Snow being welcomed by Saskatchewan Snowmobile Association

The snow has been falling in Saskatchewan since the end of October, and that has been a blessing for some while also being a challenge.

Leah Switzer, the executive director of the Saskatchewan Snowmobile Association, said the association is welcoming the snowfall.

“It’s great for our trail system. You’ll see our trails start opening up more and more through the province, so we are very close to opening up more and more through the province,” she said Friday.

Switzer added crews are working to get trail signage in place and groomers moving. She also said with all of the snow that has fallen, more people are looking to hit the trails.

“Every time we have a year of good snow, we definitely see an increase in the amount of registrants and users of the trail system,” she said.

“There’s more access to the trails in their areas every time that they’ve got good snow conditions.”

While Switzer said the association welcomes the snowfall, it has been challenging at times.

“This year it was a rough start. We had early snow, so that meant a lot of the bodies of water didn’t freeze properly. So it has been slower for our clubs to get going,” Switzer said.

According to Environment Canada, a total of of 16.9 millimetres of precipitation have fallen in Regina since November. In Saskatoon, there have been 21.4 millimetres since November.

Meteorologist Terri Lang said that so far, no significant snowfalls are expected in Regina and Saskatoon in the near future.

She said when the snow came is on par with previous years.

“We can get snow as early as September on the prairies and as late as the start of December,” Lang said.

Currently in Saskatoon, there’s 24 centimetres of snow on the ground while in Regina there is 14 centimetres of snow on the ground.

The snowmobile association is also reminding people to keep up to date on the status of trails on the interactive map on its website.