Updated 2/21/2021 9:57 AM
The volunteers walk through the grass in November, putting signs on the trails with the intention of directing snowmobile traffic.
"Every year when we're marking the trails, we say, 'I hope this is the year! I hope this is the year!'" says Don Schaefer, a 59-year-old Ingleside resident and secretary of the Sno-Kommanders of Lake County. "Well, this is the year."
We are experiencing the snowiest February since 2011.
"Last year, the biggest snow we had was on Halloween, and I swear it never snowed again," snowmobiler John Saigh, 61, of Gurnee, says of the 2019-20 winter, which saw measurable snowfall in October and April, but very little in February. "There are a lot of years, I shake my head and wonder if it's worth it."