RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) -
About 470 miles of snowmobile trails in the Green Mountain National Forest are going to be ready for the opening of the 2019-2020 snowmobile season, National Forest officials said.
Weather and snow conditions permitting, nearly 5,000 miles of trails in the national forest and throughout Vermont, will be opening on Monday, Dec. 16, and running through April 15.
“We are concerned about user safety,” said John Sinclair, Forest Supervisor for the Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. Patrols which are aimed at enforcing rules and regulations, monitoring trail conditions and providing visitor information will occur throughout the Forest.”
The GMNF will continue to work closely with state and local law enforcement agencies, as well as the statewide snowmobile club that oversees snowmobiling in the state, the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers, to make sure that users of the trail system are respectful, responsible, law abiding, and safe.
Due to heavy snow last month in parts of southern Vermont, forest service employees and snowmobile clubs have been working to clear trees and other debris from the trails.
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