wyldk9
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We toured up to Whitecourt to check out the sleddin' from Sunday until Wed (mar 25th).....4 of us in total (2 from Sask, 1 from Edmonton & 1 from Calgary that ventured up for Monday/Tuesday).
We found the trails maintained by the Whitecourt Trail Blazers to be excellently groomed & the warm up shelters 2ND TO NONE!
We had hopes of riding the whole Golden Triangle, only to find that where the Trail Blazers stopped grooming their portion, the other clubs/towns (Fox Creek/Swan Hills) failed to maintain their own portion, made it virtually impossible to ride their portion of the trails.......dissapointing to not be able to do up the triangle........and attempting to do it would rattle the sled apart.
We stuck to the Whitecourt area trails and found enough ventures on trail, deep powder and creek riding to keep us busy and more than satisfied. All in all, a big thumbs up to the Trail Blazers for their efforts on their trails, shelters and everything else. (a little better signage for non-locals would be nice, though)
AWESOME LOCALS:
On our maiden voyage on Sunday from The Ritz Motel, we made a pit stop for fuel at the Esso, not really knowing the route out to trails. Upon us pondering the options, one of the locals in a blue Ford with 2 sleds on deck, stopped and asked if we were from around there and knew where we were going..(we may have had that indecisive look)........LOL. He gave us specific instructions on how to get to trails.....good stuff! Thank-you!
Once we made it to the Warm up Shelter out east, we ran into another couple of locals, which had some welcomed advise, as well!
Whitecourt is a definite must for a return trip for us!
Side Note: I am not sure of the issue with the other clubs/towns not maintaining their portion of the trails, maybe funding, or lack of local support. Here in Sask, every sled registered here automatically pays $40 of the registration towards maintaining trails all across Sask. Maybe a system like that is needed in Alberta to assist the maintaining of trails. Especially the trans Canada Snowmobile Trail that goes up to Swan Hills.
Curt
We found the trails maintained by the Whitecourt Trail Blazers to be excellently groomed & the warm up shelters 2ND TO NONE!
We had hopes of riding the whole Golden Triangle, only to find that where the Trail Blazers stopped grooming their portion, the other clubs/towns (Fox Creek/Swan Hills) failed to maintain their own portion, made it virtually impossible to ride their portion of the trails.......dissapointing to not be able to do up the triangle........and attempting to do it would rattle the sled apart.
We stuck to the Whitecourt area trails and found enough ventures on trail, deep powder and creek riding to keep us busy and more than satisfied. All in all, a big thumbs up to the Trail Blazers for their efforts on their trails, shelters and everything else. (a little better signage for non-locals would be nice, though)
AWESOME LOCALS:
On our maiden voyage on Sunday from The Ritz Motel, we made a pit stop for fuel at the Esso, not really knowing the route out to trails. Upon us pondering the options, one of the locals in a blue Ford with 2 sleds on deck, stopped and asked if we were from around there and knew where we were going..(we may have had that indecisive look)........LOL. He gave us specific instructions on how to get to trails.....good stuff! Thank-you!
Once we made it to the Warm up Shelter out east, we ran into another couple of locals, which had some welcomed advise, as well!
Whitecourt is a definite must for a return trip for us!
Side Note: I am not sure of the issue with the other clubs/towns not maintaining their portion of the trails, maybe funding, or lack of local support. Here in Sask, every sled registered here automatically pays $40 of the registration towards maintaining trails all across Sask. Maybe a system like that is needed in Alberta to assist the maintaining of trails. Especially the trans Canada Snowmobile Trail that goes up to Swan Hills.
Curt
