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Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – March 6, 2018

Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Fair
Snow Cover: Hard base in some areas - Some crystallized base - Some frozen dirt - Best riding out of town
Date of Report: March 6, 2018
Area Report:

March 6, 2018 – 7:17am

VILAS COUNTY TRAILS ARE OPEN
Snowmobile Trails Can Remain Open Until Midnight March 31st
Conditions permitting

Woke up to a very thin schiff of SNOW overnight.  23 degrees right now with a high of 27 today.  It is SNOWING fine SNOW right now.  Forecast is for about 1 inch.  Will do an update if the totals increase.  11 degrees for tonight.  Next chance of SNOW is Sunday.

Trails on average are still FAIR.  In town trails are POOR frozen spots of  SNOW & ice in the mornings.  As it warms up during the day the SNOW & ice thaw & get mushy and wet especially at road crossings.  Many of the road trails for the most part have no snow on them.  Especially those running north & south.  Moving out of town conditions improve but it is a struggle to get to them without a bit of adventure sledding.  In woods trails particularly way out east, north & southwest are FAIR with even some areas of GOOD but this is getting far & few between. That would be 6 miles or more.  Trailering & dropping off to ride might be good.

No grooming at this point.

Here are some continuing areas to be aware of:

  • The section of the Chanticleer Inn Trail off of Trail 10E that takes riders to Eagle is showing signs mushy & wet at the entrance heading to the lake but is passable.  Trail Boss is monitoring that area and will close if conditions continue.
  • Trail 1N logging operation continues in the section between the Town of Washington Town Hall & Eagle Lake. With the log piles and icy grainy conditions in that section it would be good to slow down. Minimal grooming due to the logging operation.
  • The Northland Pines School Forest logging project has expanded to Trail 17N.  It begins on the east side of Hwy 45N.  From town that would be heading north and when you reach the 17N/3N intersection on the west side of the highway & cross Hwy 45N it begins just as you get across the road onto the trail.  There are logs & equipment in that area.  Slow down to be safe.

Catfish Lake Loop & Eagle Lake Trails are marked with orange easy to see reflective barrels.  Please stay by the barrels to be safe.  Reminder that the Catfish Lake Trail that ran from Braywood to Lumpy’s is not open.  Please do not trespass on private land.

Well it is SNOWING this morning but need a bigger Snow Dance.  Come on need to hear you way of here!

See ya on the trails again real soon!
Holly Tomlanovich
Communications Chair
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:
  • March 6 – Board of Directors meeting Snowmobile Hall of Fame – 7pm
  • March 15 – Membership meeting Eagle Waters – election of officers and Board of Directors – Snacks at 6:30pm  with meeting at 7pm
  • March 31 – Saturday Night Out at Lumpy’s – 5:30pm

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