Winter trail maintenance and grooming are a very significant part of the Four Seasons’ experience and an important group of volunteers help to keep our trails in top condition. Equipment is also necessary and has been provided by a variety of groups that support our efforts including the Town of Madawaska and the high school ski booster club known as Ski Trax.
Grooming
Equipment:
The trails are groomed with the following wide-track (20”) snowmobiles: 2005 Polaris Wide-Track owned by the Town of Madawaska and a 2001 Ski-Doo Skandic owned by Ski Trax (this machine was provided by the Maine Winter Sports Center in 2002). A variety of drags are used to create our skate lane and classic tracks including: 72” Snowmaster drag and Trakor track setter owned by the town of Madawaska. Over the years Ski Trax has purchased or constructed the following: a 4’ wide cutter drag, 4’ and 6’ wide compactor drags with adjustable cutter bars and track setting capability, along with a roller compactor pictured below.
Volunteer Personnel:
Our current Head Groomer is Gil Roy of Madawaska. He is assisted by Gerry Roy. Gil is a retired Fraser Paper Pipefitter and Gerry is now retired from United States Customs and Immigration. This team is primarily responsible for the weekday grooming that goes on at Four Seasons and if you ski or snowshoe in the forenoon you’ll most likely run into them on the trails.
Weekend grooming is usually tackled by Colin Jandreau and his helpers Cole Jandreau and Yvon Levesque. Phil Caron assists with his sled to pack the Marathon trail after storms.
Assistant Groomer: Gerry Roy
Head Groomer: Gil Roy
The Trail Crew In Action After A Big Storm
