Etiquette

TRAIL ETIQUETTE – PLEASE OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING
Some of our trails are on private property. All of the trails are adjacent to private property. Please respect the private property rights of others. When on private property, please stay on the trails. Do not ski or snowshoe in open fields or venture into gullies on private property.

Some of the trails are Dog Free. The Lookout Mountain Trails and the Sunset Loop of the Upper Baycrest Trails are designated as dog free trails. The Upper Baycrest Trails are on private property and some of those owners have requested that dogs not be allowed on the Upper Trails. Lookout is our Junior Nordic teaching area and our racing venue. We request that you not ski with your dog on any trails that are being groomed for a race or other event. Grooming for an event is time consuming. Please respect the efforts of the groomers by skiing in alternate areas when they are preparing for a race or other event.

If you are skiing at McNeil, Eveline, The Marathon Trail, or the Lower Baycrest Trails where dogs are allowed, please keep your dog on a leash, harness or under voice control at all times. Please clean up after your dog and keep them from soiling the trailheads.

Please do not walk, ride a bike or ride a horse on the ski trails. Please do not take a dog team on the ski trails.

Snowmachines and four-wheelers are used for grooming and maintenance. Please do not take them on the ski trails unless you are grooming or doing other trail maintenance.

The Lower Baycrest trails have signed snowshoe trails. Snowshoeing is encouraged on the Homestead Hiking Trail. Snowshoeing is also allowed at McNeil-Eveline trail system. If you are snowshoeing on ski trails, please stay to the side and do not snowshoe on set tracks. You may snowshoe off the groomed trails when on City, State or Borough public property.

Our trails are still direction free. That requires the consideration of all skiers to keep everyone safe. Downhill skiers have the right away. Stay to the right when passing oncoming skiers, unless you are in a set track. If you are both using the track, the one skiing uphill, should step out. Eventually, many of the loops or connector trails may have a preferred direction, but for now, all skiers are responsible to keep the trails safe by skiing in control and being aware of approaching skiers.