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Members of the Norway Trackers Snowmobile Club snake through a trail in Bethel last February. Trails in Maine are quiet now because of a lack of snow, but riders are ready to bust out once the winter arrives in full force.
Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
With Maine’s snowmobile trails closed because of a dearth of snow, the start of the 2020-21 snowmobile season is anyone’s guess. But when the snow does arrive, one thing is abundantly clear: Maine’s 14,000 miles of trails will be humming.
Riders and club officials have many reasons to believe the state’s trail system – one of the largest in the country – will be as busy as ever this winter. Snowmobile sales are up at dealerships in Maine and across the nation. And with the Canadian border closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, riders will remain in Maine rather than heading farther north this winter. It’s setting up as an epic season.