The river trail at The Forks is set to open Thursday morning, following a stretch of cold weather.

As temperatures dropped earlier this month, The Forks got busy flooding the river to prepare for the skating trail.

The trail normally opens at the end of December, but this year the river didn’t freeze as soon as expected due to warmer weather.

The trail typically runs along the Red River and the Assiniboine River with skating rinks at The Forks.