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Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – December 16, 2019

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 1 foot plus on trails 2 feet off trail

Date of Report: December 16, 2019

Area Report:

December 16, 2019 – 6:15am – 10 degrees

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER 
& ALL OF VILAS COUNTY ARE NOT OPEN. 
Set to open at 8am Friday, December 20!!!!

10 degrees this morning on the way to 19 for a high today. The well over 2 feet off trail & over a 1 foot on trail SNOW is not going anywhere.  Teens or single digits for highs during the day & below zero of nearly below zero until Thursday. Cloudy to partly cloudy.     

Sno-Eagles Eagle River trails were inspected by Park & Rec department on Friday. The Parks & Rec Administrator & his assistant both went out to inspect splitting the trails up to speed up inspections.  Several club members road along for safety & to see first hand any needed corrections.  Several other clubs remain to be inspected.  Moving to the opening date of December 20th!

In the meantime groomers are out panning & grooming the trails to prepare for the opener.  Check out Sno-Eagles Facebook page for a grooming video.

Be Patient.  Almost time!!! Keep THINKING COLD!
See ya on the trails December 20th!!!

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

News and Reports:

Events

December 18 – Vilas County Snowmobile Alliance Meeting – Phelps hosting – Twilight Restaurant 45N of Eagle River between Conover & Land o’ Lakes
December 20 – 8am TRAILS OPEN
December 25 – Merry Christmas!
January 7 – BOD meeting at 6PM at World Snowmobile HQ
January 8 – First Wednesday Ride – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on Trail 13 – 9am
January 9 – First Thursday Ride – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on Trail 13 – 9am
January 10-12 – Vintage World Championship Snowmobile Derby – Food Booth Volunteers needed
January 16 – General Member Meeting – Eagle River VFW – Gathering at 6pm with meeting at 7pm – Join us!
January 17-19 – World Championship Snowmobile Derby – Food Booth Volunteers needed
Contact Club President, Howard Wolfe at 262.442.4876 to sign up for any volunteer 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.

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – December 15, 2019

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: Over 2 feet off trail – Over 1 foot on the trail

Date of Report: December 15, 2019

Area Report:

December 15, 2019 – 6:22am – 3 below

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
& ALL OF VILAS COUNTY ARE NOT OPEN.
Set to open at 8am Friday, December 20!!!!

Light SNOW yesterday afternoon adding to the totals.  Well over 2 feet off trail & over a 1 foot on trail.  3 below at 6:00am with a high of 14 today.  Teens or single digits for highs during the day & below zero of nearly below zero until Thursday. Cloudy to partly cloudy.  SNOW is not going anywhere.

Sno-Eagles Eagle River trails were inspected by Park & Rec department on Friday. The Parks & Rec Administrator & his assistant both went out to inspect splitting the trails up to speed up inspections.  Several club members road along for safety & to see first hand any needed corrections.  There still are several other clubs remain to be inspected.  Moving to the opening date of December 20th!  Won’t be long now!

Be Patient.  Almost time!!! Keep THINKING COLD!
See ya on the trails December 20th!!!

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

News and Reports:

Events

December 25 – Merry Christmas!
January 7 – BOD meeting at 6PM at World Snowmobile HQ
January 8 – First Wednesday Ride – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on Trail 13 – 9am
January 9 – First Thursday Ride – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on Trail 13 – 9am
January 10-12 – Vintage World Championship Snowmobile Derby – Food Booth Volunteers needed
January 16 – General Member Meeting – Eagle River VFW – Gathering at 6pm with meeting at 7pm – Join us!
January 17-19 – World Championship Snowmobile Derby – Food Booth Volunteers needed
Contact Club President, Howard Wolfe at 262.442.4876 to sign up for any volunteer 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.

Trail Report – : Watersmeet, Michigan – December 14, 2019

Reporter:Chamber

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 38-39″

Date of Report: December 14, 2019

Area Report:

8-10 more inches of snow fell Thursday, December 12, so we have an unbelievable base of just over 3 feet!!!  Great opportunity to ride fresh trails that aren’t getting beat up during the pre-season!   

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – December 14, 2019

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 6-10 inches

Date of Report: December 14, 2019

Area Report:

Some Washburn County Snowmobile Trails have officially been opened for the snowmobiling season. Open trails will include the Wild Rivers Trail (Trail #35), a portion of the rail grade connecting Wild Rivers Trail to Shell Lake (Trail #39), a portion of Trail #8 east from Wild Rivers Trail to the intersection with Trail #39 (From County intersection #13 to intersection #35), and Trail #39 from Trego north to intersection with Trail #8 (From County intersection #11 to intersection #35).

All other Washburn County snowmobile trails do remain closed at this time. Unfrozen wet trails still persist throughout much of these closed trail segments.

Trail conditions on open trails will be very good, with a 6 to 10 inch compacted snow base. Enjoy the snow!

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – December 14, 2019

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: Over a foot on the trails – 2 feet off trails

Date of Report: December 14, 2019

Area Report:

December 14, 2019 – 6:11am – 21 degrees

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
& ALL OF VILAS COUNTY ARE NOT OPEN.
Set to open at 8am Friday, December 20!!!!

Holy Moly! More SNOW early last night.  Looks to be 4+ inches. More SNOW moving in this afternoon around dinner time. No totals. Have to wait & see how much.  Currently there is over a foot of SNOW on the trails.

Sno-Eagles Eagle River trails were inspected by Park & Rec department yesterday, Friday. The Parks & Rec Administrator & his assistant both went out to inspect splitting the trails up to speed up inspections.  Several club members road along for safety & to see first hand any needed corrections.  Several other clubs remain to be inspected.  Moving to the opening date of December 20th!

Be Patient.  Got your sled all set? Keep THINKING COLD!  
See ya on the trails December 20th!!!

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

News and Reports:

December 25 – Merry Christmas!
January 7 – BOD meeting at 6PM at World Snowmobile HQ
January 8 – First Wednesday Ride – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on Trail 13 – 9am
January 9 – First Thursday Ride – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on Trail 13 – 9am
January 10-12 – Vintage World Championship Snowmobile Derby – Food Booth Volunteers needed
January 17-19 – World Championship Snowmobile Derby – Food Booth Volunteers needed
Contact Club President, Howard Wolfe at 262.442.4876 to sign up 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.

Trail Report – : Phelps, Wisconsin – December 13, 2019

Reporter:Phelps Snowmobile Club

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 32″

Date of Report: December 13, 2019

Area Report:

We picked up another 6″ of fluffy snow yesterday.  Panning of our trails continue with volunteers going out to run the swamps and wet areas so they can freeze up better this coming week.  Trails are set to open on December 20 at 8:00 a.m. Please remember that even though there is plenty of snow, use cation until the trails get packed in with sled traffic.   Currently, North Twin and Lac Vieux Desert Lakes are not marked and travel on these are not advised until the trail is marked across them.  

Snowmobile Information:

Phelps is located approximately 15 northeast of Eagle River in the heart of the Nicolet National Forest.  Corridor trail 6 traverses through the Phelps area connecting to Forest county to the east and Conover and Land O Lakes to the west.  Trail 17 connects to the south to the Eagle River area. Our nearly 40 miles of trails meanders on both publc and private properties. Grooming is do with our Sure track tractor and our latest purchase of a New Holland T6070 with Soucy track system.

The Phelps area is home to great eating and tavern facilities that cater to the snowmobiling community.  Please stop in and thank them for there support.

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – December 13, 2019

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 6-10 inches

Date of Report: December 13, 2019

Area Report:

Some Washburn County Snowmobile Trails have officially been opened for the snowmobiling season. Open trails will include the Wild Rivers Trail (Trail #35), a portion of the rail grade connecting Wild Rivers Trail to Shell Lake (Trail #39), a portion of Trail #8 east from Wild Rivers Trail to the intersection with Trail #39 (From County intersection #13 to intersection #35), and Trail #39 from Trego north to intersection with Trail #8 (From County intersection #11 to intersection #35).

All other Washburn County snowmobile trails do remain closed at this time. Unfrozen wet trails still persist throughout much of these closed trail segments.

Trail conditions on open trails will be very good, with a 6 to 10 inch compacted snow base. Enjoy the snow!

Trail Report – : Conover, Wisconsin – December 13, 2019

Reporter:snobuddies

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 30 inches

Date of Report: December 13, 2019

Area Report:

Trails in Vilas County will be opening Friday,  December 20, 2019 at 8:00 a.m.  Please stay on the trails and off area lakes until they are marked.  

Trail Report – : Price County – Park Falls, Phillips & Prentice, Wisconsin – December 13, 2019

Reporter:Price County Tourism Department

Trail Conditions: Unknown

Snow Cover: 18-22

Date of Report: December 13, 2019

Area Report:

Snowmobile Trail Conditions
The Price County Area Trails are scheduled to open on December 16th. There is a lot of snow but the clubs have to get everything ready. Swamps need to be packed, many creeks and streams are still open. Trails around the area have started to open, Tuscobia in Sawyer county and the Iron County Trails are open. Once trails open BE CAREFUL. Watch for open water and downed trees that have not been cleaned up.

Two large storms have dropped over 20″ over the last 2 weeks over the area.

Keep an eye on the Park Falls and Phillips Chamber pages for all the latest updates.

AND follow us on Facebook for all the area information!!!!!

It wont be long !!!!

Price County has 500 miles of trail, maintained by 9 volunteer clubs. You’ll find beautiful scenery and wildlife along the trail system to enhance your experience.
Price County has 500 miles of trail, maintained by 9 volunteer clubs. You’ll find beautiful scenery and wildlife along the trail system to enhance your experience.

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – December 13, 2019

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 24 inches off trail – 12+- on trails

Date of Report: December 13, 2019

Area Report:

December 13, 2019 – 6:40am – 18 degrees

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER
& ALL OF VILAS COUNTY ARE NOT OPEN.
Set to open at 8am Friday, December 20!!!!

Plenty of SNOW in Eagle River & all of Vilas County!  Another 5 inches plus yesterday. Today 26 for a high & 15 for a low. With a chance of SNOW tonight into tomorrow.  Forecast is for 1-2 inches.

Today Sno-Eagles Eagle River trails will be inspected by Parks & Rec department. Several other clubs remain to be inspected meaning the Parks & Rec Administrator & assistant will be out this weekend as well.  Moving to the opening date of December 20th!

Be Patient.  Almost time!!! Keep THINKING COLD!
See ya on the trails December 20th!!!

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

News and Reports:

Events
December 13 – Sno-Eagles Christmas party at Catch 22
December 25 – Merry Christmas!
January 7 – BOD meeting at 6PM at World Snowmobile HQ
January 10-12 – Vintage World Championship Snowmobile Derby – Food booth volunteers needed
January 17-19 – World Championship Snowmobile Derby – Food booth volunteers needed
Contact Club President, Howard Wolfe at 262.442.4876 to sign up 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.