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Not to worry. We always check the ice before crossing. You do pay attention crossing about 50' from a fast moving piece of open water!

Crossing the Athabasca today.

Quaaout Lodge is a great place to stay and very close. Talk to Adam about the road. I have never had to use chains but you should have them along.

I was across to Tom Hill road from Whitecourt yesterday. Packing trail and filling in creeks. Snow in cut blocks is very skinny! Not enough to groom yet. It does get a bit better closer to Tom Hill but snow is much better closer to Whitecourt.

It takes a lot of power and a lot of traction to cut out deep moguls and go up steep hills. We try and groom our well used trails once per week and even that can be hard on some of us old boys! Younger working people do not have the time.

Normally two requirements. Enough snow and enough frost! Also deadfall needs to be cleared!

An annual trail pass in Alberta pays for grooming about 3 K.M of trail ONCE. Grooming is a very big cost with out adding in all the additional costs of maintaining a large sled trail system with a number of cabins. Luckily most riders do appreciate all the efforts that go into trail systems.

We have had another six or eight inches and still snowing!

Neither. I just don't take the drag down it. The Cat alone climbs it easily. The trail ends at the river for heavy traffic anyway about a mile up. Another groomer grooms from the north on the other side. River is not safe for sleds yet. I had come down and was going back up in the picture.

Steep hill just south of the Athabasca. Steeper than the picture shows!

Steep hill just before the Athabasca. Steeper than the picture shows!

Still a bit shy of snow to groom the Summit trail? Was thinking of having a look this weekend.

Yes I cleared that dead fall and went right to the river. Also went back for the Mogul Master and groomed up to the road before the river.

Our costs for grooming are about $15.00 per k.m. I am sure in B.C. with steeper grades, more snow, and fuel that is taxed more the costs would be higher. $25.00 per day is cheap!

Was good to see you two out yesterday. You can go right to the river now. There were sled tracks on the Oldman. Quite a difference in snow as you go north!

I was out as well. A couple pictures filling a creek by the Athabasca river.

No grooming yet from Eagle river. You might be better off to stage at Groat Creek.

That trail was cleared twice already this season! Getting very hard to keep up.

Yes. A 2009 with low hours. Both units are almost identical now.

No snow in the past week but there is enough for a ride. Our new (newer) groomer just arrived today so grooming north of the river should start tomorrow.