Don't Jump the Gun

Hi Everyone,

Excitement is growing that we can get out and do what we love to do “Snowmobile”! BUT unfortunately we still have work to do to open Rice Lake’s trails. In order for a trail to turn to yellow proper signage has to be in place (many of our landowners won’t let us on their property until their farm work in the fields is done), the trails then have to be groomed and a proper base formed. Please do not start taking down gates to get on the trails. This is the fastest way for us to have no trails as the landowner may say you can’t come through my property anymore. Our trails up north were destroyed as many large trees came down during that storm in May and had to be cleared. Volunteers have worked tirelessly on these trails. We have to ensure that the trails are safe.

In the snow we just received, on our trails right now, it won’t take long for the trails to go right to dirt after a few sleds have been over it.

So please be patient. We work hard to get them ready. If you want them open faster we need more volunteers. Until the trails are marked Yellow or Green on the ITG there is no OFSC insurance in place.

We too love to snowmobile and are as anxious as you are but please give us a little bit more time and we can get the trails open.

Thank You

Rice Lake Snow Drifters’ Board of Directors