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Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – March 20, 2019

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: Crystal snow over a really hard base

Date of Report: March 20, 2019

Area Report:

EAGLE RIVERS  TRAILS 
FAIR – POOR 
Trail 10W/13N aka Wisconsin River Bridge trail is 
CLOSED FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON

March 20 2019 6:31am – 34 – High 37 

Well the chances of getting to the end of the month are not looking as good as this did this past weekend.  The Vilas County Snowmobile Alliance has it’s monthly meeting tonight.  On agenda is trails.  So the 11 clubs will discuss the future of trail riding. 

There is SNOW in the forecast for today but it doesn’t look like any will stick.  Will melt as it hits the ground.

Yesterday’s sunny finally took a toll on most trails in Eagle River.  The warm days & cold nights had turned the SNOW into really crystallized icy SNOW.  Frozen in the morning then soft as the day went by.  Looks more like a frozen snow cone on the trails in the morning.  The base is still hard ice in most areas except in town.

No grooming overnight. 

These important updates continue if you are riding:

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.

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.  

Trails can & will remain open until midnight March 31 snow & conditions permitting.  Think we will make it?

Holly Tomlanovich
THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Phone Trail Updates 715.479.5185
Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club

 

 

News and Reports:

News and Reports:

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.

Trail Report – : Ashland County, Wisconsin – March 19, 2019

Reporter:info@visitashland.com

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 0

Date of Report: March 19, 2019

Area Report:

Ashland County Snowmobile Trails and now closed for the 2019 season. Thank you for choosing Ashland County and we look forward to seeing you back next year!

Trail Report – : Ashland County, Wisconsin – March 19, 2019

Reporter:info@visitashland.com

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 0

Date of Report: March 19, 2019

Area Report:

Ashland County Snowmobile Trails and now closed for the 2019 season. Thank you for choosing Ashland County and we look forward to seeing you back next year!

Trail Report – : Ashland County, Wisconsin – March 19, 2019

Reporter:info@visitashland.com

Trail Conditions: Closed

Snow Cover: 0

Date of Report: March 19, 2019

Area Report:

Ashland County Snowmobile Trails and now closed for the 2019 season. Thank you for choosing Ashland County and we look forward to seeing you back next year!

Trail Report – : Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin – March 19, 2019

Reporter:Manitowish Waters Chamber

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 20-25 inches

Date of Report: March 19, 2019

Area Report:

Vilas county trails remain Open. Our trails are in fair condition. this is the time of year you will see conditions change daily. Want to get one more ride in??? Don’t wait ’til the weekend. The sun is out in full force today which means road crossings are bare, sunny areas are getting soft and you will see pools of water on the trail. You may even see some swamp sections start to open a bit by Thursday. Tomorrow looks to be cloudy with a wintery mix. But Thursday Friday and Saturday we will see temps in the 40s and even the 50s by Saturday You will see some icey corners, but what you won’t see? Many snowmobilers!

News and Reports:

A huge thank you to all donors, sponsors, volunteers and those who came out to the Rendezvous 2019.  It was a huge success!

Snowmobile Information:

The Manitowish Waters Sno-Skeeters snowmobile club was founded in 1968 and is one of the oldest snowmobile clubs in existence today in Wisconsin. Located in the very northwest corner of Vilas county, Manitowish Waters borders the Lake Superior snow-belt country. With average snowfalls of 150 inches and over 25 miles of professionally groomed trails, the area is one of Vilas County’s top winter vacation areas.

The Manitowish Waters trail system is a unique hub network directly linking into 5 other trail systems. With Minocqua/Woodruff to our south, St. Germain/Eagle River to our southeast, Lake Gogebic to our north, Presque Isle/Winchester to our northeast, Mercer and Hurley to our northwest and Lac du Flambeau/Price County to our west, our area residents and guests can choose from a variety of daily or overnight destinations for scenic riding with excellent pit stops along the way.

The Manitowish Waters Sno-Skeeters maintain an active grooming schedule for the area’s trail system. Coordinated efforts with the surrounding communities provide continuous smoothly-groomed trails in this northwest sector. The Sno-Skeeters own and operate some of the newest grooming equipment on the market today. Support the club by attending their special events or contributing to the “trail pigs” at local establishments along the trails. Or show your support by becoming a member!

Enjoy, and please ride responsibly and safely!

Trail Report – : Hayward / Sawyer County, Wisconsin – March 19, 2019

Reporter:haywardlakes

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: Zero to 6 inches of snow

Date of Report: March 19, 2019

Area Report:

Hello Riders!

We had quite a bit of riders this weekend, wow to be able to say we are still riding just 3 days shy of the first day of Spring! The temps will be warmer this week. We have lost quite a bit of snow but still have a lot left, especially in the woods. Most grooming has concluded for the season. The trails are still OPEN and most certainly still ride-able. There will be bare spots in the open and in some low spots there will be standing water. The woods will be the best find. So for any of you die-hards that are looking there is still riding to be had for now, but that may change quickly this week.

We want to thank all of the club members, volunteers and especially the GROOMERS for an amazing year!! We had a slow start but quickly caught up and are going out with a bang! Your dedication and hard work is appreciated beyond words! THANK YOU!! And to all of our riders, we are so thankful to have you bring your passion and excitement to Sawyer County! We love that we get to be here and be a part of such a great sport filled with such great people! Thank you! We look forward to snowmobile season 2020!

With the end of winter around the corner that doesn’t mean it’s the end of fun, it just brings the next season of it! Sawyer County has hundreds of miles of ATV/UTV trails and many new trails were added last year. There will be a spring closure soon; Chequamegon National Forest will close their trails soon until approximately May 1st and the county forest will also close towards the end of March (no date yet) until early May as well as the ground thaws and dries out. We will update as the weather and spring progresses. In the meantime make a plan to come up and ride your ATV’s or side by sides or rent! Many of the snowmobile trails you ride are shared trails so you may have seen those trails in the winter and those trails look so different in the spring! They are beautiful!! So get ready to ride!

Thank you again for the great season!!

Trail Report – : Washburn County, Wisconsin – March 19, 2019

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: 0 – 3″

Date of Report: March 19, 2019

Area Report:

All Washburn County Snowmobile trails will close for the season on Wednesday, March 20th.  Recent rains have caused significant melting of the trail base. Trails remain ungroomed this week.   Standing water and ice covered trails are prevalent throughout the trail system.  Upcoming warm temperatures will destroy the remaining trail base.

Make sure you get your new trail map by visiting washburncounty.org/contact/

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – March 19, 2019

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Poor

Snow Cover: 0 – 3″

Date of Report: March 19, 2019

Area Report:

All Washburn County Snowmobile trails will close for the season on Wednesday, March 20th.  Recent rains have caused significant melting of the trail base. Trails remain ungroomed this week.   Standing water and ice covered trails are prevalent throughout the trail system.  Upcoming warm temperatures will destroy the remaining trail base.

Make sure you get your new trail map by visiting washburncounty.org/contact/

Trail Report – : Minocqua, Wisconsin – March 19, 2019

Reporter:minocqua

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 20

Date of Report: March 19, 2019

Area Report:

Cross Country Cruisers Trail Report 3-19-19

    We enjoyed another weekend of riding in March here in the Northwood’s. The Cross Country Cruisers continued their grooming and the trails held up fairly well.

    The upcoming weeks forecast looks to have above freezing high`s for several days and into the weekend.

The Cruisers will no longer be grooming on a regular schedule and will look at trail conditions day by day.

There will still be some good riding out there this week if you can get out there. The Road routes are mostly bare and the trails close and in town where the sun can get at them will be the poorest.

Use caution on trial 51N just after Hwy 51 for there is logging going on and the trail is very thin for about 1 mi. Please stay to the right and respect the loggers!

 I am sure other area clubs are experiencing the same conditions and most have cut back on grooming or stopped for the season.

The end is not far off but if you can, get out and ride!

Ride Right Ride Safe!