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Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – February 17, 2019

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Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Hard base with plenty of snow

Date of Report: February 17, 2019

Area Report:

SNO-EAGLES TRAILS OPEN!
Trails Good to Very Good 
Heavy traffic

February 17 2019 4:05pm – 20 – High 20  UPDATE on trail grooming

Trails are great for this President’s weekend!  Plenty of SNOW.

No new SNOW yesterday.  Evil sun was out. Next SNOW is forecast for Wednesday with the weather guys forecasting 1-3 inches.  

Groomers groomed most of the Sno-Eagles trails. Trails groomed were:

10E to include 9 mile
13N to Conover turn around
10W/7S to Sayner/St.Germain turn around 
3S/Alt13 to Three Lakes turn around
10/13 aka Wisconsin River Bridge
1N NEW
17N to Phelps NEW
70W7S to St. Germain turn around NEW
7N/17S/13S to Sugar Camp turn around NEW

There are still some low hanging branch on the trails.  Most of the road crossings have high banks.  So take it slow & please stop at the road & driveway crossings. Some of the SNOW conditions are soft.  With the ice base underneath it can make riding squirrely. Might even dart around a little.  Didn’t see any other problem area.  With the holiday weekend & all the SNOW traffic is very high. Many large group so stay on your side of the trails to be safe.

EAGLE LAKE TRAIL & CATFISH LAKE TRAIL ARE MARKED & OPEN. Stay by the reflective orange barrels.  There was wind Sunday evening 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.  

Thanks for THINKING SNOW!!!  Are you riding?  If not why?

See ya on the trails!

Holly Tomlanovich
Sno-Eagles, Inc.
PROUD GROOMERS OF 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 
Thursday, February 21 – Sno-Eagles General Member meeting – Ed B’s White Spruce – Hwy 45 at the bridge – 6:15pm gathering & 7:00pm meeting
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 – : Florence County, Wisconsin – February 17, 2019

Reporter:Blue OxTrailriders

Trail Conditions: Fair

Snow Cover: 26-30″

Date of Report: February 17, 2019

Area Report:

We have received a lot of snow since my last report. With the dry powdery snow has come a lot of drifting. This accounts for the many moguls on the trails which drift back over right behind the groomers. Many of the schools in the area have been closed for quite a few days in the past few weeks due to these conditions. Our groomers are putting in a lot of hours especially with one of our groomers out of service for over a week. 

Hopefully this next week will be better without the drifting problem we have had in the past week. Most of the sledders that are fans of our great trails will understand that there really was no way to stop the drifting and moguls that have occurred this past week. We are very proud of our trails and the hard work and many hours these dedicated people put into keeping our trails in the best condition they can possibly be in.

Be safe out there, watch for groomers and drive sober. F15 has not been groomed. This is the groomer that is down and has a smaller drag to fit in between the trees on that trail.

Trail Report – : Walworth County, Wisconsin – February 17, 2019

Reporter:Ryan Strand

Trail Conditions: Open

Snow Cover: 6-8”

Date of Report: February 17, 2019

Area Report:

Trails are Open! Ride safely and with caution as there may be some hazards and icy spots. The northern half of the county has more snow and is in better condition. Groomers have not been out yet. Ride safe and enjoy!

 

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Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – February 17, 2019

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Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: Plenty of SNOW over a hard ice base

Date of Report: February 17, 2019

Area Report:

SNO-EAGLES TRAILS OPEN!
Trails Good to Very Good
Heavy traffic

February 17 2019 7:44am – 7 – High 19

Trails are great for this President’s weekend!  Plenty of SNOW.

No new SNOW yesterday.  Evil sun was out. Next SNOW is forecast for Wednesday with the weather guys forecasting 1-3 inches.

Groomers were out last grooming most of the Sno-Eagles trails. Trails groomed were:

10E to include 9 mile
13N to Conover turn around
10W/7S to Sayner/St.Germain turn around
3S/Alt13 to Three Lakes turn around
10/13 aka Wisconsin River Bridge

There are still some low hanging branch on the trails.  Most of the road crossings have high banks.  So take it slow & please stop at the road & driveway crossings. Some of the SNOW conditions are soft.  With the ice base underneath it can make riding squirrely. Might even dart around a little.  Didn’t see any other problem area.  With the holiday weekend & all the SNOW traffic is very high. Many large group so stay on your side of the trails to be safe.

EAGLE LAKE TRAIL & CATFISH LAKE TRAIL ARE MARKED & OPEN. Stay by the reflective orange barrels.  There has been wind  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.  

Thanks for THINKING SNOW!!!  Are you riding?  If not why?

See ya on the trails!

Holly Tomlanovich
Sno-Eagles, Inc.
PROUD GROOMERS OF 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
Thursday, February 21 – Sno-Eagles General Member meeting – Ed B’s White Spruce – Hwy 45 at the bridge – 6:15pm gathering & 7:00pm meeting
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 16, 2019

Reporter:SaynerStar Lake Barnstormers

Trail Conditions: Good

Snow Cover: 30 PLUS in the woods

Date of Report: February 16, 2019

Area Report:

Our trails right this minute are great as far as having snow on them. However they are bumpy ……..

Our tracks machine has been giving us problems for about 2 weeks now. We were provided with a replacement/loaner. It worked well for a short time and then it gave problems. The problem with our machine is in the computer and more specifically – the Diesel Exhaust Fluid system. This is the worst possible time to have problems with the track machine when we have so much snow to deal with.

Year after year, we have had icy conditions to deal with. Up until this year we have been running tire chains on the front of our wheel machines. They work great with the ice and in deep snow – but – are very high maintenance. So this year we went with different tires and installed ice studs. They also work great in icy conditions but not so well with deep snow conditions. So we had a wheel machine slip off the trail a couple times.

We are supposed to have another track machine delivered in the morning. We will put it to work and cover as much of our trail system as quickly as humanly possible.

We sincerely apologize to everyone – but – these equipment issues are beyond our control.

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Snowmobile Information:

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Trail Report – : Washburn County, Wisconsin – February 16, 2019

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 9 – 12″

Date of Report: February 16, 2019

Area Report:

All Washburn County Snowmobile trails are open at this time. Several heavy snow events in recent weeks have allowed for excellent trail conditions. Clubs are out in force, regularly grooming the trails. Current trail conditions are excellent, with a 9 to 12 inch snow base. Enjoy the trails!! 

Make sure you get your new trail map to start planning your snowmobile trip by visiting washburncounty.org/contact/

Trail Report – : Spooner and Washburn County, Wisconsin – February 16, 2019

Reporter:Washburn County

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 9″ to 12″

Date of Report: February 16, 2019

Area Report:

All Washburn County Snowmobile trails are open at this time. Several heavy snow events in recent weeks have allowed for excellent trail conditions. Clubs are out in force, regularly grooming the trails. Current trail conditions are excellent, with a 9 to 12 inch snow base. Enjoy the trails!! 

Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – February 16, 2019

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Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: Lots of Snow covering a hard ice base

Date of Report: February 16, 2019

Area Report:

SNO-EAGLES TRAILS OPEN!
Trails Very Good to Excellent

February 16 2019 6:25am – 1 below – High 22

Trails are great for this President’s weekend!

Yesterday Lake Effect SNOW of less than an inch.  Lake Superior is not frozen over so there will more Lake Effect off & on.  The weather guys do not forecast Lake Effect as it is hard to predict.  Next “real” SNOW is forecast for next weather.  1-3 inches in the forecast.

Nightly grooming continues.  Saw the New Holland on 10E around 6-6:30pm last night.  Trails groomed last night are:

  • 13/3/10 thru town south to the 10E turn & north to the turn onto 10W/13N
  • 10E to include 9 mile
  • 10W/13N aka Wisconsin River Bridge trail
  • 13’s N the Buckatabon/Bauer’s area to the Conover turn around
  • 10W & 7N to the Sayner & St. Germain connects
  • 17N to 1N
  • 1N to Eagle Lake
  • 3N aka Manske Swamp

With a holiday weekend & all the SNOW traffic is very high.  Many large groups.

There are still some low hanging branches.  Ice covered & with the SNOW there are still areas that could be hard to get through.  Plus may find branches & small limbs along the trails. Volunteers are working to remove. Some of the road crossings have high banks.  So take it slow & please stop at the road & driveway crossings. Saw an accident yesterday where a sled pulled out in front of a vehicle on the road. Sled was very damaged.  Hope the rider is ok.  Beside this found no other problems.  Not even any icy blow out on the trails.

EAGLE LAKE TRAIL & CATFISH LAKE TRAIL ARE MARKED & OPEN. Stay by the reflective orange barrels.  There was wind Sunday evening 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.  

Thanks for THINKING SNOW!!!  Are you riding?  If not why?

See ya on the trails!

Holly Tomlanovich
Sno-Eagles, Inc.
PROUD GROOMERS OF 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
Tuesday-Thursday, February 12-14 – Sno-Eagles Week Day Away – Florence, WI
Thursday, February 21 – Sno-Eagles General Member meeting – Ed B’s White Spruce – Hwy 45 at the bridge – 6:15pm gathering & 7:00pm meeting
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 – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – February 16, 2019

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Reporter:Holly t

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: Plenty of SNOW over a hard ice base

Date of Report: February 16, 2019

Area Report:

SNO-EAGLES TRAILS OPEN!
Trails Very Good to Excellent

February 16 2019 6:53am – 1 below – High 22

Trails are great for this President’s weekend!

Yesterday Lake Effect SNOW of less than an ice.  Lake Superior is not frozen over so there will more Lake Effect off & on.  The weather guys do not forecast Lake Effect as it is hard to predict.  Next “real” SNOW is forecast for next weather.  1-3 inches in the forecast.

Nightly grooming continues.  Saw the New Holland on 10E around 6-6:30pm last night.  Trails groomed last night are:

  • 13/3/10 thru town south to the 10E turn & north to the turn onto 10W/13N
  • 10W/13N aka Wisconsin River Bridge trail
  • 13’s N the Buckatabon/Bauer’s area to the Conover turn around
  • 10W & 7N to the Sayner & St. Germain connects
  • 17N to 1N
  • 1N to Eagle Lake
  • 3N aka Manske Swamp

With a holiday weekend & all the SNOW traffic is very high.  Many large groups.

There are still some low hanging branches.  Ice covered & with the SNOW there are still areas that could be hard to get through.  Plus may find branches & small limbs along the trails. Volunteers are working to remove. Some of the road crossings have high banks.  So take it slow & please stop at the road & driveway crossings. Saw an accident yesterday where a sled pulled out in front of a vehicle on the road. Sled was very damaged.  Hope the rider is ok.  Beside this found no other problems.  Not even any icy blow out on the trails.

EAGLE LAKE TRAIL & CATFISH LAKE TRAIL ARE MARKED & OPEN. Stay by the reflective orange barrels.  There was wind Sunday evening 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.  

Thanks for THINKING SNOW!!!  Are you riding?  If not why?

See ya on the trails!

Holly Tomlanovich
Sno-Eagles, Inc.
PROUD GROOMERS OF 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
Tuesday-Thursday, February 12-14 – Sno-Eagles Week Day Away – Florence, WI
Thursday, February 21 – Sno-Eagles General Member meeting – Ed B’s White Spruce – Hwy 45 at the bridge – 6:15pm gathering & 7:00pm meeting
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 – : Superior – Douglas County, Wisconsin – February 15, 2019

Reporter:nikky.farmakes

Trail Conditions: Excellent

Snow Cover: 12-14″ base in most areas.

Date of Report: February 15, 2019

Area Report:

To get the trail report in an easy-to-read, downloadable format, please to go https://www.superiorchamber.org/recreation/trail-report

*Please note – The Saunders Grade Trail will be closed for the entire 2018/2019 winter season due to significant damage caused by June 2018 flooding.*

It is critical that we respect the landowners who allow us to utilize their property, so please verify that the trail you intend to use is open at this time.

SW Quadrant

It’s snowing!  The groomers are out but the club is experiencing some equipment issues so the grooming is going slowly. Trails are in very good condition as the clubs are trying to keep up with all of the snow we’ve received this week.   Trail 9 is closed between the Town Road TT and the North Road.  

SE Quadrant

All trails are open and have been groomed at least once since the storm early this week.  Watch for logging operations on Trail 41N, Trail 541 and Trail 17S. Trails are in great condition, have fun and ride carefully!

*Please note – The CN Railroad is warning snowmobilers to stay off railroad property in Solon Springs. There is a new trail to Solon Springs (Trail 27B).  Where the trail meets Business Highway 53, snowmobilers must use the road shoulders and not the railroad property to access the railroad crossing on Main Street.  Snowmobilers have and will continue to be ticketed for operating on the railroad’s property.*

NE Quadrant

Please watch for low hanging brush and limbs.  

All trails are open and will have at been groomed at least once since the storm earlier this week except for Trail 235 and 35N which will be groomed this weekend. Conditions are very good to excellent!

NW Quadrant

All trails are open except for Saunders Grade, which is closed for the season. All trails have been groomed and the trails in the Amnicon Lake area are scheduled for grooming this weekend.

Douglas County Ski Trails

Douglas County Ski Trails – Parking lots and service roads have been plowed.  Trails were packed on Thursday due to drifting issues.  Trails were groomed and tracked on Friday and are in good condition.

Superior Municipal Forest – All trails will be groomed and tracked. It will be a beautiful weekend to ski! Trails are in excellent condition.

After Hours Ski Trail – All trails have been groomed and tracked.  Trails are in excellent condition. Happy skiing!

Pattison State Park – All trails are groomed and tracked. The trails are in excellent condition with 10 inches of base, 28 inches in the woods. Tracks are at full depth.  Excellent conditions! Vehicle admission is required.

For further information, please contact the Douglas County Forestry Department at 715-378-2219 Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm excluding Holidays.