NYSRPS BPP Member Spotlight
Get to Know NORA Northeast Off Road Adventures NYSRPS is pleased to welcome new BPP member, NORA! A rugged, adrenaline-pumping driving adventure of a lifetime awaits you and your community members just 90 minutes from New York City, in Ellenville, NY. Northeast Off Road Adventures (NORA) offers 4WD training and driving tours through 75 acres of wooded trails and terrain – a memorable outdoor experience. Venues include a private 75-acre mountain top facility in Ellenville, NY and Hunter Mountain Ski Resort.
was bitten by the off-roading bug. Now he leads a fleet of a dozen vehicles and a staff of qualified instructors who run classes on 4WD operation, safety, maintenance, and recovery, as well as survival and first aid from their ADA-compliant facility. A host of adventure-style excursions, like Hunter Mountain driving tours with private and overnight options, beckon the truly outgoing. Trager and his team are all dedicated off-roaders, working hard to ensure everything they do is both educational and safe. They aim to make NORA a leading facility for adventure-themed education in the Northeast, and a day spent at their Ellenville facility proves they’re well on their way to making that a reality.
As a training facility and adventure company, NORA teaches people how to drive responsibly and safely off-road NORA’s certified instructors and professional guides provide a highly structured learning experience with focus on safety. - either in their own vehicles, or NORA rentals. They offer public NORA’s training, driving tours, team outings classes on a set calendar schedule in addition to and adventure programs serve commercial, private training. government, and private sector clients. Park and The facility and accompanying trails, which were recreation agencies are invited to inquire about featured in MotorTrend’s Ultimate Adventure in incorporating opportunities into their regular 2018, can be reserved for private group events seasonal programming offerings. and off-site business meetings. Single and At the helm of the niche business is Scott Trager, multiday packages can be booked in Ellenville a certified 4WD trainer and former Wall Street where NORA offers fast wired internet, Wi-Fi and employee. In 2007, Trager just drove his Jeep to catered meals for group outings. and from the train station. But after one fateful Jeep Shari G., a 2019 NORA participant, said “We had Jamboree with his then-13-year-old son, Trager a company meeting followed by off-road activities
for about 45 people. It was a huge success. We rented a bus from NYC to take us there and NORA helped organize and coordinate it all. The staff were extremely accommodating and every detail was thought about. The new building was perfect for a company event. Everything was top notch.”
Specialized Outdoor Adaptive Recreation (SOAR) NORA’s unique SOAR program helps guests and groups with mobility challenges enjoy outdoor recreation, allowing people with impairments (stroke, amputees, spinal injury and disease, etc.) participate in outdoor activities they never believed they could. SOAR also offers team competitions. These skillbased adventures are designed for individuals or teams who enjoy a competitive spirit and like to ‘get a little gritty’. “I’ve used a wheelchair for 16 years. They have AMAZING outdoor activities basically any level of injury can do. MUST VISIT! I’m an incomplete C6 and drove off road in a jeep and enjoyed the wheelchair course in both the GRIT Freedom Chair and the Action Trackchair. Went with my quad rugby team and we all had a blast and WILL DEFINITELY BE BACK SOON. Thank you to Scott for building such an awesome place!” said guest Chris D. on Trip Advisor. With more than 300 5-star reviews on TripAdvisor, Facebook, and Google, NORA prides itself on “Learning, Adventure and Fun.” Learn more at www.nora4x4.com.
FUN FACT: On July 14, 2022, NORA hosted the official Ford Bronco live reveal on ABC’s Good Morning America. Scan the QR code at right to watch the video or go to https://gma.abc/3LAB5im NORA’s off-road training at their mountain top facility.
SOAR offers individuals with mobility issues a chance to explore.
28 The Voice | Spring/Summer 2022 • nysrps.org
