Lately, the news from the snowmobiling world has been one of trail closures. And that's mostly due to our changing climate as, folks, despite what you've read online, the globe is getting warmer whether you like to believe or not. Facts don't care about feelings, and this one has empircal proof behind it, unlike your drunk uncle.
Yes, lackluster snowfalls have made it all but impossible to open certain trails over the last decade, and that's led to a host of problems throughout the snowmobiling community. One such issue revolving around our warming globe is the decline in snowmobile registrations. We've seen that occur throughout the Eastern United States, where snowmobile registrations have plummeted and cause havoc for trail groomers who rely on those funds to keep trails clean, maintained, and well-groomed.
But that precipitous doom spiral has even come to the Great White North, i.e. Canada, as it was recently announced that while the season hasn't even started yet, the decline in registrations will see over 4,000 kilometers of snowmobile trails closed in Ontario this year. And that's not a great way to start off a riding season.
