Are Snopasses mandatory?

If you wish to travel on designated Snoman trails in Manitoba, you must by law have a valid Snopass and display a Snopass sticker on the valid Off-Road Vehicle plate on your snowmobile. Manitoba Conservation patrols the trails regularly. A snowmobiler found to be on a designated trail without a valid Snopass will be fined $448.50.

Your Snopass fee helps to enhance recreational snowmobiling across Manitoba, as it supports the local Snoman member clubs who groom and maintain more than 12,000 kilometers of designated trails across Manitoba.

• Entitles the Snopass purchaser to ride all of Snoman's designated snowmobile trails.
  
• Manitoba Snopasses also provide additional entitlement to ride on designated trails in Saskatchewan.
  
• Creates more sustainable funding to ensure the designated trail system continues to provide snowmobilers with a safer riding opportunity.
  
• Provides important announcements on safety and trail conditions through media such as radio, print, and website.
  
• When you purchase a Snopass, you receive a Snoman Official Trail Map for the season.
  
• Four issues of SnoRiders West, Snoman's official regional publication (one per household, starting the next fall).
  
• Save money on special offers and discounts at participating retailers with your "Snocard" and through our supporting partners.

Snoman (Snowmobilers of Manitoba) Inc. is a non-profit organization representing 51 provincial snowmobiling clubs that maintain and groom some 12,000 kilometres of Manitoba's scenic trails. Provincial clubs are financially supported through the sale of Snopasses.

This season, you may purchase an Early Bird Snopass for $105.50 before December 15, 2009. After this date, the fee is $135.50. You may also buy a seven-day pass for $60.50 at any time.