Ride The RAP

16/03/2024

20/01/2024

SADDLE UP! OFSC clubs have delivered over 12,000 km of available trails to ride this weekend! If you haven't done so already, BUY your Ontario Snowmobile Trail Permit before you go and remember – DON'T RIDE THE RED!
Check trail availability at: https://ofsc.evtrails.com/ #

17/01/2024

We’re getting there!

WHAT'S YOUR BEST GUESS? Hard-working club volunteers succeeded in making about 3,700 km of OFSC Prescribed Snowmobile Trails available by 5:30 PM today (see image below) and I’m betting they’ll have more than 5,000 km ready to ride by the weekend (because no one wants to go snowmobiling more than they do)! Please check the OFSC Interactive Snowmobile Trail Guide for the latest trail status updates before you go – and DON”T SLED THE RED!

11/01/2024

09/01/2024

Good news!!!! Timberline Snowmobile Club and Keetna Snowmobile Club have signed an agreement with the new owners of the former CN railway corridor through Pembroke. This will revert the trail system back to how it was previously. The A Trail (Algonquin Trail ) and the B trail will allow for improved access around the City of Pembroke and to local businesses.

07/01/2024

Despite the warm start to winter, The Weather Network is declaring that winter has not been cancelled! It will be showing up in January as El Nino is trumped by a polar vortex that is underway, bringing Arctic air across Canada. In fact, they expect that in the second and third weeks of January that we are likely to experience a very active storm track from the Great Lakes to Atlantic Canada.
Read more at https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/forecasts/winter-to-finally-show-up-in-january-as-el-nino-bested-by-polar-vortex

07/01/2024

BREAKING NEWS: It's finally started for 2024. Some trails between Moonbeam & Kapuskasing, Ontario are first up with 52 km and counting!

02/12/2023

Need a permit or gift card? Only 4 more hours to save $$!
https://permits.ofsc.on.ca/

29/11/2023

TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO SAVE! Be sure to save $50 on Seasonal Permits and $30 on Classic Permits when you get your permit at https://permits.ofsc.on.ca/ ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1st!

Don't have your snowmobile yet but want to lock in your savings? Or perhaps you want to gift the cost of a permit? Get an OFSC Permit Gift Card now and save $$.

Have questions about permits or gift cards? Our FAQs (https://www.ofsc.on.ca/faq/) have lots of helpful information!

24/11/2023

Get Your Permit Today

22/11/2023

Fees increase Dec 2

19/11/2023

You can’t get much better than this for a DIME!
Act today before fees go up on December 1st and be sure to RIDE MORE & SPEND LESS this winter. https://permits.ofsc.on.ca/
A big thank you to everyone who already made their purchase in support of our volunteers and clubs and the AMAZING work they do.

18/11/2023

Stop by our booth at Sledarama for all your RAP info.

We’re all set for Sledarama tomorrow stop by our booth and say hello. Enter our draw and pick up your trail guide.

25/10/2023

ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT to take advantage of the best permit deal of the season for Seasonal permits. Get yours and enjoy the savings when you buy on or before November 1st!
No VIN? No Problem! Buy an OFSC Permit Gift Card so you can lock in at the lowest $$$ of the season.
Classic permits early bird fees increase at midnight on December 1st.
Get Your Permit and/or Gift Card at https://permits.ofsc.on.ca/

15/10/2023

Where will your 2024 Ontario Snowmobile Trail Permit take you this winter?
How many KMs will you explore again or discover for the first time?
Take a look at the 2024 edition of RIDE MORE SPEND LESS! So...what will you pay this winter?
---
Thank you to those who have purchased (and maybe even received) their permits already - your early purchase provides much needed support for our Volunteers & Clubs as they prep for what we anticipate will be a great season ahead.
❄️❄️❄️
Haven't got yours yet? Don't worry, there's still time to lock in the best deal of the year, https://permits.ofsc.on.ca/

12/10/2023

3 out of 4 - not bad!

Royal distributing top pick destinations for Ontario. I've ridden all except Algoma. It's never too early to start planning your rides for the season

12/10/2023

Don't miss out on saving $80 on 2024 Seasonal Ontario Snowmobile Trails Permits purchased on or before November 1st, 2023. It's not only savings for you, but also your investment in the continuous improvement of the provincial grooming fleet.
Get Your 2024 Ontario Snowmobile Trail Permit at https://permits.ofsc.on.ca/

12/10/2023

It's Back the 36th Annual Toronto Snowmobile, ATV & Powersports Show. **TICKETS MUST BE PRINTED and handed in at the entrance.

24/06/2023

What makes snowmobilers different? Unlike less curious folks, we're always wondering what's around the next corner - on a trail, or of life.

14/04/2023

The provincial OFSC trail system is now officially closed for the 2022-23 season. Thanks to all the volunteers, landowners and snowmobilers who contributed to providing recreational snowmobile trails for all to enjoy!

17/03/2023

Spring is only a few days away. That means trail conditions can change more frequently.
BEFORE YOU GO, always check the OFSC Interactive Trail Guide (ITG) for the latest trail status before riding any OFSC trail and do not enter any OFSC trail showing RED.
https://ofsc.evtrails.com/ #

04/03/2023

24/02/2023

22/02/2023

Bring on the snow we don't want any of the rain!!!
https://instantweatherinc.com/articles/2023/2/21/son-ice-snow-forecast

16/02/2023

YOUR CHANCE TO WIN THE PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT STARTS HERE: https://www.gsocta.ca/?utm_source=Snowmobiler&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=GetSocial&utm_id=SocialMedia Get your tickets today!

50% of monies raised support safety programs and safety-related trail and infrastructure improvements to ensure families from all snowmobile communities have safe and enjoyable riding experiences. Learn more at ofsc.on.ca/catch-the-ace

The deadline to play for this week’s draw is Monday February 20th at 11:59PM EST.
Full Rules of Play and FAQs online at https://www.gsocta.ca/?utm_source=Snowmobiler&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=GetSocial&utm_id=SocialMedia

04/02/2023

A FEW WORDS ABOUT HALIBURTON LAKE..

We are behind the 8 ball 🎱 on this portion of TOP Trail "B". The latest ice checks by very experienced lake staking volunteers show 3 1/2" (inches) thickness on this 9 kilometer route. The two some beat a hasty retreat to shore and they are ok thank goodness. Please be aware there is huge risk of getting stuck or in trouble, it's slushville one end to the other. The short version is, Haliburton Lake does not meet HCSA's criteria for lake staking. It not even close 😢

The wait continues...........

19/01/2023

Looks like central & eastern Ontario will benefit most from new snow this weekend that tracks along Lake Ontario and south of the St Lawrence, but southwestern and northern Ontario may be left out.

13/01/2023