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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
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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

  • 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