar & Grill – Social time 5:30pm – Dinner 6:00pm – Hwy 45S – ALL WELCOME
Please contact Sno-Eagles President, Howard Wolf at 262.442.4876 to volunteer for any event.

Snowmobile Information:

Handy Snowmobile Links

Wisconsin Snowmobile Registration
Discount Trail Pass for Snowmobile Club Members – $10
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 – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – February 9, 2020

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: Plenty of snow!

Date of Report: February 9, 2020

Area Report:

February 9, 2020 – 7:42am – 9 Cloudy 

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
Varying conditions – Many icy sections

Another cold morning in Eagle River.  Currently 7 moving on up to 21.  3 degrees tonight. Weather reports & radar show SNOW moving in around 9am.  Continuing through the day until around 5pm.  1-3 inches of SNOW forecast.  Do a SNOW DANCE so we get more! 20’s for highs & teens overnight for the next few days.  More SNOW forecast for Wednesday. Cloudy today!!

Out riding yesterday & it was busy on the trails.  See our ride below.

Groomer Tracking Systems (GTS Trails) is having technical difficulties this morning.  So no trail grooming report for this morning.  If corrected will update later today.

Catfish & Eagle Lake trails are marked.  Rode Eagle Lake trail yesterday.  There are slight bumps but nothing very bad.  Did find trail very very icy with blow off of snow in some sections.  Please slow down.

Yesterday rode from our house on 10E heading west toward town.  Trail good all the way in.  A little chop on the section under the trees along Hwy 70.  Road sections were partially covered with ice.  

Took Chanticleer Inn trail to Eagle Lake.  Some chop but ok.  As reported above no moguls on Eagle Lake but it was very very icy.

Trail 1 heading north was good.  Townhall Rd section on the road was very icy.  1 all the way 17N intersection was good.  Went right on 17N to Columbus Rd & it was very good.

Headed back on 17N. Section from trail 1 intersection west to Hwy 45N road crossing fair with bumps.

Trail 3 aka Manske Swamp was pretty good on the east side up to the middle.  West side fair.

10W/13N up to the turn toward the Wisconsin River Bridge area was very rough.  Wisconsin River Bridge section was good.  Frozen tight.

At the intersection of 10W/13N took 13N.  Rode all the 13’s in the Bucatabon Bridge/Bauer’ area trails were they excellent.  Looks to have been groomed more than others.  Rode back pretty much the same way we went up there on 13. Crossing back over the Wisconsin River Bridge – 10W/13N all the way down to Eagle River.  From 3N aka Manske Swamp intersection all the way to where you pick up Adams Rd trail not groomed & very rough.

From turn back into the woods into & through town trails good.  A bit of chop on “The Grade” section of 10W/13N just before Hwy G crossing.  Snow in town is still soft & mushy but there is plenty of it. Not much water at crossing even with the evil sun out.

Headed home on Alt13/3S which had a few more bumps.  Turn onto 10E.  Loon Lk Rd to Bloom Rd was pretty good.  Some chop.  Road sections very icy.  Riding east on 10 trail was very rough with moguls all the way home.  

THINK COLD & KEEP DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!!!  P.S. No evil sun either!!

Be safe.  See you on the trails!

Holly Tomlanovich
THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Phone Trail Updates 715.479.5185
Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club

News and Reports:

Events
February 7-9 – Pond Hockey – Due to ice conditions on Dollar Lake this year at the World Championship Derby Expo – Hwy 45N – Volunteers needed
February 10 – Snowmobile Rec Council Meeting – Eagle River Inn
February 11-13 – Sno-Eagles Weekday Away to Florence
February 12 – Wednesday Sno-Eagles Guided Trail Ride – 9am – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on trail 10/13 across from Friendship House
February 13 – Thurday Sno-Eagles Guided Trail Ride – 9am – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on trail 10/13 across from Friendship House
Please contact Sno-Eagles President, Howard Wolf at 262.442.4876 to volunteer for any event.

Snowmobile Information:

Handy Snowmobile Links

Wisconsin Snowmobile Registration
Discount Trail Pass for Snowmobile Club Members – $10
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 – : Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin – February 8, 2020

Reporter:Phil

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: white

Date of Report: February 8, 2020

Area Report:

The Frosty Club Trails have been groomed last night and with the cold temps they are holding up nicely. White, fast, smooth, and a little icy is what what you can expect. 1-3 inches of fresh snow tomorrow will be appreciated to freshen things up and make road routes and gas stations better. Please be careful as the trails are fast and a little more icy than we would like.

News and Reports:

Frosty Club/Bent’s Camp Radar run Saturday Feb. 15 11 AM to 5 PM.. Bikinii Run after 3 PM. Weather looks GREAT!

Snowmobile Information:

Lakes are marked and slush is freezing up nicely. Stay by the barrels.

Ride Right and Ride Safe!

Trail Report – : Phelps, Wisconsin – February 8, 2020

Reporter:Phelps Snowmobile Club

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 18″ to 24″

Date of Report: February 8, 2020

Area Report:

All trails were groomed last night and will be tonight once again.  All our bad areas where we couldn’t get our equipment through has frozen up and have been groomed.  Currently, at 1:15 p.m., the temperature is at 21 with some nice sunshine coming through.  Should be a great day of riding.  There is a little bit of snow in the forecast for tomorrow with us maybe picking up an inch.  Please ride safe.  Snowmobile traffic is high and corners are icy. 

News and Reports:

February club rides require a Michigan trail pass. Meet downtown at 9:00 A.M.

February 11  Amasa

February 18  Kenton

February 25  Iron River/ Caspian

Snowmobile Information:

Like and follow us on Facebook and visit our website at:  http://phelpssnowmobileclub.com

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – February 8, 2020

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 9 – 16″

Date of Report: February 8, 2020

Area Report:

Official Trail Report:  All Washburn County Snowmobile Trails are open at this time. Trail conditions are excellent with a  9 to 16 inch compacted snow base. Some icy spots are present, due to the warm temperatures of February 2nd but overall should be great riding. Enjoy the trails!

Groomer Notes: 

1/29/20 – Trails 4, 6 & Rummel’s spur were groomed today and are now in very good condition! (Submitted by Rolling Hills Snowmobile & ATV Club)

1/28/20 – 35s was groomed today and is in very good condition. (Submitted by Rolling Hills Snowmobile & ATV Club)

1/24/20 – Trail 39s/235 were groomed today and are in very good condition. (Submitted by Rolling Hills Snowmobile & ATV Club)

1/11/20 – Long Lake was staked as of Monday, January 6th with ice depths coming in anywhere from 6″ to 10.5″ on the marked trail. (Off the trail ice depths ranged anywhere from 4″ to 10.5″) The Lake Trail was groomed for the 1st time ever on Wednesday, January 8th. Please note there is a large ice heave that cuts across the trail just North of The Pioneer. As always use caution on ice! Additionally, Spider Lake & Chetac lakes are now also marked. (Submitted by Long Lake Area Chamber of Commerce)

Trail Report – : Minocqua, Wisconsin – February 8, 2020

Reporter:minocqua

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 12-18

Date of Report: February 8, 2020

Area Report:

CROSS COUNTRY CRUISERS TRAIL REPORT 02/06/2020
The Cruisers trail system is in somewhat good shape, considering the high amount of traffic we’ve been having. There are some icy areas, spots that are down to dirt and corners may be slick, so ride with extra caution. Just waiting for the 4” of new snow that’s predicted for this Sunday!
We’ve had complaints about off trail riding in the Minocqua Park Complex (Trail 10 along Camp Pinemere Rd) I guess we can’t stress this enough-please PAY ATTENTION TO THE SIGNS & STAY ON TRAILS- or risk losing them. Don’t be the one to ruin it for all others.
Ride SMART,ride SAFE, ride RIGHT!!

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – February 8, 2020

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: Plenty of SNOW – Crusty

Date of Report: February 8, 2020

Area Report:

February 8, 2020 – 7:10am – 3 Cloudy 

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
For the most part Fair due to icy conditions

Lake Effect Snow yesterday brought a schiff of SNOW.  Enough to cover the vehicle but not much more.  Today no SNOW in the forecast.  High of 21 today.  9 tonight.  Tomorrow SNOW moving in. 1-3 inches in the forecast.  Best report of the morning is just a little bit of the evil sun this morning.  Then cloudy.

Traffic picked up again yesterday.  Found groups not as large as the past 2 weeks but still plenty of sleds out there.  Conditions are crusty icy so please slow down.  Most have loose SNOW on top.  Did not find as much burn through as I thought.  Just a few corners here & there where they face south.  Some corners are shiny ice. So, yep slow down.  Stay right on your side everywhere.

As the day went on trails were choppy especially northside of town & west. Some areas with moguls in the frozen swamp areas.

More riding today plan a short trip north & a bit east for breakfast.  Let you know what I found tomorrow.

Groomer Tracking Systems reports show the following trails groomed in the last 24 hours.  NOTE THE SNO-EAGLES ARE DEMOING A PRINOTH GROOMER THAT HAS NO GPS.  No info is available for this groomer.  Check out the phone update for any changes.

  • 10W/13N from the groomer barn to where trail comes out on Adams Rd
  • 17N
  • 1 to the Eagle Lake boat launch
  • Uncle Kent club trail
  • 10W east to the west side of the Wisconsin River bridge
  • 10W west to Sayner/St. Germain connect
  • 7 off 10W southwest to Sayner connect
  • 13N from 10W west of Wisconsin River bridge to Bauers Dam turn around

Catfish & Eagle Lake trails are marked.  Reports of chop.  Please stay by the orange reflective barrels.

THINK COLD & KEEP DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!!!  P.S. No evil sun either!!

Be safe.  See you on the trails!

Holly Tomlanovich
THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Phone Trail Updates 715.479.5185
Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club

News and Reports:

Events
February 7-9 – Pond Hockey – Due to ice conditions on Dollar Lake this year at the World Championship Derby Expo – Hwy 45N – Volunteers needed
February 10 – Snowmobile Rec Council Meeting – Eagle River Inn
February 11-13 – Sno-Eagles Weekday Away to Florence
February 12 – Wednesday Sno-Eagles Guided Trail Ride – 9am – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on trail 10/13 across from Friendship House
February 13 – Thurday Sno-Eagles Guided Trail Ride – 9am – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on trail 10/13 across from Friendship House
Please contact Sno-Eagles President, Howard Wolf at 262.442.4876 to volunteer for any event.

Snowmobile Information:

Handy Snowmobile Links

Wisconsin Snowmobile Registration
Discount Trail Pass for Snowmobile Club Members – $10
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 – February 8, 2020

Reporter:Threelakeswi

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 15-20”

Date of Report: February 8, 2020

Area Report:

Our trail system is open with the exception of the trail noted below. Trails are in excellent condition. We had a slight warm up over last weekend with a very busy weekend, however some cold temperatures now and our groomer drivers did a excellent job the past few days. Some icy corners and a little snirt may be encountered, but overall excellent conditions. We have a very good base. Trails are ver hard and not much loose snow for lubrication or cooling. It might be a good idea to install a set of ice scratchers to kick up some snow to cool your sled down. Road routes are snow covered, some corners have a little ice. We are grooming on a nightly basis.

Remember it is law to yield to the groomer.

Trail 13 to sugar camp from rice lake road to sugar camp trails is closed until further notice. It is not safe with running water in the swamp.

Spirit, maple, townline, moccasin, round, crystal, island, and planting ground lakes are completely marked. Medicine and big stone lakes are partially marked. Stay within 10’ of the barrels to insure safe ice. If you don’t see barrels assume unsafe ice.

If you come across a tree that has fallen or something that you may see unsafe, please message us on Facebook. Please try and get the trail or the tin(trail identification number) that are located at all intersections.

Please be safe out there, it has been a horrific fall getting the trail system open this year with all the storms. We have thousands of hours getting trails ready for your safety and enjoyment.

If you like our trails, be sure to put a few dollars in our donation boxes in your favorite establishment, if you see something you don’t like, message us on Facebook and let us know, we will do what we can to fix it.

Trail Report – : Sugar Camp, Wisconsin – February 7, 2020

Reporter:Matt Winters

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 20″-23″

Date of Report: February 7, 2020

Area Report:

Trails are in excellent condition. Trails going across lakes you should still exercise caution due to the less than ideal ice conditions we are experiencing this year.