Reporter:Threelakeswi
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 13 inches of heavy wet snow
Date of Report: December 29, 2025
Area Report:
We got the snow!! 13 inched of heavy wet snow!! We are out with our equipment panning and clearing trails. If you ride please watch for groomers. With the heavy snow & wind tree branches my hang low, or branches/ trees could be down on the trails so please use caution. Lakes will be marked before New Years.
Our trails in Forest Co. are still not open. We will let you know when they do open.
News and Reports:
Dec. 27th – Chili Cookoff and Meat Raffle – Three Lakes American Legion -12-3
Jan. 15-17 Three Lakes Tavern League Poker Run- Party on Sat. at Spirit View
Jan. 24 – Chicken Soup “Cluck Off” -2-5 pm at Lindy’s Hideaway & Swamp Witch Inn.
Snowmobile Information:
The trail 7 from Spirit Lake to Maple Lake will be closed this season.
When visiting downtown businesses please park your sled at the Shed the Sled, corner of Highway 45 and County Highway A. Please do not park in businesses’ parking lots or town roads.
Website – https://www.threelakestrails.com
Groomer Tracking System -https://gts.groomertrackingsystems.com/map
Oneida Co Trail Map -https://www.oneidacountywi.gov/wp-content/uploads/Oneida-County-Snowmobile-Map.pdf
Reporter:snobuddies
Trail Conditions: Early Season
Snow Cover: Thin right now
Date of Report: December 28, 2025
Area Report:
Here we go, it started snowing around 2:30 this afternoon. Before that it was rain which took our trail base down to nothing. Along with the snow they are calling for, 8-12” , there is going to be high winds. With heavy snow and wind, this will bring trees and branches down on the trails. Hopefully it isn’t as bad as the Thanksgiving storm damage.
Trail Boss Chad was on his way to the barn to get equipment ready. We may be out on the trails with the Tuckers checking for down trees and clearing them during the day time.
Use caution crossing any lake trail. North Twin has been marked, and there is a large ice heave out in the middle of the lake. Pioneer Lake near Maple View Resort has also been marked with barrels. Stay near the barrels when crossing any lake trail.
Once we get this new snow set as a base, we should be good for some excellent trails. Stay tuned.
News and Reports:
Snowmobile Information:
Check out our clothing, merchandise, raffle tickets and more on our website https://conoversnobuddies.com/shop
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.
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Early Season
Snow Cover: Ice base – prepped for new SNOW coming
Date of Report: December 28, 2025
Area Report:
12/28/2025 – 9:15am – 32 degrees – High 34
SNO-EAGLES
EAGLE RIVER TRAILS
OPEN
Early Riding – Frozen Icy Base
Looks to be SNOW is coming
Happy to report a WINTER STORM WATCH is in effect starting this afternoon & expiring Monday 12/29 at 3pm for VILAS county. Heavy snow possible with total SNOW accumulation between 11 & 16 inches possible. Wind gusts as high as 40 mph. Causing drifting. Do not have specific totals for Eagle River. My guess is 9 inches
If the SNOW totals pan out, trails will move up to GOOD in no time.
Groomer Tracking System (GTS) shows no grooming over night.
Vilas County & the Vilas County Snowmobile Alliance voted to use donated safety funds for beacon lighting. It will be installed at the entrance/exit of lakes. They will flash red, green & white. This should help riders find the exit off the lake. Clubs are installing. Right click on the announcement to enlarge.
New spur off the Trig’s trail. It takes you Chubby’s Family Restaurant. Here is the location. Right click photo to enlarge.
Have been a few changes to the 2025-2026 Sno-Eagles map. Right click on photo to enlarge
Think Cold! Keep Doin’ A Snow Dance!
Holly Tomlanovich
Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club
Proud Groomers of THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Remember……Wherever you are RIDE RIGHT & SLOW DOWN
News and Reports:
SNO-EAGLES & EAGLE RIVER EVENTS – Everyone & Anyone Welcome – Member or Non Member – Check out www.snoeagles.org for more details. Click Events
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:Snogoer1
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 12-28
Date of Report: December 27, 2025
Area Report:
Trail Report 12/28/2025
8- Open/ Groomed
8a- Open/ Groomed
9- Open/ Groomed
9a- Open/ Groomed
10- Open/ Groomed
10a- Open/ Groomed
10e- Open/ Groomed
11- Open/Groomed
12- Open from 13 to 12B intersection/Groomed. Closed from 12B intersection to Swamp Creek Rd.
12a- Open/ Groomed
12b- Open/ Groomed
14- Open/ Groomed
17n- Open/ Groomed
17s- Open/ Groomed
19- RR #2 is Open/ Groomed, 19S to Vilas Open/Groomed, Lazy ace to CTY J- Closed
19b- Closed/ Partially Groomed
20- Open/ Groomed
21- Open/ Rolled
51e- Open/ Partially Groomed
182b- Open/ Groomed
182- Open/ Groomed
Closed = Impassable, trees & Brush or trails leading to lakes.
Partially Groomed = Wet Swamps, no access with Tractors yet.
Trails are overall in fair-good condition. The warm weather definitely made things rough and unable to groom during the day. Night grooming and early morning is still taking place.
Our crew is out working nonstop, we are still working on trails 12 and 19. These trails are especially difficult as they are mostly swamp and the trees and brush from the storm that have fallen have made things incredibly difficult to navigate.
The Turtle Flambeau Flowage has been fully marked, please ride next to the stakes and be careful. Conditions can change rapidly.
We are currently under a Blizzard warning starting tomorrow with extensive amount of snow accumulation. We will keep you updated.
As always ride right, ride smart, and ride sober.
Reporter:Toulish1
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: Hold on to your potatoes Indy
Date of Report: December 27, 2025
Snowmobile Information:
Ok, so not any earth shattering news on trails. “Fair to middlin”, BUT, the weather forecasts are changing by the minute. Weather channel is now saying up to 9″ for us Sunday into Monday. Heavy snow, high winds, power outages, impossible travel, dogs and cats living together-total mayhem. Whooohoo. My wife started following a Youtube channel months ago called ” Max Velocity”. Young guy, but he is pretty darn accurate. His map this morning showed up to 13″ in our area. Then he is predicting snow after snow after snow. He is not a snow junky like John Dee, so I hope he is accurate, not just messin’ with us kids. Stay tuned for more optimism. Mark
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Early Season
Snow Cover: Ice base with all conditions from hard ice, some snirt & burn through & snow cover
Date of Report: December 27, 2025
Area Report:
12/27/2025 – 8:00am – 29 degrees – High 35
SNO-EAGLES
EAGLE RIVER TRAILS
OPEN
Early Riding – Frozen Icy Base
Looks to be SNOW is coming
Happy to report a WINTER STORM WATCH is in effect starting Sunday, 12/28 expiring Monday 12/29 at 3pm for VILAS county. Heavy snow possible with total SNOW accumulation between 8 & 13 inches possible. Wind gusts as high as 40 mph. Causing drifting. Do not have specific totals for Eagle River.
In prep for the potential snow Groomer Tracking System app shows all trails north, northeast & west, northwest groomed. Those are:
Vilas County & the Vilas County Snowmobile Alliance voted to use donated safety funds for beacon lighting. It will be installed at the entrance/exit of lakes. They will flash red, green & white. This should help riders find the exit off the lake. Right click on the announcement to enlarge.
New spur off the Trig’s trail. It takes you Chubby’s Family Restaurant. Here is the location. Right click photo to enlarge.
2025-2026 Sno-Eagles map. Right click on photo to enlarge
Think Cold! Are You Doin’ A Snow Dance!
Holly Tomlanovich
Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club
Proud Groomers of THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Remember……Wherever you are RIDE RIGHT & SLOW DOWN
News and Reports:
SNO-EAGLES & EAGLE RIVER EVENTS – Everyone & Anyone Welcome – Member or Non Member – Check out www.snoeagles.org for more details. Click Events
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:Washburn County
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: 6-8″ Base
Date of Report: December 26, 2025
Area Report:
As of Thursday, December 25 at 8:00AM the Washburn County snowmobile trails officially opened for the season except for a portion of Trail 8 East, from Trail 39/8 or Intersection 35 to the Sawyer County line. This section is still being cleared and packed after the damage from the late November snowstorm. All other trails will be open. Should you encounter any trail damage such as down trees, limbs, debris, etc. please report that to Washburn County Forestry at 715-635-4490.
Please check surrounding county trail conditions as they vary from county to county.
You can find a full state snowmobile report by visiting the Travel WI Snow Report.
Reporter:SaynerStar Lake Barnstormers
Trail Conditions: Early Season
Snow Cover: Minimal
Date of Report: December 26, 2025
Area Report:
The weather is currently not our friend. We’ve got above freezing temps forecast today through Sunday. The good news is that we are expecting snow Sunday night into Monday and the temps look like they’ll be dropping and staying low for next week.
The Barnstormers have been out these past couple days and have groomed the majority of our system. There is limited snow cover, but most of the system is flat and rideable. Corners are going to be extremely icy right now and potentially hazardous. We will likely suspend grooming over the weekend until more snow arrives.
The warm temps these next three days won’t hurt us too badly, unless there is heavy traffic. The damage from riding on soft trails won’t be fixable without a decent amount of snow. If you are going to ride during these warmer days, please, please, please refrain from being too aggressive!
We do have one section that is down to the dirt and should be completely avoided! Trail 6-9-11 between TIN 204 and 225 is NOT RIDEABLE. Please stay off of this section until we get more snow!
Both Plum and Star have been reported to have 8″ – 12″ of ice. We are told that they’ll be marked as soon as there is enough snow to secure the barrels. It is still recommended to stay off the lakes until they are marked.
Ride RIght & Ride Safe!
Mark your calendars for these upcoming Barnstormer events:
Wednesday, December 31 – Breakfast at Sayner Pub from 9:00 – Noon. Blessing of the sleds at 12:30 under the arch.
Saturday, January 10 – Brats on the trail at TIN #217 from 10:00 – 4:00.
Saturday, January 17 – Breakfast at Stillwaters from 8:00 – 11:00.
Saturday, February 7 – Chili dump at The Murm from 2:00 – 5:00.
Sunday, February 15 – Pizza fundraiser at Hillside Tavern from 4:00 – 8:00.
Saturday, March 14 – Drawing for Snowmobile Raffle at Sayner Pub at 5:00!
Reporter:Threelakeswi
Trail Conditions: Early Season
Snow Cover: 2-3 inches
Date of Report: December 26, 2025
Area Report:
Overnight we had freezing rain/drizzle giving us a about 0.10 inch of ice. Temps are 32 going for a high of 34. Saturday the high temp. is predicted at 35 with a chance of rain. Now the good news! Monday temps cool off and there is a good chance of measurable snow!!l Keep your fingers & toes crossed! Then we stay cold with some lake effect snow. Ride with cautionl if you do go out. Trails will be icy. Lakes are not marked yet and our trails in Forest County are not open.
News and Reports:
Dec. 27th – Chili Cookoff and Meat Raffle – Three Lakes American Legion -12-3
Jan. 15-17 Three Lakes Tavern League Poker Run- Party on Sat. at Spirit View
Jan. 24 – Chicken Soup “Cluck Off” -2-5 pm at Lindy’s Hideaway & Swamp Witch Inn.
Snowmobile Information:
The trail 7 from Spirit Lake to Maple Lake will be closed this season.
When visiting downtown businesses please park your sled at the Shed the Sled, corner of Highway 45 and County Highway A. Please do not park in businesses’ parking lots or town roads.
Website – https://www.threelakestrails.com
Groomer Tracking System -https://gts.groomertrackingsystems.com/map
Oneida Co Trail Map -https://www.oneidacountywi.gov/wp-content/uploads/Oneida-County-Snowmobile-Map.pdf