Reporter:ironsnowshoe
Trail Conditions: Open
Snow Cover: Iron Snow Shoe Trails Are all OPEN & being GROOMED
Date of Report: February 23, 2023
Area Report:
Iron Snow Shoe Trails are OPEN
The groomers are out right now & all trails should be groomed by Friday morning.
Enjoy the trails & ride safe.
Reporter:Threelakeswi
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 12-15”
Date of Report: February 23, 2023
Area Report:
We got the snow!!! Time to ride again. With 8-10” of fresh snow, our trails will be in good shape. USE CAUTION there is a lot of ice under this new snow. Corners will be very icy. Stay on your side of the trail. Lakes are all marked, stay close to the barrels for safety. We will be out grooming, day and night, so please give them the room they need.
Reporter:hurley@hurleywi.com
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: 8-12
Date of Report: February 23, 2023
Area Report:
It is currently 11 degrees and our trails are in EXCELLENT condition.
Snowmobile Information:
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 12 inches new SNOW on thick frozen base
Date of Report: February 23, 2023
Area Report:
February 23, 2023 6:49am – 13 degrees – High 19
SNO-EAGLES
EAGLE RIVER TRAILS
8 inches new SNOW over night
12 inches new SNOW since Monday with 4-6 more inches today The trails are SNOW covered with slippery ice underneath. Making for dangerous conditions. If your riding SLOW DOWN & RIDE RIGHT. Eagle River & all of Vilas County is under a Winter Storm Warning until 6pm Looks like SNOW will end around 3pm this afternoon.
Teens for high today until Saturday. Then 20’s. Cold at night. Single digits & teens. SNOW off & on this coming week.
Grooming started with panning of Trail 17N. Parts of 10/13 both north & south. Alt 13S to Three Lakes connect. More panning & grooming today & tonight..
Eagle & Catfish Lake trails are still marked. Drifting deep SNOW. Very icy under the new SNOW. Surface is very hard thick ice.
Take The Pledge, Protect Snowmobiling access for today’s and future snowmobilers (snowmobilerspledge.com)
THINK COLD!!! Keep DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!!
Riding today? See ya on the trails!
Holly Tomlanovich
Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club
Proud Groomers of THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
715.479-5185 Trail Updates
News and Reports:
SNO-EAGLES EVENTS
February 25& 26 – Arctic Cat Demo Rides – 10am both days – WCDC Derby Track
February 25 – SNO (Saturday Night Out) Braywood Restaurant – 5pm – Catfish Lk Rd off Hwy 45S
March 4 – Mules UpNorth – Chef Rene’s at the Eagle River Inn – 6pm-9pm
March 7 – Sno-Eagles Board Meeting – 6pm – Snowmobile Museum – Hwy 45N
March 16 – Sno-Eagles General Member Meeting & Annual Election – 6pm – Eagle Waters Resort – Hwy 70E to Rangeline Rd
April 1 – Groom to Ride Raffle Drawing & Bucket Raffle – 1pm – WCDC – Hwy 45N
Check out www.eagleriver.org for more area 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:Toulish1
Trail Conditions: Unknown
Snow Cover: 4-8″
Date of Report: February 23, 2023
Snowmobile Information:
Northern Hornshoe groomer has been out prior to the main storm currently in progress. I will report once the dust settles. Mark
Reporter:Ryan Strand
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 1-2
Date of Report: February 22, 2023
Area Report:
Freezing rain, mostly sleet and a little snow since about 9am this morning. We have a couple inches of slop mess for walworth county. No chance in any trails opening here. The good news is you should only have to travel a county or two north to ride. Sorry we don’t have better news but this storm just gave us the big mess and all the snow stayed just north. Will post back once conditions change yet again. Thanks!
WCSA
Reporter:minocqua
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 5-6 now
Date of Report: February 22, 2023
Area Report:
Trails right now have 3-4 inches on top of ice so very slippery, good news is right now it is snowing and forecast is a foot of new snow overnight and tomorrow morning till mid afternoon, i believe the groomers might wait till sleds pack them down first. Friday night will be very cold around 0 degrees so trails should be perfect for grooming. The corners might still be icy so slow down and stay on your side.
Reporter:hurley@hurleywi.com
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 4-6
Date of Report: February 22, 2023
Snowmobile Information:
Currently 18 degrees in Hurley, WI Our trails are in GOOD condition. We are anticipating 9-13 inches of fresh snow to fall by Friday. Trails will be upgraded as conditions change. Please watch for updates. Don’t miss out on all the fun this weekend!
Reporter:snobuddies
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 6-10″
Date of Report: February 22, 2023
Area Report:
Trails have a light fluffy snow on them. Enough for cooling the engine and for the slides to be lubricated.
Under that snow is a sheet of ice. Slow down in corners and hills. Try to use the whole trail and stay to the right as much as possible. Having the sleds pack down the snow across the full trail will greatly help in getting the air out of the snow and create a nice firm base for grooming.
As of now, we are not going out grooming until Friday. With the icy base, the grooming equipment can get into trouble in a hurry. Then it has to be pulled out, creating another mess. Talking with the trail boss, he feels it is better to wait until the snow has finished falling and the sled traffic has packed it down.
Took a ride today around Conover, up to Land O Lakes and back down. Some trails were bumpy, but not that bad. Road routes do have some snow on them, but are more icy than trails. Most roads had been winged back by the town crews before the rain we received 2 weeks ago. So be careful near the edge of roads.
Also, as we do get the snow, driveways and roads will be plowed which could leave a high berm of snow to cross. Be careful out there.
News and Reports:
Snowmobile Information:
Our annual Poker Run starts December 24th and ends on March 4th. You can pick up game cards to be stamped at several locations in Conover, Eagle River, Phelps, and Land O Lakes. Draw party is March 4th. No need to be present to win.
February 25th – We Ride for Jacob Event at Dublin Sports Bar from 11am-5pm. Proceeds go to Jacob Sieg Memeorial Scholarship.
March 17 – Fundraiser at Club 45. Annual St. Patricks Day Corned Beef dinner. Money raised at this benefit go to the Sno-Buddies for trail maintenance. Come out and enjoy a Corned Beef dinner provided by the Payne Family.
Reporter:langlade
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 6-10
Date of Report: February 22, 2023
Area Report:
THE LANGLADE COUNTY SNOWMOBILE TRAIL SYSTEM, ZONE A & B INCLUDING ALL STATE-FUNDED TRAILS ARE SCHEDULED TO REOPEN TO SNOWMOBILE TRAFFIC ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH, AT 6:00 A.M.
THE TRAILS BETWEEN INTERSECTIONS 21B & 22B WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
These trails will open to ATVs on March 1, 2023. ATVs are not allowed on snowmobile trails when the temperature is above 28° F. UTVs are not allowed on the Langlade County Snowmobile trail system due to the weight and width of these machines.
The Langlade County Snowmobile clubs, sponsors, and operators of the existing trails have put in many volunteered hours brushing, signing, and grooming to provide snowmobile trails for your use. Please support the snow clubs, thank them for their efforts and patronized their business sponsors.
All lake and river trails in Langlade County are considered unsafe and should not be utilized until they have been clearly marked by a local snowmobile club. As always, the Langlade County Forestry & Recreation Department recommends riders stay on clearly marked trails. Please respect private property; the use of trails across private lands is a privilege. Always exercise caution when riding a snowmobile.
Due to rain and warm weather over the past two weeks ice is present throughout the entire trail system, caution is strongly advised especially on corners and hills. Due to icy conditions, some trails may remain un-groomed until conditions improve for grooming equipment.
For questions regarding specific trail conditions please contact the local snowmobile club or visit their social media pages.
For more information, please contact Al Murray, Forest Administrator, or Cody Brauner, Langlade County Snowmobile Coordinator at 715-627-6300.
We hope that you enjoy the Langlade county trail system this winter and thank you for supporting the economy and businesses of Langlade County!
Al Murray
Langlade County Forest Administrator