Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: Thick hard ice base - varied inches of SNOW on top - 6-15"
Date of Report: January 15, 2026
Area Report:
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1/15/2026 – 9:45am – 9 degrees – High 17 SNO-EAGLES Winter continues & the temps have dropped with a schiff(inch or less of new SNOW) again overnight. More SNOW today, Friday & Saturday. 2-3 inches reported. On Sunday temps drop to single digits during the day & below zero at night until next Wednesday when they rise into the 10’s. Then back into the freezer. SNOW off & on. The COLD temps will make the top SNOW crusty with less lubrication. The La Nina WINTER is going no where. So it’s time to ride! GTS Tracking shows grooming last night. Here a shot from the GTS app Couple of notices: Trail 10/13 aka Wisconsin River Bridge Trail has been reopened. Riders MUST stay on the trail as off the trail is very soft. Leaving the trail will result in getting stuck. Grooming will not resume in this area for several days to allow for the cold weather freeze tight. EXPECT ROUGH TRAIL CONDITIONS Reminder that Trail 13S does not run all the way to Three Lakes as a portion was closed. Club is working on a re route. Eagle Lake was marked by businesses. Safety lights at entrance & exit from/to the lake trail have been installed. Catfish Lake is NOT MARKED. Uncertain it will open as there are no businesses open on the lake this winter. Have been a few changes to the 2025-2026 Sno-Eagles map. Right click on photo to enlarge Temps are dropping! So Winter’s not going anywhere! Holly Tomlanovich |
Green Groomed overnight. Blue Groomed Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Orange groomed Monday night into Tuesday morning.
News and Reports:
SNO-EAGLES & EAGLE RIVER EVENTS – Everyone & Anyone Welcome – Member or Non Member – Check out www.snoeagles.org for more details. Click Events
- January 15-18, 2026 – 63rd Annual World Championship Snowmobile Derby
- January 18-20, 2026 – Weekday away – Mercer WI – Reservations
- January 22, 2026 – General Meeting 7 pm @ Veterans Resource Center
- January 29 – February 1, 2026 – USA Hockey Pond Hockey National Championships
- February 3, 2026 – BOD meeting 6 pm @ Veterans Resource Center – Closed Session
- February 14, 2026 – Trailside Cookout – Eagle River Farmers Market 10-3
- February 19, 2026 – General Meeting 7 pm @ Veterans Resource Center
- March 3, 2026 – BOD meeting 6 pm @ Veterans Resource Center – Closed Session
- March 7, 2026 – Groom to Ride @ WCDC – Drawing at 2pm
- March 19, 2026 – General Meeting 7 pm @ Veterans Resource Center
- April 7, 2026 – BOD meeting 6 pm @ Veterans Resource Center – Closed Session
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 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