North Country snowmobiling scene on hold -- for now Updated Dec 10, 2020; A lack of snow coupled with the Covid-19 pandemic has put the brakes on early season snowmobile riding and related festivities in the North County -- for now. With the end Sunday of the big game hunting season in the Northern Zone, the snowmobile riding season in that area of the state would have opened Monday, provided there was enough snow. The reality at this point, though, “is that there are no trails with enough snow to open,” said Jim Rolf, trail coordinator for the New York State Snowmobile Association. The warm weather predicted for this coming weekend won’t help.