Rangeley Snowmobile Trails Report 4/4/2008

By Rangeley Lakes Snowmobile Club

TRAIL CONDITIONS: Trail conditions are very good and should stay that way through the weekend. Please be careful on the trails. Thanks for riding in Rangeley!

SNOW REPORT: NEW SNOW SINCE LAST REPORT: 1”. It is currently snowing here with an inch on the ground and we expect 2-4 inches. Snow depth in Oquossoc: 33".

The trail to the summit of East Kennebago Mountain is now open. However, there are some ice-laden trees hanging into the trail so that we cannot get the groomer to the summit until we remove these trees.  The summit can still be reached by snowmobile.  Look for signs along ITS 89 about a mile after you cross Route 16 (heading toward Eustis) in Langtown. 

SPECIAL NOTES: Lake riding is never safe! If you are not experienced and comfortable with riding on lakes. Don’t do it! The last mile of the East Kennebago Trail has some trees hanging into it. We cannot groom that section until we get a crew up there to remove the trees. There is a major reroute of its 89 this year; all trails near Kennebago Lake are plowed and closed. Currently off-trail riding in the backcountry is excellent! Please do not go into the backcountry alone! Stay alert to overheating problems if the trails are firm in the early morning.

Rangeley Lakes Snowmobile Club will groom the trails through april 5th. We may try to groom once more for the weekend of April 12th.  We still have nearly 100% snow cover on all trails. Our trails should be ridable well into April. Back country riding is excellent.

We appreciate those business and individual sponsors for donating additional money to our grooming fund. Still, we will exceed our grooming budget by over $5,000 so any added donations will be appreciated. For more detail check our web site at www.rangeleysnowmobile.com.