Reporter:AJ’s Walleye Lodge
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: Great
Date of Report: February 28, 2022
Area Report:
All trails in the Lake Gogebic Area are reported to be in good to excellent condition. Groomers are out hitting them all daily. Temps to warm up a bit to the 20’s. Snow in the forecast for Tuesday and looks like some accumulating snow this upcoming weekend. March is the time to ride and it looks like Mother Nature is cooperating with us! Fingers crossed!
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: Varied ice base – Need SNOW
Date of Report: February 28, 2022
Area Report:
EAGLE RIVER TRAILS
FAIR ON AVERAGE
New Snow Needed
February 28, 2022 – 6:50am 14 degrees – High today 28 – Low tonight 15
Last day of February & trails still open. Heavy traffic again this past weekend & evil sun have brought the trail conditions to FAIR to GOOD in the woods areas & out of town. In Eagle River & in open areas trails are FAIR at best with POOR areas as well. There will be SNOW off & on mainly this morning & early afternoon as a weak system is coming through. No totals available.
Groomer Tracking Systems (GTS) shows groomers back out grooming last night. Another long night of grooming for the drivers. Only trail not groomed was a the one Trail 13N way up in the northern section of the trail system. It is near Bucatabon Lake & Bauer’s Dam area. Where Eagle River connects with the Conover Trails
To be safe please Ride Right even in the corners & expect conditions to change quickly. Please no off trail riding. The Clubs of Vilas County work very hard to secure easements from private landowners & folks we are losing many due to off trail riding. So PLEASE NO OFF TRAIL RIDING.
Catfish & Eagle lake trails marked & OPEN. Stay by the orange reflective barrels. Surface slush with the sun is possible. DO NOT think the entire lake is safe. Several sleds have gone in the water this season far from the barrels.
Please KEEP DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE! And THINK COLD would be good too! We’re going to make it into March!
Sleds still in the shop so “See ya on the Trails” real soon!
Holly Tomlanovich
THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
715.479-5185 Weekly Trail Update
News and Reports:
March
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 County. 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
Snowmobile Wisconsin – Know before you go!
Reporter:Toulish1
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 2-6″
Date of Report: February 27, 2022
Snowmobile Information:
Amazing weekend with heavy traffic. Primary trails are beat up, secondary trails are still pretty good.Due to warm weather, and the high volume this weekend, Northern Hornshoes will stop grooming until we get more snow. Mark
Reporter:snobuddies
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: 10-16″
Date of Report: February 27, 2022
Area Report:
The sun was out yesterday and strong! There was a lot of sled traffic on the trails, but the Conover trails were holding up.
All trails were groomed Friday and Saturday evenings. Due to funding at this late point of the season, there will be some cut backs in grooming during the week. Trail Boss Chad will be informing us soon on his plan of attack.
We are suppose to receive about an inch of snow into Monday. More snow for Saturday. The temperatures on Saturday may determine what precipitation we receive. Fingers crossed for snow.
Corners may be icy as snow gets banked up from sleds. Remember to slow down in corners in anticipation of it being icy.
Trail 3 still has the gravel section where it is coming up through the snow. The patch is roughly 250 ft long . Please ride safe ride right and for the conditions.
News and Reports:
Poker run ends March 5th with drawing at Twin Lake Pub. Check out conoversnobuddies.com for more info.
Snowmobile Information:
Please stay on trails. We are starting to have some off trail riding on private property and on the xc-ski trail. We ask you respect the land owners and the other clubs trails.
Also noticed several corners where sleds have lost control in an icy corner and have left the trail. Please ride right, stay right!
And when you meet a groomer, we will stop and shut down bright lights signaling the riders that it is safe to pass. If you are traveling on a freshly groomed trail, be alert for a groomer ahead. He might be coming back the other direction. I had a near miss the other night when we surprised each other at the bottom of a hill. Please slow down.
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: Ice base varied – Warm up so SNOW depth varied
Date of Report: February 27, 2022
Area Report:
EAGLE RIVER TRAILS
GOOD – Need SNOW
February 27, 2022 – 7:38am 15 degrees – High today 25 – Low tonight 7
Evil sun was out yesterday with the pop up of the temps. That along with traffic has broken down some areas. The trails running along highways on the north side took the biggest hit. Trails like 10E on the one way trail heading back to Eagle River has snirt in several sections. Especially under the big pines that line areas on the trail. Compared to the one way section that head east. It is SNOW covered & GOOD. Same for Trail 70 heading west toward St. Germain. In the woods fine but up on the hills there is burn through. Through town trail is soft & yesterday road crossing were sandy which gets dragged onto the trails causing snirt. Today partly sunny in the morning & then clouding over this afternoon. SNOW in the forecast tomorrow. About an inch. Also Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. No totals yet. Nights will stay COLD.
Groomer Tracking Systems (GTS) shows groomers back out grooming last night. Another long night of grooming for the drivers. Only trail not groomed was a trail we locally call Granpa Grahm. It is a spur off of Trail 10E about 5 miles out east. It is one of several Trail 1’s & takes you to the Eagle Water Resort.
To be safe please Ride Right even in the corners & expect conditions to change quickly. Please no off trail riding. The Clubs of Vilas County work very hard to secure easements from private landowners & folks we are losing many due to off trail riding. So PLEASE NO OFF TRAIL RIDING.
Catfish & Eagle lake trails marked & OPEN. Stay by the orange reflective barrels. Surface slush with the sun is possible. DO NOT think the entire lake is safe. Several sleds have gone in the water this season far from the barrels.
Please KEEP DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE! And THINK COLD would be good too! We’re going to make it into March!
Sleds still in the shop so “See ya on the Trails” real soon!
Holly Tomlanovich
THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
715.479-5185 Weekly Trail Update
News and Reports:
March
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 County. 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
Snowmobile Wisconsin – Know before you go!
Reporter:Phil
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: WINTER!
Date of Report: February 26, 2022
Area Report:
Trails are being groomed nightly and are in great shape. Sun is out today with 30 degrees so some road routes will be not as good but get out in the woods and enjoy the day. Nightly grooming will continue. Warmer temps, more daylight, and 3 days of snow in the forecast make this a great time to ride the Top Trails at the Top of Wisconsin.
News and Reports:
Candlelight Bowl tonight at The Alley. Hope to see you at 7 pm for a night of bowling, raffles, and fun!
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: Ice base is varied – Good SNOW cover
Date of Report: February 26, 2022
Area Report:
EAGLE RIVER TRAILS
GOOD
February 26, 2022 – 6:51am 0 degrees – High 30 – Low tonight 12
Lots of traffic Friday afternoon into Friday night. Trails holding with the help of clippers of SNOW & cold nighttime temps. Evil sun was out yesterday. At this time of the year sun is out for long periods of time & it softens up the SNOW. As of last night all trail out of town, even the ones running along highways & even those on the northside of those highways are holding up very well. SNOW covered. GOOD conditions. Under cover VERY GOOD. Trail 10/13 the section that runs right through town is showing some minor snirt. From the sun & heavy traffic running through town. Rating them FAIR. All in all rate the trail on average GOOD.
Groomer Tracking Systems (GTS) shows groomers back out grooming last night. All trails were groomed except Trail 3N aka Manske Swamp which is a short trail that connects trails 10W/13N & 17N. Pretty sure the swamp portion is frozen hard & has been smooth. As you head west on 3N toward 10W/13N the land portion is rough. Under the snow in this section it is a rough patch surface & is privately owned. Hopefully the landowner will allow some work to smooth that out.
To be safe please Ride Right even in the corners. Please no off trail riding. The Clubs of Vilas County work very hard to secure easements from private landowners & folks we are losing many due to off trail riding. So PLEASE NO OFF TRAIL RIDING.
Catfish & Eagle lake trails marked & OPEN. Stay by the orange reflective barrels. Surface slush with the sun is possible. DO NOT think the entire lake is safe. Several sleds have gone in the water this season far from the barrels.
Please KEEP DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE! We’re going to make it into March!
Sleds still in the shop so “See ya on the Trails” real soon!
Holly Tomlanovich
THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
715.479-5185 Weekly Trail Update
News and Reports:
February
March
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 County. 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
Snowmobile Wisconsin – Know before you go!
Reporter:msertich7751
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: 8 to 10 inches on trails
Date of Report: February 25, 2022
Area Report:
We have been grooming our trails all week and one of our Groomers is working the trails now! All trails have been groomed at least once this week.We have an 8 to 10 inch base! Enjoy the trails and be safe!
Reporter:nikky.farmakes
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: 12
Date of Report: February 25, 2022
Area Report:
Douglas County received 12-16 inches of much needed snow across the county earlier this week. The trails are in excellent condition. Watch for drifting in the open areas.
Douglas County Forestry does not maintain any trails across lakes. If you would like information of specific trails please contact the Snowmobile club in that area.
It is critical that we respect the landowners who allow us to utilize their property. Please Stay On The Trails.
Please share this info with anyone that you believe would be interested…our goal is to inform as many trail riders as possible.
Please check with neighboring counties to ensure the trails are open before you ride!
Click here for a link to a map of open trails
SW Quadrant –(Maintained by Cozy Corner Trails Club)
OPEN TRAILS
Trail 5 Groomed
Trail 5A Groomed
Trail 925 Groomed
Trail 835 Groomed
Trail 930 Groomed
Trail 9 Groomed (watch for Logging north of Cnty Road A)
Trail 935 Groomed
SE Quadrant – (Maintained by 4 Seasons Recreational Club, Jackpine Riders, and Get-er-Done)
OPEN TRAILS
Trail 5 Groomed
Trail 35 (Wild Rivers Trail north of Solon Springs) Groomed
Trail 35 (Wild Rivers Trail south) Groomed
Trail 27B Groomed
Trail 27C Groomed
Trail 41S Groomed
Trail 41B Groomed
Trail 217 Groomed
Trail 727 Groomed
Trail 17N Groomed
Trail 7 Groomed
Trail 27 Groomed
Trail 3 Groomed
Trail 41 (WRT to the warming Shack) Groomed
(watch for logging near Pierce Road.)
Trail 541 Groomed
Trail 17S (South of Lower Eau Claire Lake) Groomed
(Watch for logging across the county line)
NE Quadrant – (Maintained by Brule River Riders)
Open Trails
Trail 1: Groomed
Trail 2 (TCC): Groomed
Trail 4: Groomed
Trail 6: Groomed
Trail 18: Groomed
Trail 24: Groomed
Trail B 24: Groomed
Trail 27/27A: Groomed
Trail 35 (WRT) Groomed
Trail 635: Groomed
Trail 235: Groomed
NW Quadrant- (Maintained by Drift Dodgers)
OPEN TRAILS
Gandy Dancer Trail Groomed
Saunders Grade Groomed Last Week
Wrenshall Grade Groomed
Trail 0 Groomed
Trail 28 Groomed
The Cross town connector Groomed
4/41 Groomed Last Week (Watch for Logging)
Trail 4 Groomed last week
Please enjoy and Ride safe!
For Further information, Please contact the Douglas County Forestry Department at 715-378-2219 or see our website, https://www.douglascountywi.org/211/Forestry-Parks-Recreation.