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Everything You Wanted to Know About Trail Grooming in Ontario
(but were afraid to ask).
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- Going snowmobiling in Ontario is easy because it’s all about riding groomed Ontario snowmobile trails operated by the OFSC, so wherever you are in our snowbelt, there’s a place to ride with good snow conditions.
- The OFSC offers more snowmobile trails in Ontario to ride than there are provincial highways to drive… the world’s largest interconnected recreational trail system.
- Ontario snowmobile trails are easily accessible from many staging areas, including hotels, restaurants and gas stations.
- Snowmobile trails in Ontario are maintained, mapped, marked and very high tech to make navigation easy and riding comfortable.
- Ontario snowmobile trails connect most snowbelt communities so choosing a destination – and getting there is easy.
- Snowmobile trails in Ontario operate under the user pay system, so be sure to buy your permit before you ride!
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Snowmobiling Tourism Contacts:
Contributing partners for this Ontario snowmobiling site about great Ontario snowmobile trails and snowmobile conditions include: Intrepid Snowmobiler, Murphy Insurance, Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs, Ontario Tourism, Snow Goer Media, Supertrax Media.
* Ontario law requires a snowmobile entering an OFSC Prescribed Snowmobile Trail to display a valid Ontario Snowmobile Trail Permit.
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