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President - Janelle Kukuk 2889 USFS Rd 509, Creede CO 81130 kukuk@GoJade.org 719-658-2221 Vice President - Randy Miller PO Box 395, Walden CO 80480 randy@npeng.com 970-723-3725
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Arrowhead Snowmobile Club Eric and Star Johnson 150 Ridge Rd, Cimarron CO 81220 970-862-8399 Buena Vista Snowmobile Club Coby Vidakovich PO Box 921 Buena Vista, CO 81211 866-Buff-Joe SECRETARY - Karen Ball Coby@buffalojoe.com 14860 Rolling Hills Dr Montrose, CO 81401 Colorado Blizzards 970-240-4036 Scott Jones snokraz5@msn.com 508 Ashford Dr, Longmont CO 80504 518-281-5810 TREASURER - VACANT scott.jones46@yahoo.com Administrative Manager/Membership Delta Snokrusers, Inc. Jeanna Whipple Katie Himes 325 River Rock Dr, Johnstown CO 80534 PO Box 162, Mesa CO 81643 jeannaw@comcast.net himes.kate@gmail.com 970-587-0364 Flattoppers Snowmobile Program Administrator - Tom Metsa Peter Hayes 13787 S Hwy 85, Littleton CO 80125 2032 Chickadee Ct, Silt CO 81652 thomas.metsa@state.co.us 970-876-2320 303-791-1957, ext 132 hayes_57@msn.com Grand Lake Trail Groomers Ami Mitropoulos Right to Ride Chair - Roger Pennington PO Box 1247, Grand Lake CO 80447 164 Sandia Cir CR 520, Bayfield CO 81122 970-531-1049 rogerap@msn.com trailgroomers@yahoo.com 970-884-2101 Gunnison Sno-Trackers Charity Chair - Luan Dody Phil Chamberland 93 Pebble Dr, Durango CO 81301 23501 Hwy 135, Crested Butte CO ldody@durango.net 81224 970-375-2527 970-349-5398 Raffle Chair - Randy Miller pchamberland@hughes.net PO Box 395, Walden CO 80480 Heart of the Rockies Snowmobile Club randy@npeng.com Chris Collins 970-723-3725 445 W Rainbow Blvd, Salida CO 81201 Safety Chair - Ralph Stewart 719-539-7251 895 Van Dorn Dr, Craig CO 81625 chris@a1autosalida.com rcstewart@bresnan.net High Country Snowmobile Club 970-824-4198 Rich Holcroft Awards/Scholarship Chair - Katie Himes PO Box 2215, Frisco CO 80443 PO Box 162, Mesa CO 81643 970-547-0317 himes.kate@gmail.com HLCRFT@aol.com 970-268-5768 High Riders Snowmobile Club, Inc Grooming Chair - Joe Tonso Derrick Wood 941 School St, Craig CO 81625 512 E 7th St, Leadville CO 80461 jtonso@msn.com 719-966-4784 970-824-5821 mtnbiker21@hotmail.com Holy Cross Powder Hounds Snowmobile Club District 1 Rep - Bill Rexford Lance Trujillo 11361 County Rd 70, Windsor CO 80550 PO Box 7116, Avon CO 81620 billrexford@thinair.net 970-376-3856 970-481-0230 lance@holycrosspowderhounds.com District 2 Rep - Ron Spencer Lake City Continental Divide Snowmobile 1085 Harris Dr, Craig CO 81625 Club sspe263865@msn.com Bill Broadhead 970-824-3745 PO Box 591, Lake City CO 81235 District 3 Rep - Dennis Lynton 970-944-0306 11091 Wolff Way lcsnowmobile@centurytel.net Westminster, Co 80031 DennisLynton@gmail.com MidValley Snowmobile Club 303-253-7743 Richard Condon PO Box 2416, Basalt, CO 81621 District 4 Rep - SEAN MARTIN 970-701-0497 PO Box 654, Carbondale CO 81623 rcondon@sopris.net 970-704-9893 District 5 Rep - Jack Sheets 2350 Stoneridge Dr, Colorado Springs Mile-Hi Snowmobile Club of Denver, Inc Chris Vogelsang CO 80919 147 S Lookout Mtn Rd, Golden CO jsheets@cohvco.org 80401 719-593-0711 303-898-8042 District 6 Rep - Carrie Kroschel chris@ovllc.com 685 Alpine Circque, Leadville CO 80461 MT Sopris Recreational Riders Inc. travelwithcare@hotmail.com Sean Martin 719-486-8456 PO Box 654, Carbondale CO 81623 District 7 Rep - Curtis Miller 970-704-9893 PO Box 742, South Fork CO 81154 North Fork Snowmobile Club curt800@msn.com Steve Hicks 719-873-0208 PO Box 472, Hotchkiss CO 81419 District 8 Rep - Aaron Todd 970-872-3654 PO Box 1141, Norwood CO 81423 North Park Snow Snakes lank88@yahoo.com Ron Gomer 970-327-4118 PO Box 61, Walden CO 80480 District 9 Rep - Jimmy Britton 970-819-9115 PO Box 83, Pagosa Springs CO 81147 randy@npeng.com rhondabritton@ymail.net 970-264-2711
Committees
District Representatives
Northwest Colorado Snowmobile Club, Inc Rob Albert PO Box 882802, Steamboat Springs CO 970-846-8516 robalbert801@hotmail.com Pikes Peak High Riders Ray Doble 17335 Herring Rd, Colorado Springs CO 80908 719-495-2316 doblerg@msn.com Pueblo Snowmobile Club Brad Hensley 229 Midnight Ave, Pueblo CO 81105 719-564-8720 b_hensley@yahoo.com Rifle Snowmobile Club Carelton Hoffmeister PO Box 692, Rifle CO 81650 970-625-0134 Hoffy1@willowwisp.net Routt Powder Riders Mary Sue Sorenson 1815 Bear Crk, Steamboat Springs CO 80487 970-870-1573 msorenson3@msn.com S & W Adventure Riders, LLC Jack Sheets 2350 Stoneridge Dr, Colorado Springs CO 80919 719-593-0711 jsheets@cohvco.org San Juan Sledders Roger Pennington 164 Sandia Cir CR 520, Bayfield CO 81122 970-884-2101 rogerap@msn.com Sangre Snowrunners Snowmobile Club Dale Hoag PO Box 523, Westcliffe CO 81252 719-783-2729 swr@wmv-co.us Silver Thread Outdoor Recreation Club of the San Luis Valley Bill Longfellow PO Box 343, South Fork CO 81154 719-873-5429 bill.longfellow@usa.net Silverton Snowmobile Club Dean and Laura Des Palmes PO Box 197, Silverton CO 81433 970-387-9938 dinodp52@msn.com Snow Country Explorers of the Upper Rio Grande Robert Kukuk PO Box 702, Creede CO 81130 719-658-2221 kukuk@gojade.org
South Fork Powder Busters Curtis Miller PO Box 454, South Fork CO 81154 719-873-0208 curt800@msn.com Steamboat Lake Snow Club Mike Swinsick PO Box 756, Clark CO 80428 970-846-0814 caspers62@yahoo.com Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club Tom Mason PO Box 87, Grand Lake CO 80447 970-627-8779 autowrench2002@yahoo.com Uncompahgre Valley Trail Riders Rich Jakino 27 Eton, Montrose CO 81401 970-249-3512 West End Sledders Jacque McClellan PO Box 1443, Norwood CO 81423 970-865-2518 mcricketred@aol.com Western Slope Snowmobile Association Dale Hollingshead PO Box 4964, Grand Junction CO 81502 970-241-6829 gjsnow@acsol.net White River Snowmobile Club, Inc Troy Hilkey PO Box 1045, Meeker CO 81641 970-756-0717 thilkey@wrenergy.com Wolf Creek Trailblazers Rhonda Britton PO Box 83, Pagosa Springs CO 81147 970-264-2711 rhondabritton@ymail.com
On the Cover... Playing in the powder near Buffalo Pass.
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EXTRA For all intent and purposes, springtime has arrived in our part of the mountains. Of course springtime in the Rockies isn’t green grass and blooming flowers, it is wind, wet snowstorms and mud but you still know it is spring! This is my last article as president of this fine organization, one that I am very proud of and thrilled to be a part of. We have seen so many changes in the snowmobile world in the last five or six years and I feel confident that CSA has grown and adapted to the changes. As an organization we have grown stronger in so many areas. Our membership is up, our finances are strong, our reputation now gets us invited to sit at the tables rather than play defense at the end with no hope of affecting the process and our leadership continues to be up to the task to carry CSA into the next decade. Scott, Karen and I spent most of the last week of March in Washington DC at the annual Tell the Truth about Snowmobiling conference. As in years past we spend all day Sunday in Western Chapter and American Council of Snowmobile Association board meetings (CSA has a seat at both tables). These two meetings give us the opportunity to network with our fellow snowmobilers across the snow belt, listen and learn about other’s challenges and resolutions. We work together to make our sport viable across the country which continues to make organized snowmobiling one of the strongest recreation voices out there. On Monday we were privileged to listen to a slate of speakers talking on a wide range of subjects that included the evils of E-15 ethanol to the proposed Forest Service Planning Rule.
We got an update on the future of the Recreation Trails Program (RTP) funding that is so important to the success of the Snowmobile Program, the OHV Program and the Rec Trails Program in Colorado. Unfortunately there isn’t great news about the continuance of RTP but hopefully our efforts coupled with other motorized recreation groups across the country will have some success in keeping something alive. We were also informed that a bill has been introduced by a California Congressman to release BLM Wilderness Study Areas and Forest Service inventoried roadless areas that have been deemed unsuitable for Wilderness back into the system for multi-use purposes. This created quite a bit of excitement and if passed could open up a lot of land for use. We were updated on the proposed Forest Service Planning Rule. Although not perfect by any means it is a far cry from the draft that was released in late 2009. We will be posting CSA’s comments to the rule on CSA’s website when they are completed and we encourage everyone to take the time to make substantive comments – this rule will dictate how forests are managed going into the future and recreation and multiple use are still not concepts completely encompassed in the rule. We were somewhat dismayed by the presentation on E-15 ethanol. CSA has been talking about the evils of this fuel source for many months. Unfortunately there appears to be no stopping the introduction of this fuel into the marketplace. Bottom line – E-15 will blow up all small engines – no exceptions. We can’t say it enough – BUYER BEWARE – if you see it at your local station later this sum-
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mer avoid it like the plague. There are so many concerns about the introduction of E-15 I can’t include them in this article. Please be cautious when buying fuel for your small engines. On Tuesday, we spent a long but fruitful day on Capitol Hill. We had appointments with all seven of Colorado’s Representatives and both Senators. We introduced ourselves, particularly to our new Representative, and spoke about what is near and dear to our sport in Colorado, RTP, Hidden Gems Wilderness, the reintroduction of the wolverine, and the implications of the planning rule on forest planning to name a few. All of our visits were productive and it pleases me that we have this audience that when I started did not exist. I think this year’s experience capped my time with CSA more than anything because in the offices we had visited before we were recognized and readily accepted as a viable force to be reckoned with. Karen and I also attended a Planning Rule Listening Session in Delta in early April. This is the fourth listening session that I have attended and as I said earlier the Rule isn’t perfect yet but this meeting was the best explanation I have heard to date on what the impacts of the Rule are. The other attendees at this session were very much in the know about what this Planning Rule could do to recreation and asked some very insightful questions and created quite a bit of conversation about how to frame comments to be the most
effective. I was proud to be a part of such a great, logical thinking crowd. Scott, Randy and I will be attending another stakeholders’ meeting on the wolverine later this week. Scott drafted some excellent comments that we submitted to the Colorado Division of Wildlife in March outlining our concerns about how potential wolverine habitat (which coincidentally mirrors snowmobiler’s habitat almost 100%) would be managed. I believe that we are making strides to protect our access to public lands whether the little critters are there or not. Because there is no science indicating that the wolverine is adversely affected by dispersed recreation we are stridently maintaining that no allowances need to be made at this time to protect their habitat and denning sites anymore than is already done through existing land management actions. We will keep you updated as the process continues. I will check in periodically next season as I am going to continue to work with Randy, the Executive Board and Board of Directors on land use issues that are ongoing. Thank you all for this incredible opportunity to serve as your president. It has been such a gratifying and educational experience. I have learned so much and feel like I have matured personally through this opportunity. It has been an absolute privilege to serve and I look forward to seeing you all in the future. Take care and have a safe summer.
A Note from the Publisher... Gosh, it’s hard to believe we have reached the end of our publishing season. Although it is a certainly a well-used cliché, time really does fly. As we wrap up this last Snow Scoop issue for the season I wanted to take a moment and pass along our appreciation for all the encouragement, suggestions, patience and goodwill we have received this year. I certainly hope you have enjoyed our efforts as much as we have enjoyed publishing your Snow Scoop. We look forward to working with you again this fall! Thanks once again,
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In This Issue... CSA Contact Directory... 2 CSA President Report...3 CSA Right to Ride Report...4 District and Club Reports... 5-8 News...9-11 CSA Membership...12-13 Business Sponsors...14-17 Industry News..18-20 Jeff Moberg: Editor/Publisher, Advertising
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Right to Ride Chairman Roger Pennington
Hi All, After several days of research and talking to different people, the Right to Ride Committee has decided to help fund the Routt Powder Riders appeal of the Columbine Decision. We hope that as motorized winter recreationalists that we can come to a consensus as to what should be done here and work together with other winter users to make an enjoyable winter recreation area available for all to experience. If not then everyone will lose. Till next season, be sure and let your District Rep or myself know of anything that is happening that might affect our winter access as soon as you hear about it so we can look into it. Have a good summer and remember… it is never too early to Think Snow. Roger Pennington, CSA Right to Ride Chairman.
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Greetings from Grand Lake. The season is winding down but we still have folks riding. The club had the annual pot luck and elections last week. New members of the board are Kimberly Orr and Lisa Jenkins. The annual Overnight Ride was a success.
District 6 Hello everyone, The 2010-2011 winter season was a great season for the Holy Cross Powder Hounds. We started off with our kickoff party at 4 Eagle Ranch. This year Chris Burandt joined us for the third straight year and we also brought in dealers that showed of their new sleds. It was a great hands-on interaction with our members. It also allowed us to become more in touch with local mountain dealers. This party is always popular as it is the beginning of the season and everyone is fired up to talk sledding with Chris. His devotion to sledding is always a huge help in our sport. He bridges the gap between traditional riders and the guys that are just getting into the sport. Unfortunately we did not get to do our snow drags event this year. This event is a dying breed in Colo-
Eight riders travelled to the Grand Mesa for several days. They explored new trails and took some great photos. The weather was warm but they had a great time. The spring highway cleanup is scheduled for May 21. We will probably have an ATV ride this
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summer in addition to the annual trail maintenance project so stay in touch. As always, check the club website at www.gltrailblazers.com for updates and please visit our business members when visiting Grand Lake. Enjoy the spring weather.
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rado and we enjoy all the people that have raced over the years that show up excited to compete. We plan to have this event next year sometime in February as long as mother nature allows. Please keep us in mind for sponsorship and get your sled down and race. It really is addicting to participate and watch. 4 Eagle Ranch is the ideal venue and provide a great environment for families. I want to thank all the people that helped with the club this year. If you showed up and volunteered or participated in the club meetings you were a huge help. Volunteer help is so hard to come by and even harder to utilize. Everybody wants to do the fun things and it’s hard to find people to help with the stuff that is not so fun. The Kanakis’, Brown’s and Dollen’s were always lending a hand. We had two new officers this year and I think Dean
Johnson and Michael Fratarcangeli did awesome. Mark Roebke and Mel Brown were back again and were huge in their roles as well. I’m happy to say that all officers will be back for next season. Our club has struggled like others in getting more people to join. We are always looking for a way to make the club more attractive to sledheads. This year we also joined 4 Eagle Ranch in their Family Winterfest in an effort to showcase snowmobiling to more people. Sage Adventures donated their rental fleet to the public to get people to try snowmobiling. We also volunteered with the Safe City Organization out of Denver. This is an inner city youth group that came down to Camp Hale and went snowmobiling for the day. This is always a big hit. We also had several club rides and a big group of Powder Hound members participated in the Rifle Poker
As I write my article for the last snowscoop of the season, I hate to say that the riding season ended the third week in March in the Southern mountains. We never really had the good powder riding that we are accustom to in the Southern Mountains this year. The trails were fine for the trail riders but being very spoiled and used to fresh powder every weekend this season was a huge disappointment. We are accustom to having the most snow in the state but the folks in Northern Co were the blessed ones this year. We had great snow on the Colorado Divide but within ½ mile of the divide the snow depths decrease rapidly. We never really got adequate snow at the 8000 to 9000 ft range so when the warm days started we lost our entire lower trail system quickly. But there is always next year. CSA is already busy planning meetings for the new season and getting ready for the Grooming Grants meeting. As the riding season ends there are still lots of work for everybody to do to keep snowmobiling in this state alive and well. South Fork received new snow on April 8 and 9 and I made sure to take advantage of the fresh powder with one more ride on April 10; it was a fantastic ride for late riding with 16” of new snow. This ride will certainly help to keep my spirits high while waiting for November.
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Run as well. The last topic I wanted to put out for everyone is the amazing help that Janelle Kukuk was to the Powder Hounds. I came on as President a few years back and had no idea what to do other than to pull the throttle! I have bugged Janelle year round and she always responds within a day’s time to help me with whatever issues we have. We have battled forest service permit issues, wilderness proposals, fuel spills, third party clashes with other groups, the forest management plan and even poor management on my part. I’ll miss having her as a goto person but I’m sure we will be in good hands with Randy. Thanks for your hard work Janelle, with more dedicated people like you this sport will endure the battles at hand. We still have plenty of spring riding in our area. But until next fall, enjoy the summer!
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Everyone had a great winter. We were hoping for a little more snow but we still had some great rides. We finished up with a nice
moonlight ride. Some of the people from Creede joined us and Curtis and Cathy did a great job of feeding us as usual, which was great.
Snow Country Explorers Michael and Melanie Kukuk The Snow Country Explorers had their last meeting of the season on April 7. Sixteen members enjoyed delicious homemade gumbo, concocted by our one and only Chef Sonny (Rue) Dodson. The meeting was held at the Creede Community Church Family Life Center. During the meeting the club voted to give Bob and Michael Kukuk a gift for all of their hard work grooming and marking trails. Even though there wasn’t very much snow, everyone had a great season. All of the trail markers have been picked up and stored, ready for next season. We will kick off next season at the annual barbeque in August at Santa Maria Reservoir. Have a safe summer and we’ll see you next fall!!
RIGHT: The “world famous chef,” Sonny (Rue) Dodson.
Everyone getting the “world famous gumbo.”
Because it was so warm that Hope you all have a great sumnight, I had put my sled away. Only mer! to get it out again on the 10th See and hear from you next because we had 16 inches plus, winter. which was some great riding! Bob Sundeen
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While the snowmobile season is nearly over, we still had new snow yesterday and its 20 degrees as I write this. There are only about 60 days left until the days start getting shorter and that means next season is right around the corner! It has been a good year in District 8; most of the clubs had an abundant snow year. Park Reservoir snotel says they have 84 inches of snow so there is still a lot of sledding to be had on the Grand Mesa. The snotel site managed by the NRCS is a good way to check the conditions of an area before you head out to ride if you’re interested in the amount of snow on the ground. Check it out at www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/
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District 8 and then provided the expertise and labor to make the repairs on the mountain. Thanks John, you’re a rock star! While the Northfork club is the subject, I feel compelled to mention that they may well be the first to achieve the impossible. Newly elected President Wes Spor did some trailside PR with cross country skier Jim Miller. Jim was evidently impressed enough with what the grooming that the club was doing for all winter recreationists, that he donated $300 to the club that he normally reserves for a Nordic ski club in another area. Well done Wes, this is the kind of interaction that we need representing our organization. Grand Junction and Delta clubs both held poker runs on the Grand Mesa this year. I was
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Reports of the Grand Junction event indicate that it was a success as well. Montrose club has had a successful year and has done an excellent job of grooming the trails on the south end of Uncompahgre Plateau this year. Their success is refreshing in light of last years’ very costly mechanical problems. Norwood club had another great year as well. No major breakdowns, lots of grooming and good times. Overall it has been a good and successful year and I can’t wait to get back on the snow next fall. See you then!
North Fork Snowmobile Club Sherry Robley This is the last report of the season. Many of the people we know we only see during snowmobile season so it is always sad to know it is almost time to put the machines away. I had to be out of town this weekend but I know several lucky souls that went snowmobiling on fresh powder. Newly elected officers for our 2011/2012 season are: Wes Spore, President, Joe Webb, Vice President, Linda Wilson, Treasurer and Alice Hodges, Secretary. Congratulations to these individuals. Outgoing officers are Steve Hicks, President and Mario Pagone, Secretary. Thanks to you both for all your work and dedication to our club. On April 8, we hosted the Elk Lodge’s Friday night dinner with all proceeds going to the lodge in appreciation for giving us a room to hold our monthly club meetings. Several members provided food, donated money, and volunteered their time. Thanks to Margaret Pearce, Alice Hodges, and Helen Hicks for coordinating everything. Because of their efforts and the excellent response from members, everything went smoothly. The dinner was smothered steak, mashed potatoes, corn, salad, rolls and cake. Eighty meals were served and we took in $640. Thanks to everyone for all their hard work. Our annual highway trash pick-up is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 16. Everyone will meet at Robert and Margaret Pearce’s at 10 a.m. A potluck BBQ will be held afterwards at the Pearce residence. Alternate day will be April 30 if we get stormed out on the 16th. The North Fork Snowmobile Club received a generous donation from Arch Coal Company of $300. Through a voluntary employee program, Jim Miller, became eligible to designate a financial gift to an appropriate organization. Jim selected our club to receive this financial support. We have learned that Jim is an avid cross-country skier and likes to use our groomed trails on Crystal Creek. Thank you Jim for your support and for recognizing our club for the services it provides to the local communities. If anyone sees Jim, personally thank him for his and Arch Coal Company’s’ generosity. We hope to see Jim skiing often at Crystal Creek. We had eleven individual/families’ join our club this season. They are: Art and Linda Ensley of Houston Texas, Steve and Cheryl Foster of Cedaredge, Grant Foster, Jack and Brian Mellott and Tom and Colleen O’Connor all of Paonia. Jesse Hotchkiss and Kyle Schmidt of Hotchkiss, Brady Todd and Carol Kraii from Crawford, Dirk Olsen and Orville and Bonnie Peterson of Grand Junction. We welcome all of you to the club and look forward to getting to know you. We hope you will attend meetings and get involved in club activities. It appears our outhouse at the Crystal Creek Trailhead was vandalized recently. Anyone with any information about this incident should contact Wes Spore at 872-2167. Joe Oglesby and I drove into the CC Trailhead Sunday. We picked up a considerable amount of trash in the parking lot that had been discarded presumably by snowmobilers. Please, please do not litter, guys. One of our mottos is that when the snow melts, we have left no trace we were there. This is not true if we throw out our trash instead of carrying it out. Thanks to all of our CSA officers, Committee Chair people, and District Representatives for the countless hours you give to our organization to ensure our sport continues long after we are gone. We appreciate you fighting for our right to ride. Thanks to all the volunteers of the clubs that are also dedicated to the preservation and continuation of our sport. Thanks to Jeff Moberg, Editor/ Publisher and the staff at Boondocker Publishing for a great job on their publication of our Snow Scoop this year. Get out there and enjoy what is left of the season and we will see you next season.
West End Sledders Kris Tomlinson It’s during this tortured time of year where we find ourselves enjoying the long days and bright spring sun but grudgingly putting away our sleds for another summer. This riding season as well as my writing season got off to a slightly disrupted beginning. Apparently someone in the club adlibbed a few steps in the snow dance and the area found itself blanketed by rain come Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Members spent many nights in an emergency session pondering renaming the club to West End Ain’t Been Sledding or Never Ever Sledders. Fortunately these meetings that allowed me to abscond several writing deadlines were ended by superfluous snowfall. After the seal was broken we received plenty of snow and had a successful riding season for many members. The West West End Sledders hosted a Poker Run in the Lone Cone riding area on February 26 that had a great turn out. The Club was looking in to adding a parking lot in the 25 Mesa riding area and getting improvements made to the Lone Cone lot also. While not a lot of progress was made through these fine winter months, we maintain a positive outlook going in to a long summer! To further keep any and all members occupied through the dry months, more club campouts are planned to maintain our trail systems. On behalf of the West End Sledders, I bid you all adieu. See you next riding season.
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Hi All, The clubs of District 9 and southwest Colorado had a successful winter recreation season. The snow was finally good and the club groomers were kept busy grooming the snow for better and more enjoyable use by our trails users. Most of our clubs maxed out the hours available to groom. Now comes the muddy season and then spring and summer with all the wild flowers to be enjoyed by all. This was a landmark season for the clubs of CSA as well, as we groomed across the State. It appears that we had better groomed trails statewide than we have had in our history. This was due to more snow more evenly spread across that state as well as more and better cats and operators working the snow. The summer months will allow CSA time to analyze and study the many issues that are on the association’s agenda this year. In the meantime enjoy your summer! Jimmy Britton
Hi All, If you live in SW Colorado you know that winter was way to short. We have not had any real new snow in the Southern part of this area since February unless it has been in the Purgatory area. We finally got some snow here last night and today but really did not get any snow down here in Bayfield. I am sure the riding area up at Purgatory/Hermosa Park Road up over Bolam Pass will probably be good if they got the amount of snow last night and tonight they are calling for. At the very least I would say you should be able to be accessed Bolam from the Barlow Creek Trailhead which is about 8 miles N of Rico on Hwy 145. We will have our last meeting of the season Thurs the 14th of April. We had new officers elected finally at our March meeting. Marty Gunn is President, Ron Smith is Vice President, Dave Hall is our Treasurer, I am still the Club Reporter, Safety Instructor, Grooming Foreman, and Club Rep to CSA, and Diane Larsen is still the Secretary, with of course Carol Pearman remaining as our Club News Letter Editor. Thank you to Brett Dody our outgoing President, Marty Gunn who has been our Treasurer for several years, Diane Larsen for continuing as our Secretary, Carol for doing such a Great Job putting out our Newsletter and to Dave Hall, who helps groom for stepping up to be our Treasurer and Ron Smith for taking the VP position. I want to say Thank You to the crew that did the maintenance on the truck and cat for all the help we got this year. It was great not having to take two weekend days to get the truck and cat done. It took a long day and Dave Hall and Kevin Walters, who spent all day out in the cold while it was raining and snowing off and on while they worked on the truck, Marty Gunn, Travis Leonard, and myself who worked on the cat and of course my wife Debbie who went and got the pizza or parts that we needed and didn’t have at the time. Groomers this year were Dale Elliott, Dave Hall, Jason Groen, Josh Deardorff, Bryson Rollahn, Marty Gunn, Roger Pennington and Travis Leonard. Oh, and of course...... I must not forget Hope Gear our Club Rides Chairperson. If I am forgetting anyone, please do not be upset as I am getting older and forgetful. Thank You to everyone above and anyone else who helped make this a good riding year even though it was short. If I got the last names wrong on Josh or Bryson, I am sorry, but I tried to read the writing off the grooming sheets and they must have been written on while the cat was moving because I had a really hard time reading the writing and not knowing who they were… Last but certainly not least we want to THANK all the guys and gals that have led or helped lead a club ride. Till Next Time, it is never too early to start thinking snow, Roger Pennington
Wolf Creek Trailblazers Rhonda Britton Hello to all from Pagosa land! Wow, what a year this has been. First there was very little snow, then it stated coming late in the season. We thoroughly enjoyed hosting the 2011 CSA Convention and hope now that we know a little more about what we’re doing we will be able to host it again, in the not too distant future. Thanks to good snow at the higher elevations this spring we were able to groom up all our allotted funds for this season. Now comes the time for summer maintenance on the equipment. And so the cycle goes! Our club’s final meeting was in March and at that meeting we donated $200 each to two high school cancer patients whose wish was to come to Pagosa Springs. The girl’s wish was to return to Pagosa to visit her former classmates. She passed away the day after returning to Oklahoma, but was happy and felt much loved. The boy’s doctor cut back on his medication so he could enjoy the wide variety of activities, lodging, food and etc. that Pagosa Springs’ citizens and businesses had planned for the children. The two had a wonderful wish come true and it was made possible by so many here in Pagosa Springs. We also made a monetary donation to the Methodist Church as a token of our appreciation for allowing us a place to meet, for several years now! The members also bring food and paper goods to each meeting for the church pantry for those in need. Have a wonderful spring, summer and fall! Rhonda Britton
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Editor’s note: We received the following press release as a heads-up from ACSA recently. We are reprinting it here (in its entirety) in hopes it will give you pause before spending your hard-earned income with companies who do not necessarily support multiple use of your public lands.
“Frontier Airlines Partners with The Wilderness Society, Commits to Protect Wilderness and Connect People with Wild Places”
lines. “We are so pleased to work together with The Wilderness Society in their effort to protect the nation’s wilderness and inspire people to connect with these great places.” “The partnership between Frontier Airlines and The Wilderness Society enables people to experience first-hand nature’s treasures,” said William H. Meadows, president of The Wilderness Society. “Together we can protect the places we love by connecting people to iconic American landscapes that sustain Frontier’s ‘spokesanimals’.” Frontier Airlines and The Wilderness Society will be celebrating America’s wilderness through the my wilderness campaign. An interactive campaign launching on April 18, my wilderness asks individuals to share their favorite stories of experiences in their own wilderness – from hiking in a national park, fishing on a favorite river, camping with friends or simply throwing a ball with their daughter in a neighborhood park. With my wilderness, people can participate in contests to visit wild locales, watch videos featuring wild places of the month, get outdoors tips and learn more about the places they love. Frontier will support The Wilderness Society through financial contributions, creative fundraising efforts and employee volunteerism. For more information, please visit FrontierAirlines.com and wilderness.org.
BlueRibbon Outreach on Yellowstone Winter Use Issue the Jackson Hole World Championship Snowmobile Hill Climb Event Jack Welch, BlueRibbon Special Projects Consultant
This year’s event was very successful for BlueRibbon and the attendance at the Hill Climb was up slightly from last year. This year the Jackson Snow Devils provided BlueRibbon’s booth at the main entrance to the Hill Climb event. At our booth I discussed the next phase of the Yellowstone Winter Use EIS and other snowmobile related subjects like the Winter Wildlands petition to the Forest Service, on the OHV Rule and, of course, concerns about potential new Wilderness areas in the region. The event was very positive, starting with the weather. Picture this, Thursday through Sunday were fairly warm, temperatures ranging from 18 to 40 degrees with light winds. The total crowd for the four day event was up, with the Jackson Snow Devils Club estimating about
9,000 people in attendance for the various events. And for our main outreach I handed out information on the New Winter Use Plan for Yellowstone National Park and its “Draft Range of Alternatives and Scoping Results”. From a positive standpoint the draft range of alternatives is very good with the potential alternatives having enough of a foundation to create a very good winter use plan. Next, the scoping results of over 9,000 letters and web submissions presented many good ideas for the Park Service to consider as they complete the Draft EIS to be released in late April. Stay informed by going to www.saveyellowstonepark.com In addition to the Yellowstone and other snowmobile issues, I talked to snowmobilers from across the country about becoming a BlueRibbon member; the results, several of the folks joined as new
Coalition members. Another highlight of the four days was being interviewed by the roving infield announcer and publicly being thanked for BlueRibbon’s efforts in Yellowstone and for keeping the National Forest open to snowmobilers. This interview was on Saturday when thousands of spectators were present. One final highlight was a visit to the BlueRibbon Booth by Yvonne Erickson, GORE-TEX Marketing Leader and Nat Baylock, Marketing Director of KLIM US. During our discussion about the Yellowstone Winter Use issue I thanked Yvonne and Nate for GORE’S and KLIM’s support of the BlueRibbon Coalition. In closing, I would like to thank the Jackson Hole Snow Devils Snowmobile Club, who put on the World Championship Hill Climb each year, for providing BlueRibbon Coalition with a free booth at the event again this year.
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EPA Decision to Permit Higher Ethanol Levels in Gasoline Triggers Trade Groups’ Filing of Petition to Mandate the Continued Availability of E10 Fuel Auto, marine, motorcycle, outdoor power equipment, personal watercraft, snowmobile manufacturers and user groups file petition with EPA to ensure continued availability of E10 designed for millions of consumer products Auto, marine, motorcycle, outdoor power equipment, personal watercraft and snowmobile groups filed a petition today asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure the continued sale and availability of gasoline blends of no greater than 10 percent ethanol (E10) for the 400 million engine products used by tens of millions of people every day in the U.S. These products were not designed, built or warranted to run on any fuel containing more than ten percent ethanol. The groups are concerned that retailers are not prepared to offer both E10 and E15 at their stations, and given the choice, may opt to offer E15 only. “Misfueling is our prime concern, and we foresee that consumers will be forced to fuel with E15 unless EPA requires stations to carry both legacy (E10) and new E15 fuels,” said Kris Kiser, speaking on behalf of the organizations. “Many stations may not be equipped to accommodate an additional fuel, leading them to choose between E15 and E10 fuels – and E15 will likely win out since it may be more profitable for them to carry. This means consumers might have no choice but to fuel with E15, and there will be little to prevent them from misfueling when they come in with a lawnmower, chainsaw, motorcycle, snowmobile, boat or older car.” The organizations point out that EPA’s prior experience with fuel transitions and misfueling demonstrates that labeling alone is insufficient to prevent misfueling. In 1974, as EPA led the transition to unleaded fuels, the Agency reported a misfueling rate of 15 percent over ten years after the introduction of unleaded gasoline. The petition for rulemaking, filed with the U.S. EPA, says that with a partial waiver ruling, EPA cannot assure E10 fuel will be available for legacy fleet, and therefore, the petitioners request that EPA, consistent with prior precedent, ensure continued consumer choice by requiring the continued sale of gasoline blends of no greater than E10 fuel. The petition says that EPA must assure continued availability of E10 for three specific reasons. There is a strong potential that the reduced volume of E10 fuel required in the marketplace might result in the elimination of supply, further eroding the availability of a fuel needed for millions of off-road, small engine equipment, EPA must create legal obligations that ensure that the conditions on which the waivers were based can be fulfilled, and EPA has enough evidence that emission control devices would be significantly “impaired” by E15 to support a requirement for E10. A detailed fact sheet on the joint petition filing can be found at:http://members.opei.org/news/detail.dot?id=12146 Background Growth Energy, an ethanol industry trade group, petitioned the EPA in March 2009 to raise the limit on ethanol in gasoline from 10 to 15 percent. Several engine product and auto manufacturers as well as others urged EPA to be deliberative in its review process, assuring thorough and adequate testing to assure that E15 would not harm existing products or pose safety risks. By approving E15 use in a small subset of engines on the road, there is a high risk that consumers will unknowingly or mistakenly put E15 in products for which it has not been approved.
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Yellowstone Winter Visitation Impacted By Heavy Snowfall Heavy early season snowfall which continued through the season is believed responsible for the change in Yellowstone’s visitation this past winter as compared to the previous year, depressing wheeled vehicle entries and providing a slight boost to oversnow travel. Overall visitor numbers for December 2010 through March 2011 were down 5.36 percent from Winter 2009-2010. The decline came in the number of visitors who came by auto, bus and RV through the park’s north entrance which was off nearly 12 percent compared to the same period a year ago. The number of snowmobile visitors was up slightly this year, after dropping off significantly between Winter 20072008 and Winter 2008-2009. The number of snowcoach visitors also dropped between those same two winters, but has also rebounded and this past winter was slightly larger than the number of people who entered the park by snowmobile. December through March Visitation Winter 2010-11 Total Recreational Visitors 88,804 Auto, Bus and RV (North Ent.) 47,930 By Snowmobile and Snowcoach 45,465 Snowmobile Visitors 22,691 Snowcoach Visitors 22,774
Winter 2009-10 93,838 54,426 42,616 22,228 20,388
Winter 200809 86,784 47,259 42,380 23,417 18,963
Winter 200708 99,975 50,175 53,764 31,420 22,344
Snowmobile and Snowcoach Activity
Snowmobiles - Daily Average Snowmobiles - Peak Day Snowcoaches - Daily Average Snowcoaches - Peak Day
Winter 2010-11 194 289 40 68
Winter 2009-10 187 293 32 59
Winter 200809 205 426 29 54
Winter 200708 294 557 35 60
The National Park Service is preparing a new long-term plan to guide future management of winter use in Yellowstone. A Draft Environmental Impact Statement, which will analyze the effects of a wide range of winter use alternatives on the park and its resources, is expected to be released in early May for a 60-day review and comment period. The National Park Service intends to finish the plan and issue any new winter use regulations before the start of the 2011-2012 winter season.
ACSA Grand Raffle Tickets Janelle Kukuk
Each year the American Council of Snowmobile Associations offers up for raffle 4 high performance or mountain sleds from each of the major manufacturers. CSA received 25 of these tickets to sell. It is our goal to sell all 25. And I know there are several of you out there wishing for a new sled. The tickets sell for $100 each and only 1000 tickets are printed. The drawing will be held on May 26, 2011 (need not be present to win). The first ticket drawn will have his/her choice of a 2012 Arctic Cat, Polaris, SkiDoo, or Yamaha sled (800 cc or equivalent). The second ticket a choice of the remaining 3 and so forth. All donations are tax deductible. All proceeds from the sale of the tickets go to fund the work of the American Council of Snowmobile Associations. ACSA is our voice at the national level. They work extensively in Washington DC with legislators, top brass of the Forest Service, BLM and National Park Service. They monitor activity across the country that has impacts on snowmobiling. They keep an extensive library of resources to help state associations and local clubs alike meet the challenges we face all the time. To order your ticket(s) please send a check and postcard with your name, address and phone number to ACSA Grand Raffle, Janelle Kukuk, 2889 USFS Rd 509, Creede, CO 81130. GOOD LUCK!
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This past winter, Yellowstone operated under a temporary winter use plan, which allowed for up to 318 commercially guided, best available technology snowmobiles, and 78 commercial snowcoaches a day in the park. The two-year temporary plan expired at the end of this winter season. The daily average and peak snowmobile and snowcoach activity figures include both visitors who come through the park entrances, and those who start their day from Old Faithful.
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Membership in CSA Janelle Kukuk
As many of you know, I homeschool our two children. The curriculum I have used from the beginning uses a very clever marketing maneuver to make parents think hard about what they want out of a homeschool curriculum. When answering the question as to WHY someone should join CSA I find that using the same thought process helps me better explain why I think it is vital for any snowmobiler or non-snowmobiler that values their freedom to recreate as they want. So here goes… TEN REASONS NOT TO JOIN OR SUPPORT CSA OR A CLUB 1. I don’t care to ride groomed trails. Although we certainly understand the desire of many riders in the state to avoid groomed trails and enjoy their time boondocking in the trees and carving their own tracks in fresh powder, trailheads, parking areas and even groomed trails are still a necessity even to get to some of those honey holes. 2. I don’t have time to worry about club meetings. We certainly encourage everyone to support a local club and although any local club in the state will tell you they would welcome new faces, it is never a requirement of joining a club or CSA to show up at a meeting. The financial support that is provided with club dues helps those in the club that are committed to grooming, planning events, or keeping the dialogue open between land managers and snowmobilers to continue what they do. 3. I can’t take time away from my job and my family for one more thing. It is a fair statement that even those of us who are at the forefront of CSA and the clubs will use this one on a regular basis. At no time should it ever be implied that by joining a club or CSA that a member is required to volunteer time, energy or even money unless they feel compelled to. Again the financial support and the added voice that our members supply give CSA and the clubs the physical ability and the credibility to be effective. 4. I don’t care who grooms the trails or keeps the trails open, I just want to ride. Admittedly this is probably the hardest thing for those of us who do commit to keeping the trails groomed and open to hear but it is a reality. Unfortunately there isn’t a compelling argument against this except without groups like the local clubs, Colorado Snowmobile Association and the American Council of Snowmobile Associations it won’t be long before there aren’t any areas left to ride. To many this feels like an empty threat but the forces working against access are strong and well funded and are, at best, a difficult challenge to meet. 5. I wear a beacon and carry a probe and
shovel, I’ll be OK, I don’t need a class. That feeling of immortality is common to many of us. Unfortunately a large number of us can tell you some near misses and some tragic stories of those for who beacon, probe and shovel were not enough. Although none of us can ever control when it is our time we do feel that the avalanche awareness and avoidance classes, the rescue technique practices and the safe rider classes for youth and beginners offered by CSA through our partnership with Colorado State Parks can certainly minimize accidents and we hope serious injury or worse. 6. My voice isn’t going to make a difference. This point is one I can wax poetic on for a long time but in a few words, YOU WANNA BET? It is stunning what sheer numbers can do for an argument against anything. If I step in front of a group of people and say that I speak for 2000 individuals and families in Colorado who own and ride snowmobiles I have some credibility, enough to start the statement, but if I say that I speak for 10,000 individuals and families or nearly ½ of the registered snowmobiles in Colorado I have everyone’s attention, immediately. Whether it is a state or federal legislator, a land manager, another user group, CSA is only as effective and dynamic as our numbers indicate we are. Every member gives us one more individual or family to give our support to and make sure their riding is the best we can make it. 7. I follow the rules, I don’t need someone telling me how to ride or act. Truer words were never spoken by 80% of snowmobilers or, for that matter, citizens in general. But, there is the other 20%. The saying, “one bad apple will ruin the basket” is certainly applicable to motorized recreation. It is common knowledge that when only one rider is caught encroaching in Wilderness that that bad behavior is immediately transferred to all of us and we are all labeled as irresponsible and careless. The more we can educate, advise and police our own the more we can competently carry our message. If we actively advocate on our own behalf and impede illegal or unethical behavior the better for the whole sport. CSA strives to provide this knowledge to its membership. 8. I am not political, I don’t want to spend all my time writing comments or calling my Congressman or sitting through a public meeting. Point taken. It is probably completely fair to say that the leadership of CSA and the local clubs are populated with people who like to mix it up a bit, which is why they do what they do. However, it is essential to have the financial support so that we, CSA, can make sure our message is carried to the Forest Service, or BLM, or Congress
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or even the local Board of County Commissioners. I won’t lie to you; this one aspect of CSA’s mission, grassroots advocacy, is most expensive but also most effective. We work hard to make sure that each of our members are kept current on what is going on so when you do see something that effects you personally or your favorite riding area, you have all the information you need to make your own decision and get involved at the level you are most comfortable with. And the larger our membership the greater our message is and the more people we get involved. 9. My buddies and I like to ride with our friends, we don’t do “club” rides. A large draw to new riders or new residents is the comfort level of going out with people familiar with the best riding in the area. It gives the untested the confidence to try new things, expand their riding experiences and just have fun. No one expects you to forfeit your day of fun to spend the day with a ‘newbie’. However, your experience and knowledge could give someone a once in a lifetime view, teach someone how not to get stuck, or even prevent an injury. And who knows, you might get access to that new honey hole. 10. I can’t afford to join. In this time of financial struggles all of us have to watch our pennies but after spending several thousands of dollars on the sport, $22 is not a lot to spend to help mold and protect your favorite activity. Snowmobiling has always been a family sport. Many of us learned to ride as very young children on the backs of our parent’s machines. Without the continued efforts of clubs and CSA, funded and supported by our members, the future of our sport is in jeopardy. I work on behalf of CSA for our members and the viability of the sport but my heart is in preserving unfettered access to our public lands for my children. Most of you reading this are already members of CSA and a club. So it probably seems as though I am preaching to the choir. My main objective is to give you another tool to help recruit members for your local club and for CSA. I urge you to share this article with your friends and riding buddies that are not quite sure whether to join or not. To join, you can fill out the application below, get on our website, www.snowmobilecolo.com, or contact a local club listed in the back of this publication to get a club application. Whatever the method, please consider joining and supporting the Colorado Snowmobile Association and join us in protecting our beloved sport and see if we can change your mind about the 10 Reasons Not To.
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7345 Templeton Gap Rd 719-632-8822
Hunter Construction
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Universal Fleet RV and Auto Collision
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575 Anton Blvd 310-729-7632
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195 Clay Ave 970-824-2564
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105 E Victory Way 970-824-3446
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PO Box 1546 970-824-3256
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75 E 4th 970-824-5353
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1820 W Victory Way 970-824-4945
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509 Yampa Ave 970-326-8100
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410 W Victory Way 970-824-7441
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536 E Victory Way 970-824-8918
Brothers Custom Processing
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PO Box 448 970-824-3855
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2607 E Hwy 40 970-826-0060
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262 Commerce 970-824-9282
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820 W Victory Way 970-824-3070
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1111 W Victory Way, Ste 110 970-824-3488
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105 Merchant Dr 970-249-8867
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1014 CR 311 970-876-0916
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Polaris Snowmobile Hillclimbers Dominate Jackson Hole World Championship; Keith Curtis Wins ‘King of Kings’ Title on 800 RMK Assault Erin Beukelman Wins Two Class Titles & Improved Stock King of the Hill Polaris snowmobile hillclimbers demonstrated the ultimate Terrain Domination on Jackson Hole’s Snow King Mountain as they won seven class titles, two King of the Hill crowns and the event’s highest honor, “King of Kings,” won by Keith Curtis, at the 36th World Championship Snowmobile Hillclimb, March 24-27. Polaris hillclimber Erin Beukelman won two class titles and won Improved Stock King of the Hill Honors. Keith Curtis also won two titles, won the Mod King of the Hill crown and outran the other Kings to win the coveted “King of Kings” honor at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for the second time in his career. Polaris racers who won class titles were: • Erin Beukelman, Improved Stock 700 and Improved Stock 1000. • Keith Curtis, Mod 800 and Open Mod. • Dennis Durmas, Pro Masters Mod. • Tyler Robinson, Semi-Pro Stock and Adam Jacobs, Amateurs.
Keith Curtis Dominates on His Polaris 800 RMK ASSAULT Along with winning two classes and finishing second in a third, Keith Curtis made the event’s two fastest runs to the top of Snow King Mountain before winning his King crowns. Curtis made a run to the summit in just 1 minute, 16 seconds to win the Open Mod title, and his 1:18 run to the top won the Mod 800 class. No other racers reached the top in less than 1:19. Curtis was competing at Jackson Hole for the first time on an 800 RMK ASSAULT, which is built on the exceptionally strong, rigid and lightweight Pro-RMK Chassis. He credited the sled with fueling his outstanding success at the World Championship. “The new Pro-RMK Chassis is the lightest in the class,” he said. “In my eyes, it is the most nimble sled I’ve ridden and it rips! Having a good, strong motor with a rideable chassis means a lot to me when I am working my way through 5-foot ruts, headwalls, and moguls. The newly designed, 300%-more-rigid chassis allows me to take new lines and let the sled do a lot of the work along with me. This model is 45 pounds lighter than the previous IQ chassis, and much more stable also!” Each hillclimb class winner is eligible to compete for his category’s King of the Hill Honors, then the Kings compete for the King of Kings title. Beukelman won Improved Stock King of the Hill honors, and Curtis won the Mod King crown, then they ran against Stock King of the Hill Luke Rainey to determine the King of Kings. Extremely deep snow that was carved up throughout the competition forced racers to demonstrate their best technical riding skills to succeed. Obstacles such as a 5-foot high headwall on the upper section of the course prevented Rainey and Beukelman from reaching the top of the hill during the King of Kings competition, but Curtis was determined to run to the summit. “Both Luke and Erin ended with high marks and I was the last person to run,” Curtis said. “I wanted to put on a show and I told myself I was going to give it my all and not just win with a high mark but get to the top. I knew where they had got caught up and knew I was going to have to put the Mod [sled] to the test. This involved getting up and over a 5-foot headwall. Due to the fact that I had a turboed sled and an awesome chassis to work with, I was able to get enough speed before I came into the wall or I would have never made it. After I made it to the top of the wall, it was a highway to the top!” Curtis also won the King of Kings title at the World Championship in 2008, when he won Stock King of the Hill honors. He has won 12 class titles at Jackson Hole during his career. Cumulatively since 2007, he has won 63 titles at hillclimb events, has earned 11 season points championships and has won the season-long Mod and Stock King of the Hill titles three times. Twenty Polaris Racers Earn Podium Spots Twenty Polaris hillclimbers earned top-three podium spots at the World Championship, and Polaris hillclimbers swept the top three positions in the Pro Masters Mod class. Dennis Durmas won that class, followed by Charles Lopeman in second and Tyson Thomas in third. Among the Polaris racers to finish second in their classes were: Les Keller, Stock 700; Keith Curtis, Stock 800; Michael Crockett, Improved Stock 600; Tyler Crockett, Improved Stock 700; Erin Beukelman, Improved Stock 800; Jeremy Osler, Mod 600; Shannon Barngrover, Women’s Improved Stock; and Justin Thomas, RMSHA Juniors. Taking third in their classes were: Jason Crane, Improved Stock 1000; Erin Beukelman, Mod 700; and Travis Spencer, Semi-Pro Mod. Polaris Racers Lead in Points in Eight RMSHA Classes The Rocky Mountain Snowmobile Hillclimb Assn. (RMSHA) has three events left on its 2011 schedule, beginning with the April 1-2 Pebble Creek Hillclimb in Pocatello, Idaho. Heading to the Pebble Creek event, Keith Curtis is the points leader in Pro 600 Stock, Pro 800 Stock, Pro 1000 Stock, and Pro 800 Modified. He’s also the leader in King of the Hill points in both the Stock and Modified classes. Erin Beukelman has the points lead in Pro 700 Improved Stock, Pro 800 Improved Stock, Pro 1000 Improved Stock and Pro 700 Modified. He is also second in Improved and Modified King of the Hill points.
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Polaris News Polaris Snowmobile Racers Shine in Pair of Cross-Country Races in Alaska Aron Loyer is Fastest Overall in Nome-Golovin Race on 600 RUSH Pro-R
berry finishing 15th Ashley Wood of Soldotna won the Women’s class aboard a 2010 Polaris 600 IQ, and she also finished 10th in the Semi-Pro class. Dani Levine finished third in the Women’s class. Billy Long of Just two weeks after a Polaris team won its second-straight Iron Wasilla took fourth in the Vets class. In the Pro class, Polaris racDog race across Alaska, Polaris racers won multiple classes and ers finished in the third through sixth spots. Nick Olstad of Wasilearned numerous podium la finished third aboard his spots in two high-profile 2011 600 RUSH Pro-R, while Alaskan cross country Nick Petito was fourth, Nick races run on March 12. Axhelm took fifth and Scott Polaris racers shone in the Faeo finished sixth. Valdez Mayor’s Cup and The Valdez race route feain the Nome-Golovin race, tured a 22-mile loop from where Polaris racer Aron sea level up to an elevation of approximately 1,500. Snow condiLoyer posted the day’s fastest overall finish aboard a 600 RUSH tions differed on nearly every lap as the sun softened the snow, Pro-R. then the snow hardened up again as the day progressed. Loyer, who is from Palmer, Alaska, finished the race of about 200 miles in 2 hours, 17 minutes, 26 seconds. That was more than 2 minutes ahead of the next competitor, and more than 5 minutes ahead of the runner-up in the 600 class. His victory came just two weeks after Polaris racers Tyler Huntington and Chris Olds won their second consecutive Iron Dog race across Alaska. Aron Loyer Sets the Pace in the Nome-Golovin Race In the Nome-Golovin cross-country race, racers run from Nome to Golovin and back to Nome, a distance of approximately 200 miles. Aron Loyer, 25, ran the race on a borrowed 600 RUSH Pro-R, which he race-prepped in hurried fashion. About 30 minutes into the race, Loyer found himself running with fellow Polaris racer Joe Fullwood of Nome, who was also on a 600 RUSH Pro-R, and they steadily made their way to the front of the field. “Joe and I swapped positions seven times throughout the race,” Loyer said. Unfortunately for Fullwood, he crashed while passing Loyer and broke his femur, ending his race. Fullwood’s determination and skill left Loyer highly impressed. “Joe is an animal. This race was his to lose. I had nothing for his raw speed in the really rough stuff, but that raw speed bit him in the butt.” Loyer won both the overall title and the 600 class crown with his run of 2:17:26. Polaris racer Nicholas Reader of Nome was fourth in the 600 class and Gary Nanouk of Kotzebue, Alaska, was sixth. In the Open class, strong Polaris finishers (all from Nome) included: Evan Booth in second, Louis Warneke-Green in third, and Mike Morgan in fourth. Three Polaris racers from Alaska swept the top three spots in the Women’s class as Marlene Saccheus of Elim won, followed by Sidney Mitchell of Selawik in second, and Mercie McGuffey of Nome in third.
Polaris Racers Win Two Mayor’s Cup Titles in Valdez While Aron Loyer was winning in Nome, Polaris racers were winning two class titles and finishing impressively in the Pro class in the Valdez Mayor’s Cup race. Cody Barber of Willow won the Semi-Pro class aboard a 2011 600 RUSH Pro-R. Other Polaris racers in the Semi-Pro class included: Kody Worley in seventh, Brian Jurenka finishing eighth, Ashley Wood in 10th, Dani Levine coming home 12th, and Bo Stan-
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