I was just razzing Lexuslover for no snow. Would much rather have 14 inches of ice. Unless this snow melts and we get a good freeze it will be sometime before trails are open with the swamps and water crossing open.
Our snowmobile club is getting a new groomer this week. I talked to one of the club guys last night and they are going out this week for groomer training and pack trails. No drag. They do several miles of trail that don't cross swamps or water.
Question..
How long does it take for the clubs to get the Trails in riding , safe condition?
Here in Sask trails can be open Dec 1st..But trail marking usually takes 2 weeks when we have the rite amount of snow to be safe..
Depends on the area. In the west metro it's a lot of plowed fields and swamps... so it takes a lot of cold and 1.5-2ft of snow pack to cover up all the obstacles.
the north shore there are wheel sized boulders and a lot of swamps... Same story, takes quite a bit.
Central area a lot of the trails are on forest roads, and it's more sandy less stony, not as many fields. Takes about 6-8" to make things ride-able in that area, pending the swamps are solid.
Yeah most lakes have 6-9" here but the "normal" deeper/clearer ones still have open water in the deep parts. No-one is really out on anything yet except for a few walk-out ice fisherman. And of course the fresh groom looks beatiful but there is only frozen ground underneath it so you know how that is.
I don't ever remember there being this much snow this early. Trails I've seen only have one or two tracks, some none, think I'm going to have to go break some trail tomorrow. This winter is looking awesome
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