Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: Plenty of SNOW
Date of Report: February 26, 2019
Area Report:
EAGLE RIVERS TRAILS
POOR to GOOD
Working to rehab trails & open up drive & road crossings
February 26 2019 7:50am – 14 below – High 12
Winter cold temps are back. Tonight 1-3 inches of SNOW & another 1 or so tomorrow morning.
As the area recovers from SNOWMAGADON the groomer drivers are working double duty. This amount of SNOW on the trails turns grooming into trail rehab. Large drifted area, high snowbanks, blocked crossing. Long days working on the trails. A BIG THANK YOU!!!
Yesterday trails 10E, 13N, Manske Swamp aka 3N, 17N, 17/7/13S, 3 aka 13alt reported by Trail Boss as groomed.
Riding is still sketchy. If you decide to ride be prepared as it is also cold. Charged phone & consider downloading the Vilas County MapIt trail app. Layer clothing. Stop more often for warm drinks. Let someone know where you are going.
Here are some important updates:
Trail 10W/13N aka Wisconsin River Bridge Trail is Closed Effective Immediately
There is 1 logging operations going on where there is a need to use parts of the trails. Trail 13N by Deep Lake Rd. Utility work 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. Clean up continues & 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
Tuesday, March 5 – Sno-Eagles Board meeting – 6pm – Snowmobile Hall of Fame – Hwy 45N
Saturday & Sunday, March 9 & 10 – USSA Series Snowmobile Race – World Championship Derby Complex
Thursday, March 21 – General Member meeting – 6:30pm gathering with 7pm meeting – Eagle Waters Resort
SNO(Saturday Night Out) – Pike’s Pine Isle – 5:30pm gathering with 6pm dinner – 1261 Pine Isle Rd, Three Lakes
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.