Reporter:AJ’s Walleye Lodge
Trail Conditions: Early Season
Snow Cover: Good
Date of Report: December 12, 2021
Area Report:
Reporter:Phelps Snowmobile Club
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 12″-18″
Date of Report: December 11, 2021
Area Report:
Last night brought a 8″ to 10″ snowfall. The phelp area trails have been panned before the snow and will be again. We have a few wet areas with some detours untill the freeze. Trails are not yet open. The Vilas County Snowmobile Alliance meets this Wednseday and will be discussing trail opening in Vilas County. When the trails ope, lakes are considered to be unsafe for travel and should not be used. We are looking at a mild week with highs in the mid to upper 40″s with a chance for rain. Highs Friday drop to the upper 20’s and should stay that way through next weekend. Please chck back by next Thursday for more information on trail opening.
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 12″‘s new snow – Over 6+- snow
Date of Report: December 11, 2021
Area Report:
December 11, 2021 – 10:50am – 29 degrees
Good morning,
12 inches of new SNOW overnight into early this morning east of Eagle River! Current temps are 29 with a high of 31 today & 17 tonight. Warm temps are forecast for Wednesday & Thursday reaching 50 both. At night 25 on Wednesday & 11 Thursday. So we may get through this. After that back to cold. THINK COLD!
Vilas County Parks & Rec Supervisor is almost done with trail inspections. The 11 clubs will meeting December 15 at the monthly Vilas County Snowmobile Alliance meeting. A vote as to when to open. Stay tuned for that.
Sno-Eagles & all clubs are panning or rolling trails.
Did you register your sleds & buy your trail pass? Check out the Snowmobile Information links below.
Shouldn’t be long now! 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:
SNO-EAGLES EVENTS
December
January
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:msertich7751
Trail Conditions: Early Season
Snow Cover: 6 to 8 Inches on trials
Date of Report: December 10, 2021
Area Report:
We are getting big snow tonight and Saturday,8 to 12 inches! Our trails will be open on Monday 12-13-21.They will not be groomed yet.We will be sending out the Tractors only to pack the trails this week.Please use caution,we do not know what the trails will look like this week.Remember,use caution and the right side is mine!
Reporter:Toulish1
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 12″ more or less
Date of Report: December 10, 2021
Snowmobile Information:
The Northern Hornshoe Club will start panning today. We have about 12″ on the ground now with a projection of 8-10″ heavy, wet snow tonight. I may be in the groomer Monday, and we should have a better idea by then if we are go for launch on the 15th, or not. Trail 1, Stearns Lake Road, has a nice icy cap right now thanks to the ground being warmer when it snowed. I pushed some snow for the neighbors two days ago, and the ground was not frozen. That, and warm weather projected for next week, will make it interesting for sure. I follow a couple of local groups from Fence Lake, and Vilas County. This morning one person asked if trails are open, and another responded, ” Join a club and find out.” That is good advice. I am a part of two clubs. Even if you do not have opportunity to be active, you learn a lot about what it takes to make our sport great. Landowner relations, signing, brushing, grooming- all volunteer. We work with the tribe, our township, and our county. We also have relationships with local business that help support. I have gone to the Vilas County Alliance meetings, and I hear what more great volunteers do working with the state. It is an amazing group of people. But at any rate, I will post trail updates as we get closer to the green flag. Mark
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 3-5 inches on trail – most rolled
Date of Report: December 10, 2021
Area Report:
December 10, 2021 – 8:36am
Good morning,
Vilas County Parks & Rec Supervisor is almost done with trail inspections. The 11 clubs will meeting December 15 at the monthly Vilas County Snowmobile Alliance meeting. A vote as to when to open. Stay tuned for that.
In the meantime there is a SNOW STORM moving in this afternoon. It forecasts 6-12 with Eagle River area forecast for 7 inches! Moving in after lunch. The weather guys are not always on the money so stay tuned.
Sno-Eagles & all clubs are panning or rolling trails. Up until last evening the temps were below zero overnight. Last night was in the 20’s for lows. THINK COLD!
Did you register your sleds & buy your trail pass? Check out the Snowmobile Information links below.
Shouldn’t be long now! 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:
SNO-EAGLES EVENTS
December
January
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:Tomahawk Chamber of Commerce
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 6″
Date of Report: December 9, 2021
Area Report:
More snow is on the way! TRAILS ARE NOT OPEN. Please stay off the trails as our Clubs work to groom and pack down low areas to make for better conditions all season long.
Reporter:boulderwi
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 12+ inches
Date of Report: December 9, 2021
Area Report:
Thursday, December 9 – We have over a foot of snow on the ground and more is on the way into Saturday afternoon! The Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club has been out grooming and preparing trails for opening. An opening date has not been announced yet. We’ll let you know when we know more. Until then, feel free to contact us and request this year’s snowmobile map and keep an eye on our webcam to see current snowfall in Boulder Junction.
Join us for these upcoming winter events:
January 15th – Annual Wittig’s Point Tavern “Big Fish” Ice Tournament
January 16th – Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club Breakfast at Gooch’s 2
February 5th – 14th Annual Frozen Tozen Ice Fishing Tournament
February 20th – Boulder Junction Snowmobile Breakfast at Boulder Beer Bar
Reporter:haywardlakes
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 0-5
Date of Report: December 8, 2021
Area Report:
We got a nice start to the snow this weekend, but still waiting on more as well as cold weather to freeze the lakes and swamps. We can’t wait to see you in Sawyer County and the Hayward Lakes Area! Keep checking back for updated conditions as we get more snow!
Reporter:SaynerStar Lake Barnstormers
Trail Conditions: Closed
Snow Cover: 8″ +
Date of Report: December 8, 2021
Area Report:
Last weekend brought us a good 8″ of fresh snow. The Sayner/Star Lake Barnstormers have been out panning trails and removing trees that have recently fallen. The forecast is calling for more snow this coming weekend, but being followed by a week of warmer temps.
While more snow is usually a good thing, right now it is slowing the freezing of swamps & lakes. We really need more freezing before more snow!
As far as trail opening goes, a few things need to happen first. We have to get through the final stages of deer hunting, which ends December 12. All of the trails need to be officially inspected. There are a fair amount of trails in the county that go through swampy areas, and until these are sufficiently frozen, the trails won’t be ready. All 11 clubs in Vilas county have to be ready, as we all open as a group.
Please support all of the clubs by participating in their fundraisers! Here’s a list of what’s coming up for the Barnstormers. You can also get more info at http://www.saynerbarnstormers.com.
December 18, 2021: Barnstormers Christmas Party at Mar-lis Bar. 5:30 – 8:30
January 8, 2022: Trailside Brat Fry @ trail marker #217. 11:00 – 3:00
January 15, 2022: Breakfast @ Stillwaters. 8:00 – 11:00
January 29, 2022: Jesse Roman Memorial Vintage Snowmobile Show @ Sayner Pub. 9:00 – 4:00
February 12, 2022: Chili Dump @ Murmuring Waters. 2:00 – 5:00
February 20, 2022: Pizza Fundraiser @ Hillside Tavern & Grill. 4:00 – 8:00
September 4, 2022: Star Lake Mayoral Race. 3:00 – 7:00
September 5, 2022: Meat Raffle @ Weber’s. 2:00 – 5:00