That's it for this sorry winter

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 we have been experiencing over the past week, and the minimal snow cover, the trail conditions have significantly deteriorated, 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 2009-10 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 sincere 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.

Furthermore the club would also like to thank the many snowmobilers who purchased trail permits for the 2009-10 season.

Without your continued support we would not survive as a club, and the existence of organized, groomed trails would disappear.

Thank you everyone.

- Howard LeBlanc, president, Sault Trailblazers Snowmobile Club

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