In order not to face any difficulties after snow will have covered the surface, the route preparations start well in advance before the real winter begins. However, the weather has taken its toll on the process of preparations. A strong hurricane stroke the region of the "Saint-Petersburg - Northern Forest" Baja 2009 not so long ago. Lots of trees were brought down, and the roads became all but impassable. The fallen trees removal has been carried out for a few weeks now - that's why in some pictures you can see that there's absolutely no snow in places.

Photo: The "Northern Forest" route today...