Start Your Engines! MN Snowmobile Trails Are Officially Open

Start your engines and go around the block, for now.

Minnesota's snowmobile trails officially open on Tuesday, Dec. 1, as they do every year, but the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says most of them are not yet ready for riding.

Many Minnesotans enjoyed the warmer weather that lingered longer than usual, for those of you who like to get out on your sled and rip around, that warm weather put a slight delay on the grooming of the trails.

The DNR recommends at least 5 inches of “new clear ice” for snowmobiling, but considers 12 inches of snow to be “adequate” for packing and grooming the trails.

Crews are out doing what they can to prep the trails, but they're not ready for your sled yet.

Get more info on all 22-thousand-plus miles of Minnesota trails here.

And keep up on whether your favorite trail is open and what the snow conditions are, you can check on the DNR's Snowmobile Page, which is updated every Thursday.

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