Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: Plenty of SNOW most areas over a hard ice base
Date of Report: March 17, 2019
Area Report:
EAGLE RIVERS TRAILS
On average FAIR – POOR sections & GOOD conditions out farther
Trail 10W/13N aka Wisconsin River Bridge trail is
CLOSED FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON
March 17 2019 6:30am – 9 – High 36 
Winter continues in Vilas County. As for Eagle River the temps really dropped over night. 9 degrees this morning! No additional SNOW overnight. Will be 36 for a high.
No grooming overnight.
In town trails have degraded. Here are some better riding areas.
The grade south to the 10E intersection. Past the 10E intersection road sections bare & mush & water in some places.
Out east on 10E starting where the one way starts at the ERRA Sports Arena & east. There are some corners that were exposed to sun that are icy & yes the road trail section out in the Anvil Lake area that are bare. Also thin on the north side of the trail heading west across the road from Catfish Lake Rd under the big pines. The photo above was taken of 10E heading west, northside at 2:38pm Saturday, March 16, 2019.
Heading north on 3/13. This as you leave town. At the intersection take 3 north. 10W/13N is closed.
17N is beginning to degrade in the open areas.
In the morning all trails crusty & icy. As the day goes on the SNOW softens up. Plenty of SNOW to lubricate.
These important updates continue:
There is 1 logging operations going on where there is a need to use parts of the trails. Trail 13N by Deep Lake Rd. Plus utility work on 7 near Sugar Camp on the high line.
Even with the warm up there are snowbanks at driveway crossings & road crossings. Road crews are still out off & on winging road banks. There are some parts of trails that run along highways that could be have chunky snow on them from the road clearings. 10E is one.
EAGLE LAKE TRAIL & CATFISH LAKE TRAIL ARE MARKED & OPEN. Lots of slush so for the more experienced rider at this point.
The 2 one-way trail areas are 10E from the ERRA Sports Arena all the way out to Nicolet Mini Mart. The other is the 13’s up near Buckatabon Bridge & Bauer’s Dam area. Please be aware that for now signs will be buried in many locations. PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK A MAP SO YOU KNOW THE LOCATION OF THESE TRAILS.
HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY! Trails can & will remain open until midnight March 31 snow & conditions permitting.
Holly Tomlanovich
THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Phone Trail Updates 715.479.5185
Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club
News and Reports:
Wednesday & Thursday – Trail Rides – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on “the grade” Trail 13/3 at 9am. Please contact Club Pres. Howard Wolf 262.442.4876 as temps are up to be sure there is a ride.
Wednesday, March 20 – Vilas County Snowmobile Alliance – 6:30 gathering with 7pm meeting – Eddie B’s on Hwy 45N just across the bridge
Thursday, March 21 – General Member meeting – 6:30pm gathering with 7pm meeting – Eagle Waters Resort
Friday-Sunday, March 22-24 – AWSC Annual Spring Convention – Green Bay, WI
SNO(Saturday Night Out) – Pike’s Pine Isle – 5:30pm gathering with 6pm dinner – 1261 Pine Isle Rd, Three Lakes
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.