Many snowmobile trails in northern Ont. are still closed

Frustration with northern Ont. snowmobile trails Frustration is brewing for officials with the North Bay Snowmobile Club as mild weather is causing problems and has closed area trails.

Mild weather conditions are causing problems with snowmobile trails across northern Ontario.

The warmer-than-normal winter temperatures are also causing frustration for officials with the North Bay Snowmobile Club (NBSC) as volunteers have put in many hours to get the trails to where they are now.

Monday morning, the club announced trails across the North Bay area are closed due to mild weather and no snow.

“Without consistent snow and cold, we’re in trouble. That’s where we are now,” said Shawn Flindall, NBSC’s public relations director.

"Trails are unsafe and will not be re-opening until we get more snowfall. We ask all snowmobilers to stay off all trails and all area lakes."

Officials told CTV News that the ice conditions on all area lakes, swamps and waterways are inconsistent.

"We hope to see cold and snow in the coming days and weeks so that we can resume our grooming activities," Flindall said in an email update Monday.

The club offered the following notes to snowmobile enthusiasts in the area:

“The NBSC and all area clubs thank the many landowners who allow us to use their property for our trails – without them, none of this is possible,” the club said in a recent news release.

The club is also reminding all riders to refer to the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs map on its website regularly for updates.