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Trail Report – : Rhinelander, Wisconsin – February 25, 2019

Reporter:Hodag SnoTrails

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 15-25″

Date of Report: February 25, 2019

Area Report:

Another 15″ of snow over the weekend.  This with severe blowing and drifting, will give us a bunch of work over the next few days to get the trails back in shape.  Thenext fee days will be spent opening up the drifts and road crossings.  Sight lines will be minimal at road crossings,please use caution when crossing.

The trails should be fantastic by mid-week and the weekend.  

The groomers may be running during the day, over the next few so keep an eye out for them.

Be careful out there, there is a ton of snow!!

Lakes could have hard drifts, ride cautiously when crossing.

Trail Report – : Sayner, Wisconsin – February 24, 2019

Reporter:SaynerStar Lake Barnstormers

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: Crazy Amounts of Snow!!!

Date of Report: February 24, 2019

Area Report:

Just a quick update. The area has received another 12+ inches of snow. It will take a couple days to get this mess cleaned up. We have high wind warnings for today. Riding conditions for today will be very dangerous and not advised. Between the weight of the snow on the trees and very high winds – there will undoubtedly be trees down and/or branches hanging.

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Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – February 24, 2019

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Unknown

Snow Cover: 16-18 inches new snow from Saturday morning to Sunday morning

Date of Report: February 24, 2019

Area Report:

EAGLE RIVERS  TRAILS
Deep SNOW Dangerous Riding

February 24 2019 8:30am  – 27 Snow Showers – High 27

The weather guys were right this time. 3-5 inches of SNOW early Saturday.  Followed by mist.  Overnight 12 inches of new SNOW plus.  Snow Showers to continue all day today into tonight.

As much as you might want to get out & ride conditions for today will be very dangerous.  High winds warning that look to be moving in late afternoon. With the amount of new SNOW on the trails & trees adding winds will create really dangerous conditions on the trails.  Trees.  Branches. Drifting.

The groomer drivers have a tough job ahead.  This amount of SNOW on the trails turns grooming into trail rehab.  Staying off the trails for now will give them the ability to get them back into terrific riding.

Here are some important updates:

Trail 10W/13N aka Wisconsin River Bridge Trail is Closed Effective Immediately

There are 2 logging operations going on where there is a need to use parts of the trails. Trail 13N by Deep Lake Rd & on 7 near Sugar Camp on the high line.

The snowbanks at driveway crossing & road crossings will be even higher after crews get out to do road clean up.  After clean up expect some blocked road & driveway crossings.   

As trails get cleaned up trail signs will be buried in deep SNOW.  It will take clubs throughout Vilas County time to unbury or add post extensions to the existing signs. 

EAGLE LAKE TRAIL & CATFISH LAKE TRAIL ARE MARKED & OPEN. With that said the SNOW will be way deep & will have drifts.  So expect dangerous conditions.  Might be best to stay off.

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.  Please be aware that for now signs will be buried in many locations.  PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK A MAP SO YOU KNOW THE LOCATION OF THESE TRAILS.

Let’s give the grooming crew the time to clean up.

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

 

News and Reports:

Wednesday & Thursday – Trail Rides – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on “the grade” Trail 13/3 at 9am.  Contact Club Pres., Howard Wolf 262.442.4876

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 – : Watersmeet, Michigan – February 22, 2019

Reporter:Chamber

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 32″

Date of Report: February 22, 2019

Area Report:

We are currently receiving about 3 inches of snow today, with another 12″ predicted in the next 24 hours.  Our season looks to be ripe to continue into March as temps are looking to hold in a colder pattern.   

  • Trail Condition: See Report Below
  • Last Groomed: February 21st, 2019
  • Base Snowfall: 32″
  • Reported On: February 21st, 2019 @ 5:22pm

Groomer Report

We are grooming daily. Trails are very good condition, lots of snow!!

We do have a wet area 25 miles west of Watersmeet on Trail #2 so please use caution

Trail 2 West of Watersmeet – Excellent with the exception of a wet area 25 miles west of Watersmeet on Trail #2 so please use caution

Trail 2 East of Watersmeet- Very  good condition

Trail 13 South to Cisco Chain- Excellent

Trail 3 south to Land O’Lakes- Very good condition. There is lots of traffic on this trail 100’s of sleds are passing the groomer. It’s very hard to keep smooth, use caution on  bridge approaches

Trail 3 north to Paulding/Bond Falls/Bruce Crossing- Excellent

 

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – February 23, 2019

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: Deep snow with hard ice base

Date of Report: February 23, 2019

Area Report:

EAGLE RIVERS  TRAILS 
Trails Very Good to Excellent!
TRAIL 10W/13N aka WISCONSIN RIVER BRIDGE TRAIL IS CLOSED EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY

February 23 2019 5:24am  – 24 Snow Showers – High 30

Winter continues.  SNOW storm is moving in this morning.  1-3 inches of SNOW today.  Tonight 8-12 inches of SNOW tonight. 1 more inch of SNOW Sunday.  Temps will be up so the SNOW will be the heavy wet stuff.  After the SNOW on Sunday the temps will drop below zero Sunday night.  So if you thought winter was over you were wrong.  Trails in Vilas County can stay open until midnight March 31st.  That is with weather & SNOW conditions permitting.

Grooming continued last night.  All trails groomed.  With the heavy SNOW moving in it will take the groomers some time to get the trails back in shape. If you ride it will be deep SNOW riding.

Here are some important updates:

Trail 10W/13N aka Wisconsin River Bridge Trail is Closed Effective Immediately

There are 2 logging operations going on where there is a need to use parts of the trails. Trail 13N by Deep Lake Rd & on 7 near Sugar Camp on the high line.

The trails right now are in really great shape.  Did notice some chop & bumps under the newer SNOW.  Grooming should take care of that.   SNOW did get mushy yesterday with the temps up & the evil sun out.

All the SNOW means even higher snowbanks at driveway crossing & road crossings.  Please when you see the yield driveway ahead sign slow down & take the time to look both ways.  At the road crossings there are stop signs & please stop.  It is nearly impossible to see vehicles coming.  Have seen a few sled & vehicle accidents this season not good.

There are sections where the trails signs have been buried with the deep SNOW or by plowed snowbanks.  The club & groomers will be out to dig out signs or add post extensions so we can see the signs when we ride.

EAGLE LAKE TRAIL & CATFISH LAKE TRAIL ARE MARKED & OPEN. Stay by the reflective orange barrels.  Lots of SNOW on the lakes so there could be some moguls. Reports of slush.  Be safe & slow down.

REMEMBER THE DUSK TO DAWN SPEED LIMIT IS 55MPH EVERYWHERE.  Lake & Land Trails.  

Been mentioning this all season:

Sno-Eagles Country has 2 areas that have one-way trails.  10E is a one-way trail 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.  Clearly marked with DO NOT ENTER signs.  Plus trail signs are backwards if you are going the wrong way.  

Be safe.  See ya on the trails!

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

News and Reports:

Wednesday & Thursday – Trail Rides – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on “the grade” Trail 13/3 at 9am.  Contact Club Pres., Howard Wolf 262.442.4876
Saturday, February 23 – Ride With Pride drawing – Trackside – 12-1pm
Saturday, February 23 – SNO(Sat. Night Out) 12 Pines – Hwy 70E to right on Townline Rd – 5:30pm gathering 6:00pm dinner

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 – : Sayner, Wisconsin – February 22, 2019

Reporter:SaynerStar Lake Barnstormers

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 35 + inches In The Woods

Date of Report: February 22, 2019

Area Report:

A week ago we were fighting equipment issues. Because of this, we missed a couple nights of grooming on a very busy weekend.

The GREAT news is that Lulich Equipment, out of Mason, provided us with a loaner last Sunday. We immediately put it to work. We groomed our entire system this week. Today we  received another tractor. So we are back in good shape and will be returning to a more normal grooming schedule.

We appreciate everyone’s support and understanding!

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Trail Report – : Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin – February 22, 2019

Reporter:Phil

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: Looks like winter

Date of Report: February 22, 2019

Area Report:

Trails are white and the entire trail system will be double groomed tonite in anticipation of the Snownami tomorrow night thru Sunday. Grooming the recent snowfalls has been a challenge. The extra snow on the trails is great but it does make for more bumps and it has taken a toll on the groomers. The Pisten Bully 200 is out right now and will be working til Sunrise. MANY THANKS to Chad and the Conover SnoBuddies for helping groom our trails the past few nights while both of our groomers were down. 

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – February 22, 2019

Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: Deep snow with hard ice base

Date of Report: February 22, 2019

Area Report:

EAGLE RIVERS  TRAILS OPEN!
Trails Very Good to Excellent!
TRAIL 10W/13N aka WISCONSIN RIVER BRIDGE TRAIL IS CLOSED EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY

February 22 2019 5:36pm  – 29

Winter just keeps coming in Vilas County!  Saturday night into Sunday more SNOW is forecast.  5-8 inches on Saturday night & 1-3 Sunday during the day!  In the meantime the temps are popping up. 31 today. 32 Saturday & 26 Sunday.  Then on Monday back to single digits for high & night times temps below zero until next Thursday. That’s if the weather guys are right.  We will see.

Trail Boss reports that all trails in Eagle River were groomed overnight.

Some chop & set bumps in a few areas. Groomers will be out to do some cutting to fix the set bumps.  There are 2 logging operations going on where there is a need to use parts of the trails. Trail 13N by Deep Lake Rd & on 7 near Sugar Camp on the high line.  There wasn’t  snirt at the trail crossings but temps are coming up today so mushy snirt will be at the road crossing especially right in town.  SNOW’S going to soften up but it is deep enough & everything is groomed so will be great riding.

More SNOW means even higher snowbanks at driveway crossing & road crossings.  Please when you see the yield driveway ahead sign slow down & take the time to look both ways.  At the road crossings there are stop signs & please stop.  It is nearly impossible to see vehicles coming.  Have seen a few sled & vehicle accidents this season not good.

REMEMBER THE DUSK TO DAWN SPEED LIMIT IS 55MPH EVERYWHERE.  Lake & Land Trails.  

EAGLE LAKE TRAIL & CATFISH LAKE TRAIL ARE MARKED & OPEN. Stay by the reflective orange barrels.  Lots of SNOW on the lakes so there could be some moguls.  Be safe & slow down.

Been mentioning this all season:

Sno-Eagles Country has 2 areas that have one-way trails.  10E is a one-way trail 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.  Clearly marked with DO NOT ENTER signs.  Plus trail signs are backwards if you are going the wrong way.  

That’s it for today!  Start of another sledding weekend.  Be safe.

See ya on the trails!

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

News and Reports:

Wednesday & Thursday – Trail Rides – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on “the grade” Trail 13/3 at 9am.  Contact Club Pres., Howard Wolf 262.442.4876
Saturday, February 23 – Ride With Pride drawing – Trackside – 12-1pm
Saturday, February 23 – SNO(Sat. Night Out) 12 Pines – Hwy 70E to right on Townline Rd – 5:30pm gathering 6:00pm dinner

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.