Trails closed for the season!

New Officers for 2010-2011!

2009-2010 Trail Reports

This report will be updated every Thursday through the season. We will add reports as weather and trail conditions change.

PLEASE respect the landowners so they will continue to generously allow our club to use their property.

Parking Information: Our club has permission to park in three different areas: Route 113 North Fryeburg across from Pete's Garage Route 302 Fryeburg across from Osgood Brothers Fryeburg Maine Visitor Center located on Route 302 in Fryeburg near NH border We thank both Pete’s Garage and Osgood Brothers for their generosity, both of whom are Business Members. Please DO NOT park at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds. We no longer have permission to park there because sledders could not stay on the marked trails.

March 1, 2010: Our area received a lot of precipitation over the last five days; unfortunately, most of it has been rain or wet snow. We are still hoping to be able to groom again in March. However, we need time for the trails to drain the standing water, then a freeze, followed by lots of powder snow. Keep your fingers crossed and wish for favorable weather for sledding.

February 21, 2010: Not much to update other than we have very little snow base left. We have had lots of days with temps in the mid 30’s to mid 40’s. This past week, Fryeburg only got 2” and less from the storm that passed through. If we get enough snow to begin grooming again, we certainly will. But the plowed fields are down to dirt and bare on the hayfields. It's pretty hard to imagine with 40 degree days that we'd be able to create any base at this late date.

February 5, 2010: The Club is not grooming at this time. Cold weather has frozen the rain water that fell last week, so trails are ice covered, not snow covered. Bright sunshine has melted snow on the plowed fields. You will find mostly ice and/or mud most of our areas.

January 29, 2010: The Poker Rally has been indefinitely postponed due to lack of snow from the recent rainstorm.

January 26, 2010: All trails are closed due to over 3” of rain that fell on Sunday through Monday. The rivers are over flood stage and there are numerous ice dams.

January 22, 2010: Everything has been groomed on ITS 80 from North Fryeburg to Evergreen. Please use caution as there are washouts but everything is passable. We have also received a report that there is logging activity from Walker’s Bridge to Stanley Hill. Please use caution in that area as the loggers are inadvertently knocking down the trail signs.

January 7th, 2010: New trail maps should be ready Friday the 8th and available at area businesses. We are not grooming. We got on average 7 inches in the Fryeburg area. Trails are muddy and still wet in the woods; what snow we did get in the fields got blown into drifts. A reminder, because there is very little snow, please stay on marked trails if you do ride. Watch trails signs; a snowmobiler was seriously hurt when he didn’t stop and drove into the path of a plow truck. Bodies of water are not safe; know the area or check with locals before venturing onto any pond or lake.

December 26, 2009: We have not received any snow since the last report. Temps have stayed cold but we are expecting a warmup this weekend along with mixed snow, sleet and possible rain. Please keep your fingers crossed that we get all snow. Enjoy the holidays!

December 17, 2009: Although we have received two snow storms and have over a foot of snow on the ground, we are not able to groom this small amount of snowpack, so the trails are NOT open yet. Please respect our landowners by not riding. Be patient and ask Santa for snow for Christmas.