All trails sections are now open. The warm-up with freezing rain followed by rain did a little damage to trails but they are holding up.
Reporter:Snogoer1
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 12-28
Date of Report: January 6, 2026
Area Report:
Trail Report 01/06/2026
8- Great Condition
8a- Fair condition-Partially Groomed
9- Great Condition
9a- Good Condition
10- Great Condition
10a- Good Condition
10e- Good Condition
11- Great Condition
12- Open from 13 to 12B intersection/Groomed. Closed from 12B intersection to Swamp Creek Rd.
12a- Good Condition
12b- Good Condition
14- Great Condition
17n- Good Condition
17s- Good Condition
19- RR #2 is Great Condition, 19S to Vilas, Great Condition, Lazy ace to CTY J- Closed
19b- Closed/ Partially Groomed
20- Great Condition
21- Good Condition
51e- Good Condition
182b- Good Condition
182- Good Condition
Closed = Impassable, trees & Brush or trails leading to lakes.
Trails are overall in Good-Great condition. We still are unable to groom across numerous swamps so they could be bumpy.
Our crew is still working on trails 12 and 19 this week. 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 and Lake of the Falls have been fully marked, please ride next to the stakes and be careful. Conditions can change rapidly.
After this holiday traffic we are getting the trails back in shape, we have been successful in getting groomers across some of our swamps and the trail report reflects that.
Upcoming Events this weekend:
Club Breakfast @ Club 51, Saturday 8am
As always ride right, ride smart, and ride sober.
Reporter:info@visitashland.com
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: 8-10 INCHES
Date of Report: January 6, 2026
Area Report:
Snowmobile Report – January 6, 2026
All Ashland County Snowmobile trails are OPEN and in EXCELLENT Condition.
Reminder everyone that the Ashland Waterfront Trail is not open to motorized vehicles, including snowmobiles and ATVs. Anyone caught riding on the Ashland Waterfront Trail will be ticketed.
When snowmobiling please stay on the trail. A lot of Ashland County snowmobile trails are on farmers land, be respectful so we don’t lose our easement to their property. Snowmobiles may not be modified, or operated, to amplify or otherwise increase the total vehicle noise above the originally manufactured snowmobile noise level. Ashland County Recreation Enforcement.
Reporter:Phil
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: Looks like Winter…NICE
Date of Report: January 6, 2026
Area Report:
The Frosty Club grooming crew has done a Fantastic job going out nightly to keep the trails white and smooth. Great to see all the smiles on the snowmobilers faces and having a great time in Land O Lakes. Lakes are marked and traffic is down now that the Holidays are behind us.
News and Reports:
Frosty Club Christmas Part at Bent’s Camp Wednesday night 6 PM–Hope to see you there.
Meat Raffle Jan 17 at Brews Pub and Comedy night at Gateway on Sunday Jan 18 are next Fun Frosty events.
Snowmobile Information:
Ride right and PLEASE Stay on the Trail!
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: HARD ICE BASE – 10 OR MORE INCHES SNOW
Date of Report: January 6, 2026
Area Report:
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1//6/2026 – 7:300am – 21 degrees – High 33 SNO-EAGLES Still sled traffic on the trails but far less than over the Holidays. As reported temps have bounced up into the 30’s during the day. With 20’s or less at night. So the SNOW will hold. Couple of inches of new SNOW Saturday night. Future shows dropping into the 20’s & teens next week with SNOW forecast Thursday & Friday of next week. Here’s what GTS Tracking shows was groomed last night into this morning. Right Click for large photo Green trails are the groomed trails last night into this morning. Blue groomed 48 hrs ago. Orange 72 hrs ago. Nearly all trails groomed last night. Eagle Lake was marked by businesses. Safety lights at entrance & exit from/to the lake trail have been installed. Have been a few changes to the 2025-2026 Sno-Eagles map. Right click on photo to enlarge
Think Cold! Keep Doin’ the SNOW DANCE! Holly Tomlanovich |
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:Hodag SnoTrails
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: Good base with thinning depth
Date of Report: January 6, 2026
Area Report:
Whew, what a weekend…I think everyone, and their brother was up riding last weekend. It was awesome!!
The club is working hard to get the trails back to flatness. With that work they are signs of snirt in the corners and marsh areas.
All the lakes in the area have been marked. Stay close to the barrels for the best route. Earlier evidence of slush has been frozen and could make rough riding away from the heavily traveled lake crossings.
We could always use some fresh snow, but I don’t think the warm days this week will have a significant effect on the conditions.
Reporter:langlade
Trail Conditions: Early Season
Snow Cover: 3-7
Date of Report: January 1, 2026
Area Report:
ZONE A (North Forest Zone) OF THE LANGLADE COUNTY SNOWMOBILE TRAIL SYSTEM, INCLUDING STATE FUNDED TRAILS, IS OPENED ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 1ST, AT 6:00 A.M.
Additionally, the trail segment between intersections 41A and 42B in Zone B opened to snowmobile traffic on January 1st.
ATVs are not allowed on snowmobile trails until 10 days after the opening of the snowmobile trails and when the temperature is above 28° F. ATVs will be authorized to utilize snowmobile trails on January 11, 2026. UTVs are not allowed on the Langlade County Snowmobile trail at any time due to the weight and width of the machines.
Read the full trail report, download a Langlade County Snowmobile Map, and read the full public service announcement at https://bit.ly/LCSnowmobileTrailReport.
Reporter:boulderwi
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 10-12″
Date of Report: January 5, 2026
Area Report:
At 8:00 AM it’s 23 degrees out with cloudy skies. We received a small amount of new snow and a wintry mix yesterday afternoon through last evening. A warm up is coming tomorrow with high temps above freezing the rest of the week.
We groomed 2W, 8W, 51, and 8E out to Nixon Lake Road yesterday. Our trails except 15S are in good condition, but by the end of the day they have developed moguls and some bare spots on the inside of corners. Right now, 15S is terrible and will be groomed as soon as possible.
During the holidays, we have groomed all of our trails daily except 15S which hasn’t been groomed since overhanging limbs destroyed our groomers side panel on New Years Day morning. Repairs on the groomer are in progress and tomorrow, 1/6, we will be having a work crew out on 15S to remove all remaining overhanging limbs from our last snow storm in order to get our groomers back on it to groom.
Enjoy the trails, ride safe, and stop in and patronize our local businesses.
Look for an updated trail report on Thursday, 1/8.
Landy Roepke
BJSC Trail Manager
News and Reports:
Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club events:
*All Season: Gooch’s Pizza Fundraiser*
1/18 Breakfast at Boulder Beer Bar 8:30am
2/12 Spaghetti Fundraiser at Rustic Roadhouse 4-7pm
2/15 Breakfast Fundraiser at The Guide’s Inn 8:30am
2/21 Trail Side Brat Fry at the Groomer Shed 11am
3/7 Cabin Fever at Gooch’s 2 4pm
Snowmobile Information:
Stay up to date on trail conditions and the latest news by signing up for the snowmobiling ENewsletter here.
Reporter:Washburn County
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: 9 -11″
Date of Report: January 5, 2026
Area Report:
All Washburn County snowmobile trails are officially open for the season. With the recent snow accumulations trails are now packed and groomed and now have a sustainable trail base. Additional snow accumulations have helped the trails out tremendously and grooming reports have been coming in with positive feedback. All trails across the County are Fair to Good in condition. If you encounter any trail issues such as downed trees, limbs, or debris, please report them to Washburn County Forestry at 715-635-4490.
Please be advised that on 1/1/2026 there was an incident on Long Lake, off of the boat landing on Blackhawk Road. The ice conditions at this time are very poor and a snowmobile broke through the ice at this location while out riding. At this time no trail route is marked out on Long Lake. The County does not have jurisdiction on Long Lake and is not responsible for marking out a trail across the lake, even though certain sections of Washburn County Snowmobile trails lead to accessing Long Lake, Washburn County Forestry does not maintain anything past the high ground point. Please use caution if you are out on any lake as they are not yet 100% safe.
Remember that grooming and maintenance activities continue throughout the season. Use caution while riding, watch for trail equipment, and enjoy the trails responsibly.
Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Good
Snow Cover: Hard 5 inch +- base – Plenty of SNOW cover
Date of Report: January 5, 2026
Area Report:
1/5/2026 – 8:07am – 21 degrees – High 30
SNO-EAGLES
EAGLE RIVER TRAILS
Good
Frozen Icy Base
Plenty of SNOW
As you ride should you come across any issues pleased call Dan at 262.951.6519.
All in all trails are GOOD.
Heavy traffic on the trails for the past almost 2 weeks! Trails are SNOW covered but those in town, heading west toward St. Germain & east, which now is the main way to Three Lakes will need some additional work to get back into shape.
The Lake Effect & real SNOW started mid afternoon yesterday into dark. Some periods of hard sleet with SNOW mix. 6 miles east where I am at there was about 2 inches. Today begins a warm up. Highs in the 30’s during the day until Friday. Very little evil sun. Night temps in the teens & 20’s. Believe the trails will hold because of the hard ice base under the SNOW. Next forecast SNOW is Thursday night through Saturday night. Looks to be 3 inches. After that back to 20’s during the day & teens at night. All according to the weather guys. Let’s see if they are right.
Here’s what GTS Tracking shows was groomed last night. Right Click for large photo
Green trails are the groomed trails yesterday into last night. Blue groomed 48 hrs ago. Orange 72 hrs ago
Eagle Lake was marked by businesses. Safety lights at entrance & exit from/to the lake trail have been installed.
Catfish Lake is NOT MARKED.
Have been a few changes to the 2025-2026 Sno-Eagles map. Right click on photo to enlarge
Think Cold! Keep Doin’ the SNOW DANCE!
See ya on the trails!
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
GTS – Groomer Tracking is free & available at the APP store.