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ITS92 Allagash to Escourt Station

OVERALL

Wednesday and Thursday will pretty much create havoc with woods trails as freshets are running and there are many washes and water holes, however, for the most part the base is still 3-4 feet deep or more in some areas and for diehard sledders there are at least two weekends left but expect to hit mud and bare ground in many areas. If you are crust cruizing you will have to be very selective in your timing as cold nights harden the base and there have been lots of burnt sliders recently.

Lakes and water bodies are fading fast with lots of slush although there is still good blue ice in places but run off impacts the water bodies so caution should prevail.

As this season melts down be sure to thank the hundreds of landowners that have made your winter recreation possible and thank all those projects that have done an outstanding job once again and put Aroostook County Maine on the top ten list in north America for snowmobiling.

ITS92 Allagash to Escourt Station

THE FORKS TRAIL REPORT 04/16/2008

That's it for grooming operations for the season! There is still a deep snowpack, and most sections of the trail system are still rideable. There is a lot of bare ground on ITS 86 around Mosquito Mountain, due to thin cover from plowing earlier in the season. Also getting pretty scratchy right in town. Power Lines are still ok, as is the Brochu Road. Still plenty of snow on the Pleasant Pond Trail, as well as ITS 87. And there should be great off trail riding for another couple of weeks. Good off trail areas are off ITS 87 on the east side of Moxie Lake and around Bald Mountain. There's also a ton of snow around Moxie Mountain. Will update snow conditions again next week.

Thanks to all who visited The Forks this winter. Let's hope we can put a string of these snowy winters together!

ATV Enthusiasts Please Remember: It is against the law to operate an ATV, dune buggy, 4 wheel drive vehicle, motorcycle or any other motor vehicle on snowmobile trails that are funded by the Club/Municipal grant program at any time of the year, unless the landowners have granted permission to do so.

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