Whitecourt Trailblazers Weekly Trail Report – Thursday December 18th, 2025

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 5-10 𝘤𝘮’𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨! 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 20-25 𝘤𝘮’𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘕𝘖𝘛 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.

Staging Areas:

➡️Eagle River Staging Area is currently off limits; Government of Alberta crews are in there completing upgrades.

✨North Trail System Staging Area will be at the Eagle River Casino parking lot on the far west side (beside the Husky truck stop) until further notice.

➡️Groat Creek Staging Area gate is now open.

Grooming:

For BOTH our North and South Trail Sections: No grooming has been done on the trails. The snow cats have been out and started to fill creeks.

Riding is NOT recommended at this time.

Hazards on the Trails:

Riding is again NOT recommended at this time, if you are heading out, please use extreme caution.

⚠️Active Logging on the Manweiler and Bessie Creek trails in the areas of number 39 & 45; and also between numbers 45 & 47 on the south trail system, please be cautious of logging road crossings, logging equipment and obey any and all signage.

⚠️Active Mulching on the Summit trail near numbers 36 & 46. Be cautious of equipment and personnel working in this area.

As always, our words are ” Ride at your own Risk” as the environment can change the conditions at any given time.

Early season conditions apply – natural hazards may include ice, running water, rocks, stumps, trees, muskeg. Our trails end at the bank to any body of water. Any Rivers, Lakes, Ponds or Creeks may not be frozen. Please stay off of any large bodies of water.

Stay Safe out there! 🚨

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