OCTOBER 2016
VOLUME 25
ISSUE 1
IN THIS ISSUE: Davis County Snowmobile Club - Page 9 GSSA News - Page 12 Snowmobile Access Issues - Page 13
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Cal Taylor, President
Lisa Kowalewski, Treasurer
1236 South 1800 West Syracuse, UT 84075 801-882-8659 calandgena@gmail.com
1794 North 6250 East Eden, UT 84310 801-745-6138 treasurer@snowut.org
Dennis Kowalewski,
Jay Ombach, Executive Director
Vice President
1794 North 6250 East Eden, UT 84310 801-745-6138
Russ Mangone, Secretary
2260 West 4805 South Taylorsville, UT 84118 801-969-7335 slvsnow@gmail.com
2159 North 550 West Layton, UT 84041 801-825-1164 jayo@beacon-metals.com
Curt Kennedy, Director–Public Lands
302 South Maryfield Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84108 801-582-3882 ccklpk@gmail.com
CLUB DIRECTORY Golden Spike Snowmobile Association
Salt Lake Valley Snowmobile Club
Jeffery Eddings, President 2645 East 7800 South South Weber, UT 84405 801-510-7791 ridegssa@yahoo.com
Les Thompson, President 2760 N 1650 E Layton, UT 84040 801-771-8748 slvsnow@outlook.com
Chalk Creek Riders
Davis County Snowmobile Club
Wes Blonquist, President P.O. Box 385 Coalville, UT 84017 435-336-4496 wesntrac@allwest.net
Eston Kimber West Center Street #91 North Salt Lake, UT 84054 801-244-8172 sledguy163@gmail.com
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Stacey Eddings, Snow Scoop Coordinator and Awards/Charity
2645 East 7800 South South Weber, UT 84405 801-510-7796 utahsnowscoop@yahoo.com
Chris Haller, State Parks Representative
P.O. Box 146001 Salt Lake City, UT 84114 801-349-0487 chrishaller@utah.gov
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 DAVIS COUNTY SNOWMOBILE CLUB NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 GSSA NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 SNOWMOBILE ACCESS ISSUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 ISMA PRESS RELEASE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE by Cal Taylor
Hello fellow snow enthusiasts! I love the fact that we live in this free country where we can choose how we want to recreate. We can choose to one day be hiking through a beautiful vista or ride mountain bikes down miles of single track. We can spend time at the family cabin watching the animals and nature frolic or take a motorcycle ride over the tallest roads and into the sweetest valleys. Some will tear it up the smooth water on a water ski or my favorite, finding untouched snow that finds its way over the hood and into my face as I dance my way through open meadows, thru the trees and climbing mountain peaks on my snowmobile. I can’t wait for this season to start. I feel like I have been in hibernation, away from my friends, living on the fatness of bluebird powder days I stashed away to get me through the summer months. Well, it’s been a busy summer planning ahead for this year’s snowmobiling season and we had quite the adventure along the way. In the middle of April my wife Gena and I, along with Jay and Tara Ombach went to Washington DC for the DC Fly-in. This event is one of the most important things we do as representatives of snowmobilers from Utah. If fact there are 22 states who sent snowmobilers to meet with their state senators and representatives. We presented to the offices of Orrin Hatch, Mike Lee, Jason Chaffetz, Mia Love, Chris Stewart and left reading material with Rob Bishop. I’m happy to note that all of the offices we happy to see us and wanted to know more about us and why we were so passionate about snowmobiling. If you would like to know more about these meetings email me at president@snowut.com and I would be happy to share this information with you.
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That leads us into late April at our annual USA Convention, I was nominated and voted in as the newest and probably the youngest USA president to represent all of our fellow snowmobilers here in the great state of Utah. Awards were given including our scholarship winner Nathan Eddings. It was a great time for all except my wife, who realized that now even more of my time would be devoted to snowmobiling. Its crazy to think that there is a national meeting held in June to learn more about snowmobiling, well its only crazy when your not a snowmobiler. The International Snowmobile Congress (ISC) was held in Rapid City, South Dakota. It was put together by the South Dakota Snowmobile Association and they did a marvelous job of putting things together. This event is dedicated to the development of strategies on our common role with respect to the environment, conservation, access, education and accountability. It is the perfect opportunity to establish relationships with key snowmobile leaders. The conference offers an invaluable opportunity to share ideas with the entire snowmobiling community. Representatives from the national snowmobile organizations and representatives from the state and provincial snowmobile organizations form the International Snowmobile Council (ISC), which meets annually at the International Snowmobile Congress (also called ISC). The International Snowmobile Council is dedicated to promoting safe and responsible snowmobiling. It provides a communication forum and a means of addressing issues that are common from an international perspective. The event features workshops, general sessions, keynote speakers, a trade show, an off-site event, fundraisers, hospitality venues and an awards banquet. All of these activities involve all aspects of snowmobiling and involve all levels of snowmobilers from young
to seasoned, to trail riders to backcountry riders and from key decision makers and leaders to local club members. This event is important to our association because it provides opportunities to expand our network between state associations, fellow riders and industry leaders. I enjoyed a great ride through Sturgis, Devil’s Tower and through the Black hills on a Harley. Then there was four days of classes and meetings of all things snowmobiling. Next year ISC will be held in Winnipeg, Canada. USA held its first board meeting at the end of August to get things rolling for the 2016-17 season. We have some great things going on this year and would love to see our membership and the number of clubs grow within the state. We have a few trail marking projects going on and the Snow Show is at hand and we have our Annual Poker Run happening in Late January so stay tuned for more information on that.
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Many of you may already know that Snowbird has acquired about 1800 acres of land in upper American Fork over the last several years. Now they have plans to expand again with this time going into Mary Ellen’s Gulch with a few more lifts and access to “backcountry out of bounds” skiing. This is a tough one for me as I am a snowmobiler, skier and business owner. I have taken some time to look at their project from a few different angles and I wish I would have thought of it first. As a snowmobiler we are losing some extreme advanced level riding over the next several years. As a skier, wow what a chance to ski some pretty amazing area. And as a fellow business owner, holy cow that’s going to bring in some serious cash. A few of us from the board, Curt Kennedy, Jay Ombach, Russ Mangone and myself met with some Snowbird delegates to discuss snowmobiling in AF canyon. Our desires were to make sure that the trail between Tibble
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FLYINGSADDLERESORT.COM Fork Reservoir and Wasatch State Park remain open to the public, they were in agreeance. We bounced ideas back and forth from information gathered from fellow snowmobilers on our social media sites. Those ideas included the chance to ride on Snowbird property until the lifts become established, and the possibility to ride a sled up to the Mineral Basin lift jump on and ride to the top where there is a lodge to buy lunch or hot cocoa and coffee. These are not set in stone as of yet, but we are hopeful to continue to work with Snowbird to make it a safe place for all users on their land. I was also invited to go on a ride with other top officials, news media, water quality specialists and others to the Live Yankee Mine where we were able to see first hand the area that will eventually be skied on. It was very breathtaking and stunning, but there were a lot of unanswered questions in those hills that
have been mined and worked over so many years before us. I know many of you have friends or family who have been affected by the changes going on in this canyon, I feel for you, and I am representing the right to ride a snowmobile up there. I know it was once public land and now it is private, that sucks, but please use good judgement and respect private property. One sledder can ruin it for all of the user groups that play up there. I promise, I’m not usually this long winded, but as I said earlier, it was a busy summer. I hope to get to know as many snowmobilers here in the great state of Utah as possible. Reach out me and lets go ride! Cal Taylor President president@snowut.com
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DAVIS COUNTY SNOWMOBILE CLUB NEWS by Eston Kimber
The DCSC has had a fun, hot, and busy summer. We are glad to see summer coming to an end, the temps dropping, and the threat of rain and snow increasing. We’ll be sledding on no time! We held our closing social in April, and held Club Presidency elections. The results are; Eston Kimber – President Jon Lifferth – Vice President Gena Taylor – Secretary Janet Silotti – Treasurer A big thank you to Bryan Turnblom for his time and services rendered last season. A big thank you to those of you in the club, that stepped up this season, and took a position on the Board of Directors. It’s you guys and gals that get the work done, and make our club as successful as it is. We held our second Annual Club BBQ in June. The weather didn’t cooperate for the water fight we
were hoping for, but still had a good time catching up with friends we haven’t seen in a few months. Those in the Club that wanted to participate brought their avalanche air bags, and set them off for the required annual test. The good news is they all worked without a hitch. The bad news is someone has to repack their air bags and get the cylinders refilled; a task we will all gladly take on to know we have a functioning air bag on our backs. Our club has become more than a dedicated snowmobiling club. We decided to try something new this year and scheduled an ATV ride. On July 30th, a handful of us met up at Beaver Creek trailhead for an adventure on four wheels. The ride started at 9:30 as we headed up Beaver Creek canyon and crossed over into Idaho. We all rode together until we reached the Beaver Creek campground about 5 miles up from the trailhead. There we split into two groups. The more adventurous group cut across Beaver Creek and headed toward Gibson Basin via a bit more challenging route. The others continued up Beaver Creek road to the Gibson Basin turnoff. About half an hour later we all met up again in Gibson Basin and continued across and up the trail
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DCSC is working with our friends and Club members from Boondocker’s to get another family showing of Boondocker’s on the calendar. The tentative date is October 28th, or November 4th. More information will be out soon. Look on our Club website or FaceBook page for details. Funds raised will go directly to the annual Camp Kostopulos Ride, and other Club projects that need your financial help.
that runs the ridgeline between Franklin Basin and Egan Basin. Along the way, we enjoyed beautiful views on both sides looking downward on terrain most of us are more familiar with when it is buried in snow. Unfortunately, we were also watching a storm front move steadily closer and closer to us. Just about the time we were dropping down from the ridgeline into Danish Pass, the rain moved in. We took shelter under some pine trees and decided it was a good time for lunch. We enjoyed the break and socialized while we waited for the rain to pass. After a bit the rain left us so we proceeded back down Egan Basin road. Thankfully the rain provided some relief from the dusty trail! About halfway down Egan Basin road, we took the shortcut over the top toward the road to St. Charles with hopes of taking the Old Logan Road back down to the Beaver Creek campground. Due to some mechanical issues, we decided it was best to cut the ride short and took the road back toward the trailhead. We did take enough time though to stop by the military crash site in Pat Hollow before heading back to the parking lot. All in all it was a good day even considering the little bit of poor weather and mechanical issues. Everyone seemed to enjoy the ride and we all made it back without any major issues. Hopefully, more Club and Association members will join in next time! We’ll be sure to post the next ride on the Clubs FaceBook page, and the event calendar on the website.
DCSC is working with Forest Service Officials as well as the Division of Natural Resources and the land owner where “The Church” sits on top of Bountiful. DCSC would like to rebuild the church so snowmobilers have a safe place to hunker down for the night, or just to get warmed up on those bitter cold days. Our back up plan is to build a temporary shelter that can be pulled in with a truck and left for the winter. It will take place of the church, but on public land. Come and see us at the Snow Show. We will have shirts, toy snowmobiles, RotoPax fuel cans, and an assortment of survival gear for sale. We will be upstairs, and on the south side of the arena. We are looking forward to a new season on the snow with old friends, and new members. If you’re not in a club, join one today! The future of your riding areas depend on it!
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GSSA NEWS by Deb Hudman
Hi Outdoors Enthusiasts, Have you had an enjoyable summer? Are you ready to enjoy cooler weather and get rid of the flies and mosquitos? Just a couple unthought of perks winter brings. Six of us from our Club got together and went on a four wheeling adventure to Bryce Canyon, and then over to Duck Creek over the Labor Day weekend. The weather was great, the scenery beautiful and the company awesome. I couldn’t help but think how much fun we have, whether winter or summer, as we enjoy our favorite sports with friends and family. When you see a scenic view or do something fun, don’t you want to share it with others? And it doesn’t matter if you see your friends weekly or not for months at a time, you just always pick right up and take off. As much as I love snowmobiling, I have to confess part of the fun is being with friends or family and enjoying it together. That being said, do you have your calendars marked to attend the Snow Show in South Jordan on October 21st and 22nd? A real treat is when we see snowflakes falling outside during the show. It won’t be long now and you’ll want to make sure to check out the latest upgrades in sleds or gear and maybe pick up some holiday gifts to get ready for the snow season. If you have a little extra time, volunteer to help with security at the Show. It’s fun to see fellow snowmobilers, plus you get free admission into the Show. It’s great to see the dads pushing strollers and knowing that’s what it took to get a “kitchen pass” to go to the Show. Our Club opening social is October 8th at the Eden Pavilion from 3-6 p.m. We look forward to a fun year and hope for lots of snow. We’d be happy to have you join us--as members or guests. Hope to see you on the mountain.
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SNOWMOBILE ACCESS ISSUES by Curt Kennedy, USA Director, Public Lands
Wondering what sort of winter Mother Nature will provide us this season never ceases to provide a lot of room for speculation. However, one thing that is always constant is the endless effort to sustain access to prime snowmobile opportunities. The following is a very quick update on key issues that are currently in the mill or will be forthcoming.
Public Lands Initiative
We have reported on this issue in the past, so I will not bore you with an overview of the history. Suffice it to say that the PLI is an admirable attempt to bring closure to the land use debate for a significant portion of Utah’s public lands. USA submitted comments dated March 31, 2016 to the primary architects (Congressmen Bishop and Chaffetz) on the draft legislation dated January 20, 2016. I believe the most significant interest to the snowmobile community is assignment of new “Wilderness” designations and “Special Management Areas” (SMA’s). There are 3 areas of interest for the big “W” known as: High Uintas in Duchesne, Summit and Uintah Counties (26,701 acres); Marsh Peak in Uintah County (15,032 acres); and Cliff Peak in Uintah County (9,154 acres). The loss of this acreage is probably not as important as insisting that adjacent areas and corridors must remain open to snowmobiling. Other “must have” principles included in our comments are: (1) winter, non-motorized, “buffer zones” will not be allowed for management of the areas adjacent to proposed Wilderness areas; (2) the requirement to require the development of a management plan for SMA’s within two years of the Act should be eliminated,
which is consistent with the Winter Travel Planning Rule; (3) SMA administration needs to be clarified to recognize that snowmobiling is not confined to a designated route which is also consistent with the Winter Travel Planning Rule; and (4) there should be no buffer zone management allowed to be overlaid onto the administration of SMA’s. Additionally, once SMA’s are approved, the applicable acreage should be removed from any possible future consideration for Wilderness designation. The PLI process is ongoing and we have not seen any updated draft of legislation since the January 20, 2016 draft. We need to stay on top of this issue to make sure our common-sense comments are incorporated into any final legislation.
Forest Plan Revisions
Four of the five National Forests in Utah are gearing up to develop a Revised Forest Plan that is a blueprint for how such public lands will be managed for the future. A Forest Plan generally has a life span of up to fifteen years and the process for developing a new Forest Plan Revision usually takes four years. Wasatch-Cache-Uinta National Forest still has time on their current Plan and is not scheduled to start a new revision process. Ashley National Forest gave notice in July 2016 announcing the start of their revision process as did Manti-LaSal National Forest. Dixie is scheduled to start in 2019 followed by Fishlake in 2020. The long planning process under the new rules adopted back in 2012 involves three major phases: Assessment; NEPA Process; and the Objection/ Decision Process. Ashley and Manti-LaSal are in the Assessment phase. This involves public participation which is essentially an information gathering process. There is also analysis of “species of conservation concern;” review of wilderness
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inventory and evaluation; review of wild and scenic river eligibility; and assessment of resource conditions and trends. With respect to Ashley, you can contact the Team Leader, Kathy Paulin at 435781-5118 to get on the distribution for the planning information and related updates. You can also visit www. fs.usda.gov/goto/ashleyforestplan which contains all aspects of the process. Regarding Manti-LaSal, you can contact the Forest Plan Revision Partnership Coordinator, Blake Bassett at 435-636-3508 to get on their distribution. Visit www.fs.usda.gov/ ashley and click on “Ashley National Forest Plan Revision� to see all the details within their revision effort. If you ride on the Ashley or MantiLaSal it cannot be overemphasized the importance of getting involved in this major planning effort. It could mean the difference of enjoying your favorite spot for the long term or looking at memories in a scrapbook.
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ISMA Press Release
SNOWMOBILE COMMUNITY LOOKS FORWARD TO A GREAT WINTER SEASON Haslett, MI, September 8, 2016: The snowmobile manufacturers are looking forward to a strong sales year and great snowmobiling. New products at spring shows had a warm acceptance and advanced showings and open houses are touting excellent crowd interest and deposits on new sleds. This winter promises abundant reasonably priced fuel matched with a snowy winter, supported by a La Niña forecast for the snow belt across North America. According to weather forecasters, we can expect higher than normal snowfalls and “real winter” temperatures. This past year, the snowmobile industry worked through an El Nino winter, which brought warmer/ moderate winter climate, and low snowfall. Yet, the manufacturers realized a 10% gain in sales over the last 5 years. The forecast for the upcoming winter season calls for copious amounts of snowfall, according to the experts. The winter forecast is welcome news for snowmobilers who are already preparing the trails, riding areas, and their snowmobiles. Work has begun on trails and riding areas across North America – which are always being improved with new signs, new bridges (if needed) and care and maintenance to the overall infrastructure.
showed 44,431 new snowmobiles sold. Sales in Europe were steady at 20,000 new snowmobiles sold. Based on new economic impact data, snowmobilers generated more than $34 billion dollars in economic activity and supported record collection of tax revenue to local, state, and federal government agencies. Club and Association participation is increasing and supporting the snowmobiling infrastructure. Previously owned snowmobiles are increasing in market value. The supply of used snowmobiles continues to be relatively low but yet available to the many new snowmobilers interested in entering the sport with a proven, well maintained product. The sale of parts, garments, and accessories has been very strong as well as the sales of snowmobile related gear, trailers, etc. Record sales of pick-up trucks in the US and Canada point to a positive future for snowmobiling, since most pick-up truck owners are outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy snowmobiling and outdoor winter recreation. Snowmobilers continue to purchase high-tech products for their use and enjoyment and are eagerly embracing new global positioning and communication equipment for their snowmobiles. Snowmobilers are very safety conscious and are improving their preparedness for a safe snowmobiling winter. A growing numbers of snowmobilers participate in mountain riding. With this continued increase in mountain riding, there is special emphasis on avalanche safety equipment (such as beacons, shovels, etc.) and participation in avalanche safety awareness classes.
Go Snowmobiling/Take a Friend Snowmobiling campaigns are being planned and expanded as more snowmobile clubs and associations are helping introduce new riders and others to the sport each Snowmobile dealerships are well positioned year. Visit the www.gosnowmobiling.org website to take advantage of the growth potential this to see the Go Snowmobiling / Take a Friend guide. year, and with the strong La Niña forecast, many can expect early snowfall that will last through Recent surveys highlight that snowmobilers are the winter. Snowmobilers are excited about the active outdoor enthusiasts participating in many upcoming winter. You are invited to like us on activities such as fishing, hunting, camping, boating, Facebook at www.Facebook.com/GoSnowmobiling etc. and tell your friends too! Share your enthusiasm Sales for 2015-2016 in the US totaled 56,006 new and visit with us on our Go Snowmobiling website: snowmobiles, while snowmobile sales in Canada www.gosnowmobiling.org.
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