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CSA President Randy Miller
Hello everyone…and I hope you are into full swing of snowmobile season. I know that some of us powder hounds would like to see more, but if we keep up the snow dance… we might have a great February and March. I would like to thank the White River Snowmobile Club in Meeker
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for putting on an awesome convention for first timers with a handful of members. The snow conditions were representative with all areas in the state, leaving room for more snow, but we had a great time on the rides. Troy and Rhonda Hilkey headed up the array of volunteers locally, and from Craig to deal with all the activities including registration, banquet dinner, breakfasts, and numerous rides over the three-day event. I heard there were 72 registered for the event. Thanks to all that attended and hosted the event. Well this might be one of my last few articles in the Snow Scoop since this is my last year as President of CSA. My term will be up at the end of the fiscal year, on April 30 this year. I feel that CSA is in a great position both financially and as a viable organization to promote and preserve the sport of snowmobiling. I know that CSA will be in very capable hands with Scott Jones as the President Elect starting in May. Everyone should be very familiar with Scott with his outstanding achievements in land use and access for CSA and COHVCO. Scott will continue his passion in Land Use/Access while performing the duties of President and I will be
Tim Batchelor of the Wolf Creek Trailblazers sent in a photo of his groomer on the Four Mile trail at the Four Mile trailhead.
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Executive Board/Committee Reports... CSA Contacts...4 Avalanche Safety...5 District and Club Reports... 6-15 Business Sponsors...16-18 Donations...18 News...19
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Convention ride at Meeker available to him at a phone call or stone’s throw away. I have accepted a position with COHVCO as a board member representing CSA, at the request of Scott Jones and the COHVCO Board. I would like to thank everyone in CSA for the privilege to lead CSA for the past four
The new USFS final winter travel management rule is a big win for motorized recreation The Forest Service recently released its final winter travel management rule, which represents a major win for the motorized community when you look at the specifics of the Rule. This is directly contrary to much of the press from those that originally sued the forest service several years ago. The Colorado motorized user groups were heavily involved in the development of this rule and included a trip to Washington DC to meet with the USFS managers developing the rule and extensive discussion of our concerns. What specifics of the Rule make this determination favorable for the snowmobile community? The Final Winter Travel Management Rule recognizes: 1. Off trail snowmobile riding is a valid, scientifically based usage of NFS lands that should be continued, and is highly valued especially in the Western United States. Many that sued originally sued on the old winter travel rule actively sought to close all off trail riding by snowmobiles; 2. The new Rule clearly states that existing NEPA management decisions regarding over the snow vehicles will be carried forward, which means the riding area boundaries will not change as a result of the new Rule and riding opportunities you will have this year are the same areas as
years, and the numerous words of encouragement by everyone that I have worked with in CSA. I will be giving up the position, but the friendships and commitment to CSA will last indefinitely. Thanks again, and we’ll see you on the snow!
CSA Vice President Scott Jones
you had last year. This means that open unless closed type decisions remain a valid travel decision for winter travel. This is very important to Colorado as most forests and riding areas have already gone through NEPA analysis; and 3. The new Rule recognizes that open riding area boundaries are significantly larger for winter travel than summer travel and may be larger than a Ranger District in size. Basically the only change in the new over the snow rule is that the USFS “must” do winter travel management rather than “may” do winter travel management. This really does not make a lot of sense as why would the USFS need to do winter see ‘VP’ PAGE 5------------------------------------>
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Buena Vista Snowmobile Club Ed Swisher PO Box 3133, Buena Vista CO 81211 719-395-6461 edswisher49@yahoo.com
Colorado Blizzards Scott Jones 508 Ashford Dr, Longmont CO 80504 720-684-6912 scott.jones46@yahoo.com coloradoblizzards.com
Delta Snokrusers Donna Ankenbauer PO Box 464, Cedaredge CO 81413 970-856-3656 snokrusers@gmail.com
Flattoppers Tom Zancanella PO Box 1908, Glenwood Springs CO 81602 970-379-2926 taz@za.engineering.com flattoppers.com
Grand Lake Trail Groomers Cam Stone PO Box 1247, Grand Lake CO 80447 970-531-8872 trailgroomers@yahoo.com grandlaketrailgroomers.com
Gunnison county SnoWTrackers Phil Chamberland 23501 Hwy 135, Crested Butte CO 81224 970-209-3715 pchamberland@hughes.net
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Mile-Hi Snowmobile Club Evan Miller PO Box 260368, Denver CO 80226 720-205-4761 awsmev1@aol.com milehisnowmobileclub.com
MT Sopris Rec Riders Eric Rudd PO Box 1035, Carbondale CO 81623 970-379-4263 eric@ruddconstruction.com mtsoprisrecriders.com
North Fork Snowmobile Club Wes Spore PO Box 472, Hotchkiss CO 81419 970-872-2167 wesandcarol@tds.net
North Park Snow Snakes Debby Miller PO Box 61, Walden CO 80480 970-723-3725 dmiller@resource-one.us
Northwest Colorado Snowmobile Club, Inc Leeland Mischke 1066 Rangely Way, Craig CO 81625 970-620-6327 leelandlmischke@aol.com northwestcoloradosnowmobileclub.org
Pikes Peak High Riders Tim Schulte 18270 Appaloosa Rd, Monument CO 80132 719-459-3963
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Sangre Snowrunners Dale Hoag PO Box 523, Westcliffe CO 81252 719-783-2729 swr@wmv-co.us
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SECRETARY - Karen Ball 14860 Rolling Hills Dr, Montrose, CO 81401 snokraz5@msn.com
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970-270-4474 Administrative Manager/Membership Jeanna Whipple P.O. Box 262, Milliken CO80543
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Heart of the Rockies Snowmobile Club schulte_james@bah.com Brad Craig pikespeakhighriders.com PO Box 241, Poncha Springs CO Rifle Snowmobile Club 81242 Carleton Hoffmeister 719-207-0287 PO Box 692, Rifle CO 81650 bradcraig_napa@hotmail.com 970-625-0134 High Country Snowmobile Club hoffy1@willowwisp.net Rich Holcraft Routt Powder Riders PO Box 2215, Frisco CO 80443 Ed Calhoun 970-389-3317 PO Box 770043, Steamboat Springs hlcrft@comcast.net CO 80477 summitsnowmobilers.com 970-819-7006 Holy Cross Powder Hounds Snowmobile ecalhoun55@gmail.com Club routtpowderriders.com Lance Trujillo S & W Adventure Riders, LLC PO Box 7116, Avon CO 81620 Jack Sheets 970-376-3856 2350 Stoneridge Dr, Colorado Springs lance@holycrosspowderhounds.com CO 80919 holycrosspowderhounds.com 719-593-0711 jacks@swadventureriders.org Lake City Continental Divide Snowmobile swadventureriders.org Club Bill Broadhead San Juan Sledders PO Box 591, Lake City CO 81235 Roger Pennington 970-944-0191 164 Sandia Cir, Bayfield CO 81122 broadhead7@hotmail.com lakecitysnowmobile.com
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SilverThread Outdoor Recreation Club Margie Patterson 59 Spruce Dr W, South Fork CO 81154 719-873-5088 mrgim@verizon.net silverthreaders.org
Silverton Snowmobile Club Jim Lokey PO Box 571, Silverton CO 81433 970-387-5512 info@redmtmotelrvpk.com
Snow Country Explorers of the Upper Rio Grande Bob Kukuk PO Box 702, Crede CO 81130 719-658-2221 (H), 719-658-2362 (F) kukuk@fone.net
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
TrailBlazers Tom Mason PO Box 507, Grand Lake CO 80447 970-531-5812 autowrench2002@yahoo.com gltrailblazers.com
Tyler’s backcountry awareness Brian Lundstedt 1401 E Lincoln Ave, Fort Collins CO 80524 970-219-8869 info@tylersba.org tylersba.org
Uncompahgre Valley Trail Riders Rich Jakino PO Box 3503, Montrose CO 81402 970-209-8900, 970-209-8930 richjakino@homail.com
West End Sledders Jacque McClellan PO Box 1443, Norwood CO 81423 970-865-2518 mcricketred@aol.com
844-4CO-SNOW (426-7669) Snowmobile Program Administrator - Tom Metsa 13787 S Hwy 85, Littleton CO 80125 thomas.metsa@state.co.us
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District Representatives District 1 Rep - Steven Marlenee
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970-227-7977 District 2 Rep - Ron Spencer 424 Russell St, Craig CO 81625 sspe263865@msn.com
970-824-6568 District 3 Rep - Dennis Lynton 11091 Wolff Way, Westminster CO 80031 dennislynton@gmail.com
303-253-7743 District 4 Rep - Tony Zancanella PO Box 1870, Glenwood Springs CO 81602 awz@za-engineering.com
970-379-8184 District 5 Rep - LEE ROTH 642 E Loma Dr, Pueblo West CO 81007 lsa102002@yahoo.com
719-332-9671 District 6 Rep - J.R. Halvorsen 1971 Prospector Rd, Leadville CO 80461 crawfordsnow@gmail.com
563-880-7526 District 7 Rep - Lucia Lebon llebon05@gmail.com
970-862-8402 District 8 Rep - Ken Simpson PO Box 1263, Cedaredge CO 81413 kenconne@yahoo.com
970-216-6486 District 9 Rep - william Hall will58y@netscape.net
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Right to Ride Chair - Curtis Miller PO Box 742, South Fork CO 81154 curt800@msn.com
719-873-0208 Land Use Chair -Janelle Kukuk 2889 USFS Rd 509, Creede CO 81130 kukuk@fone.net
719-658-2221 Raffle Chair - BILL REXFORD
Western Slope Snowmobile Association/ rexford.bill@gmail.com snowskippers 970-481-0230 Dale Hollingshead Safety Chair - Stanley Gale PO Box 4964, Grand Junction CO 2205 Douglas Mt Dr, Golden CO 80403 81502 rockymsc@earthlink.net 970-241-6829 303-279-0454 snowskippers@acsol.com snowskippers.com Awards/Scholarship Chair - Katie Himes PO Box 162, Mesa CO 81643 White River Snowmobile Club, Inc himes.kate@gmail.com Troy Hilkey 970-270-4474 PO Box 1045, Meeker CO 81641 Grooming AND MAPPING Chair - Joe Tonso 970-756-0717 941 School St, Craig CO 81625 thilkey@wrenergy.com Wolf Creek Trailblazers Bob Tesman PO Box 3194, Pagosa Springs CO 81147 970-731-3366 rstesman@centurylink.net
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Thinking About Safety, Lessons Learned and 2015 CSA Convention in Meeker
This year’s ride in Meeker was well attended and a lot of fun for everyone. A big thank you to the organizers, the hosting clubs, and community volunteers who worked very hard to provide a successful event with plenty of fine food! Riding a snowmobile safely in our dynamic Colorado environment takes knowing the Boy Scout motto – BE PREPARED – always. Understanding the snowpack is essential for riding off trail in Colorado. By doing so a rider will be able to generally gauge the local avalanche conditions and avoid being stuck, particularly early season when the snowpack is shallow and bottomless, because the snow hasn’t settled enough yet to provide a firm and supportive base layer.
The old drive belt looking like dry confetti on the snow can be seen. other season of use out of it, I suggest replacing it at least every other year and before it dries out, cracks, and easily breaks in the cold. Never ride alone, because many hands are always helpful and sometimes necessary to change the belt. It’s not something most of us are practiced on. Another important reason to nev-
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er ride alone is because snowmobiles can be finicky. In this case, the machine unexpectedly would not run properly after the belt was changed. Don’t forget to have not only a tow rope, but also a small pack to stay warm with the essentials if you need to spend some “extra time” out there. Lastly, riding with others is useful helping to dig out and sometimes lift a stuck machine. Plenty of hands, moral support, and strong backs make easy this task which can be difficult or impossible by oneself. The snow is deep, and the best part of the season is here. Have fun out there. Pay attention to the warm temperatures which will eventually rot out the snow bridges across creeks, become unsupportive of machines off trail, and expect the wet snow avalanche/slide season.
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By continuing to pay attention and think about the big picture, you will be better at understanding and appreciating the small intuitive details which make for safe and trouble free riding. Happy Trails!
I am digging a snow pit to assess the snow conditions below the surface. Always check your drive belt early season before you ride. Although it can be a pain in the neck to do, it can save a repair on the trail. It is much easier to do in warm conditions before the snow flies than in the cold and snow! Rather than try to get an- If you have never towed a machine or had yours towed, this is something to familiarize yourself with. <--------------VP’ from page 3 travel management for areas that never receive snow? Examples of forests impacted by this would be the Ocala in Florida or El Yunque in Puerto Rico. This just does not seem like a big area of loss to the snowmobile users. The only additional requirement resulting from the Rule is that districts have to print an over the snow travel map at some point in the future. CSA and its partners are already exploring the development of winter travel maps and dissemination of these maps through smart phone and Garmin applications with the USFS and local clubs.
Brian Lundstedt
Getting machines unstuck comes with the territory!
Avalanche Education
It’s about time, the snow is falling and in some areas at amazing rates. If you have been in a cave, you may not have noticed, but the rest of us are getting out there and loving this new snow. Not measured in inches but rather feet, which is how we like it. This rate of snow fall is the things dreams are made of, but without a little trip planning and route finding it could quickly turn into a nightmare. Snow pack in our area is a crazy thing. Here’s a way to think about snow pack. We need to carry 100lbs of sand and if I toss you one sand bag that weighs 100lbs you would probably struggle to hold the weight. If I handed you 10lbs at a time and let you adjust to the load, you would probably be able to handle the weight. The snow pack likes slow change over time, providing time for the pack to adjust to the change in load. That being said, the “toper offers” are much better for the pack whereas the big dumps, unfortu-
nately, are not. So how do we deal with these awesome snows? Well, as Matt mentioned in the last installment, we start with the expert advice. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (C.A.I.C.) has a load of great professionals to help us, but there are many other resources we have at our finger tips. Social media, locals and the power of communication. We now know what the hazards are, but can we identify them in the backcountry? I can’t keep a straight face when I say, “When it gets deep, you need to start checking slopes feverously.” Yeah right. If it’s deep, that’s the time to get out and ride, apply everything that you have been training for and have fun. Having our sleds fueled and oiled, the trailers loaded and our gear laid out is how we prepare for the ride. Developing solid group and terrain management skills is how we prepare for travel in the avalanche terrain. When conditions are low danger
and the snow isn’t as fun, is a perfect time to check slope angle, to start developing an eye for slope angle and begin managing your terrain. This is a task that at first will require some conscious effort. After some experience, it will become natural and second nature. An intro class is a perfect place to learn good techniques including guessing and checking slope angle, learning safe places to observe and alsee ‘Avalanche’ PAGE 7------------------------------>
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It’s been a wild and crazy month for me and things in District One! As I’m writing this, I think we’re ALL excited for the return of winter and to help heal our snowpack. For the last several weeks, snow conditions in District One and across the state have continued to deteriorate. However, a recent shift in weather patterns has revitalized our clubs and sport for 2015. The warm weather for part of January and most of February has created some questionable and unseasonable weather for everyone up in North Park. Some more snow and colder weather has started coming in late February, after much of the frost was coming out of the ground and some stream crossings had melted out on the lower trails. It was a little too late for the Clayton Taecker Memorial/Gould Poker Run that was scheduled for March 7. For the first time ever, the Poker Run was cancelled due to weather. About eight miles of trail down low was open dirt, and changing the route of the Poker Run was not possible in order to prevent 2-way traffic and subsequent safety concerns. However, forecasts look very good for snow in mid to late March for the “epic snow” that is common to the Gould, Buffalo Pass/Rabbit Ears Pass areas. I have heard that there are 3 feet dumps on Buffalo Pass recently, with several more on the way!
communication via email. Many of the Blizzard’s helped out with the Grand Lake Poker Run, which I’m told was a great success. The club organized their annual President’s Day trip for Western Wyoming, but because of low snow, many people cancelled. As far as things with me, I’d say it couldn’t be better (maybe unless we could get a few more hours in each day). In the last month or so, I’ve been across the West, both for work and for play, and I must say that spirits were starting to fade as Old Man Winter had apparently went to bed. However, things are changing, and I think by printing time, everyone will be praising Ullr! I had the chance to attend the X Games at Aspen as a photographer. It was incredible to see the top tier athletes in snowmobiling competing and promoting our sport. For me, one of the most awe-inspiring pictures I took was just after the Hillcross event, as Cole Wilford was coming down the mountain. Apparently, the entire town of Fruita was there to greet and congratulate him. He whisked his wife and kids over the fence for a quick embrace as he continued to pit-row. Among several other Colorado athletes, we also got to celebrate Calvin Felker’s performance in the Hillcross, who claims District One as his hometown. During the X Games, I was able to raise a pretty considerable amount of money from various OEMs and manufacturers for pictures of their athletes, of which I donate 100% back to the Right to Ride Fund. Most notably, Yamaha donated $2,000 to RTR! Over the last few weeks, I had a wonderful opportunity to take a 14day tour. Starting in Colorado, I drove to Williston, ND (for work). After a few short days, I headed to Cooke City, MT, where I got to ride with most of my family and some old and new friends. I had a small incident in Cooke and spent Monday in the Orthopedics office. After getting a fancy arm brace, I headed for Island Park, ID. Upon arrival, my photoshoot was postponed, so I headed up to Seeley Lake, MT to shoot with an upcoming athlete. I got the chance to talk with several of their club members, who had just constructed a new warming hut (I must say it was the nicest warming hut I’ve ever been to). Afterwards, I headed back to Island Park, ID to help out at the SledChatter event. It was pretty cool to see the array of people, many of them brand new to the sport or brand new to the mountains, getting excited about mountain riding. The event included avalanche instruction from Mike Duffy of Avalanche1 and riding instruction from Bret Rasmussen and his crew. I was scheduled to stay through the weekend, but I’m sure you all heard about the storm that hit Wolf Creek. On Thursday night, I decided to drive to Wolf Creek, CO to hit up winter storm Sparta! I wasn’t disappointed. Saturday showed bars-deep powder. By Sunday, the snowfall was almost unrideable, and according to 7 News, coming down at 4 inches per hour. I can’t wait to go back this weekend! In closing, there are a couple of projects and events that I’m very excited for. The first is Spring Fling at Rabbit ears. This is an unorganized, grass-roots celebration of the end of winter. Brandon ‘TuDizzle’ Cox has an article elsewhere in this issue with more details, but I’ll be there, you can count on that! Lastly, I’m trying to push an effort to get beacon checkstations installed across Colorado. As I write this, I’m working out the Randy Miller photo details for this, but look for a big fundraising effort, in addition to some exciting opportunities. I hope you all still have your sleds out. I’d really like to see a lot of you Tyler’s Backcountry Awareness has been holding classes all winter with no signs of things letting up! March looks to have that trend continue as in the mountains over the next few months! TBA has been invited back down with Matt Entz to Wolf Creek. TBA has also been invited back to the World Hill Climb Championships in Jackson, WY, where they will present their mobile beacon park. The folks at TBA have been perfecting this technology over the past year, and are really starting to see the demand increase! TBA will also be putting on a clinic in the Snowy Range in March. Brian would like to remind everyone to check out his website at www.tylersba.org for all of the upcoming dates and events, and to remind everyone who comes to Jackson to swing by his trailer for door prizes, good company, and some avalanche awareness tips! As always, the Blizzards continue to meet at Johnson’s Corner, north of Johnstown, CO, on the first Wednesday of each month. Things with the Blizzards have been going very well, other than the less than ideal snow conditions. Recently, several of the Blizzards partook in a trip to Yellowstone, MT that included a good bit of riding and an even better story that was passed around via email. Ted Bendelow has continued to do a very good job as ride coordinator, although many of his rides have been canceled or postponed due to weather. Mark Buckland has organized a couple of rides to introduce newer riders to the sport, as well as to promote cross-club interaction. Daniel Adriaansen has recently performed an upgrade on the Blizzard’s website and continues to upgrade the club
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Hidy-Ho from North Routt. Our grooming program has suffered a bit this winter due to unusually warm temps and lack of any major dumps since the end of December. A couple of weeks ago, that storm was a two-footer and bolstered a dire situation yet, has already settled in. Even though, our head Cat operator, Bill Dines, has been trying to get out once a week to every ten days in all directions in an effort to keep the trails smooth and moguls to a minimum, both on the Park and in the forest. Our current snow conditions are similar to those usually experienced
Jayne McCormick
February is here and our snow season is already half over. The snow has been a little on the scanty side this season, but hopefully every snow lover has found the time to make it out and play. Our club has had quite a season this year. If you haven’t heard, we had a slight “mishap” with our groomer. As a club, we had to pool together our knowledge and resources to get the cat back on the trail. Two of our members spent most of a 35 below night stranded on the mountain with the groomer. Through this event, we, as a club have learned the importance of teamwork and communication. Do not take for granted that just because you have a cell phone that this small piece of equipment can save your life. When you are in the mountains, cell service is spotty at best. Our groomer is equipped with a SPOT. This piece of equipment can let people know that you are “safe”, “in trouble”, or there
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in April, so unless Ma Nature does an about face, our trails maintenance program may come to an end sooner than we are used to. A bright spot in our trails program is that the mapping and trail information project headed by Chuck Vale, is finally a finished product and in place at the major trail intersections with “you are here” postings complimented with more user friendly trail designations. On January 23, the Hahns Peak Road House (HPHR) hosted a club fund raiser that was a huge event monetarily speaking, even though head count was down from previous years. The festivities included home spun movies along with a pizza and salad dinner, door prizes and a silent auction. Our generous
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is a “911” emergency. In this case, the groomer became stuck and inoperable, including no heat. The end result is that everyone made it home safe and sound, and we have all realized what a valuable piece of technology SPOT is. Through a huge amount of teamwork and accessing the local network of “helping hands” our groomer came down off the mountain, traveled to Grand Junction for some repair, and is back grooming our trails. We can’t thank enough all of the club members and others that helped us out. Axis Steele, Wagner out of Hayden, Prinoth, Anson Excavating, Greg Knez, Mike Bailey, Darren Zamzow, Mark Borbeau, Billy Dines and Mike Swinsick all from Steamboat Lake State Park, Steamboat Lake Snow Club, Scott Cook for his donation, Routt and Moffatt County Search and Rescue, and Classic Air Medical with their rescue helicopter. I am sure there are people that we have forgot-
attendees threw approximately $3840 in the club’s direction that night. We direct a special thanks to the hosting Road House, fundraising chair Amber Blazek, all of the donors and sponsors and last but not least, the folks who showed up and anteed up. The event has already been slated again for next year, so mark your calendar. Another HPRH hosted function is the “vintage sled day” slated for February 28. There will be a show and shine along with a ride and other possible activities. This has become an annual event also, so once again, mark your calendar for next year. Ma Nature willing, the last scheduled snomo event for our area this season is the sixth annual “Wounded
ten, but everyone that helped in any way is truly appreciated! On to other things. We held our annual avalanche training with good attendance! A lot of new information was shared with all who attended. The NOWECOS Poker Run was also held this past weekend, January 31. Another successful year! Snow levels were a little less than we would have liked, but still had a great turnout and riders of all ages attended. Our club members love to put on this event, a good time for everyone in the family! Shane Zimmerman had the best hand of the day to claim 25 percent of the purse, while Karson Fedinec and Harold Brown also took home cash prizes. Prizes and awards were handed out at the O.P. in Craig, which provided a very good meal for all that attended. This is the event that provides local scholarships for graduating seniors. Hopefully, we can have another good turn out next year!
<--------------AVALANCHE’ from page 5 ternate ways to check slope angle without exposing yourself to hazard. There are many great apps including some from BCA and Mammut that have clinometers for measuring slope angle amongst many other great features. Or, simply pick up a manual clinometer. If we do not apply the skills we learn then why waste our time learning them. In mastering the art of identifying avalanche terrain, I typically find that most of my students get an eye opener. The most common response from students during the class room session, is that they are commonly in terrain of over 37 degrees when riding in the backcountry. After the end of the field session, I find that many of the students are excited to use their clinometers more frequently as they were riding terrain nowhere near as steep as they thought. Some students find that they were under estimating, but these are not in the majority. In this photo, Matt has picked a slope of similar aspect and angle to our plan for the day. Thirty eight degrees is the most common angle for a start zone. If we were to check for instability here and found it,
we tone it back a bit. If this test didn’t provide results then we would move on to test the next slope. We are always looking for instability. If we are looking for instability and we don’t find it, then we can keep looking. It’s a simple way to ride cautiously without letting your guard down. If you find what you are looking for, you have validated the problems. If you haven’t found the problem, you need to keep looking. Signs of instability can range from shooting
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Warrior” ride, inked in for March 21. This is a totally awesome event, hosted by Jodi and Stan from Rocky Mountain Rentals located at the Steamboat Lake State Park Marina store. The event kicks off with a community snowmobile ride based out of the Park Marina area starting at 10 a.m., and finishing up at around 4 p.m. After that, a community potluck dinner will be held at the NRC Charter School in Clark, starting at 6 p.m., so bring your favorite dish and show your appreciation and support to these brave men and women of our military. This is a very inspirational experience so do yourself and these folks a favor by joining in for the Wounded Warrior ride in your area. Ride hard and hang loose!
Routt Powder Riders Mary Sue Sorenson
Just when we were about ready to get out our ATVs and put the snowmobiles away for the season, the snow has finally come to Steamboat. January 2015 brought us the least snowfall on record at the ski area with only 10.75” reported for the month, down from a previous January low of 18”. For you math buffs like me (I’m an accountant by trade), that’s a whopping decrease of 40% from the previous low. But it looks like the times, they are a changin’ and we have had snow almost every day over the last week. So we are still holding out for a blockbuster spring.
cracks and woomfing, to more subtle things like pine needles under trees and a lack of snow in the boughs while riding in fresh snow (look out for wind slab), or maybe handle bar deep powder and it’s still nuking (storm slab). If you see these signs you need to verify that this aligns with your expectations or note that things may be varied. The most obvious sign of instability would be recent avalanche activity. If this is present, take a second to reevaluate your decisions. There is no substitute for continued training. Motorized backcountry training and awareness programs are leading the way in advancing industry safety. With a slow start to winter, don’t put the binders on and blindly ride into danger. The season is hitting hard and unleashing the big dumps we all love. These are the days we have been waiting for. So, gas up, load up and call the boss to let him know you think you have an eye problem and can’t see yourself making it in. Maybe make up some scary sounding contagious infection and get out there and ride. Let’s grab some check lists to help us remember our protocols and remember - Get the gear, Get the training, Get the forecast, Get the picture, Get out of harm’s way!
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The annual State CSA meeting was held in Meeker January 22-25 and was well attended. Well done job by Troy Hilkey and all the rest of the local volunteers. Myself and 26 riders headed out to Yellow Jacket pass to enjoy an area I had not been to before. Our ride ended up on the back side of Sleep Cat Mountain which is an area where I hunt from the opposite side of the mountain. Riding was better than I expected, while they could have used a tiny bit more snow it was still fun riding. The fun ended when I came upon a ditch unexpectedly and smashed into the far side hitting a rock. Luckily this was towards the end of the day, the ditch won and my handle bars were broken. Fast thinking by some of my fellow riders allowed for a field fix and I rode it 15 miles to the truck. This same ditch took out another two riders before we rode off. Ditches and rocks, I could do with less of them in the winter, keep reading to learn about my next rock. Grand Lake Poker Run (February 21) fundraiser for Flight for Life and Right to Ride. Grand totals have not been announced as of this article but the event was well attended and we had great cold snow. Fresh snow is always nice to have on a Poker Run and that is just what we re-
ceived. In the weeks prior to the event it was getting difficult to ride from town to the trails so the recent snow was very welcomed. This year was the first year for donations to be split between Flight for Life and Right to Ride. Many of the members from both clubs see the need to protect the snowmobiling riding areas and thought to include donations for the CSA Right to Ride funding which is also a 501c tax donation cause. Flight for Life is also a very worthy organization which I have been supporting for more than 10 years. It is an organization that can help people anywhere and anytime. Available twenty-four hours a day, Flight For Life® Colorado may be requested by any physician, ambulance service, fire department, law enforcement agency, ski patrol or search and rescue group. A patient’s ability to pay is never questioned when urgent transport is needed. Our ride on Saturday was so good we did a second ride on Sunday with yet more fresh snow. Thirty miles into this ride I hit a large rock on the top side of Gravel Mountain. Who would have thought rocks would be on a mountain named Gravel Mountain. I hit this dead on and it bucked me off the sled but first I had to eject through the handle bars again but
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Randy Miller presenting awards to Janelle Kukuk (Left) and Karen Ball (Right) at the CSA state meeting in Meeker.
this time putting the grab handle into my stomach. While I was flying through the air I thought to myself that must have been a very large rock covered with snow because I saw nothing. When I hit the snow I did see my Nytro pass me and all I could think of was please stop! All was good and I road it back to the truck a short 20 miles. Since this ride we have been getting good snow. One of my fellow club members had a serious snowmobile accident. Bob Scott broke his leg and a few ribs; let’s hope he makes a speedy recovery. Special thanks to those (Mile Hi members) who brought back the Search and Rescue team. Also for those folks that stayed with him for three long hours keeping him warm with a fire and making him as comfortable as possible. So in closing have fun riding but be safe.
Trailblazers Tom Mason
The season is beginning to wind down. Many warm days made it an interesting winter. I think we had a lot more folks attend rides this year. We had 31 at the Moonlight Ride, which is more than I can remember on a ride for many years. The Long Ride over Illinois Pass to Gould went well. We had 15 riders and enjoyed the best trail conditions any of us could remember on the way over. Great big thanks to the North Park groomers and Grand Lake Trailgroomers! Clark Peak Cabins served us a nice lunch by prior arrangement and had premium fuel available for us. If you plan to take a group over, please contact them a week in advance and they may be willing to accommodate you. Or you could stay in one of the cabins and then there is no doubt! The Poker Ride went off without any major hitches thanks to lots of work by the Mile Hi and Trail Blazers clubs. This year we raised money for Flight for Life and also Right to Ride fund. I think people appreciated having a choice, because the donations were almost evenly split. Attendance was down just a bit from the last few years. I think that could be blamed on the word of mouth about snow conditions on the trail leading from town. We had two weeks of high 30s and even low 40 degree temperatures leading up to the weekend. I feel that we did very well under the circumstances and I look forward to next year! Again, I would like to thank all the donors and volunteers. You rock! We are headed over to Hahn’s Peak Roadhouse this week for the Overnight Ride. April 4 is our annual meeting and potluck. Elections of officers will take place. Please turn out at the Columbine Lake Clubhouse and celebrate the season. See you out on the snow!
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Oh someone please tell me where the time has gone?!! The good news it seems that we ALL have been receiving some significant storms and as the saying goes it is better late than never! I hope that everyone has had some great experiences this winter. Although the riding may have lacked so far does not mean there isn’t time for a last hoo-rahh or
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two as of March 1 we had plenty of powder to play in and play in it I did !! These adverse conditions and temperatures to tend to make things tricky. Hidden stumps, rocks, pockets and worse avalanche danger. Please, please, be mindful and safe out there!! CLUB NEWS : We are pleased to mention that we will be teaming up with Search and Rescue our former club secretary Carol Burns will be helping us do educational training later this month for our youth in Carbondale by doing a demonstration with search and rescue dogs. We are also working on some group rides. Check out our website for details (www.mtsoprisre-
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SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS !! Our Annual fundraiser was by far the best event we have held in the winter. This year’s event was held at the Orchard in Carbondale. The venue was without a doubt incredible and the staff amazing. We doubled out attendance and nearly tripled the money we raised over the past few years. I have to say as crazy and hard as it seems pulling all this together it really is one of my favorite things to do besides the Snowscoop. But this was a huge collaborative effort – thanks to the generosity of our Community who donated amazing items for our Door Prizes, and Silent Auction.
The board members who rallied together to help pull all this together and club members who volunteered with set up, cooking , cleaning, running the door , and silent auction. Most importantly to all of you who came to our event all 142 of you!! Thank you to everyone from our great board members and their spouses for helping make this event a success including Mary Seery who did the footwork in gathering up the majority of the auction items and KMTS radio Community Connections for airing our non-profit event. The “pards and pardettes” at the Roaring Fork COOP – For inviting folks on the radio for me ! Jim Robinson member who helped with set up, Larry Stangeland cooking duties. My amazing husband Tim Hunter who helped with everything and put up with me during this event. A special thanks all who donated John Schneider, Alpine Bank, Aspen Glen, Aspen/Snowmass Skico, Alpine Tires, Ace Hardware, Avalanche Ranch, Becky Gremillion, Beijing Tokyo, Blue Sky Ski Rental ,City Market El Jebel and Carbondale, Cowen Center, Dee Dee Fisher, Dr. Dave W.I.N Health, Eagle Crest Nursery, El Korita, Grand Ave Sweets, HAPS , Grand Mesa Lodge, Grease Monkey, Heidi’s Deli, Helen Collins, MSO in Glenwood , Pops Liquors, R&A – Chris Broadhurst, Rhumba Girl Liquors, Rifle Truck and Trailer, RPM of Rifle, White Knuckle Garage Salon terra, A Sanctuary Spa, Scottie’s Deli , Shaggy Dog, Starbucks, Stephanie Schilling Floral, Sunlight Snowmobile Tours, Will and Annette Vannice, Yampah Spa, 509 Goggles, Chris
Burandt Back Country , Adventures, 82 Liquors, Ultimate Carpet Cleaning, 4 Dogs wine and Spirits, Kalidescoops, Ed Roginski – Coca Cola, Electrical Outfitters- Water, Dan McCaulley –Coors/ Miller- Kat LieblickBDC Wine , The Pour House in Carbondale , Cocina del Valle– and the BAND FIFTY/50 So many who helped if I forgot anyone I’m truly sorry. The generosity of our community and club members makes me so proud of where I live, the people I have met and privileges that I will continue to fight for. However it is time for a fresh perspective and though I will always continue to be active in this Amazing Club – it is time for me to step down and let Ashley Jammaron step up. Ashley is an amazing young woman with a business degree she knows marketing and she is passionate about our public lands and helping our community and she is going to be great at this position. I am so excited to see what she can and will do for our club. I want to take this moment to tell you it has truly been a wonderful experience be-
ing involved in such a great club. The people I have met the causes we stand up for just makes a person feel good. I encourage anyone reading this to go to a meeting – get involved – write an article- meet new peopleride more often- laugh a lot and never forget what is important. We really have come a long ways since I first got involved and the potential is endless. I am very proud to have been a part of this process I hope to see you all again here and there and everywhere! As always Safe be Smart and Respect * Protect * Enjoy! For more information about protecting our public lands go to: www.whiteriverforestalliance. com and for any infor-
mation about our club and any of our events check our website, www. mtsoprisrecriders.com. You can also catch up with us on Facebook - or email us at mntsoprisrecriders@gmail.com
Some fun photos from fundraiser
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Mark Young
Well this issue of the Snow Scoop wraps up the season as far as the magazine is concerned but as I write this winter has finally arrived. The last month has been busy for the Pikes Peak Highriders. Ten members of the club attended the annual CSA convention in Meeker. The club was well represented. At the meeting Ray and Mary Doble were recognized for their help at the International Snowmobile Conference convention at Breckenridge this summer. Both Ray and Mary donated their time all week long setting up their trailer in the parking lot. They were recognized for their efforts as well as many other members of CSA. Thanks Ray and Mary and all the others for your time. It would not have been a success without you. Lee Roth came up on term limits so Ray Doble was voted in for the District 5 representative. Thanks Lee for your years of service. We also received our portion of the CSA raffle tickets. We sold 300 this year and hope to improve on that number next year. Thanks to all who helped sell tickets. Finally the grand prize drawing of a snow James Finsterwald flying high. mobile helmet at the meeting was won by Crissy Roth. We rode with CSA on Friday to Ripple Creek. There wasn’t any fresh snow but there was at least six inches of snow in the days before. On Saturday we rode from Bufford. Kurt Frilow led us out of Bufford all the way to Blair Mountain. We found more snow then on Friday so had a good time. We had a good turnout at the next PPHR meeting on February 10. We meet at Savelli’s Pizza in Manitou Springs. We finalized the plans for the next club ride in Chama, NM February 13-15. We rode Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On Friday we rode on A portion of the riders somewhere near Chama, NM. the north side off Windy Point. On Saturday and Sunday we rode off the south side near NM Hwy 64. We had between 10 and 18 riders on all three days. Again there was no new snow but about six inches on older snow in most places. We were led again by Kurt and did find a lot of deeper snow. After numerous “stucks” the hot shower at the end of the day felt good. We got to witness some extreme riding by James Finsterwald. The photograph accompanying this article he is jumping off a 30 foot cornice. All I can say is WOW. I had about 150 miles on my sled at the end of the weekend so we averaged approx 50 miles a day and not a mile was on a groomed trail. Thanks to everyone who rode and helped arrange the trip. As I stated at the beginning this is the last article this year but we will continue to ride and “Follow the Snow” until spring arrives. Enjoy the final months of the season and have a good year.
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District 6 Holy Cross Powder Hounds Jill Kanakis
We hope everyone is having a wonderful winter. Spring is around the corner and the days will be getting longer for more riding. In January, we had a club ride to Yeoman Park outside of Eagle, Colorado. Many club members attended and had a fantastic ride. The club is planning the spring social event; we will have our first annual bowling in March at the bowling alley in Eagle. The date will be set at the March meeting. We plan to schedule a March ride and the end of the season event. Let it snow, enjoy!
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Finally the snow machine in the sky has fired up again over our area of Colorado. With spring just around the corner I hope everyone gets a chance to enjoy the end of the snowmobile season with some great rides. I’d like to thank all of the District 7 clubs’ officers and members that were active this season keeping your club alive and well. Your volunteer hours put in maintaining miles of snowmobile trails and making them available to all on public land is appreciated by everyone that rides your trails. I’d like to congratulate our new District 7 Rep, Bob Hernandez who was elected at the annual CSA convention in January. I’ve offered my support and knowledge to him should he need it. This season my local club saw an influx of younger snowmobilers riding our trails. I’m very pleased to say that the next generation is here and the kids are alright! I had the opportunity to meet two very accomplished riders that have bright futures as stewards of the sport of snowmobiling. Twin brothers Ben and Sam Leben started riding with their parents in Wisconsin at the age of seven. Sam and Ben both currently live in Montrose, CO where they manage their own businesses and enjoy snowmobiling here at Arrowhead as well as Crested Butte and Barlow
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Arrowhead Snowmobile Club Lucia Lebon
Considering the lack of any significant new snow in January and February our Club has had a very good season. I’d like to thank everyone that made this possible. Badriah Azouz for organizing our group events especially the Poker Run. Our two fantastic groomers Gary Broughton and Mike Bartlett. The Arrowhead Mountain Lodge for hosting our business meetings and Poker Run. Melissa Hernandez for updating our Facebook page with thoughtful posts. My fellow board members, Katie, Don and Jess. And most importantly to our members and everyone who uses our trails. You make it all worthwhile. Enjoy the new snow and I’ll see you on the trail!
Creek in Southwest Colorado whenever they can. Ben is an active participant of Rocky Mountain Snowmobiling Racing events with his favorite event being Hill Cross. His goals are to compete in the RMSHA Hill Climb Circuit and qualify for the Snowmobile Hill Cross at the X Games. Both Ben and Sam are aware of the role CSA plays to advance, protect, and preserve the sport of snowmobiling in Colorado and the importance of supporting locals clubs who work with public land agencies to ensure access and quality riding in areas across the state. Will the next generation want to take the reins and be the new supporters and caretakers of our trail systems? Time will time. But if there are more young adults like Ben and Sam I feel sure that our sport of snowmobiling is in good hands. Lucia Lebon
Gunnison County Sno Trackers Phil Chamberland
Hello Sno Trackers, as I’m writing this the snow storm is just ending. We had sparse snow for February but the storm on the 24th brought us about 18 inches of snow. The 28th and first three days of March brought in another couple of feet of heavy snow which has improved the riding condition considerably. I hope you have been able to get out there and have some fun. This year is going by fast but it’s been a good year. We have had lots of Club Rides around the Western Slope and are planning at least 2 more for March and April. I want to use this opportunity to thank Shane at Eleven for helping get three needed wheels on our snow cat this past month. We are lucky to have so many great supporters who help to keep us going and active. The snow cat has logged in over 110 hours as of the end of February and the trails haven’t looked any better. Thanks to all the Volunteer drivers for their dedication to providing some of the best trails in Colorado. On February 25 the Forest Service preformed their annual ride on our trail system. Greg Austin and Justin Lawrence, with the local Forest Service ranger district, and Ryan Crabb, with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, along with five club members showed up for the ride. We had just received 18 or so inches of snow the day before which made for a great day of riding. We showed Greg and Ryan all the great off trail riding that is available on the east side of Kebler pass. As we prepare to work with the Forest Service to develop and implement a Winter Travel Management Plan we wanted to showcase off trail riding and the benefit that this recreational activity brings to those of us who play in the back country. Speaking of Travel Management, make sure to stay in touch with your club and come to our meetings the second Wednesday of the month to be a part of shaping what winter travel management in the Gunnison Country will look like going forward. Sno Trackers is actively involved with the local ranger district in developing and implementing the new directive. We need your help to make sure that your favorite riding areas remain open into the future. The club meetings are at the Almont resort starting at 6:30 p.m. This is also when we pick our next area to have our club ride the following Sunday. There is a lot of great stuff happening at these meetings so make an effort to join us on March 11 and April 8. If you are not receiving our emails please contact me at phil@snotrackers.com and I’ll make sure you get added to the list. That’s all for now, have fun out there and “let it snow.”
Greg Austin and Justin Lawrence, of the Gunnison Ranger District, Ryan Crabb (Colorado Parks and Wildlife) and members of the Gunnison County Sno Trackers Club near Lake Irwin.
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Snow Country Explorers Leslie Dustin
The last week in February and the first week of March was snow, snow and more snow. Lots of fresh powder to extend the season into the end of March. The club participated in Creede’s Cabin Fever Daze over President’s Day weekend with a ride to Love Lake and Copper Ridge. Twelve club members finished the month with a three-day ride on Black Mesa. Lots of new snow there to play in too. Riders stayed at the Black Mesa Lodge and said it was a fantastic place. The club’s February meeting was held upstairs at Kip’s Grill. Everyone enjoyed a great meal and a short business meeting followed dinner. Kip Nagy, owner of Kip’s Grill, is our newest business member. Be sure and stop in at Kip’s when snowmobiling in the Creede area. Our March meeting will be a BBQ dinner buffet at Tommyknocker Tavern on Thursday, March 19, at 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend any meeting or club event. All events are posted and updated on the CSA web site at www.snowmobilecolo. com.
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On the Black Mesa Trails
February Meeting at Kip’s Grill
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Delta Snokrusers Sam Vasicko Let it snow – 57 inches at Park Res. today and still snowing. The club meeting will be March 14 at Alexander Lodge with club ride after the meeting. Club members have been putting up trail number signs about one mile apart to match trail numbers on the trail maps. This should help new riders see where they are on map. A special thanks to all who helped with this project. We have new decal on the front of our groomer that says grooming by Snokrusers. A big thanks to Robert and Nancy for this. They also did decals for Grand Mesa Lodge and their snowmobiles looks great.
Sherry Robley Cotton
North Fork Snowmobile Club
We thought we would never get any more snow this year. In December we finally started getting some good storms and thought winter had finally arrived. However, we didn’t get any significant snowfall in January and most of February with temperatures getting into the high fifties and sixties. Everything was drying out; grass and weeds were growing and trees starting to bud. With March fast approaching, everyone was becoming increasingly concerned about the lack of snow accumulation in the mountains. However, in the last couple of weeks, winter has once again arrived with the temperatures dipping below freezing and some significant snow storms. As I write, the skies are getting ominous looking with the threat of yet another storm. I haven’t received any official reports but rumor has it that the Baldy mountain marker on Black Mesa has between six and seven feet of snow. So much better that the two to three feet prior to these last storms. The 2015 annual NFSC Avalanche Class in conjunction with Delta SnoKrusers was held January 10 on Grand Mesa at the Alexander Lake Lodge. There were 15 snowmobilers taking the class of which 14 were CSA members representing four local clubs and we had one non-member. This was the first year in five we haven’t had any snowshoers join us. Our instructor this year was Blasé Reardon with Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) in Aspen. He has been an Avalanche Forecaster for Sawtooth Avalanche Center in Idaho and Glacier National Park in Montana before settling in Colorado. We did our classroom in the warmth of the Alexander Lodge dining room Saturday morning. After lunch, we walked over to Frosts’ parking lot and worked with our beacon search and rescue techniques. The empty lot made a perfect place for beacon practice and to see how the transceivers follow the flux lines to the transmitter. Off to the side was ample snow for our burials. This year’s class was a difficult one to fool. Everyone was quick to trust their beacon and follow it where ever it led them. We had a Tracker 3 from Back Country Access we played with and were impressed with its no nonsense, lead you right to the burial. If you have multiple burials and are picking up multiple signals, the Tracker 3 will let you block a burial signal after a burial has been located while you continue to search for other burials. It was way quick in a multiple burial scenario. We learned when we got to the fine search to get our transceiver down on the snow and hold for a second to get a reading, move, wait for a reading, move, wait for a reading… By using this method, once your readout goes up, you can eliminate going in that direction completely and go another direction. This is a faster and more precise method for the final search which helps eliminate confusion. Blasé taught the class some smart shoveling techniques in a big pile of frozen snow. Everyone became conscious of what the other person was doing and moved the maximum amount of snow only once. You need to trade off digging so you can keep moving snow as fast as possible. We learned that training in 30 degree weather is better than in -14 (2013). The Tracker 3 was the best transceiver we had. Digging and moving snow is exhausting, so trade off. We learned that by knowing what
terrain to avoid, you can still ride safely on days with avalanche danger. With the newer transceivers and training, we are finding victims faster. Smart digging is essential, especially if they are buried very deep. If your buddy’s haven’t taken any avalanche classes lately that included some “hands on, smart digging” training, encourage them do so. Even if you are not a powder rider, you need avalanche training so you can help and know what to do if someone gets buried near you. Also, if you are asked to wait at the trail and send help in, you would know if the terrain was too dangerous and who to let in the area and who not to. We drew names and gave away five BCA Stealth 240 avalanche probes, one BCA D-2 EXT shovel and one BCA Tracker 2 beacon. This was a very worthwhile class and if you missed it this year, you are encouraged to take it next year. It was decided this year to have class room instruction in the morning and hands on activities in the afternoon which worked much better for everyone. So far this year the club has had four rides. It was a beautiful sunny day for the club ride on January 7 with thirteen people in attendance. Everyone unloaded at the Crystal Creek Trail Head and went over the top of Black Mesa. January 24 eight people left from Stevens Gulch Trail Head, traveled to the Vega restaurant, lunched and returned. On February 10 ten people went on the Uncompahgre ride led by the Montrose Club. Seven people attended the ride up Leroux Creek on February 25; two from the NFSC Club and five from the Montrose club. It was too bad there were not more people able to attend from our club. They missed a great day and a super ride. The snow was fantastic with good deep powder but still able to go. There are two more club rides scheduled: March 14 at Black Mesa and March 25 on Keblar Pass. Each ride will be dependent on snow and/or weather conditions. We have two remaining club meetings: Mondays, March 16 and April 20. Plan on attending. The Elks dinner is usually held in March or April and the highway clean-up sometime in May. Updates on both of these activities will be sent out when more information is available. The first Rocky Mountain States Hill Climb of the season was held in Bear Lake, Idaho on February 13 and 14. We had club members Dennis Durmas and his son Johnathan, JT Hotchkiss, and Jaden Rodebaugh of Grand Junction compete. Dennis competes in the Pro Masters, JT in the Pro, Jonathan and Jaden in the Junior and Amateur Divisions. Dennis placed 4th in the Pro Master Stock and second in Pro Master Mod. JT qualified in four out of five classes; third in the 600 Improved Stock, sixth in the 600 Stock, eighth in the 700 Mod. Johnathon placed second in the Junior Division, tenth in the Amateur Improved Stock and twelfth in the Amateur Stock. Jaden placed fifth in the Junior Division and seventh in the Amateur Improved Stock. We wish the guys continued success throughout the hill climb competition this season. The NFSC now has a Facebook page. Join the group and invite your friends. Visit often for current events and pictures of the club activities. Hope everyone has great end of season snowmobiling. We still need more snow so keep on snow dancing and keep our troops in your thoughts and prayers.
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Western Slope Snowmobile Club Herbert Else
The Western Slope Snowmobile Club located in Grand Jct. Co is better known as the “Snowskippers.” Our club was founded in 1968. We meet the second Tues of each month at the Mesa County Sheriff Posey Barn located at 25rd and F1/2rd at 6:30 p.m. We welcome any snowmobile enthusiast to join us. We have doing some club rides this year even with the less than perfect snow conditions. Let’s hope the remainder of March and April bring us some storms. The weekend of February 13-14 we all took our sweethearts to Steamboat Springs for an over-nighter. This year we stayed at Glen Eden Resort. The cabins were very comfortable and reasonably priced. Thanks to Chuck Hogue for leading us around the Hans Peak area and up into Wyoming. Upcoming rides include Bonham area February 28, West Elk trailhead at the Flat Tops March 8 and the partners ride March 21. For the past ten years we have teamed up with the Partners organization to share our enjoyment of snowmobiling with young kids who most likely have never been on a snowmobile. We take them out sometimes to the Lands End shelter house and back to the parking lot for lunch. This is truly a rewarding experience for both the kids and our club members. The Snowskippers also have a team that assists the Mesa County Search and Rescue in winter incidents. These range from lost snowmobilers, skiers, snowshoers, downed aircraft and avalanche victims. The snowmobile team is part of six teams, assisting wherever needed in Mesa County and elsewhere. When you have the opportunity please look at our webpage, www. snowskippers.com. We have club information and lots of interesting pictures provided by Judy Vanderlest. Please contact club Pres. Quint Shear 970-216-4925 with any questions for comments.
Uncompahgre Valley Trail Riders Rich Jakino
Well here it is, coming up on the end of the Snowmobiling and Grooming season. The last month was much better then what we have had to work with earlier. At the end of February our area got dumped on by Mother Nature with 20 plus inches of good snow fall which made snowmobiling great (on and off the trails). We spent the last part of February and the first part of March grooming all of our trails. The rest of the time we spent in the back country tearing up the fresh powder. Our club hosted a ride in February on the Uncompahgre Plateau for the Forest Service and State Parks personnel to highlight our grooming project. It was very well attended and every one had an enjoyable time. We also traded rides with the North Fork Snowmobile Club, where we led them on the Uncompahgre Plateau and they led us on a ride in the Leroux Creek area. Both rides were very well attended and everyone had a blast! My thanks goes out to Wes Spore and Ray Penland from the NFS for taking us into some beautiful country. This has been an interesting year with an early snow and then a long void of snow and spring like weather. Then a lot of good heavy, wet snow! I guess this is winter in Colorado! Since I am now the CSA State Charity Chair person, I would like to put in a plug for this program. Everyone that is a member of CSA should report their charitable activities to an officer in their club, so they can report it to me and I can then send it on to the International Snowmobile Council. With all of the negative press coverage surrounding snowmobiling we can use this positive side of our sport and show that snowmobilers have a special spirit of giving. Last year, less than 20% of our members took time to send in a report and we still recorded over three million dollars and several hours of donations.
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Dean des Palmes
Greetings from the high country, Yay, we are finally getting SNOW! We had a really good base, but now we have POWDER…DEEP, DEEP POWDER!!! Please remember to check for avalanche danger before riding. The best source for this is CAIC, so check out their website before you go out in the morning. It is very hazardous out there right now and may still be so by the time you read this. If you have not yet taken advantage of our club’s (or your local club’s) free snowmobile safety course, plan to do so for next year. The course contains a lot of good safety information for snowmobile riders. By the time you read this article our club will have hosted our first Radar Run and Drag Race event in the Molas Lake area. We are hoping for a spectacular turn out along with some exciting races. After that we join the San Juan Sledders in hosting our ride for persons with special needs and then on to our annual club dinner and moonlight ride. We have lots of fun events coming up in March so it is good that we are getting the snow to make them even better. Stay safe and have fun out there.
District 9 Wolf Creek Trailblazers Tim Batchelor
Hello All, The Snow Gods finally blessed us with lots of the white stuff in the South San Juan Mountains. We were pretty lean with any kind of snow storm from mid January till the end of February. The combination of no storms and above average temperatures melted out most of the snow pack we did have and just turned to a straight muddy mess. I had to close all of our trails with the exception of Wolf Creek pass and even the snow up there wasn’t too deep. The Forest Service gates were still exposed and the sun just cooked the groomed trail till I had thin and bare spots on the south facing areas. Wolf creek was the only place for snowmobilers to ride so the pass was seeing high volumes of sleds continuously seven days a week. The local outfitters are extremely busy due to lots of tourists passing thru southern Colorado this year. A few weekends we have been seeing 300+ snowmobiles a day riding the high country. As for trying to keep up grooming with that amount of use I could have groomed every day. We are also seeing lots of multi-use users from Dog sled teams, Nordic skiers and fat tired snow bicycles that seem to be the new snow sport this season. In the past six weeks I have been receiving several phone calls asking the snow conditions in the Pagosa Area. Riders from Indiana, Idaho, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, New Mexico and Arizona have made their way to ride the San Juans due to lack of snow where they live and normally ride. As I’m writing this article the snow is falling with a prediction of two to four feet by Monday March 2nd. The previous weekend February 21st to 23rd we received 35-45 inches in the high country and about two feet in town. I did re-open all of our trails and groomed every night between storms. The February club meeting was held on Thursday the 12th at Boss Hoggs restaurant in Pagosa Springs. We had good news from our District 9 representative William Hall on the status of the Wolf Creek Trail blazers re-aquiring the grooming responsibilities for the Beaver Meadows trails just west of the Piedra River. The San Juan Sledders in Durango agreed to let us have the Beaver Meadows trails back and we are looking forward to grooming them again. I have been in contact with the Forest Service trails people and they also approved the switch and will start on the next grooming season contract for 2015-2016. The Next club meeting will be on March 12 at Boss Hoggs restaurant in Pagosa Springs. The Wolf Creek Trailblazers club is always looking to host new members and all are welcome to attend a meeting to find out what is happening in the Pagosa area or go online to the CSA website and fill out an application online. Hopefully the rest of March and April will be great riding in the South San Juans. Lastly I would like to mention and thank the people that work for the United States Forest Service in the Pagosa Ranger District and the Columbine Ranger District. Without the continued support from them we would not be riding many areas of our public land and forests.
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BlueRibbon Leaders and the Coalition Honored at SnoWest 40th Anniversary Celebration
By Jack Welch, Vice President BlueRibbon Board On January 30 and 31 SnoWest Magazine hosted a major event to Celebrate 40 years
of the magazine’s history. The weekend featured a number of events and brought
several hundred riders to West Yellowstone. The attendees came from all over the U.S. and Canada. The event featured a number of fun activities including demo rides of the latest snowmobile models, a poker run, a donation ride challenge, vintage snowmobile races, a video contest and much more. One of the highlights of the event for me was a ride led by Sno West Publisher, Steve Janes. Also on the ride were Chuck Wells the first supervisor of the Idaho State Snowmobile program, and I. We toured the outstanding trail system starting in West Yellowstone and traveling into Idaho and back to Montana. We stopped several times to take pictures
and discuss the “good old days.” The SnoWest 40th Anniversary event culminated Saturday afternoon with a SnoWest Recognition Awards Ceremony held in the Union Pacific Dining Hall. The event, attended by several hundred snowmobile enthusiasts highlighted those individuals, organizations, businesses and governmental agencies that had made significant contributions to western snowmobiling over the past 40 years. Receiving the Outstanding Lifetime Contribution Awards included Kay Lloyd and Jack Welch. The Award reads “Forty Years on the Mountain - For outstanding lifetime contribution and continued enthusiasm to SnoWest Magazine
we are honored to recognize…” When I was presented my award Steve Janes commented that it was thanks to my efforts as Past President of BlueRibbon Coalition that we have the opportunity to visit Yellowstone Park in the Winter on a non-commercially guided trip. In addition, Kay Lloyd, BlueRibbon Board Member, who could not attend, was recognized for her efforts in organized snowmobiling in Washington State and Western U.S. Note, additional snowmobile leaders
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from snowmobile businesses, industry and governmental agencies received recognition also. Outstanding Contribution Awards went to the BlueRibbon Coalition and additional individuals, businesses, snowmobile clubs and governmental agencies from the region. In conclusion, it was an honor to be recognized and to receive the award pictured as an individual and for the BlueRibbon Coalition after my 40 plus years of advocacy for snowmobiling by SnoWest Magazine.
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