Announcement about snowmobile trails

NEWS RELEASE

SAULT TRAILBLAZERS SNOWMOBILE CLUB

************************* Please be advised that all OFSC Snowmobile Trails in and around Sault Ste Marie that are maintained by the Sault Trailblazers Snowmobile Club are now closed for the season. With the warm temperatures and rain we have been experiencing over the past week, the trail conditions are deteriorating, with bare spots, open holes, and flowing water appearing on the trails, making for unsafe riding conditions.

These conditions combined with the forecast for continued mild weather, have resulted in the need to close all local snowmobile trails for the 2007-08 season. All riders are asked to respect the trail closure and are reminded that trails on private property are closed and would now be considered trespassing and may be subject to prosecution if they do not the have the owner’s permission to be there.

This includes ATVs expecting to use the snowmobile trails during the off-season. The Sault Trailblazers Snowmobile Club would also like to express our appreciation to each of the generous landowners whose land use permission allowed us to have a local trail system in place for the enjoyment of the entire community.

On behalf of all those who benefited from the great snowmobiling this winter, we say a big thank you to our landowners who deserve our thanks and recognition for their help. Furthermore the club would also like to thank the many snowmobilers who purchased trail permits to help pay their share of the cost of trail operations for the 2007-08 season. *************************