Winter Road Patrol

The northern remote areas are open to road traffic at very specific times of the year when supplies and vehicle transport is possible.  Generally it has been late Jan – March (weather depending) and these roads are not patrolled by any government agency. Travel is stated at your own risk – and with the many off roads; whether they are logging roads, old roads, hunting trails or where the signs have disappeared people get lost or break down.  Our association provides patrolling of these roads and each year we assist 30-50 people that would have been in serious danger of exposure due to being lost (or as we call it geographically challenged) or have a vehicle break down.  We try to be the first on and the last off and carry large quantity of supplies to provide assistance.  There also is no cellular service in the majority of the areas and satellite phones do have their dead spots, so it is critical that we are present on the roads as much as possible