Reporter:cvsopresident
Trail Conditions: Poor
Snow Cover: 0″-3″
Date of Report: February 23, 2025
Area Report:
All Chippewa County Snowmobile Trails will close at 8:00 AM Monday, February 24th, 2025. The trails are closing due to the warm weather and possible rain next week! Please ride with caution. Also remember to respect our generous landowners and stay on the marked trail!
Reporter:Toulish1
Trail Conditions: Poor
Snow Cover: owee
Date of Report: February 23, 2025
Snowmobile Information:
VP Ken gave us the order to stand down from grooming as of today. Ride with caution, the whole system is getting sleepy. Mark
Reporter:Phil
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: lightly snowing
Date of Report: February 22, 2025
Area Report:
It was another rocking breakfast at Sunrise Lodge. Reports have been very positive as all Frosty club trails were groomed last night. There is a warm up coming but night time temps should allow for us to continue grooming nightly. We really need the Evil sun to stay away. Some snow in the forecast as well so not all is gloom and doom. Plenty of riding left in Land O Lakes this season.
News and Reports:
Thanks to the Women on Snow for their generous donation to the Frosty Cub. Much Appreciated.
Snowmobile Information:
Still a few $40 cash raffle tix left—-get yours today before Erika sells the rest.
Reporter:Neillsville Granton Trailbusters
Trail Conditions: Poor
Snow Cover: 3-4″
Date of Report: February 22, 2025
Area Report:
The Neillsville-Granton Trailbusters trail system is currently Open and is rated in Poor condition. The trails will be closing at 12:00 a.m. February 24th, 2025. Be advised, riding on closed trails is trespassing and could lead to fines and future trail route closures.
Reporter:msertich7751
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 3 to4 Inches on trails.
Date of Report: February 22, 2025
Area Report:
All trails are open and most areas have been groomed at least once.Norway to Iron Mountain and up trail 5 about 6 miles,has been groomed numerous times.There are many areas that have rocks and gravel on the trails.We have a warm up coming this week and watch for icy spots in the morning and bare spots as the week goes on.We need more Snow! BE SAFE!!
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: Hard frozen snow – Snow depth varied – Max of 15 – Warm up to change totals
Date of Report: February 22, 2025
Area Report:
February 22, 2025 – 8:45am – 12 – High 30 – Low tonight 19
Sno-Eagles
EAGLE RIVER TRAILS
OPEN
Fair to Good condition – Conditions changing quickly
Lake Effect SNOW as I report this morning 6 miles east of Eagle River. But here comes the warm up. Weather guys forecasting temps & 30’s & even 40’s until next Friday. Right now trails are Good to Fair & grooming continues. With a warm up conditions will change quickly. So get out & ride now! Trails that run on the north & west side of road breakdown first keep that in mind when you ride. As always woods riding is the best. Road routes are for the most right ice covered on the edges & right of ways on the roads in most place still have hard snow. Some road routes are hard snow covered as of this morning, like Taylor Lake Rd that is part of 10E. Adventure Sledding time!
GTS app shows the following trails groomed last night. Almost full grooming session. Right click on the map to see an enlarged version,
Eagle Lake & Catfish Lake crossing are safe only by the orange reflective barrels. No surface slush as of this morning. That may change with the warm up.
We got snow right now! Ride when got it. See ya on the trails!
Holly Tomlanovich
Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club
Proud Groomers of THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Remember……RIDE RIGHT & SLOW DOWN
Eagle River Visitors Guide or Trail Map Click or Call 715.479.6400
News and Reports:
SNO-EAGLES & EAGLE RIVER EVENTS – Everyone & Anyone Welcome – Member or Non Member
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
Reporter:snobuddies
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 8-10”
Date of Report: February 21, 2025
Area Report:
Went for a ride on Thursday the 20th and put on 100 miles. We rode to Presque Isle, then up to Michigan to come back via the Cisco Chain. Trails were fair to good. As we came back through MI, you can see the snow get a little thinner the farther we went East. The grades were mostly flat except for the bridge crossings. Those had some large moguls on them, so slow way down when crossing.
Conover trails were mostly groomed last night, and we will be back out Friday and Saturday. Hopefully the warm up they are forecasting for next week isn’t bad. We still need more snow. Bare spots are coming out with clear skies and sun out.
News and Reports:
Trail 12 from the RR grade TIN 732 to County K TIN 731 has ruts from ATVs. There isn’t enough snow to fill the ruts, but it is getting better. We put signs at each end of the trail for Caution Next 1 mile and Rough Trail. Use caution when traveling this area.
The Cemetery Trail from TIN 724 to TIN 725, and south to TIN 727 at Church Rd is thin for snow cover. You will find a few bare spots, There is a hill between TIN 725 and TIN 726 at Lindberg Rd that was bare from sleds going up it. The swamp area did freeze up, so it is good to go.
To see where the Groomer is at, check out Groomer Tracker Half the cost of the app comes back to Conover Sno-Buddies to support grooming operations.
Snowmobile Information:
Conover Sno-Buddies Events
Dec 22-March 1 2025 Poker Run Get your cards at participating locations. Draw party at R&R Twin Lake Pub March 1st
Mar 1st – Poker Run Draw Party at R&R Twin Lake Pub @ 1:00pm
Mar 11th – General Membership Meeting at Bauer’s Dam @ 5:30pm
Mar 15th – Groom-to-Ride Raffle Drawing & Party @ 1:00pm at Track Side
Mar 17th – St. Paddy’s Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner @ Club 45 – 4:00pm to 8:00pm
May 25th – Log Cabin Fundraiser – 3:00-7:00pm at Log Cabin.
Aug 9th – Roadside Brat Fry & Bake Sale – 8:00am to 2:00pm at Jensen-Akins Hardware
Aug 31st – Brats & Beer Fundraiser – 11:00am – 4:00pm at Burnt Bridge Tavern
Oct 18th – Trail Brushing and Kick Off Party. Meet at Groomer barn at 9:00am. After brushing, enjoy lunch at Conover Recreation Center (Right next to groomer barn)
Reporter:WendyG
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 6-12 inches
Date of Report: February 21, 2025
Area Report:
Trails are in good condition. If riding from the Florence area and heading east along County N, at the intersection of Section Line Road and County N the trail will run south to County B then east toward downtown Aurora. To ride Trail C6 west there are no changes.
Reporter:SaynerStar Lake Barnstormers
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: Minimal
Date of Report: February 21, 2025
Area Report:
Last weekend generated a huge amount of snowmobile traffic. This was fantastic for businesses, but was also noticeable on the trails. Without some new WET snow, it just isn’t possible fill ruts and make it last. Even so, trails remain in mostly good condition. Our groomers are reporting that the wider, less traveled trails are excellent! Tighter trails deeper in the woods are getting some snirty areas and are in fair condition. You’ll find areas that are down to the ice base. We simply are not able to get this dry snow to stick. The 6″ of new snow last weekend certainly helped, it just doesn’t last long.
Overall, the riding is still really good. We’re hearing positive comments from nearly everyone we talk to. Get out there and enjoy it!! Just be cautious of icy corners, and stay on your own side of the trail!
The forecast for early next week is not in our favor. Beginning Sunday, it could get above freezing for four days with Monday in the mid 40s. If we can do this with minimal sun, we should be able to get through this without too much trail damage. There is potentially more snow coming on the back end of the warm spell.
If you happen to be using the Groomer Tracker app, it gives the appearance that the Barnstormers have not been grooming much. I can assure you that we are grooming nightly, and a couple of daytime shifts. We currently are working with two new machines that are not yet equipped with GPS, so they don’t register on the GT app.
Remember, there are logging operations on parts of trails 11 & 15 between Escanaba Lake Road and Old White Birch Road. The impact to the trail is minimal, so no reason to avoid. Just remember the loggers have priority over the trails & have the authority to shut them down if you get in their way. Please be respectful of their operations.
Be sure to take advantage of our upcoming fundraising event!
Reporter:Phelps Snowmobile Club
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 10″-12″
Date of Report: February 21, 2025
Area Report:
Trail conditions are in the good category. Grooming is being done nightly. Looks like a beautiful weekend with warm temps. Big warm-up next week with chances of rain and snow Sunday night into Monday and then on Wednesday. Hopefully more snow than rain. If your trail systems in the south are closing, consider taking a day trip to Phelps. We have 2 great snowmobile trailheads with parking for trailers and rigs. Enjoy this winter before it is gone!
News and Reports:
Please stay close to the barrels on North Twin. Large ice heave across the lake!
Snowmobile Information:
Groom to Ride Fundraiser Drawing on March 15th at Trackside and Cash Raffle drawing on March 22nd at the Great Escape. Tickets available for both drawings!