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ITS92 Allagash to Escourt Station

ALERT: Lots of open water….rivers are not safe…….make sure you stick to locally marked routes on lakes if you venture out. Long Lake is in good shape on marked local routes. You will hit slush in some areas.

ITS 81

from Mars Hill to south of Grand Isle……..bare ground in most places but north of Grand Isle in the highland area and around Long Lake is holding a snow pack as is the section west of Mars Hill towards Squa Pan where there is also a pretty decent snow pack

ITS 83

is rideable between Madawaska once you leave town and Long Lake but has not been groomed between Mud Lake and Stockholm. Some grooming occurred this week from Stockholm to Caribou but going south you will hit bare ground with little or not snow cover to pick you way through. Rt 83 A is closed for the season.

ITS 85

Portage, Ft Kent and Eagle Lake have groomed their sections this week with good snow pack but heading south between the Portage/Ashland turnaround to north of Ox Bow is lean. Further south Ox Bow, Mattagamon, Bowlin, Shin Pond all have groomed this week…….some areas leaner than others but rideable. West of Millinocket and the Baxter Loop Trail have great snow cover still. Do not try 71 A as the river is not safe.

ITS 88

Around the Aroostook River Club area there is rideable snow but west and east there is no riding.

ITS 90

has been groomed between Rt 88 west to Portage and is in good shape. Rt. 88 was also groomed this week.

ITS 92

groomed from Ft. Kent to Escourt this week with better snow cover west of Ft. Kent proper so expect some bare spots until you are west of Viollette Settlement.

ITS 105

on the railbed sections is still holding a fairly snow pack but as you venture south the cover leans out. Rt. 89 north from Caribou is closed. No grooming has occurred on 100 west to Caswell.

ITS 120 the Debouille Trail,

was groomed this week and is still holding a good snow pack.

Social Events:
Thursday Night Chicken Stew at the Limestone Country Club by Limestone SnoHawks
Fridays Stew Night at the Presque Isle Clubhouse, 5-7 p.m. Saturdays
The Washburn Clubhouse is open for breakfast and lunch Sat and Sun.
Meduxneakeag Ramblers Clubhouse open for breakfast Sat. from 6-9 a.m.

March 14
Breakfast Ft. Fairfield Clubhouse off the Strickland Rd. 7-10 a.m.
Breakfast Pleasant Ridge Runners Clubhouse (Caswell) 7 a.m. - noon
Breakfast Sly Brook clubhouse 8 a.m. - noon

ITS92 Allagash to Escourt Station

THE FORKS TRAIL REPORT 03/11/10

There is riding on The Forks Trail System, but springtime conditions exist and you have to pick your spots. Anything in the Kennebec River Valley is not rideable. This would include the intown trails, the 1/2 mile trail down to Northern Outdoors, and the Kennebec River Trail. Most other sections are rideable, but there are some small bare spots just beginning to show in some places. A little zigzagging will get you around these spots. Also, anywhere there was plowed road is down to dirt. This would include a couple miles around Moxie Lake, as well as 1 mile on the Bald Mountain Trail (we will attempt to pull down the snowbank Friday night along most of this Bald Mountain Trail, to keep sleds on snow as best as possible). The Power Line section near Moxie Lake is not rideable. Other than these sections described above, there is enjoyable spring trail riding. Good off trail riding too. Watch for hazards popping up, with the spring conditions.

We will be grooming all groomable sections on Friday night. ITS 86 toward Greenville, ITS 87 toward Bingham, Bald Mountain Trail and Pleasant Pond Trail.

You can access the trail system easily at Pleasant Pond, and off the Shirley Road near Moxie Lake.

Jim Yearwood

Northern Outdoors SC

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