That kind of snow pack is needed so grooming machines can start working on the thousands of kilometres of snowmobile trails around Thunder Bay and to the west, said Adrian Tessier, the president of the Northwestern Ontario Snowmobile Trails Association. "So, this is really, really good news for us ... as much as the people that shovel driveways don't like it, those of us that groom trails think it's the greatest thing going." Heavy snow can knock trees down across snowmobile trails, meaning extra work for the people tasked with clearing them. (Thunder Bay Adventure Trails/Facebook) "The groomers are all set to go." The abundance of wet snow can, however, potentially make that job a bit harder if enough trees fall down across the trails, Tessier said.

Source: CBC News December 30, 2018 12:56 UTC