DUE TO LOGGING ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT< Silver Summit Trail from Town to Groat Creek Cabin is officially closed.  The trail past the Groat Creek Cabin can be accessed from the new Groat Creek Staging Area located on Highway 32 south.  Follow the trail signs going west from Staging Area to kilometre 10 of Groat Creek Road to join up with the Silver Summit Trail and the Groat Creek Cabin.  All trails around Whitecourt are currently poor with little or no snow cover.