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⚠️⚠️ SAFETY UPDATE 1/23/25 11:54am ⚠️⚠️ There are some hazards on the Voyageur trail between Ash River and the Link with water over the trail. Please use extreme caution! *******  Updated 1/23/25 with changes from VNP. Some snow (and inch or two more last night), some cold and our trails are shaping up! We have about 8-12 inches of snow in undisturbed areas. Riders last weekend said trails were better than they expected. A huge thank you to all our groomers! We were able to fully groom the Voyageur Link to Melgeorge's without any issues earlier this week. We will groom all trails Thursday and Friday night, and Saturday if needed. If we get enough snow, we plan to groom every trail at least twice each week and 3 times when we can. The Dill/Arrowhead Trail had a full initial groom before last weekend’s traffic. The DNR is currently grooming trail segments where they are able - avoiding spots with ledge rock, exposed ground, etc. We need more snow before they can get on a regular grooming schedule. Watch for active logging at several locations throughout the Grant-in-Aid and State Trail system. Please stay alert, slow down and give trucks and logging equipment space! Voyageurs National Park has updated their site Jan 23. All trails are open except the Purple trail. They have indicated that pressure ridges have been expanding over the past few weeks. Keep an eye out especially in low visibility situations. Land portages are being groomed. There are TWO pressure ridges on Lake Kabetogama that caused staff to stop grooming and shift to creating safe reroutes of the Green trail. One reroute shifts the Green trail closer to shore just west of the Kabetogama boat launch. The other is an S-curve reroute near Park Point Resort. Both reroutes are marked with green stakes; watched for caution signs and crossed orange stakes at the points where the trails cross the pressure ridges. Both park ice roads (Kabetogama and Rainy Lake to Cranberry Bay) are now open. Snowfall and strong winds have likely created some drift areas - so be careful. Always stay alert for pressure ridges in other areas, avoid them when possible, and watch for hazards near sand bar, shoreline and shallow areas. Please always remember that ice is never 100% safe and to stick to the clearly marked routes for travel. Come up and enjoy Voyageur Country! Our trails keep getting smoother, and our local businesses are ready to give you a warm welcome! Keep thinking snow! For the latest info, visit:
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