ORA, La Crosse parks and rec warn of weather-related trail closures March 1, 2021 10:08 AM Jourdan Vian LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — The Outdoor Recreation Alliance and the La Crosse Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department sent out a reminder Monday that trails will be fragile and periodically closed throughout spring’s freeze/thaw cycle. As the weather warms up, trail users need to be careful of mud and stay off trails where they start to sink to avoid damaging the trail. During the freeze/thaw cycle, the ground freezes at night and thaws during the day, leaving a wet and slushy trail. When trail users start to leave tracks, they can cause problems that will force the trails to be closed for weeks for repairs.