Since the projects add little in the way of new trails maintenance requirements are not expected to be greater than existing maintenance needs. Staff, faculty and the Fairbanks community also use the trail system. The Projects 1. With the exception of the Midnight Express, none of the trails have been flattened in many years. In their current rough condition, considerable snow is required before the trails can be groomed.
Grooming removes snow from the high points and deposits it in the low areas.
It is common for the groomer to expose bare ground at the high points. First the trails will be examined for constrictions and trees that overhang the trails preventing snow from reaching the trail. Trees will be removed in narrow areas to give a uniform trail width of about 20 feet. If the soils are well drained a small cat with a six way blade will be used to do the work. The work will be done with a minimum of berms.