Iowa County is located just west of Madison in the Driftless area. The Main connecting corridor is the Military Ridge State Trail. Rolling hills, farmland fields,, many woods and trails leading to the Wisconsin River Valley. Connections to the Cheese County trail system, New Glarus, Monroe, Prairie Du Chien, Illinois and the trail that heads to northern Wisconsin through Wisconsin Dells. Dodgeville scenic state trail park loop is a 20 mile loop in the park.
Small warm welcoming towns with “on the trail” bars and restaurants. Multiple snowmobile dealers and repair shops in the area. Some motels along the military ridge state trail.
Iowa County clubs are very active in making a difference for the snowmobiling community. Arena Ridge Runners, Barneveld Trail Eagles, Iowa Grant Snow Cats, Hollandale Sno Drifters, T Riders (Mineral Point) and Ridgeway Riders.
New 2023 County wide event:. February 11th. Iowa County Snowmobile Alliance winter party, jerky sausage contest and raffle. Vintage snowmobile ride and show, drawings, meat paddles, brats, burgers and cheese. Located on the military ridge state trail in Ridgeway WI at the RIdge Bar.
Well doing a vintage pod cast to night. The cast is on vintage snowmobile lovers. Go to you tube and search. The topic is about Team Tri-Par a Merc independent team. Also 50 years of the Merc Twister.
SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN EAGLE RIVER Good with Fair this morning
The warm up continues. Another high 30’s day with 20’s low today. Warm up will continue until Tuesday. No SNOW in the forecast. Trails are still GOOD but expect a change as the weekend continues.
The top row of photos were taken Thursday afternoon. Beneath are photos of the same section Friday afternoon. Left photo is Trail 10E northside. Middle photos is Trail 70W section behind the Super 8. Right photo is Trail Alt13 aka 3 heading south out of Eagle River. There has been some change. Will be riding these section today. Report tomorrow.
Groomer Tracking Systems (GTS Trails) reports in the last 24 hours most of the Eagle River trails were groomed. So here are the trails not groomed
Trail 10W/13N the section from where the trail comes out on Adams Rd & heads north connecting to Conover trails
3N aka Manske Swamp
Wisconsin River Bridge crossing on map it is 10W/13N
Trig’s Shell section of the City trail to Bloom Rd
Trail 1 aka GrampGrahm that turns off 10E at W. Carpenter Lk Rd near Catch 22 & goes to Eagle Water Resort
Trail 1 that turns off 10E next to Dollar Lk Rd on it way to Eagle Lake trail
ALL OTHER TRAILS ARE GROOMED
Trail sections will change as the day goes on. Would expect the Wisconsin River bridge section of 10W/13N & 3N aka Manske Swamp may develop slush.
Catfish & Eagle Lake trails are marked. Conditions on both lakes may produce surface slush with temps up & sun out. Remember not all lakes are safe. Look for markers and/or signing. If you don’t see any the lake is not safe. P.S. There is a 55mph nighttime speed limit.
THINK COLD! KEEP DOIN’ THE SNOW DANCE!!!
See ya on the trails today!
Holly Tomlanovich THE SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD® – Eagle River
Phone Trail Updates 715.479.5185 Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club
News and Reports:
Events
February 26 – Wednesday Sno-Eagles Guided Trail Ride – 9am – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on trail 10/13 across from the Friendship House – Conditions permitting
February 27 – Thursday Sno-Eagles Guided Trail Ride – 9am – Meet at the Historic Railroad Depot on trail 10/13 across from the Friendship House – Conditions permitting
February 29-March 1 – World Series Snowmobile Championship Plus 100 Lap Mira Enduro Race – Check out www.derbycomplex.com – Volunteers needed
February 29 – Groom to Ride raffle drawing – Trackside – 12 noon – Hwy 45N
February 29 – SNO(Saturday Night Out) – Lumpy’s Sports Bar & Grill – Hwy 45S – Social time 5:30pm – Dinner 6:00pm – Hwy 45S – ALL WELCOME Please contact Sno-Eagles President, Howard Wolf at 262.442.4876 to volunteer for any event.
You can find detailed trail maps here or here You can get all the information about regulations and registration from here. Safety should be your first priority know all the safety measures by clicking here.
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SNO-EAGLES
EAGLE RIVER TRAILS
All Conditions
Trails can remain open until midnight March 31st
Winter continues in Eagle River & all of Vilas County. Still lots of SNOW. Next SNOW tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday. Time to ride!
Rode about 80 miles yesterday afternoon. Trails are Good to Excellent with a few exceptions. Left from 10 east of Eagle River. Heading west into town on the one way. It was ragged until crossing Hemlock Ln off of Hwy 70. From there into town Good. Even Taylor Lk Rd & Pine Ln. 10/13 “the grade’ into town was Excellent to Very Good. Through town solid SNOW cover all the way to crossing by Leif’s Cafe. From there until 17N intersection breaking down. 17N to 3 and 3 Very Good to Excellent to 10/13 heading north. Some rough at the beginning of 10/13. The rest Good to Excellent all the way across WI River bridge & 13N. Picked up 45N in Conover. It was Good with a couple of corner sun burn throughs. Conover 3 to 13 Very Good. 13 Very Good to Excellent back to Eagle River. Ran through town and headed south on Alt 13 to Three Lakes which was Excellent! 13W to Sugar Camp to Eagle River connect. Excellent! 13 to 70 along Hwy 17 Good to Very Good. 70 to town Good to the Rec Bridge by Eagle River Inn. Fair from there to Oak Ln crossing. Into town Good until Sundstein Rd crossing. Poor from there to 10/13/70 intersection by DQ. Headed home. Grade great. 10 still Good. One on south side was loaded with SNOW and drifted with some banks at road crossings. All in all a GREAT ride!
Grooming last night
10/13 south through town
10E to include 9mile & Granpa Grahm
70W to St. Germain connect
13S heading south to Sugar Camp connect
7 aka Paintball field to west Sugar Camp connect
10/13 north from groomer barn groomed to include WI River Bridge – Club trail that ends at Hwy G NOT GROOMED
17N to 3 aka Manske Swamp
Remember as you ride & meet a groomer the equipment is NOT able to leave the trail due to it’s weight. Pull over & stop. Wait for direction from the driver. Give ’em a thumbs up. They groom so we can ride!
Please ride on the right side, slow down, limit alcohol & no off trail riding.
Businesses on the 2 marked lakes, Catfish & Eagle have removed the barrels. Lots of slush & with temps dropping there was concern the barrels would freeze in & be hard to remove.
Eagle River has long held the distinction of SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD, and it’s a matter of pride that causes local clubs and businesses to work so diligently to maintain that title. Snowmobile fever becomes a way of life in our Eagle River winters, and the talk often turns to “picks”, “carbides” and performance. In fact, these snow machines seem to outnumber cars during the winter months.
Over 500 MILES OF GROOMED TRAILS connect the communities of the area, including access to major county and state routes. Trails wind throughout the area’s scenic forests, but frequently pass close to service businesses which can provide you with fuel and sustenance, shelter and refreshment. If you don’t have your own snowmobile, several dealerships will be happy to provide you with equipment during your visit.
Chippewa County Snowmobile will close at 8:00 am Tuesday March 21.
Snowmobiling Information
The Chippewa Valley Snowmobile Organization is an umbrella organization for the 19 snowmobile clubs plus one youth club that are in Chippewa County
Chippewa County has a wide variety of terrain including driftless topography, glacial moraines and agricultural land. There are 360 miles of state funded and approximately 100 miles of locally funded snowmobile trails. Trails pass through 43,000+ acres of County Forest Land as well rolling wooded and agricultural land. Chippewa County is home of Lake Wissota State Park in the rural Chippewa Falls area and Brunet Island State Park in the Cornell area. There is easy access to the area via Wisconsin Hwy 29, US Hwy 53 and nearby Interstate 94.
Our groomers are tracked in real time. Grooming progress can be followed using the GTS smartphone ap found at http://gts.groomertrackingsystems.com.
There are many other outdoor winter recreation activities such as cross country skiing, snowshoeing, and ice fishing. Detailed information on the locations and access for these activities can be found at the Chippewa Falls Chamber of Commerce web site https://www.chippewachamber.org.
Currently Looking for a reporter for this area. Click here to fill out the application.
Snowmobiling Information
Stoughton is one of the well-known snowmobile trails of southern Wisconsin. A charming city located within Dane County is one of the favored trails for Midwesterners. With an average of 41 inches of snow every year, Stoughton has proved to be a favorable place for snowmobilers to enjoy their sport. Amongst its trails, Stoughton is known for its trail systems named as The Yahara River Trail, skirting the Yahara River and the Virgin Lake Trail which connects the Virgin Lake Park to the Jackson Street.
There was a time when these trails were marked out only with the help of painted tin coffee cans being stuck out on the top of sticks without any safety requirements or licenses. However, thanks to Roger Nietzsche and other founding members of Stoughton Viking Snow drifters Snowmobile Club who took up the mantle of maintaining and promoting the trails.
Stoughton has had a variery of local clubs formed by the local families since 1969 these are some of the oldest in South-west Wisconsin. They maintain the trails every year.
While the safety is observed at all the levels, you do need to have a valid safety license in order to snowmobile through the trails. Oregon, Utica, Waubesa and Rock County are some of the places that are connected to Stoughton through these public trails.
The local clubs maintain the 38 miles of public trails that connect snowmobilers from Oregon, Utica, Waubesa and Rock County. Stoughton is a haven for snow sports and adventure lovers. So hurry up and plan your winter fun with Stoughton this year!
A Wisconsin snowmobile registration or snowmobile trail pass are required to ride on a Wisconsin snowmobile trail. Trail passes may be purchased over the counter at many authorized sales locations or by contacting WDNR. Knowing the snowmobiling regulations, rules and registration information will help ensure a safe trip. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources – www.dnr.wi.gov
We got snow ,north has more and they are opening trails up south of Mercer NO BASE YET BUT IT’S A START.flowage is safe and in great shape STAY NEAR THE MARKERS. [stumps] Warmer weather coming in 5 days, [ mid 30s for a week ] maybe that will help with a base. Will let you know how the trails hold up next year, HAVE A SAFE NEW YEAR
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Snowmobiling Information
Our trail system is in great to excellent condition.
Trail 12 is in great condition.
Trail 13 is in great condition.
Trail 9 is in great condition.
Trail 9 C is in great condition.
Trail 11 is in good condition.
Trail 14 is in good condition.
Trail 17 N and 17 S are in great condition.
Trails 12 A&B are in great condition.
Trail 51E Is in great condition.
Trail 19 is in great condition.
Trail 19B is in great condition.
Trails 10 and 10A are in great condition.
Trail 182 is in good condition.
Trail 20 is in great condition.
Trails 10E and 8A are in great condition.
Trail 8 is in great condition.
The entire Flowage is marked from Gateway Lodge to Murray’s Landing.
Fisher Lake is marked to Island View Lodge.
Lake of the Falls is marked to Beavers Resort.
Be careful as corners and roads are icy.
We now have a tractor full time in Springstead to better keep up with 182 trails!
The Neillsville-Granton Trailbusters trail system currently CLOSED. Be advised, riding on closed trails is trespassing and could lead to trail route closures and fines.
Snowmobiling Information
We don’t currently have information about this area.
Remember as you ride & meet a groomer the equipment is NOT able to leave the trail due to it’s weight. Pull over & stop. Wait for direction from the driver. Give ’em a thumbs up. They groom so we can ride!
