I am not on the inside or at the table - but the optics of how things were handled up top last year were horrible.   I can only speak to what was around me in plain sight, and as usual, our local club and those around it did an incredible job providing trails for us. If I never went on line or read - I would not really have known any better - it looked like business as usual and I certainly have nothing to complain about.   Hoping things are being managed better at the upper level for this upcoming season.

Well I for one will only buy one Ontario permit at this point.     The lack of leadership by the OFSC in reopening the Carden Sno Drifters trails makes me question even buying an Ontario pass at all.  Me and a pile of others.  I know of a few who are done now.   And it rests on the Leadership of the OFSC shoulders.  They top did crap all but throw up road blocks instead of doing everything to help open some close trails and help capitalize on a second great snow season.    

Appreciate it, the devil will be in the details. If the total is up - that's usually good, however they need to be up at the right price point to be truly good news, and only the OFSC have those #'s right now.   On the bold, that's a positive sign - hoping this is the same across the province - i.e. all trails have been approved to be left alone for the upcoming season.        

Can only answer the first one. Permits sold was in the OFSC's final FB statement/email. I believe it was 86000.(didn't look) Less than 10% increase from last year.(80000). Don't know if that is seasonal passes or all passes combined. Believe it is the latter.   Our district(D2) is up about 200 passes. Approx 3%. That's total seasonal and multi-day passes. Our club was up about 80 passes. More than 10%. Largest in our district. Good news is there were less "multi-day" sold and more "seasonal" passes sold than last year. Last year, approx 9.5% were multiday. This year it was 7.9%.    I can guarantee that expenses were up due to the long and widespread season and the March 2025 Ice Storm cleanup. (excavator rentals, etc.) Hopefully the increase in sales will offset the extra expenses. Personally, I doubt it. However, see below.   Good news. The trail we offered up for closure last year(before Dougie sent some funds to the OFSC in December) has been approved by the OFSC to remain open next year. Not sure if we are happy or sad. Note: We never opened it last season. Most of the signage had been removed in November(OFSC mandated/liability) and the Ice Storm damage in there is overwhelming. We still have other trails to clear before we get to that one and install the signage (3 milk crates worth) again.        I

After MY24, all of the 900 XRS went to the same front end height as the Mach.