Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: Hard Ice Base - foot plus snow on top
Date of Report: January 21, 2026
Area Report:
1/21/2026 – 7:40am – 4 – High 15
SNO-EAGLES
EAGLE RIVER TRAILS
Very Good to Excellent
Frozen Icy Base – With plenty SNOW
As you ride should you come across any issues pleased call Dan at 262.951.6519.
All in all trails are Great!
Heat wave this morning. It’s 4 degrees on they way to 15! Today might be a great day to ride! It’s SNOWING lightly too. Weather guys calling for about 1/2 inch. Then down go the temps. Double digit below zero at night until next Tuesday. During the day single digit highs EXCEPT Friday & Saturday. 12 below for a high on Friday & 2 below for a high Saturday. No new SNOW in the forecast.
SNOW not going anywhere with the COLD. It will get crusty & what I call fast, meaning slippery. Slow down everywhere as you ride.
If you ride during the cold snap be sure to tell someone where you are riding; don’t ride alone; fully charged phone; dress in layers; tell someone where you are headed; stop more often to warm up & drink warm drinks, refrain from drinking alcohol. Heated gloves, socks & vests or jackets under your snowmobile jacket would good too. Last BE SURE YOUR SLED GAS TANK IS FULL to prevent frosting in the tank.
GTS Tracking shows almost a full grooming session. To make it easy, here are the trails NOT groomed overnight:
Trail 10E & spurs to Chanticleer & Eagle Lake trail; Grampa Graham(Trl 1) &
9mile Trail that connects to Three Lakes Trails
Trail 1 that runs toward Eagle Lake from the north.
Trail updates
The Wisconsin River Bridge section of 10/13 is frozen & very rough. Do not go off the trail. Not safe.
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. If you have not ridden the lake in the past DO NOT ATTEMPT at night. There are spots that can be thin or even open water.
Have been a few changes to the 2025-2026 Sno-Eagles map. Right click on photo to enlarge
See ya on the trails!
Holly Tomlanovich
Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club
Proud Groomers of THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Remember……Wherever you are RIDE RIGHT & SLOW DOWN
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 22, 2026 – General Meeting 7 pm @ Veterans Resource Center
- January 25, 2026 – SNO (Sno-Eagles Night Out) with a twist. Breakfast at Chubby’s with trail ride to follow
- January 29 – February 1, 2026 – USA Hockey Pond Hockey National Championships
- February 3, 2026 – BOD meeting 6 pm @ Veterans Resource Center – Closed Session
- February 5, 2026 – SNO)Sno-Eagles Night Out) at Burnt Bridge – 5pm
- 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