Trails have held up well and look to benefit from the snow we recieved after the rain. Unfortunately the rain did start as ice and the snow was wet and heavy so there are some trees down and branches hanging in the trail. If you are out, please help out – even if you just stop a few times (heck, even once!) and move some branches off the trails, it goes a long way to help get things into shape. If the groomer can’t get out or has to stop to clear trees/branches, then there’s less time spent grooming!
Rather than ride under or around a branch like this, just take a minute and drag it to the side of the trail as I did. If everyone pitched in, our trails would get into great shape much faster.
From what I saw today, trails are in decent shape. We can always use more snow, but once the groomer has a chance to get out, things should improve even more.
As always, STAY ON THE TRAIL!! Trails are marked for a reason. Land owners let us use their land but the trail is marked so we only use the portion of land they want us to use. Stay in the markers. That field you think its ok to ride in happens to be their crops and riding affects them. Ride off trail enough and the trails will disappear. Dot does so much to keep our trails running and works with the landowners that the last thing she needs is to deal with a landowner who is unhappy because we have people riding off the trail. Thanks!
