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Trail Report – : Eagle River, Wisconsin – March 9, 2018

Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Poor
Snow Cover: Bases varies - Hard Ice. Crusty snow. Frozen dirt
Date of Report: March 9, 2018
Area Report:

March 9, 2018 – 5:50am

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

It’s March & we are at a time in the sledding season where the trail conditions news doesn’t change very much.  Temps this morning are  15 degrees with a high of 31 today.  10 degrees tonight.  For this weekend temps will be in the 30’s during the day and teens overnight.  Evil sun will be out on Saturday.  The trails really need some new SNOW. Base is either ice, crusty snow or frozen dirt.

Trails are FAIR-POOR.  In town trails are POOR with 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 little or no snow on them.  After the light SNOW yesterday morning Bloom Rd was SNOW covered from the 10E intersection & south(right) heading to Lumpy’s.  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.  A lot of adventure sledding to get there however.  Trailering & dropping off to ride is a good bet.

No grooming at this point.

Here are some continuing areas to be aware of:

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.  At the entrance to Eagle Lake on the south side off of Dollar Lake Rd there are some soft spots.  Trail Boss is keeping an eye on it.  Reminder that the Catfish Lake Trail that ran from Braywood to Lumpy’s is not open.  Please do not trespass on private land.

Are you Dancin’?  Can’t hear you!  Man oh man I sure want to ride & so does my great grandson Jase!

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 9 & 10 – 1st Annual Last Dance Country Cat World Championship Derby Ice Oval Races – Contact the Derby Track for info at 715.479.4424
  • 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