The primary purpose of trail grooming is to smooth high-use trails. Contractor(s) shall be required to provide specified trail grooming services on designated trails on national forest, county, private and state lands. a) Trail groomer and towing equipment shall be capable of enduring extensive loading stress due to deep snow and mountainous terrain. Grooming equipment or grooming device shall be of an approved type; e.g., tiller and compactor model, Tidd Tech or Ginzu trail tenderizer or another pre-approved model. Equipment must have the ability to groom at least a 5-foot-wide trail for track setting, or a 13-foot-wide trail with a track and skate lane with one or multiple passes b) Snow groomers must be equipped with a tiller and track setting device. c) Each snow groomer shall be equipped with a two-way radio or a cellular or satellite phone to provide constant communication. d) Each snow groomer shall be equipped with a 24-unit first aid and survival kit. e) Each snow groomer shall be equipped with at least one functioning top-mounted rotating beacon or strobe light with a back-up rotating beacon (separately fused) and backup lights (two working together). f) Each snow groomer shall be equipped with flares and other warning devices in case of breakdown. g) Each snow groomer shall be equipped with a functioning “backup alarm,” capable of signaling when the groomer is engaged to drive in reverse
