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This Issue… THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SNOWMOBILE ASSOCIATION NEWS
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Departments NHSA Sno-Scoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A Message from the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Features 7
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department will be celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2015
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Land Conservation
Trail Tales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Treasurer's Monthly Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Fish and Game Sno-Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ed Klim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Camp Sno-Mo Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Club News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Making the Tracks We Follow Today . . . . . . . . . 30 Kids Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 NHSA Affiliated Clubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Dealer/Contributor Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Advertiser’s Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
A recent report from a legislative study committee noted that land conservation in NH is doing pretty well but a lot of changes will occur in the near future.
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Did Ya Ever Wonder? So did you ever wonder how we got from there to where we are today?
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Save the Date! 12th Annual Groomer Rodeo - February 13th & 14th
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NHSA Office
614 Laconia Road, Unit 4, Tilton, NH 03276 Phone: 273-0220 • Fax: 273-0218 nhsaoffice@nhsa.com EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Gail Hanson execdir@nhsa.com
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SNOWMOBILE ASSOCIATION NEWS OFFICIAL PUBLICATION NEW HAMPSHIRE SNOWMOBILE ASSOCIATION, INC. 614 Laconia Road, Unit 4, Tilton, NH 03276 The SNO-TRAVELER is published six times per year from September thru April by The New Hampshire Snowmobile Association, 614 Laconia Road, Unit 4, Tilton, NH 03276. Subscription fee is included as part of NHSA membership dues. Annual subscription fee is $15.00 per year for non-members. Periodicals Postage paid at Tilton, NH and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Please send all address changes to the Sno-Traveler, c/o the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association, 614 Laconia Road, Unit #4, Tilton, NH 03276 Telephone: 603.273.0220 • Fax: 603.273.0218 E–mail: execdir@nhsa.com • Website: www.nhsa.com MANAGING EDITOR: Gail Hanson We reserve the right to refuse ads or articles which, in the opinion of NHSA, are in poor taste or do not support the purpose aims of the association. Typesetting, layout done by Millennium Integrated Marketing, Manchester, NH 03101 603.792.2200 Printed by The Concord Monitor, Concord, NH 03302 The NHSA assumes no responsibility for typographical errors that do not materially affect the value of the advertisement. This publication’s liability for an error shall not exceed the cost of the space occupied by the errors.
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Articles from the Sno-Traveler may be copied and reprinted if credit is given. Letters and other commentary from readers are welcome.
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Important Agency Contacts BUREAU OF TRAILS Chris Gamache, Chief 172 Pembroke Road Concord, NH 03302-1856 271-3254 c_gamache@dred.state.nh.us
Steve Pulver (1989-1990) 439 Candia Road, Chester, NH 03036
Terry Callum, Jr .(2008-2011) 1253 Second NH Turnpike, Newport, NH
John Violette (1987-1989) 12 Woodland Circle, Bow, NH 03304
Craig A. Mayo (2006-2008) 155 Avery Road, Sunapee, NH 03782
Charles Case (1983-1985) 45 Chase Rd., Londonderry, NH 03053
Lucy Ford (2004-2006) 80 Patten Road, Alexandria, NH 03222
Conrad (Russ) Hardy (1981-1983, 1985-1987) (deceased)
Dana Cabana (2001-2004) 1570 Route 106 North, Loudon, NH 03301
Carol Pelletier (1979-1980) 21 Mack Hill Road, Amherst, NH 03031
Ron Booth (2000-2001) (deceased)
Barton Witham (1977-1979, 1980-1981) (deceased)
Dennis Ford (1998-2000) 80 Patten Road, Alexandria, NH 03222
David Mayhew (1975-1977) (deceased)
Paul Vahey (1996-1998) (deceased)
Catherine Dickson (1973-1975) (deceased)
Charles Kurtz (1994-1996) P.O. Box 221, 230 Bean Rd., Errol, NH 03579
Everett Coutermarsh (1972-1973) (deceased)
Harold Case (1992-1994) 41 Chase Rd., Londonderry, NH 03053
C. Willard Pike (1971-1972) (deceased)
Gerry West (1990-1992) P.O. Box 221, Epping, NH 03042
Ellis Ring (1969-1971) P.O. Box 214, Northwood, NH 03261
NHSA County Directors
BELKNAP ASSISTANT ~Vacant~ CARROLL DIRECTOR George Kaye 139 Pine Hill Road Center Ossipee, NH 03814 603-986-9666 THE2KAYES@yahoo.com CARROLL ASSISTANT Mark Galloway 413 Green Mountain Road Effingham, NH 03882 986-2235 mgalloway@roadrunner.com
TREASURER Marie Hixson 1332 Winona Road New Hampton, NH 03256 968-9038 doo-n@metrocast.net
VICE PRESIDENT Bob Doherty Bob Doherty 757 Old New Ipswich Road Rindge, NH 03461 899-9878 doherty5757@exede.net
SECRETARY Gene Propper 19 Springfield Street Concord, NH 03301 603-391-6911 ere1farm.aol.com
PAST PRESIDENT Russ Davis, Jr. 75 Meadowbrook Lane Gilford, NH 03249 552-7456 rdavisjr@metrocast.net
EASTER SEALS Mike Cormier Easter Seals 555 Auburn Street Manchester, NH 03103 621-3457 mcormier@eastersealsnh.org
Past Presidents of NHSA
BELKNAP DIRECTOR Warren Piquette PO Box 39 Lochmere, NH 03252-0039 603-524-1683 pax2@metrocast.net
PRESIDENT Roger Wright 630 Red Water Brook Road Claremont, NH 03743 543-3669 rogr.wright@comcast.net
FISH & GAME Captain John Wimsatt 11 Hazen Drive Concord, NH 03301 603-271-3129 john.wimsatt@wildlife.nh.gov
Russ Davis, Jr. (2011-2013) 75 Meadowbrook Lane, Gilford, NH 03249
NHSA Officers 2014 – 2015
(L to R) Gene Propper, Bob Doherty, Roger Wright, Marie Hixson. Missing in photo is Russ Davis, Past President.
OFFICE ASSISTANT Phyllis MacDonald NHSAOffice@nhsa.com
CHESHIRE DIRECTOR Kim Bergeron PO Box 48 Dublin, NH 03444 kbergeron@myfairpoint.net CHESHIRE ASSISTANT ~Vacant~ COOS DIRECTOR Cheryl Spillane 521 Mt. Misery Road Littleton, NH 03561 603-444-9835 CbSpillane@aol.com
COOS ASSISTANT J. Scott Graham 2374 N. Littleton Road Littleton, NH 03561 603-991-9954 jscottgraham@msn.com GRAFTON DIRECTOR Evelyn Ferrell 1059 Route 118 Dorchester, NH 03266 786-2770 eferrell@roadrunner.com GRAFTON ASSISTANT Jena Hayes 993 Partridge Lake Road Littleton, NH 03561 444-2908 jjhayes09@hotmail.com HILLSBORO DIRECTOR Bill Bolton 42 Norris Road Weare NH 03281 603-529-0616 bill.bolton@myGSC.com HILLSBORO ASSISTANT Wendy Parker 68 Blair Avenue Hillsboro, NH 03244 603-496-6764 snowparker@comcast.net MERRIMACK DIRECTOR Beth Horvath-Palmer PO Box 249 N. Sutton, NH 03260 603-927-6364 stoneycreekfarm@tds.net
Any mail to Directors and Assistants should be sent directly to THEIR full addresses (as printed above), NOT to the NHSA office, except when stated otherwise.
MERRIMACK ASSISTANT ~VacantROCKINGHAM DIRECTOR Dave Copeland 43 Blaisdell Drive Northwood, NH 03261 603-942-8303 dbcopland@yahoo.com ROCKINGHAM ASSISTANT Robert Kennedy 4 North Road Fremont, NH 03044 Cell: 234-0043 kennedyr1@comcast.net STRAFFORD DIRECTOR Joe Gorman, Sr. 28 Finethy Road Alton, NH 03809 603-875-2173 gorman3@tds.net Cell: 235-8983 STRAFFORD ASSISTANT Russell Neal 50 Evergreen Valley Road Milton, NH 03851 603-350-0646 rcneal22@gmail.com SULLIVAN DIRECTOR ~Vacant~ SULLIVAN ASSISTANT ~Vacant~ CONTRIBUTOR / DEALER DIRECTOR Miles Cook 23 Farmington Road Rochester, NH 03857 603-335-5700 mc
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by Gail Hanson, Executive Director
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
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Tri-State Reciprocal Snowmobile Weekend January 30th, 31st and February 1st Following are the ground rules for the weekend: All snowmobiles legally registered in Maine and Vermont will be able to operate on New Hampshire trails during the three-day open weekend. Vermont snowmobiles need to display, pursuant to Vermont law, a valid Vermont Association of Snow Travelers, Inc. trails maintenance assessment, also known as the trails pass. All New Hampshire laws and rules regarding the operation of snowmobiles must be adhered to, such as speed limits, youth operation standards, etc. All snowmobiles legally registered in New Hampshire will be able to operate in Maine and Vermont during the reciprocal weekend. All Maine and Vermont snowmoÂŹbile laws and rules must be complied with, including the Vermont mandatory liability
Is Your Club Looking for Service Signs? They are available at the NHSA Office.
insurance and youth requirements, etc.
Please call 273-0220.
For information on snowmobiling rules in Vermont, visit http://www.vtvast.org/VAST/Requirements.html For information on snowmobiling in Maine, visit http://mesnow.com/SnowmobileLaws.html
2014-2015 Sno-Traveler Club News Deadlines & Mailing Dates
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Issue Date
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Approximate Mailing Date
Winter 2015
December 17th
January 14th
Late Winter
January 21st
February 18th
Spring 2015
February 25th
March 25th
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Trail Tales
by Chris Gamache, NH Bureau of Trails
T
he 2014-2015 riding season starts up in about 3 weeks, if Mama Nature is inclined to reward us for all of our hard work this year. Local clubs are out every weekend finishing up bridge repairs, clearing branches from trails and every other project imaginable to have the trails ready for riders this season.
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Here’s Your Sign Clubs that attended the 2014 NHSA Trailmaster Meeting on November 8th all attended a workshop on trail signing changes that will be made over the next few years. Over the winter we will continue to get additional information out to riders about trail signage and rider behavior. Ultimately, trail signs exist to notify riders of regulatory requirements in a particular and/ or to modify rider behavior. All of the cautionary signs (yellow 12”x12” diamonds) exist to change what the rider is doing at the time they pass the sign; take pressure off of the throttle or apply the brake. Clubs work very hard to put up signage that they feel is needed in certain areas, however all clubs sign differently (the work is done by volunteers and the signing needs are based upon what that person and club feel is pertinent to that location). The changes that are going on across North America are hoped to bring a level of consistency to all snowmobile trails, wherever you may ride. There will always be local regulations or variations to some degree for signs in each State and Province, but the majority of the signage should be similar and consistent. All clubs will take part in the signing training over this 3 year period and it is hoped that we can improve our overall signage in this same timeframe. How does that impact the rider? Today, no much at all. Tomorrow, there would be less signage on trails and you will become accustomed to riding to less signage and keeping stronger control of your machine. Ultimately, only one person has control of your sled and that is you. Grant In Aid Rules Amendments Several meetings have been occurring in the Counties about the proposed Administrative Rules for Grant In Aid. There has been a ton
of confusion about what happens today and what is proposed for the future. Hopefully, by the time this comes out the clubs have a better understanding of the impacts and have given their input to their County Directors and NHSA for submission to us. The program is in transition to today’s day and age and your input helps shape that future. Grooming Funds Awarded Club grant awards for this winter season will be approved by the time you read this. What the Bureau, and the GIA Advisory Committee, did was look at what was spent last winter (not awarded, but spent) and compared that to previous years. In most cases the club was awarded what it spent last winter and not less. If a club requested fewer funds than they used last year they were awarded what they asked for. The goal in the future is to try to get funds awarded that the clubs need up front instead of having to do contract amendments to increase grant funds. But, clubs need to MANAGE their awarded hours for the entire season. Plan out the funds and make them last the winter. This is all contingent on having sufficient funds in the grant program; which means riders need to register their sleds. A rider that goes out unregistered is operating in violation of NH statute, but what they are actually doing to every club in the State though is stealing all the hard work the clubs do. Land Conservation A recent report from a legislative study committee noted that land conservation in NH is doing pretty well but a lot of changes will occur in the near future. Snowmobilers are land conservationists also. Without open space and forested lands we would not have the trails that we have today. The report noted two items that I think are important for riders to know: First, “much of the state’s open space and farmlands will soon experience a generational transfer of ownership, quite unlike anything seen before in the state’s history, as older residents begin to sell off their assets or pass them on to the next generation.” The impact of this can be concerning to riders. Selling off property or
subdividing and selling it puts existing trails at risk. Many new landowners are as great to work with as many of the landowners that we have today, but some folks that buy land here don’t know about NH’s long history of open land and don’t agree with it. Trail corridor protection will become a major focus for all riders in a few years. We encourage you to talk to landowners about easement, if they are comfortable with having that discussion with you. Second, a variety of land protection programs exist that can be used to purchase easements or property for future recreational access. That access though does not always include snowmobiling, but it can. Clubs and riders need to make their voices heard when their community looks to acquire a new Town Forest or Park. Existing trails should be protected as part of that transaction and the possibility for future trails should be part of the deed language. Stay involved. If you don’t will someone else? ❄
Treasurer’s Monthly Report Dated: October 2014
Total Income:
$441,103.00
Total Expenses:
$148,216.89
Net Income/Loss
$292,886.11
Respectfully Submitted, Marie Hixson Treasurer
The above figures are based on an accrual bookkeeping system. These figures show an overview only.
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Fish and Game Sno-Notes by Captain John Wimsatt, New Hampshire Fish and Game
CAPTAIN JOHN WIMSATT
NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH AND GAME
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was adopted within the Law Enforcement Division - 2014 -- 43 Conservation Officers are currently employed by NH F&G with field officers covering an average of 273 square miles As I get older (and much grayer) I have come to appreciate history much more than I used to. Understanding our past and how we arrived at the present teaches valuable lessons regarding
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where we may be headed next. In 2015 I will share some of the department’s history as it relates to snowmobiles and OHRVs. As close out this Sno-Traveler submission,
the
weatherman
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t has been relatively quiet on the snowmachine end of things so I thought I would take this opportunity to let you know that in 2015 the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department will be celebrating its 150th anniversary. It all started back in 1865 when the legislature appointed a Fisheries Commission to address rapidly declining fish stocks. Since that time the department has grown and changed dramatically. There are many op-eds and articles that will be released over the next year reflecting on the department’s long and storied history. Part of this history includes the snowmobile revolution that took hold in the 1960’s and has been growing and progressing ever since. You will hear more about this in the months ahead. A big part of the department’s past involves the conservation officer field force. The following is a piece on the history of fish detectives, game wardens and later conservation officers compiled by several current and retired officers. On June 30, 1865 the New Hampshire Legislature authorized the Governor, “to appoint two Commissioners to consider the subject of the restoration of sea fish to our waters and the introduction of new varieties of fresh water fish.” Thus what we know today as the NH Fish and Game Department began as a Commission of Fisheries. In 1880 it was reorganized as a Commission of Fisheries and Game and was given the authority to enforce game laws. Every city and town in the state was mandated to hire their own Game Wardens or face a $50.00 fine. The three Commissioners that made up the Commission of Fisheries and Game were also given the authority to hire up to
five Special Detectives. In 1890 the NH Commission of Fisheries and Game hired the first state fish and wildlife enforcement officer known as a Fish and Game Detective. A Mr. B. F. Chadwick was the first detective hired at $250.00 a year. These early “detectives” were hired for the counties of Coos and Carroll to prevent “crust-hunting” or the killing of deer in deep snow. After the Legislative Session of 19141915, Special Fish and Game Detectives became State Game Wardens. Their salary was not to exceed $100 per month plus their necessary expenses when continuously employed, and three dollars per day when not continuously employed for more than two weeks. There were seven State Game Wardens in 1915. The law limiting the number of State Game Wardens to ten was repealed in 1925 and in 1926 the warden force was nearly doubled. The 1926 Biennial Report of the Department of Fisheries and Game reported that the additions to the warden force cut down the average territory covered by each warden from one thousand square miles to about five hundred square miles. The report also went on to say, “After a great deal of deliberation, it was decided to try providing uniforms to the field men. This plan has been both praised and ridiculed by the public. It certainly adds a degree of dignity not before experienced. A Warden is expected to have other clothing with him at nearly all times and can change very quickly if it seems best.” In 1935 State Game Wardens were now officially called Conservation Officers (CO’s) and worked under the NH Fish and Game Department. There were 26 Conservation Officers in 1935. This complement of officers cut down the average area covered by each officer to 384 square miles. Additional Conservation Officers were added as World War II ended and hunting and fishing license sales increased dramatically. The number of Conservation Officers would fluctuate between 25 and 50 for the next seven-plus decades. Additional milestones for the Conservation Officer Force include: - 1964 -- NH F&G began converting CO’s to state-owned vehicles (originally
started in 1926, the idea was discontinued until 1964) - 1967 --the registration of snowmobiles became state law - 1968 -- first unregistered snowmobile summons issued (Pittsburg by CO Carl Carlson) - 1972 -number of Conservation Officers reached an all-time high of 50 - 1976 -- military rank system
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ED KLIM
INTERNATIONAL SNOWMOBILE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
Haslett, MI (Nov 4, 2014) Early snowfall throughout the Snowbelt greeted winter enthusiasts at Halloween time this year. The early blast was a welcome taste of things to come in much of North America. Mother Nature's sneak peek generated a great deal of activity at snow shows, in snowmobile dealer showrooms, in local clubhouses, and at snowmobile associations across the area. While the snow is beginning
to accumulate in the mountain regions of the United States and Canada, many outdoor enthusiasts are packing exhibition halls full of shiny new snowmobiles and special offerings on parts, garments and accessories at this season's fall Snow Shows. Reported record attendance at the internationally recognized Hay Days event in Minnesota started the excitement for the upcoming snowmobile season! Strong attendance and enthusiasm was reported from Milwaukee to Syracuse. Following strong sales last season, where the snowmobile manufacturers saw an 11 percent increase in the sale of new snowmobiles worldwide, snowmobile associations and clubs are now preparing trails and riding areas and beginning to plan winter activities for another great season of snowmobiling fun.
Trail permit sales and snowmobile registrations are currentlyrunning ahead of previous years. Snowmobile destinations are reporting an increase in advanced room reservations and snowmobile rental activity. With snowy weather being forecasted, winter outdoor enthusiasts are looking forward to the prospect of great snowmobiling this winter. Following last year's 20 percent increase in ridership activity, winter tourist attractions and restaurants are also looking forward to a bountiful winter and to serving us along our travel paths! The new 2015 snowmobiles are on display now and are being prepared for pick up at all local snowmobile dealerships. If you aren't picking up a new sled this year, remember to check over your current snowmobile, have it serviced if needed, and guarantee
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A Message From the President
ROGER WRIGHT
NHSA President
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ith over a foot of snow before Thanksgiving, getting the sled out early for a test spin was not unheard of this year. For some, riding the sled around the field was the best option while you waited for the power to come back on to cook the Thanksgiving feast.
While the snow has generated a lot of excitement to head out on the trails, it has also caused a fair amount of tree damage in the central part of the state. With the riding season about to begin, please be sure to check the local club websites for the latest trail updates and conditions. There can be several changes that occur due to re-routes for many reasons including landowner requests and weather related conditions. We had a fantastic turnout at the 2014 Trailmaster Meeting in November. The event continues a great opportunity for club leaders to network and learn new information on the many aspects of snowmobiling. While this year’s primary focus was still on trail maintenance and grooming, there were more breakout sessions focused on assisting club volunteers in addressing the business side of operating
clubs. Breakouts like membership reporting were provided by the NHSA office and state/IRS reporting regulation updates by our Club Business 101 committee. Thank you to all the volunteers who attended. A special thanks to committee chair Rob Kennedy, the Trails Committee, our office staff and Bureau of Trails for a great job organizing the event. We are excited to be part of the Tri-State Reciprocal Weekend once again this year. Dates will be January 30th, 31st and February 1st. The three-day open weekend continues to gain popularity. If you haven’t already taken advantage of this weekend in the past, it’s a great opportunity for you and the family to enjoy New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont trails. For more information, check out our website at www.nhsa.com. The Easter Seals Ride-in Committee is hard at work
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RADAR RUN • POKER RUN • SCAVENGER HUNT VINTAGE SHOW • RAFFLES • FOOD Freedom Town Forest, Ossipee Lake Rd/Airstrip Ride In From Corridor 19 S E E W W W. S O S S C . C O M F O R D E TA I L S finalizing many of the details for this year’s event. Raising as much money as possible, to allow the opportunity for the most kids to attend camp is the end goal. It was fantastic that Easter Seals Camp Sno-mo was featured on WMUR’s “Chronicle”. This brought a better awareness to the fantastic program we support there. A special thanks to chair, Marie Hixson who was persistent to make it all happen. The new “Buck
up for Camp Sno-mo” campaign is up and running. Imagine if every snowmobiler donated just one dollar for this great cause, how many children could do things they never thought they could. If you haven’t already made your reservations for the Ride-in, why not make the call today. Reservation information is on our website at www.nhsa.com See you on the trails! ❄ Black
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2015 Triple Crown Series to begin in Bangor; practice track in the works for East Coast Snocross Presented by AMSOIL, Woody's Traction, and FXR
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Clarksburg, MA (Nov. 12, 2014) — Officials at East Coast Snocross (ECS) are pleased to announce some exciting news regarding our season opener in the Great State of Maine. On Jan. 10-11, 2015, teams from the Quebec-based SCMX series will compete against ECS riders in Round 1 of the Triple Crown Series. The Paul Bunyan International Sno-X will take on a truly international flair, as this rivalry delivers some of the best ski-to-ski racing ever seen in this region. Even though the Triple Crown Series does not award points towards the season-long battles, this high-stakes event pays a healthy purse and offers riders an extra chance to compete. Just as in recent years, the Triple Crown Series will include classes for Pro Open, Pro Lite and Sport riders. “The Triple Crown Series has been a huge deal since its inception a few years ago,” ECS General
Manager Shawn Achilles said. “SCMX has several fast riders, but our athletes train hard so they can go out and beat them. This rivalry is friendly, yet it creates a chance to earn bragging rights on both sides of the border and snag a nice payday, as well. I think the 2015 edition will be very exciting.” Round 2 of the Triple Crown Series we be held in Louiseville, Quebec, while Finals in all three classes will be run on Friday during the prestigious Ski-doo Grand Prix of Valcourt in midFebruary. In other news, race teams across New England will be thrilled to
learn about a new practice track available to them. In a partnership between The River's Edge facility owner David Bond and ECS, a full-sized practice track will be constructed at The River's Edge in North Adams, Massachusetts. With the first major cold snap headed for New England later this week, snow-making equipment is being tested so that snow can be made as soon as the weather conditions allow. “Having a track at their disposal for practice, testing and tuning will be of great value to our teams,” Achilles added. “Not everybody can travel out to Minnesota to practice in advance of Duluth, so we're trying to offer a place to test in New England. While we can't guarantee when it will be ready, we can say the equipment is in place to make it happen. We feel this is something that can benefit a number of teams as they prepare for and work through a new season.” ❄
OHRV Safe Riding Tips RIDING a recreational vehicle has inherent risks. The best way to avoid getting hurt or encountering problems while riding an OHRV is to manage these risks:
þþ Wear Protective Clothing. The most important piece of protective clothing you can wear is an approved helmet. Make sure the helmet has been approved by either Snell or DOT. If you have any questions about the condition of a used helmet, contact a competent dealer and ask their opinion. þþ Know your abilities to ride and do not exceed those levels. þþ Identify the capabilities of the machine you are riding and do not exceed those levels. þþ Always ride at a speed that is reasonable and prudent for the existing conditions. If you cannot control your machine, you are riding too fast, no matter what the posted speed limit is.
þþ Know the area you are riding in. Be aware of potential hazards such as washouts and other changing trail characteristics. Get a map of the trails and talk to local riders. þþ Always keep an open mind to learning. You're never too old to learn. Take a class, join a club and ride with a friend. þþ Use common sense when riding. Be prepared; carry a first aid and survival kit. Take along some spare plugs and tools that may not be in the machine’s tool kit. þþ Let someone know where you will be riding and when you plan on returning. If you run into problems, these extra precautions can be time and lifesavers.
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Did Ya Ever Wonder? by Al Cooper
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ack in the 1970’s when I first started riding snowmobiles in upstate New York, no one thought about groomed or marked trails. You went out and rode just about anywhere. The most formal thing you did in regards to a “trail” was ask a farmer if you could drop a section of fence to make a passage to a section of trail you needed. All this with the promise you would put that section of fence back up in the spring when winter and the riding season were over! Oh yes, those were the days and life was so simple! I’m sure we all have stories like this from "back in the day.” However, as we all know, as the sport of snowmobiling advanced so has the complications of trail access, trail marking and trail grooming. So did you ever wonder how we got from there to where we are today?
How it all gets done Grooming snowmobile trails is big business. That’s right it’s a business, a very expensive business. Just to give you a quick snapshot, in the Snowbelt of North America there are around 2600 pieces of equipment (i.e. 7+ feet wide and larger) out there making those trails nice and smooth for everyone to ride on. This doesn’t include all those smaller (i.e. Less than 6 feet wide) units that are out there dragging those smaller feeder trails. It’s a huge undertaking that so many of us just take for granted. Another quick fact, the average cost of a NEW piece of grooming equipment (i.e. 7+ feet wide and larger) today is in the range of $150,000! Yes, you read that right! These groomers, run on average, 500 hours a season (depending on snow condition). In certain Snow Belt area’s they’re going to run considerably more. Just in fuel alone it’s going to cost a club around $1,500 a season to run a piece of equipment. Plus these groomers are operated in conditions that require the equipment to be constantly maintained and serviced to
operate properly. When the season is over it doesn’t stop there. A good operating club will properly “summarize” their equipment and start their maintenance program to get their groomers ready for the next season. There are also drags to maintain and, in the West, “tillers” to service. Did I mention the groomer barn where all this equipment is stored and maintained? Yes, grooming snowmobile trails is big business! Who pays for all this? As we all know, snowmobile clubs are volunteer, and in most cases, nonprofit organizations. When a club decides to get into the grooming “business” it’s usually for the love of the sport. Remember that passion we talked about earlier! It’s a big commitment and takes a core group of volunteers who want to do it. Most clubs start small. It could be a snowmobile pulling a drag to a “hand me down” piece of used grooming equipment that a neighboring club started with when they started grooming. You will see these clubs work their way up to the point of being able to purchase new equipment, and, in many cases, have multiple groomers. So how does a club fund all this? Depending on the size of the club money to purchase equipment could come from a variety of sources. Every state and province has a little different twist on how capital equipment is purchased. Some states will fund a portion of the groomer price if their grant application is approved. All snow belt states in the lower forty eight, through federal programs (i.e. Recreational Trails Program), offer purchase assistance for capital equipment. Here again it is through grant application. Both the state and federal grant application programs are very competitive to the point where many clubs will hire a grant writer to improve their chances of grant application approval. Secondary funding sources include club membership, monthly club dinners and the tried and true club raffles for snowmobiles and other merchandise giveaways. The Equipment Snowmobilers by nature are gear heads. So when it comes to
grooming equipment it’s no surprise there is loyalty about brands and types of equipment. Whereas you have the black, yellow, red and blue crowd with snowmobiles, you have the blue, orange, red and yellow enthusiasts with groomer equipment. Grooming equipment can be broken down into three basic types. There is the four track mechanical type groomer or Tuckers (they’re orange in color). These are pretty simple in design and have a lot of characteristics similar to a 4-wheel drive truck with tracks. Their proponents like them from the standpoint of being easy to operate and work on. Then you have the two track units, which are, for the most part Bombardier (Yellow), Pisten Bully (Red) and Prinoth (Silver) product. These groomers are hydrostatic driven, very similar to a bulldozer or excavator. Hydrostatic groomers are purpose designed to groom snow. These units are more high tech in design, are pretty simple in maintenance and have several different driving configurations offered to the operator. The third type of equipment is the farm tractor (Sur-Trac (Blue), Marcel (Red), Soucy (Track conversion kits for tractors), and Gilbert (Red or Green). They come in either two or four track application and, in certain snow belt areas of the Midwest, may even be used as a normal farm tractor with tires only. The philosophy for tractor use is its pretty simple in application, and, in certain cases, can be converted back and forth from winter to summer use for year round application. All grooming equipment types have plus and minus factors. Some applications work better in various snow belt areas. Some brands and types have better service/parts distributions centers in their areas and will be a reason for a club to favor that brand. In all cases they do the one thing we all love and that’s make those trails
nice and smooth for everyone to ride on! Other interesting things Now that you have a little history and background on how the trail grooming business works, here’s a few things to consider next time you’re out riding your favorite groomed trail. Grooming equipment operates at an average speed of 8-10 MPH. In most cases this is the perfect speed to “work” the snow and lay down a smooth finish. So remember if there are 50 miles to be groomed, that’s a 6-7 hour run or more for the operator. Also consider that most grooming is done at night. This is done for a variety of reasons. First, it’s safer because of less traffic and second, colder temperatures at night help the trail surface to set up quicker. It takes around 3 hours (or longer) for a trail surface to “set up” after grooming. The longer the trail can remain untouched the harder and more durable the surface. So for all you sledders out there that like to “chase the groomer” at night, don’t! It’s very frustrating for the volunteer operator who sits in the groomer for long hours and looks in the mirror at a group of sleds that just tore up the trail he just groomed! Finally, when you meet a groomer they ALWAYS have the right of way. These are big machines. You just can’t move a 6 ton groomer and a 2 ton drag around to easily. So there you have it, everything you ever wondered about in regards to snowmobile trail grooming. Next time you’re out riding that manicured trail and meet a groomer, make sure to give them a break and thumbs up for the great job they do! ❄
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Trail History As the sport of snowmobiling exploded back in the 60’s and 70’s, problems with trail access and use became major issues. Not everyone had the same “passion” for our sport, especially those individuals who had snowmobiles ripping past their houses and turning their TV’s into fuzzy screens (remember those unshielded plug wires on the old sleds) or, even worse, waking them out of a sound sleep at 2am in the morning….NOT good impressions for the snowmobile community! If the sport of snowmobiling was to advance and prosper, things had to change. As we all know snowmobilers are a resilient and creative lot. Organized snowmobiling first got started on the local level with area snowmobile clubs being formed, first on a social level for family get togethers and then second on a more political (i.e. trail access, trail grooming, etc.) level as the sport advanced. Up in Canada in 1971 snowmobile trail development and trail grooming was being ramped up. Ski-doo’s Laurent Beaudoin (son in law of J-Armand Bombardier) had a vision for the future. It was like the chicken and the egg. He realized that if there were no trails to ride on for the future, snowmobiling had no future! You could have all the different snowmobiles in the world (at the time 100+ manufacturers were bringing snowmobiles to market) but if you had no trails
to ride them on it was all for not. Ski-Doo introduced “SnoPlan” which not only put into gear a plan to develop a system of snowmobile trails in Quebec it also sold more snowmobiles for Bombardier and Ski-Doo. The way “Sno-Plan” worked was pretty simple. Buy a SV200 groomer (believe it or not there are still SV200’s running around out there still grooming trails!) and Bombardier would throw in a Ski-Doo Elan to use as the club wished. Most of these Elans were raffled off to offset the cost of the SV200 or to develop new trails. Everybody was a winner! As the sport of snowmobiling progressed in North America, provincial and state level organizations evolved to the point they are at today being the voice of the state and local snowmobile community. In snow belt areas, provincial and state associations work hand in hand with state and federal government for trail access, paid grooming contracts to maintain trails, and, in many cases grant funds (either state or federal) to purchase capital grooming equipment. All these factors lead up to those beautiful snowmobile trails we all love to ride in the winter time!
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What's been going on at Easter Seals Camp SnoMo recently? by Rob Kelly, Easter Seals Camp Sno-Mo Director
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ell, in October we were fortunate enough to once again be invited to the NHSA Grass Drags in Fremont NH. Thank you to everyone on the committee for once again including and inviting camp to this annual event and to everyone who stopped by the booth to visit and who played “Chuck a Buck.” On the very last day of October (Halloween), Camp Sno-Mo held its very first Respite weekend Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. With this being the first one camp had held, it was important that it all went off without a hitch, which I am happy to report it did. The goal is that as we go forward Camp will hold respite weekend once a month through
April 2015. Below are one or two pictures from the weekend. Our next respite weekend is planned for December 12, 13 and 14 (snow date to follow). We currently have five or six interested clients all ready for the second respite weekend. If you are interested in volunteering and have a particular skill you would like to share with the group for either part or all of the weekends please get in touch with Rob. (Food, room and board is provided) As we move through November, I wanted to make you aware of an award ceremony I will be attending. Many of you know the Drago Family, namely Alex, as he was an Easter Seals Rep. child
from days gone by. For the past three years or so Alex has been attending Camp Sno-Mo and is someone that completely embodies the SnoMo spirit. Toward the end of this summer I was invited by Mr. Jeff Woodburn the Executive Director of the Council for Youths
with Chronic Conditions www. nhcycc.org asking if Camp had any camper stories of youth with chronic conditions. Given all of Alex’s achievements at camp these past years, Alex was an obvious choice. I am excited to report that Alex Drago has been selected as a
worthy recipient of the award that would be held on November 18th at a Luncheon at the Holiday Inn. (At the time of composing this report the event had not happened yet 11/11/14 pictures and a further report to will follow). ❄
A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH THE GRASS DRAGS AND RESPITE WEEKEND, ALL IN THE NAME OF CAMP SNO-MO!
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NH Fish & Game 2014-2015 Safety Course Schedule If you have signed up for a class and are unable to attend, please call the course contact person as soon as possible. Most classes have a waiting list. Thank you for your assistance. For up-to-date class availability and schedule please check www.nhsa.com. Town
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GROVETON
Groveton High School, 65 State Street, Groveton, NH
12/13/2014
8:00am - 3:30pm
Kelley Butler @ 603-690-5558
Must pre-register, Lunch Provided, Parent Encouraged to Attend
MILFORD
Souhegan Valley Motorsports, 459 South Street, Milford, NH
12/13/2014
9:30am - 3:30pm
OHRV Office @ 603-271-3129 Monday - Friday 08:00am - 4pm
Must pre-register, Lunch Provided, Parent Encouraged to Attend
MOULTONBOROUGH
Geneva Point Center, Geneva point Rd, Moultonborough, NH
12/13/2014
8:00am - 3:30pm
Stephen Janaitis @ 603-253-6707
Must pre-register, Lunch Provided, Bring Riding Gear, Parent Encouraged to Attend
NORTHWOOD
Northwood Community Center, 135 Main Street, Northwood, NH
12/13/2014
8:00am - 2:00pm
Jeremy DeTrude @ 603-833-7063
Must pre-register, Lunch Provided, Parent Encouraged to Attend
CANTERBURY
Sno-Shakers Club House, 70 Clough Pond Rd, Canterbury, NH
12/14/2014
6:30am - 4:00pm
Dave Ingraham @ 603-340-6468 or James Lafond @ 603-753-6091
Must pre-register, Lunch Provided, Bring Riding Gear, Parent Encouraged to Attend
NASHUA
Law Motor Fright, 27 Airport Rd, Nashua, NH
12/20/2014
8:00am - 3:00pm
http://www.snobuds.com/
Must pre-register, Bring Lunch, Parent Encouraged to Attend
PITTSBURG
Pittsburg Ridge Runners Clubhouse, 17 Dickson Lane, Pittsburg, NH
12/27/2014
8:00am - 3:30pm
Sue Rugg @ 603-538-9611
Must pre-register, Lunch Provided, Parent Encouraged to Attend
LANCASTER
Lancaster Snow Drifters Clubhouse, 176 Prospect, Lancaster, NH
12/30/2014
8:30am - 3:00pm
Keith Kopp @ 603-788-2283
Must pre-register, Bring Lunch, Bring Riding Gear, Parent Encouraged to Attend
CANDIA
SNHSS Clubhouse, 73 Tower Hill Rd, Candia, NH
01/03/2015
8:30am - 3:30pm
LouAnn Caron @ 603-464-5473
Must pre-register, Lunch Provided, Parent MUST Attend
GOFFSTOWN
Goffstown Rec. Center, 155 S. Mast Street, Goffstown, NH
01/03/2015
8:00am - 5:00pm
Jeff Filleul @ 603-529-2129 or starfire440@live.com
Must pre-register, Bring Lunch, Parent Encouraged to Attend
SANBORNVILLE
Sanbornville Public Safety Building, RT 153, Sanbornville, NH
01/03/2015
9:00am - 3:30pm
Glenn Newcomb @ 603-522-8889
Must pre-register, Lunch Provided, Parent Encouraged to Attend
CANTERBURY
Sno-Shakers Club House, 70 Clough Pond Rd, Canterbury, NH
01/11/2015
6:30am - 4:00pm
Dave Ingraham @ 603-340-6468 or James Lafond @ 603-753-6091
Must pre-register, Lunch Provided, Bring Riding Gear, Parent Encouraged to Attend
* Gear: helmet with eye protection and outdoor riding clothes. Note: pre-registration is required for all courses. To register, contact instructor listed. • OHRV contacts: N.H. Fish and Game OHRV education: ohrv@wildlife.state.nh.us or 603-271-3129 • N.H. Fish and Game OHRV registrations: 603-271-3422 • Bureau of Trails: www.nhtrails.org or 603-271-3254 • N.H. Snowmobile Association: www.nhsa.com or 603-273-0220
Please Remember...
Snowmobiling is a Privilege...
... Not a Right!
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New Hampshire Snowmobile Association 2014-2015 Legal Fund Form
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Thank y your s ou for upport !
The Legal Fund needs your support to protect the rights of snowmobilers in pursuing the enjoyment of their sport! This fund is not limited to just NHSA legal issues... any NHSA club can apply for funds if they have a valid legal issue.
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Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________
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Amount: Enclosed: __ $5 __ $10 __ $15 __$25 __ $50 __ $100 Other donation amount: ________________
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NH Snowmobile Association 614 Laconia Road, Unit 4, Tilton, NH 03276
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“RACE INTO WINTER” SUPER RAFFLE to benefit the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association Member Clubs
2015 ARCTIC CAT ZR4000 2 STROKE – ELECTRIC START - REVERSE
$500.00 Master Card $300.00 Master Card $200.00 Master Card All prizes awarded January 20, 2015 at the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association Office, 614 Laconia Road, Unit 4, Tilton, NH. Winner will select Prize of their choice in the order drawn from those remaining. All prizes/vouchers must be redeemed from NHSA within 30 days. Donation: $20.00 | Only 1,000 Sold | Presence not required to win. Each prize winner is solely responsible for paying all applicable federal, state and local taxes associated with their respective prize, also for title, registration, insurance. The New Hampshire Snowmobile Association wishes to thank: Livingston’s Arctic Cat | Hillsboro, NH
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BELKNAP COUNTY DIRECTOR
Warren Piquette PO Box 39 Lochmere, NH 03252 603-524-1683 pax2@metrocast.net
Belknap Snowmobilers PO Box 7224 Gilford, NH 03247 www.belknapsnowmobilers.com Jon T. Bossey, President
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As many of you know and have personally experienced, riding the rail road tracks at times proves to be challenging for riders. For the past few years riders in our area have been complaining that they get caught in the de-railers and switches on the rail road tracks. Some riders have been injured and some have incurred damage to their snowmobiles. Our social media has exploded from angry riders looking to the club for resolution. This has been difficult for us to manage because this area is an active rail road passage and we cannot make any sort of alterations to the tracks. As such, we have attempted on numerous occasions to place warning signage in areas to warn riders later to find that kids walking on the rail road tracks would steal the signage or throw the signs in the lake making this very difficult for us to manage. The most common area that continues to be problematic is the rail road trestle located next to the Irwin Zone care dealership on Bisson Avenue in Laconia, specifically State Corridor 9 N/S. We are fortunate that one of our members stepped forward to offer a solution that will cover this problem area on the bridge. Doug Lambert of DGF Industrial Innovations Group, LTD in Gilford is making a system out of steel that will cover the rails in these problems areas and allow for safer passage for riders. However, please remember caution should always be exercised when riding on the rail road tracks. The rail bed contains many hazards under a thin layer of snow that could be problematic to riders. So the club would like to recognize and thank Doug for his efforts and we hope this will alleviate this problem and allow for a safer trouble free passage.
Trail work and bridge repairs are ongoing and work parties are happening on a regular basis right up to the opening of trails on December 15th snow conditions permitting of course. This past summer some logging operations in Gilford between Route 11A and the Persons Sheep Farm were underway. That work has concluded and you will notice a significant improvement on State Corridor 15 trail in this area. I need to mention and I will continue to do so anytime I can. We are guest on our landowner’s property. We have some landowner’s that are very sensitive to their parcels of land. Some use their land for farming and some use their land for livestock. So it is imperative and I cannot stress this enough, stay on the marked portion of trail and DO NOT joyride on their property despite the temptation do so. If a landowner on our trail system closes their land off to us we essentially loose our trail system. We do not have the luxury of rerouting our trails, and our trails are essentially a pass through system meaning that riders use our system to connect to points via north or south to other points. Landowner relations continue to be amongst our highest priority and most sensitive in nature. So the message is please be respectful and responsible on the property you are a guest on. As always I hope this message finds you and your family well and we look forward to seeing you on the trail system. I hope the snow is deep so we can be out there grooming for the best possible trails. Keep an eye on the website for announcements and trail conditions.
Belmont Bogie Busters PO Box 130 Belmont, NH 03220 Kevin Yelle, Trailmaster Hi All! A Great Big Thank You to Jason and Nelly Roache (Labor Director) along with daughters Jocelyn sand Ashlee; Jen, who was the labor trailer director; Melisa, Joey, Kyle, Garrett, Josh, Kevin, Vanessa, Pizza, and Joe the electrician along with his son Sean; Mal & Warren Paquette for working in NHSA trailer; and two new comers to the BBB’s Lauren Benson and Amy for all their hard work during this year’s Grass Drags. The food and especially the Saturday night fire ring socializing was a great time had by all! These people make a club great and the activities fun to attend. The pre trail clean up and brush
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mowing is going well, we’ve started some trail projects, but we don’t like the heat or bugs, so we wait till it’s nice and cool. Oh ya!! Looking forward to Snow Season, we are working on the Club membership, so please Call or e-mail us ,Vmills@metrocast. net – for forms Never too far away to join a Great Club, Support Your Local Sponsors whenever you can. Ride safe and enjoy our trail system. Think Snow!
Sno Streakers PO Box 780 Meredith, NH 03253 www.sno-streakers.com Tom Hughes Yes, winter is inevitable, the cold weather is here. We will all see snowsoon or now if you look to the top of Mt. Washington. The trails in the Lakes Region won't have much traffic until after the first of the year when the railroad opens up to traffic. While writing this article, we are still in the midst of trail maintenance. We have taken truckloads of wood chips to fill in dips and cover the crop we grow so well in New Hampshire, yes, ROCKS. Man, can those grow between seasons. Any trail that has a surface rock showing this year will be popping like a pregnant ground swell by next season. It happens without any help from the outside, Mother Nature does it all by herself, pushing those rocks up thru the earth like she was giving birth. We expect that we have a trail smooth and flat, BAM, Mother Nature throws a rock right in the middle. Without resorting to the use of excavators and explosives, the easiest solution is build up the ground around them until the trail is flat again. For now it will be good and in a year or two we will go back with heavy equipment to pop that rock out and move it to the side of the trail. No wonder we find so many rock walls around here. The fencing will be finished around Prescott Park by now and the last of our major work will be to cover the Winona Trestle with the wooden bridges to keep everyone safe traveling over that old trestle bridge. New Groomer operators fear that thing, but after a few trips over it when the wind is blowing tight, they will realize you have to hit it straight on or you will be sorry. The trail maps are being reprinted and will be out for sale when the snow is on the ground, ready to show you where we intersect with Laconia, New Hampton, Ashland
and Center Harbor. Grab a map and study it you will find some great places to eat and even places to get gas, maybe together. The club will be having their annual holiday party on January 10th at the Meredith Center Grange Hall, 6 pm potluck dinner and Yankee Swap. Come join the fun and share some good eats with people just like you. Snowmobiling is a community sport, let's enjoy the winter together. The Sno Streakers club was just awarded a 40 plaque by NHSA. Yes we are getting older but better with age and wiser too. Get out and ride, the season is always too short. See you on the trails.
CARROLL COUNTY DIRECTOR
George Kaye
139 Pine Hill Road Center Ossipee, NH 03814 603-986-9666 THE2KAYES@yahoo.com
Mountain Meadow Riders Snowmobile Club PO Box 342 Conway, NH 03818 www.mmrsc.net Facebook.com/ MMRSCNH Clem Paquette, President We are hoping that by the time you are reading this edition of the Sno-Traveler there is snow on the ground. We are hard at work preparing for the snow by making sure our trails are ready for all to enjoy. Thank you to all who helped cut brush on the railroad tracks from Fryeburg to Redstone, as well as Garland’s Pit to Redstone. This will help save wear and tear on our groomer’s windshield! Our Trail Master, Colin Preece, would also like to thank all of the muscle, the old and the new, for helping place the pallets for holding snow on the three trestles along Corridor 19. Many do not realize the amount of work required completing this task, but we hope all appreciate the time and work our volunteers contribute to make sure everything is ready for the season. We are sad to report that Redstone Variety is closed at this time. This store has been a big help
to our club by selling memberships and registrations, not to mention a good place to get some food and fuel. Hopefully someone will purchase the store and it will reopen soon. In the meantime, for those who usually visit Redstone Variety to register their sleds and renew their club memberships, there are other options available for your convenience. Please visit our website, www.mmrsc.net, for locations. You may also renew your club membership by clicking the “Join Our Club” tab on our website. Just as a reminder, timber harvesting is in progress on the property that Red’s Trail runs through. The forester hopes to be finished no later than midJanuary, but is working on keeping the trail open during the work. Also, Staples is in the process of relocating to the space next door in the same shopping center. Unfortunately, this means that we can no longer cross their parking lot. We will be meeting with the Conway Selectman to request permission to use the sidewalks on Barnes Road. It is not wide enough to groom, but it is only 200 yards long. We will be placing signs along our trails, hopefully before the frost sets in. Plans are moving along for our 2nd annual Radar Run scheduled for February 21, 2015. We are planning on adding a side-by-side race this year. Remember, the race is for bragging rights only. Rumor has it that we are adding a new item to our food menu this year – hot mini-donuts! Also new this year is a raffle for a brand new Ski-Doo. Raffle tickets are on sale now for $25.00 each, but a maximum of 500 tickets will be sold. The winner will be picked at the Radar Run. The winner is not required to be present at the drawing, but we sure hope to see you there! For more details and to purchase a ticket before we run out, visit our website, www. mmrsc.net.
Ossipee Valley Snowmobile Club PO Box 261 West Ossipee, NH 03890 ossipeevalleysnowmobileclub.com Marie Kaye, Membership Chair As we enjoy this lovely fall weather Club members are busy getting ready for the coming winter. Work has been done to upgrade bridges and insure that they are safe and ready for riding. Members are also busy performing routine maintenance on our groomers so they will operate worry-free throughout the winter. Now we are putting out
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Dave Bowles. (See our website and Face Book for details.) Although the Safety Class is available on-line, we believe kids benefit from more of a hands-on experience and the opportunity for give and take between the students and instructors. Tickets are available for NHSA’s Super Raffle, for a brand new 2015 Artic Cat ZR 4000 and three preloaded credit cards with various amounts, giving you four chances to win. Only 1,000 tickets will be sold, also increasing your odds. Ticket prices are $20.00 each and can be purchased at the Swap Meet or at the Club headquarters at Canoe King. They make great stocking-stuffers! Not only do you have an opportunity to win big, our club receives a cash award if we sell all of our tickets. Last year our club received $500 from this effort, which was incredibly helpful to our “lean” budget. Finally, just a reminder that our club meets on the first Saturday of each month at Canoe King in Tamworth. Hope to see you there.
Scrub Oak Scramblers PO Box 185 Madison, NH. 03849 www.SOSSC.COM Dave George It’s just about time to ride. Hopefully the snow gods are sending the white powder upon our trail networks as you read this. Our trail work parties have been doing their magic. Thanks to all who choose to give up their Saturday mornings to promote this sport of ours. All the season’s growing give us lots to do by fall and help is always needed to keep it at bay. Our club is fortunate to have a lot of generous and hardworking members which allows us to get better equipment and “get it done”. The November meeting and Thanksgiving dinner was a big hit this year with turkey cooked three different ways resulting in a cook off of traditional, oil, and trash can turkeys. All were great and thank you to Mark, Sean, and Steve for your efforts. Thanks Tammy for stepping up to activities chair and keep the weekends busy for all that want to join in. Thanks Brian for keeping the memberships rolling in. There are so many people who help out that I can’t remember all your names, but your efforts are always very much appreciated and thank you. December 20th is our Christmas/Yankee Swap and general meeting. Join us for another fun night. As in years past we are always looking for members to host the clubhouse on Saturdays during
the riding season. Check in with Donna Jones or any board member for information on hosting. Open houses are from 11-4pm at the clubhouse. Stop in and meet some new faces or some familiar ones and warm up. We regularly update the Facebook page and website so any news will get published quickly during the riding season. Be careful out on the trails as they are multi-user and you could encounter horses, cross-country skiers or others at any point, not to mention a groomer that takes up most of the trail. Stay in control is the number one rule! Happy riding to all.
Seven Lakes Snowmobile Club PO Box 311 East Wakefield, NH 03830 Sevenlakessnowmobileclub.com Submitted by Bob Lundgren It’s Monday November 10 and this submission is due in two days. Time to get to work! No snow on the ground yet and all I’ve seen so far are a few lonely flakes last week. However there was measureable snow in parts of Coos County last week and now the media is abuzz about an Arctic blast that’s bearing down on us that will usher winter in early. Batten down the hatches! Funny how the media rarely exaggerates about the weather! When you have the chance, check out our website at “sevenlakessnowmobileclub. com”. Our Facebook page has become quite popular too and is a great way to know what’s going on in a timely manner and also leave messages yourself. This could be a great way to spread the word if you came across a trail problem. In another area of technology, one of the benefits we have in our club is an e-mail “tree” managed by our long-time member, Barbara Wilkins. By providing us with your e-mail address (on your new or renewal application) you’ll get quick notification of meeting dates, events, trail issues, etc. If you have an important message to share, please send it to Barbara at info@sevenlakessnowmobileclub. com so she can broadcast it. By the way, speaking of e-mail, let us know if you’ve changed your address. Recently Barb got 28 “undeliverables”. Could one of those that kicked back have been you? Anything you send to Barbara to send out must be in its final form so she can copy, paste and send it without editing your content. However, she does have right to judge the appropriateness of one’s message, so be nice…and
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concise! Thanks to our many members who participated in our volunteer work at the NASCAR races and, this year, for the third time, the grass drags. These are our major fundraisers and by sacrificing a day, one can make a meaningful contribution to our treasury. When the plea goes out next year, consider volunteering, especially if you are one of our younger members. Some of our older (age 70 to 80+!) members, even put in more than one day, so if guilt motivates you…so be it! As of this writing there is the possibility of a safety course but nothing has been scheduled. Your best bet to see if one is ultimately scheduled is to check our website… sevenlakessnowmobileclub.com. For your information we have two large Tucker Groomers, five smaller SkiDoo Skandic machines and an Arctic Bearcat which went into service last season. Since our system is quite large and broken up by the lakes, one Tucker is assigned to do the Northern part and the other the Southern. The Tuckers are not allowed on the lakes, but once the ice is firm enough, the Bearcat and one or more of the Skandics are used on the Cross Lakes Trail which connects Sandy Pond, Balch Lake, Lake Ivanhoe and Great East Lake. Ice conditions (thickness and slush) are ever-changing so please be understanding if these short mid-lake sections are not groomed as well as you’d like. We are now in the process of applying for grants to replace our oldest Tucker. If we succeed in getting the grant, by latest tally we’d then need to come up with $19,600 of our own funds. Consider this when applying for new or renewal membership and if you can, an extra donation to our groomer fund would be appreciated. To put this into perspective, consider what a day of skiing costs these days! Finally, it’s time to register your machines so when you go, you must have evidence of club membership with you to qualify for the club discount as well as a copy of your prior registration. Also note that some registration sites prefer payment by cash or check. If you pay with a credit or debit card you may be charged more to offset the fee charged to the stores that handle registrations. If you wait to do this, you may be faced with lines or sticker shortages. The jet stream looks favorable this year so do it early.
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White Mountain Trail Club PO Box 191 Bartlett, NH 03812 www.whitemountaintrailclub.com Greeting fellow snowmobile enthusiast from the White Mountain Trail Club. Winter is quickly approaching and the club has had a busy fall with several projects. We have brush cut the trails, re decked bridges on Meadow Brook Trail. The club also replaced a bridge on Owl’s Cliff Trail. Owl’s Cliff trail will remain a un-groomed trail. The club has been working with the White Mountain National Forest, NH Bureau of Trails and landowners on a possible trail re-route where the Bear Notch administration buildings are located. We are actively pursuing a trail connection to Conway with the Mountain Meadow Riders. The Mountain Meadow Riders have a proposed trail to Albany Covered Bridge. The process has been very slow and tedious. This winter there will be a logging operation on the south side of Bear Notch Road. Bear Notch Road will be shared with log trucks for about 1 mile. Last winter the club groomed 400 and has requested 375 hours for this winter.
Wolfeboro Snowmobile Club PO Box 268 Wolfeboro Falls, NH Sue Gaudette, Correspondent The WSC is in full swing Summer a soon distant memory! Our last meeting welcomed in our new slate of officers. It was refreshing to have some new faces in those seats! Our new President led off the festivities, and even lived to tell about it. Our new Treasurer and Secretary did a great job reporting out, and I must say, while it felt a bit odd after 8+ years of taking notes, it was kind of a new and fun perspective to be in the ‘crowd’ and not taking all the notes. Great job all. Our new Trailmaster, Justin has held the first work party with more to come after the Trailmasters upcoming meeting, which will stop trail work for one weekend. We have some pretty good sized projects looming and of course the constant need to brush. It certainly would be great to see some helpers out there. The notice of work parties is being emailed out, and we realize everyone is busy, but if you like to and want to ride our great trails; a few hours of your Continued on page 24
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a call for help. We have many sections of trail that desperately need brushing out before the snow flies. To accomplish this, we will be having work parties every Saturday (and Sunday if people are available). Any time you can give will be greatly appreciated. We will meet at Canoe King on Saturday mornings at 9:00 and go from there. Your help will allow us to continue to provide the high quality trails that you have come to expect. Memberships continue to roll in. We are grateful to everyone who has renewed their memberships early, as membership dues are an important source of revenue for our club. Our PayPal account, which was down for a week or two in September, is now up and running, making it easy to join on-line. We have had a change of leadership on our Board of Directors following the resignation of Skip Christenbury as President. At the September Board meeting George Kaye, who had been serving as Vice President, was appointed acting President until the annual meeting in the spring, when the membership will have the opportunity to elect officers for the coming two years. The Board expressed its thanks to Skip for the time and effort he spent on Club business while he held this position. With regard to coming events, we will be hosting a Landowner Appreciation dinner at Sunny Villa on Rte. 16 in Ossipee. The dinner will be held early in November and will be the first of what we hope will become an annual event. Watch our website and FaceBook for details. Our Annual Snowmobile Swap Meet is scheduled for the Saturday after Thanksgiving (November 29) at Canoe King on Rte. 16 in Tamworth. In anticipation of a cold November day, food will be available for purchase, including hot coffee, tea and cocoa. This is a great opportunity to clean out unused snowmobile gear, clothing, and sleds before the start of the season, or to find that item you have been looking for. As in past years, we will also be hosting a Vintage Snowmobile Show in conjunction with the Swap Meet. This is a popular event, with trophies awarded for Best in Show and People’s Choice. More information will be available on our website and FaceBook as the date approaches. A snowmobile safety class will be held at Canoe King on December 6th. The class will be run by Skip Christenbury and
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time would sure be nice! We voted to have the Tucker 1000 repainted. A local shop gave us a good deal, and it is needed. The Tucker 2000 has been serviced, tested, fed, watered, and is ready to go (hopefully!!!). With the cold temps arriving, and the ‘s’ word in the upcoming forecast, we are working hard to make sure all is at the ready! John and Heather, new members will be handling the operations of our popular snack shack – which sadly was not open last year due to no one to do it. There is a new heater, it’s been cleaned, and John and Heather have some great plans which you will hopefully enjoy soon. As well, they would love some help..even a few hours on the weekend during riding season would be so much appreciated. Until next time..get out and help your club – and please send in those membershipsit helps!. *NEW MEETING DATE: SECOND TUESDAY OF MONTH; at the Windrifter Resort, S. Main, Wolfeboro at 7pm
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Kim Bergeron
PO Box 48 Dublin, NH 03444 kbergeron@myfairpoint.net
Hooper Hill Hoppers PO Box 142 Walpole, NH 03608 www.hooperhillhoppers.com Michael Powers, Vice President Thank you to all that volunteered for the Grass Drags and Pumpkin Festival Booths this year. Without your help they would have not been the success that they were. We had 14 Volunteers for the Grass drag weekend at the Scotties Good Food booth and despite the ugly skies and light rain I think everyone had a good time. At the Keene Pumpkin festival we had some of the same volunteers and a few more. It seemed like a slow start this year but once our Famous Baked Potatoes started making the rounds throughout the crowds the
lines started and seemed to be pretty steady for most of the day. We didn't do quite as well as years past but all in all it was a great success. Thanks again to Scott Surles and his expertise in the subject of preparing and selling specialty food. The Tucker is back from service with a few extra goodies! All of the hydraulic leaks have been repaired, the pressures brought up to spec, the fuel gage repaired, new ice cleats installed, new track belting installed and an air "Locker" added to the front axle as well as a few more items repaired. Now you know where all of the funds from our fundraising efforts went to. The Tucker has definitely improved our trails but it all comes at a price. This is why our fund raising events and your help are needed. We have been busy building a new bridge on Rte. 5 as well as replanking and repair to several others. Trimming of trails and installing winter signs is also well underway before the cold weather sets in. We will also be adding new maps at all the major intersections this year. We had to make a few changes to some of our routes so pay close attention. The trail in and out of the Jiffy Mart for food and gas has been well marked again this year. Please stay on this trail and respect the pumps when fueling. It was great last year to be able to ride in for gas and we don't want to loose this privilege. Speaking of signs!! It's not complete yet but we have installed a new sign behind Pinnacleview Equipment at the new intersection on the rail bed. This new sign will be called the "George Graves Memorial Information Center". When you ever wanted information, George Graves was the guy to ask. That's what makes this name so fitting. It will have an enclosed 4' x 3' bulletin board containing information on the club, maps, photo's, schedule of events and special notices. We also hope to have it lighted at night. A special thanks to all who helped build
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and install this, especially Brian Latham Carpentry, Pinnacleview Equipment and Tim Graves. I can't wait to see the completed sign! VOLUNTEER and THINK SNOW!!
Monadnock Sno Moles PO Box 338 Rindge, NH 03461 Andy Lawn Here we are in November counting down a handful of days before Thanksgiving. Then the Holiday Season (it’s too early to mention) and then “SNOWMOBILE SEASON!” The SnoMoles Club is as excited as ever for the 2015 season and that’s no secret when you see our attendance at monthly meetings and weekend work parties. You have to love the comradery and sense of accomplishment in preparing your trail system for the enjoyment of all. The SnoMoles are extremely fortunate in the resources that are provided by our Club Members. All Clubs count on this but it shouldn’t be taken for granted. I’m talking about the guys that bring excavators, backhoes, lulls and other heavy equipment. The guy that provides materials to build bridges, transport groomers and run every kind of equipment you could imagine. Then there is the unsung hero we all count on “McGyver.” This is the guy that no matter what gets things done! Our McGyver has specially outfitted his 4-wheeler and snowmobile to carry chainsaws, fuel, tools, trail signs and just enough food & drinks. He obviously has his own drag for grooming, just in case! Hats off in recognition of these special club members. The Club is rapidly moving into the twenty-first century. We are updating and enhancing our trail maps so that you can actually read them. With the help from our intellectual members we will soon be offering maps and
memberships on line. You will also be able to purchase these items with “PayPal” making the whole transaction as smooth as the Jaffrey Rail Bed! The SnoMoles got some disturbing news this week. Apparently the Northern Pass pipeline will greatly affect our Trail #402 in Rindge. This is the Trail that goes from Rindge to New Ipswich. Fear not as we do have an alternate trail but this is NOT good news. The local newspaper has an article that explains the details. It looks to me like the local folks are not real excited about this revelation? I am not thinking the Sno-Traveler is a political propaganda publication so we’ll leave it at that. Pray for freezing cold weather and lots of SNOW! We’ll see you on the trails!
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repaired many of our kiosks that were in poor shape after being hit by reckless riders. There are a few fundraising activities planned to take place through the winter. The Wild Game dinner has been postponed until late January, reciprocal weekend, as our wild game chef, Clay just had hand surgery, feel better soon Clay. Also we plan on having the Ski-bees Cook Shack at the Notch View Inn on Trail 18 for Martin Luther Saturday, and several other weekends through the season. We will have hot/cold drinks, burgers, dogs, fries, soup and other specialties. Thanks again to Donna and Bill for offering the spot for the cook shack. Check the website for days the cook shack will be open. 2015 Ski-bees waterproof, tear resistant trail maps will be available after December 15 at many businesses around Colebrook. If you have not registered your sled(s) yet or joined a club for that matter, Remember To Join A Club Where You Ride! Do the SNOWDANCE!
Pittsburg Ridge Runners 17 Dickson Lane Pittsburg, NH 03592 www.pittsburgridgerunners.org Curt Shaw, President
Cheryl Spillane 521 Mt. Misery Road Littleton, NH 03561 603-444-9835 CbSpillane@aol.com
Colebrook Ski-Bees PO Box 125 Colebrook, NH 03576 www.colebrookski-bees.com Ken Herchenroder Well it is getting oh so close! Some have a countdown to the first day of the season; it can sometimes be disappointing if the snow gods have not visited yet. As of this writing (mid November) we have seen some white stuff in the North Country and some decent cold to hopefully start the freeze. Fall is a very busy time for most clubs. Preparing the groomers, and drags. Hiring grooming personnel, redecking bridges, marking trails, completing re-routes. Countless hours have been spent getting ready. Many thanks to Chris Chase, Trailmaster for all the hours spent on trail improvements and maintenance. Thanks to all the volunteers for working on rebuilding bridges, signing trails and intersections and thanks to those that installed and or
Greetings, By the time you are reading this we will already be into December and getting ready to open trails. We will not be able to utilize any of Trail 141 west of junction 377 at Four Corners, nor Trail 142 west of junction 543 on Farr Rd. Trail 146 will be open to Trail 20 and we are still working to open the Malvina Loop to Hall Stream from Trail 20 via Dellies Rd. We will have the use of Trail 136 to Trail 112 at some point this winter. Logging is expected to end soon. We will keep you posted as we confirm final trails. We will have had our annual craft fair by the time you are reading this also. Last year was a tremendous success! We received the Second Place Award for Coos County for contributions to the Easter Seals Camp Sno-Mo at the 42d Annual Easter Seals Ride-In. Our contribution was $2550.00. Kudos goes out to all who volunteered. Thank you to all who attended. We will be having our annual Turkey Feed on January 3d, 2015. We look forward to seeing you here. The proceeds from this event will be used to fund our annual Pittsburg school scholarship. Anyone who can assist with a donation of frozen turkeys can bring them to the clubhouse weekday mornings. We would like to have the turkeys by Wednesday December 31st to allow
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time for us to thaw them. Our first vintage race will be held here in Pittsburg on January 10th. The race schedule is on the race website. We need volunteers to help set up and run the races. Anyone that can help should contact Keith Landry at www.landryco@myfairpoint.net. Happy Trails!
Swift Diamond Riders 1411 Diamond Pond Road Stewartstown, NH 03576 www.swiftdiamondriders.com Submitted by: Vicky Morway
Umbagog Snowmobile Association PO Box 133 Errol NH 03579-0133 www.umbagogsnowmobile.com Bill Morin wmorin1@aol.com With the quick approach of the new season I am sending a review of the end of last year with our new information for this winter. Well, the end of the season
came on very fast last year maybe because we were so busy with events in February and March it seemed to fly by. The Vintage races we another success with the race on February 22nd having beautiful weather in fact the nicest day that I have been a part of yet. It was 40 degrees and sunny with a slight breeze it doesn’t get any nicer than that in Errol in February. The Poker Run was another fun day for everyone involved we would like to thank Roland, Carrol and Ann Marie for making the event such a good time at Log Haven. Although the day was very cold it was great to get inside and enjoy the lunch buffet they put together for everyone. El Presidente's steak feed was another busy event with the usual suspects Bernie, Bobby, Lorraine, Val, Kim, Darlene, Colby, Jean, Tracy, Paul, Lori, Russell, Mike and of course Peter and Maura putting the show together along with many other volunteers that helped out. It was a very successful day with donations, the 50-50 and over 140 people attending the event during the day. Our elections were held at the last club meeting on April 4th and the officers remained the same Peter as President, Bill as VP, Kathy as Secretary, Lorraine as trail master, Karen as Treasurer. So far this fall all the bridges on the Coarser Brook alternate trail have been completed and we have one more bridge to do before the season starts. All the groomer maintenance has been completed including new tracks on one of the groomers which is amazing how expensive rubber can be not to mention the labor that Frank, Bobby, Bernie, Paul and the rest of the crew have to put in the get them installed. Fortunately the Grass Drags and Water Crossings were another success our crew toughed it out thru three busy days of cooking burgers, fries, sausage sandwiches, steak and cheeses, and pulled pork. There is no way we could have the success at this event that we had this year without the hard work of the 20 or so volunteers that helped during the weekend and back in Errol with the set up and the clean up after the event. This event was once a supplemental income event but has become one of our major revenue sources for the club to pay for the remaining maintenance work and the operational costs of the clubhouse till we can start grooming this winter. Hopefully everyone had a great off season and you are ready to hit the trails club meetings will be the first Friday of the month
at the Clubhouse on Route 26 at 7PM. As event schedules are released I will post them on the website and in these articles this winter we plan on having a Poker Run, Vintage Race and our annual Steak Feed. Take care and see you on the trails.
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Evelyn Ferrell
1059 Route 118 Dorchester, NH 03266 603-786-2770 eferrell@roadrunner.com
Baker River Valley Snowmobile Club 197 N Dorchester Road Wentworth, NH 03282 www.mybrvsc.org Jayne McCullock At the time I am writing this message the leaves have pretty much fallen and we are into the midst of the fall season, but by the time you read this we will be well into the holiday season, with that said, we wish you and your families a happy and healthy holiday season from the Baker River Valley Snowmobile Club. With the winter season just around the corner, we would like to thank all the volunteers who helped get the clubhouse ready for the new season. During the summer the club held two work days to spruce up the clubhouse and the grounds. On Saturday June 14th, the group worked to wash down and revamp the inside of the clubhouse from floor to ceiling. After all the hard work we had a delicious cook out and then held our monthly meeting. During the meeting we held the annual election of officers for the upcoming season. Congratulations to all the officers who were elected. A second work day was held on Saturday, July 19th, a group of volunteers painted the outside of the clubhouse and cleaned up the grounds. The clubhouse is now looking great and ready for the new season. A huge thank you to all who helped; your time, dedication and hard work are really appreciated. With the new season quickly approaching, we are really excited about seeing all our members
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again and would like to take the time to welcome any new members who are joining the club. We would like to encourage all the club members, new and old, to join us for our monthly meetings if you can, don’t be shy, come on down. The meetings are a great way to meet other members, share your experiences and really show support for the club. During the meetings we will be planning upcoming events for the season and we really value your input and participation. With your help and support we can really make this a great season. Please keep an eye out for future e-mails; website updates (mybrvsc. org) and Facebook (Baker River Valley Snowmobile Club) posts for upcoming meetings and events. We look forward to seeing you all soon at meetings, at events or just on the trails. Think Snow...
Bridgewater Mountain Snowmobile Club PO Box 368 New Hampton, NH 03256 www.bridgewatermtnsmc.org This season there are 3 locations to get your BMSC Club Membership; Outdoor Performance, Newfound Grocery, and Ashland Lumber. You can also get your membership the “oldfashioned” way by printing the application off the website and mailing it in. The fastest way is through one of the 3 stores listed earlier. Our Secretary, Kristen Reimold is ready to receive and process your Club Membership. On the trails this year you’ll find our trail maps in permanent kiosks at various trail intersections so folks that are passing through know how to find gas, restaurants, and stores within our trail system. You’ll also see connections to clubs to the north, east, and south of us. Photos to come on Facebook, check them out!
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Weather and snow depth permitting, we’re looking to do another club ride and cookout in February. We had a great time last year with the some 40 plus snowmobilers, a nice pleasant ride and a hearty lunch hosted by the smartest, best looking club around, ha! Anyway, we’ll keep you informed online about our progress towards making that happen again this year. Last season we received positive feedback from our members about our trail reports and weather conditions. We will continue provide timely updates to you through our website, Facebook, and now on Twitter at @BMSCgroomer. Be sure to follow us on Twitter for quick updates. Don’t have a Twitter account? Get one, it’s free! We love hearing from you! Please provide feedback anytime during the year and always know that the Club operates through a group of dedicated volunteers that welcomes your participation. You can message us through Facebook or send us an email through the website. Our monthly club meetings are at the Newfound Grocery Store in Bridgewater on the 1st Saturday of the month at 7pm. All are welcome to attend the meetings, hear what’s going on, and meet other members who love snowmobiling and enjoy the trails just like you. All clubs exist because someone volunteers their time; we hope to see you soon! PS…see a landowner, thank them. Give a wave, thumbs up, cause you’re riding on their land, can’t do it without these important folks. Continued on page 26
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We had another successful work party on Saturday November 1st. Coleman State Park was cleaned and ready to go. Clean up was also done at the warming hut. A new roof was put on the fry trailer. Jeff and Dick went out to trail 130 (Dead water area) and re-decked the bridge. Lunch was served. Thank you to Dave Dumais, Mike Jacobs, Vinnie Finnegan, Dick LaCombe, Jim Clyde, Bryon Cooper, Denis Phelps, Lloyd and Kevin Drew, Jeff Haynes and Tim Anderson. Well done, boys! The Metallak ATV club re-decked the bridge on trail 18. Thank you Craig Washburn and the boys! We had 3 of our members go to the annual NHSA Trailmaster meeting held at Attitash ski area. Jeff Haynes, Vicky Schmartz and Dick LaCombe. They found it to be very informative. From grant and aid to trail signing. We will be going out to check on the trails to see if there are any last minute clean-ups and then sign the trails. Thank you to all who have renewed your memberships and to all who have joined the club for the first time. Don’t forget to check out the website www.swiftdiamondriders.com or on Facebook for updates and pictures. Our maps will be going to print at the end of November. And it looks like all trails will be open. The only things left to do is to get the machines tuned up and to do the “Happy Snow Dance!” Like everyone else, we wish and hope for a season of safe and wonderful riding.
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Hardy Country Snowmobile Club PO Box 43 Hebron, NH 03241 hardycountrysnowmobileclub@ yahoo.com
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Happy Fall! First of all, a big thank you to all that have volunteered their time for trail maintenance work so far this year. Meeting time is 8 am at the Hebron Village Store on Sundays. It is helpful to know how many people are available when planning which trails to focus on each week. RSVP to the club email so we don’t leave without you! We have been focusing on brush cutting, tree trimming, and debris removal from the trails. Widening the trails will provide our groomer operators with more snow to work with as they groom. We are always looking to grow our groomer operator pool; if you are interested in grooming for HCSC this season, please contact us via the club email. We now have a local place to register our snowmobiles! Thanks to Nancy and Fred Brooks from the Hebron Village Store for going through the arduous process to become an OHRV Agent. Nancy will be completing her training in November and then will be online to register your sleds. HCSC memberships and maps are also available at the HVS. Please show your support to them by registering with them; this is a tremendous effort they made to support us. We have some major washouts on Corridor 24 where a river decided to make a new path for itself! The area has been surveyed and a plan is in place to excavate and reroute the trail on higher ground. Work has begun to ensure this trail will be fully accessible for us this season. If you live near a trail or are out hiking the trails and see washouts, fallen trees, or any other major potentially hazardous conditions, please contact is immediately so we can address it to make the trails safe for all! One of our main goals this year is to improve all signage along our trail system. We are replacing signs and posting new ones as appropriate along the way as we do trail work. If you know of an intersection or corridor that needs particular attention, please contact us, as these are crucial to make sure all traveling through our club have a safe and positive riding experience. Our club meetings are the second Saturday of the month at
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Lisbon Stump Jumpers PO Box 104 Lisbon, NH 03585 www.stumpjumpers.org Cheryl Wiggett The 8th Annual VINTAGE SNOWMACHINE RACE will be held SATURDAY JANURARY 31, 2015. As in the past, our race is the last Saturday of January. We are aware that the Lancaster Gran Prix is also scheduled for that same weekend. We had received information that the vintage sled portion of their race would be occurring on Sunday, which would not interfere with our race. It is unfortunate that two events are on the same weekend, and we hope that prior racers and fans will continue to support our local event. It appears the Nationals will be held in Lancaster next year on the last weekend. We may have to change the weekend of our event for 2016, but we have not chosen an official date yet. We had hoped to add a Sunday event this year of a 4 wheeler race, but due to insurance issues it is not possible. The Mount Moosilauke ATV Club was very interested and we thank them for their consideration. We are adding a RADAR RUN this year. Like the first year, we hope that riders can access the race on the trails, and the radar run will give the spectators and possibly racers, another activity. Our Race will start at 10:00 and the fee for spectators remains the same at $5.00 per person. We have parking designated for those requiring Handicap parking. The Racer registration forms and rules and the race schedule for the day have been added to our Club website. The track is a little over a 1/3 of a mile per Brad Gooden. Joe Wiggett is contacting various businesses in the area for financial support of the race. Without their support, this race would not have grown as it has over the past seven years. The proceeds of this race help keep our Club financially stable. We, like other clubs in the state, incur costs of keeping the groomers maintained and fueled. We are in need of a proper storage area for our groomers and tractor, not only for protection, but as an area to have heat and tools necessary to do maintenance. Proceeds from prior races have helped us purchase the equipment we now own. This equipment is put to use on the over 90 miles of trails that we maintain. Without sweat equity from our volunteers, and
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the financial support we receive from our generous supporters, we would not have available to all riders our fantastic trail system. We are proud of our trail system and thank all those who support this effort. This coming year you may find that a few trails have been moved. We are thankful to the land owners who allow us to use their land, and are respectful of their wishes when planning the routes. As usual Rob Lockwood has spent many hours clearing some of these trails. The bridge on Robert’s Land (C4) that was wrecked presumably by a truck has been repaired. A portion of (C3) has been rerouted off of the class 6 portion of Quimby road. We are still in negotiations, but you may find some of the trails near the Club house have been moved. As with all the trails in NH – Stay on the designated trail and be respectful of the land owners. Without them we would not have a trail system. The ACT (Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust) under the Cooley-Jericho Community Forest recently purchased a tract of land that contains portions of Cole Hill and Cooley Hill. Some of our trails go to wonderful vistas on these hills. We are working with this forest management group to keep the snowmobile trails open, so again be mindful of their efforts to preserve portions of the land. Here’s hoping that as the trails open for sledding, that there is snow this year! Another reminder: you can get your memberships and register your machines at the following Fish and Game NH OHRV Agents: Absolute Power Sports of VT, DU-EZ Irving in Lisbon, Littleton MotorSports and the Bath Brick Store. We thank these businesses for supporting our Club.
chain cables and new hooks. We do not need any trailers taking off on their own down the highway. The Littleton Off Road Riders have been busy the past couple of months. Trail maintenance continues for a few brave volunteers in the wet weather. We have completely replaced one 16 foot bridge on the Moore Dam Loop Trail. We are now re-decking a 32 foot bridge near the Littleton/ Dalton town line so we all will have safe travels. If you ride the trails, we can use your help to keep them up. If you know of any problem areas on our trail system, please let us know. We sent 2 members to the Annual Trailmasters Meeting at Attitash Grand Summit Hotel in Bartlett this month. They came back with some great information and ways to improve our trail system with new signage regulations. We are always seeking new members to help support our activities. Feel free to join the Littleton Off Road Riders Snowmobile Club by contacting our membership director Scott Simons at scsimons@comcast. net or by attending one of our club meetings held at the Littleton Senior Center. Please check the Littleton Off Road Riders Snowmobile Club Facebook page for the meeting dates. Our meetings start at 7:00PM. Dues are $20 per year for single or $25 for family membership. We certainly hope you can join us! That’s all for now and enjoy the early snow. My closing thought, as always: Please respect the landowners that our trails traverse. Without their permission and without the work of club members, our Littleton and NH snowmobile trail system would not exist. See you on the TRAILS!
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Pemigewasset Snowmobile Club
PO Box 281 Littleton, NH 03561 Facebook: Littleton Off Road Riders Snowmobile Club Scott Simons, Treasurer Ready .. Get set .. It’s coming! Some of us up north have already seen our first snow of the season. This is spawning a flurry of activity at the local dealers. Keep up your snow dance and maybe we can open up the trails on December 15 this year. A preseason safety tip is to check out your trailer before the season starts, by looking at wheel bearings, lug nuts, tires, lights, and safety chains. If you have those vinyl covered cables, they may be badly rusted beneath the vinyl covering. Replace them with new
PO Box 391 Bristol, NH 03222 www.pemivalleysc.org Donna Lowell, Secretary The first snowfall up north this week reminds us that the snowmobiling season is upon us and will be here before we know it. Trails are being trimmed, trees cut, bridges built, signs put out and groomer being readied for what will hopefully be a great and long snowmobiling season. You will be happy to know that some of the bad places in our trails have been straightened and widened. This is an ongoing process. But please obey the signs and Stay in the Trails. One bad judgment could close the trail for
everyone. We appreciate all our landowners and want to make sure they have no reason to be upset with us. Plans are being made to hold a poker run on Saturday, February 21. This will begin at the Bristol Shop N Save. Parking will be in the Freudenberg NOK parking lot across the street. More details will follow as time gets closer. We look forward to seeing you there participating. We are also looking for volunteers to man the stations. New members are always welcome. Our meetings are the first Sunday of the month at the Tapply-Thompson Community Center, 30 North Main Street, Bristol, NH.
White Mountain Snowmobile Club PO Box 721 Lincoln, NH 03251 whitemountainsnowmobileclub.org Jeff Ingalls, Vice President The trail crews are busy cleaning up the trails in preparation for the upcoming riding season. The summers unusually heavy rain storms have left us with washouts in areas not normally subject to heavy water flow. On the positive side it has given us an opportunity to upgrade our water management techniques in borderline problem areas. I guess that would be considered the “glass is half full approach!” The parking lot at Whale’s Tail will have an area fenced off to travel and parking this season. Please honor the restrictions in this area and allow the snow removal folks access to the area to do their jobs. Also, the owner of the park has let us know that there has been a growing problem with trash left behind by riders using the area for off load in the past couple of years. In one case a person was seen throwing trash out after loading his machines to leave. When he was asked to pick the trash up by a park manager he denied ownership of the trash and refused to pick it up. Anyone who has used the area for parking knows what a great deal this is. It would be really sad to lose this great opportunity as it is a “no cost” privilege extended to us from the owners. Please remember to consider this area “Carry In, Carry Out” and if necessary help us to police our own. Snowmobile registrations will be available locally at the same locations as last year. In North Woodstock, at the Town Office Monday through Friday on Route 112, and in Lincoln at Pemi Cabins on Route 3 in North Lincoln. Local trail maps can also be purchased at
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each location. A breakfast at the American Legion Post 83 in Lincoln is scheduled for December 14th from 7AM to 11AM with the ability to renew your club membership. Please try and stop by for breakfast and support your club! Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels to family and friends if that is in your plans and as always THINK SNOW!
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Bill Bolton
42 Norris Road Weare NH 03281 603-529-0616 bill.bolton@myGSC.com
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The Brookline IceBreakers Snowmobile Club is continuing with trail work in preparation for the upcoming season. The trails are looking good as crews are going out on selected weekends to ensure they are clear and ready for the snow. Please follow the club’s Facebook page for upcoming tail work dates and join in to make the trails better for all riders. The club would like to announce the 1st Annual Brookline IceBreakers Snowmobile Poker Run on Saturday February 21st 2015. Registration starts at 9:00am at Lake Patanipo in Brookline New Hampshire. The ride will be at your own pace and will be a great family event. Tour the wonderful trails of Brookline, Hollis and Wilton as you ride to selected locations to fill out your poker hand. Two of the locations along the route will be manned by our neighboring clubs, the Hollis Nor’Easters ad the Wilton Lyndeboro Winter Wanderers. Return to Lake Patanipo by 1:00pm for a large cookout with vendors, activities and prizes. The cost is $25 per hand and you can purchase as many hands as you would like. Prizes will be awarded for Best Hand, Worst Hand, and one lucky participant will win a prize just for showing up! The proceeds will go towards funding of new grooming equipment for the Brookline IceBreakers. Please
Hudson Sno-Men 41 Chase Road Londonderry, NH 03053 Michelle Rodrigue, Secretary Dear fellows snowmobilers, I am sure that you are getting your sleds ready for the snow. In October some of us worked at the Grass Drag Races, I would like to say thank you to those they are Harold & Judy Case, Gil Breaut and Denis & Michelle Rodrigue it was a great week-end and we cannot wait for next year to do it again. We are still holding our meeting on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. It would be nice to see new faces. We are planning our club Point Trip for next year. On these words I want to wish every one Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Maybe we will see some of you in the trails. Be safe.
Merrimack Sno-Buds PO Box 833 Merrimack, NH 03054 http://snobuds.com Steve McCarthy The Sno-Buds received heartfelt letters of appreciation from the recipients of the SnoBuds Merrimack heating assistance fund. Thank you for all of the donations to this worthwhile cause (especially Rick and George). Congratulations to the winners of the vicious, mud slung election for Board of Directors: Phil Wentzel, Bill Clendennin, and Pam Gelette. Our next club meeting is November 26 at 7:30 at the Merrimack Town Offices (Thanksgiving Eve!). We will be holding a Safety Class on Dec. 20 from 8AM to 3 PM at Law Motor Freight, 27 Airport Rd., Nashua. Please contact Denny Townson at dennynh@gmail.com for more information. There is no fee for the class; however, we would like to receive a donation per student in the form of a check made out to New Hampshire Easter Seals. This donation will go directly to Easter Seals of New Hampshire in support of Camp Snow Mo. Check out our new Calendar on the Sno-Buds website for future
events. The Club email has been fixed for now (Thanks Sheldon). That’s it for this month. Think snow, ride safely and best regards.
Hollis Nor’Easters PO Box 517 Hollis, NH 03049 www.noreasters.org Doug Cleveland, Treasurer The Nor’Easters annual preseason BBQ with our friends in neighboring snowmobile clubs was held on November 9, a cool day with temperatures in the 40’s. Several of our groomers and drags were on display, including our two new drags and Amos’s John Deere tractor. Souhegan Valley Motorsports was in attendance and our Trailmaster, Dave Jennings, provided the big grill and as head chef cooked up a great lunch. A special thanks to all who helped to put on this very successful cookout. We would also like to thank the Hardy family at Brookdales Fruit Farm for hosting this annual event. They have been members of the Nor’Easters for over 40 years and an important part of our trail system is on their property. Our annual snowmobile safety class was held on Saturday, November 1. Thanks to all the instructors and NH Fish and Game for their participation in the course. We would also like to extend a special thanks to the Lone Pine Hunters Club in Hollis for the use of their excellent clubhouse where we have the safety class. Lone Pine will be having their annual winter carnival on Saturday, February 14, 2014 and have invited the Nor’Easters to again participate in giving snowmobile sleigh rides around the trails on their property, which abuts Hollis conservation land along the Nashua River. All of our trails are in great shape thanks to all the work we have been doing all year under the
guidance of Amos White and Dave Jennings, our Trail Administrator and Trailmaster respectively. Thanks also to Jeff Peters, Assistant Trail Administrator, for all the time he has volunteered helping Amos. Significant improvements have been made on Primary Trail 501 and Vista trails in Brookline and Milford, the rail trail in Brookline, and the powerline trail in Milford and Brookline. The Nor’Easters have been working with our sister club, the Brookline Icebreakers, improve the trails in our two towns. Hopefully, we will have plenty of snow this winter since it is our intention to have several group trail rides. We anticipate doing both short and longer rides for all ability levels with stops along the way for lunch. Also, we are planning to have our third annual PINK RIDE on February 7, 2014 followed by a multi-club BBQ cookout at Silver Lake State Park in Hollis. This a fun snowmobile ride for all ability levels to raise funds for the St. Joseph Hospital Breast Care Center in Nashua. Last year we raised over $15,000 to help in the fight against breast cancer. Details on all of the Nor’Easters activities and events can be found on our website at www.noreasters.org. THINK SNOW, and we’ll see you on the trails.
Southern New Hampshire Snow Slickers 26-B Raymond Road Deerfield, NH 03037 www.snowmobilenh.com Ray Philibotte Snowmobile season is fast approaching and the slickers are really getting busy. Scott Malo assures us that all grooming equipment will be ready to roll by December 15th the official opening of trails in the state. The new map is coming along nicely with adds filling up fast and should be going on to printing soon. Bear Brook Trail Master Paul Kimball just had his second work party and the area brushed
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out was the Archery Trail to the Campground. The work was done with a newly purchased Brush Hog and it did a fantastic job. Paul will be scheduling more work parties at Bear Brook State Park in November and the area to be brushed out next will be Podunk Road from Junction 15 to Junction 17. The date is to be determined but members will be notified by an e-mail blast. Tower Hill Trail Master Mike Lawrence informed us that the Golden Rod access trail was cleared with the Brush hog and only minor brushing is left to do. He and AJ worked on that project. He also stated that Corridor 15 north of Tower Hill will again have logging this season but emphasized that it should be complete before the snow flies. He also says that the Maze should be brushed out as it is in need of being widened for the groomer. Watch for an E-Mail blast in the near future for a work party. New fencing will also be installed near the dam and the signs will be posted again this season. Dianne Kimball emphasized that the Pittburg club trip has plenty of rooms available and that checks should be made out to the Mountain View Cabins. Deadline is December 1 , 2014. This is a great annual trip you won’t want to miss out on this one. Trail Administrator Aj has scheduled a Groomer Operator Meeting for Monday December 8th 2014 at 7pm. Anyone that does grooming or wants to be trained to run the groomer should be at this meeting to go over all aspects of grooming. AJ is also exploring the possibility of having a radar run on Tower Hill Pond and John Decker is checking into having a Poker run this winter. Both of these events would be scheduled during the Winterfest event that is held the last Saturday of January along with the Fireworks display, as well as a bonfire and a Roast Turkey Dinner, Please bring an Appetizer or Dessert. Sue Weiss is also having a Chili Fest so ladies get cooking. Vendors will also be on hand which will cap off a great day for our club. They’ll be something for the whole family to enjoy so please mark it on your calendar. Winterfest activities begins at 2pm with the meal to be served from 5pm to 8pm. Please check the website for any changes or additions to our itinerary. You will also be able to register your sleds and join the club if you haven’t done so already. It’s going to be a great event you don’t want to miss out on. Continued on page 28
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spread the word about this event, we appreciate your participation and support to help make this event a success. Watch the IceBreakers Facebook page https:// w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / g r o u p s / BrooklineIceBreakers/ and website http://brooklineicebreakers.com for membership information, scheduled trail workdays and club events.
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Starting December 13th, our club house will be open on Saturday mornings from 9 to 1pm for club memberships and registrations of your sleds. We will also have people on hand at HK Powersports, and Mom’s, to sell club memberships and 500 Club Tickets. Contact Paula Lord at 603-601-6660 e-mail address is plord@snowslickers.org to volunteer. The club is once again holding a Safety Course this year. The date will be Saturday January 3, 2015 from 8.30am to 3.30 pm. You must pre register and a parent must attend. Lunch will be provided, for more information please contact LouAnn Caron @603-464-5473. As usual the event is being held at the Snowslickers Club House at 73 Tower Hill Road Candia N.H. 500 Club Tickets are still on sale any help in buying tickets or helping us sell tickets would be greatly appreciated. SNHSS Club Rides will be starting in December snow permitting so keep an eye out on the website and on Facebook for all the juicy details, it promises to be a great year of sledding and we welcome all families to experience one or more of these rides this winter. A partial listing of some Club rides can be found on the back in the events section of this publication. Trailer storage is available at our clubhouse on a year round basis. The cost is $150.00 for 6 months or $275.00 for 12 months. For more information please contact Bob Smith at his e-mail address BobS@snowslickers.org. The Southern New Hampshire Snow Slickers General Membership Meetings are held on the third Monday of the Month from September thru April beginning at 7pm. Most of the meetings have food of some sort and some meetings has a guest speaker. We are always looking for new ideas and new members to join our club. One more item and that is we are always at the clubhouse on Friday Evenings working. Scott works on the equipment and Ray works on signs so come on down anytime help is always appreciated. That’s it for now see you on the trails God Bless and THINK SNOW!!!!
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Uncanoonuc Mountaineers PO Box 486 Goffstown, NH 03045 603-497-4023 uncanoonucmountaineers.org Linda Lambert—Secretary Happy December, Hope all is well with you and that you have all your last minute yard work done because the weatherman has predicted snow!! I couldn’t be happier, unless he had predicted a couple feet of that “white gold!" I still have yard work to do, but like I said last month—it’ll still be there in the spring so I’ll finish it then. By the time you read this article, Halloween, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving, and Pearl Harbor Day will have passed. Two of those special days (I’m sure you know which 2 I’m talking about) are very important days to reflect upon and to remember those involved with honor and pride because your freedom wasn’t and isn’t FREE! My sincerest thanks, gratitude, and respect to all our veterans. A piece of my heart belongs to you! Our club was lucky this year in that we were able to host the November County meeting. Thank you, Bill, for allowing us to host it. Just as I had hoped for in last month’s article, the weather the day of our annual Flea Market/ Antique Snowmobile Show was beautiful. We had lots of vendors, great food, and lots of fun. But, we didn’t get as many buyers as we had hoped for. Poor Richard had to bring all those cowlings back home. It’s a good thing little Jayden and Andrew are strong kids—they had a lot of cowlings to carry back to the truck. Bud did a fantastic job again this year putting this event together. He and Daryl got some great stuff to raffle off—you two are awesome! The cook shack ran smoothly with Jeff, Sally, Trevor doing most of the cooking. Guy, Cathy, Nora, Erica, and I kept the orders coming in and going out. Bruce, Ed, John, Lee, Russ, Al, Bob, and Steve did many things that needed to be done. The 50/50 was profitable but the best part was that my husband won the pot!! That’s NEVER happened— ever!! Thanks to everyone who helped, sold, bought, or just walked through. You made our event a success. Daryl and Steve are still working on trails and they have added another job to their resumes— recruiter. We have a new member because of them! Way to go, guys. My husband and I are still riding
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our motorcycle—did have to swap my motorcycle jacket for my snowmobile jacket, though. But, I’m ready to swap the motorcycle (not because it’s cold)--just want to ride my snowmobile. Winter is just too short for me. Our 120 Club Raffle will begin at our Dec 8th meeting. The money we raise is for our scholarship fund. Tickets are $20. You have 20 chances to win $20, plus 10-12 chances at the end of winning $25-$100. If you’d like to buy a ticket, please contact Al Lambert (391-2597) before Dec 8th. Our club took on a very important project that the VA Hospital in Manchester is hosting. It’s called “Keeping Veterans Warm.” The project involves getting people to donate new winter jackets, heavy socks, hat, mittens, etc to the VA. They in turn will give these items to homeless veterans to help keep them a little warmer this winter. Our club allocated $500 to purchase as many winter coats as possible. I jumped at the chance to go purchase these coats as I had already done the same thing for the American Legion Auxiliary 2 days prior. I was able to purchase 16 nice warm jackets with the $500. I was given 25% off because I was an American Legion member! Thank you so much to the members of my club for making this generous donation to such an important cause. Thank you Trysha for bringing in the “little bits of heaven” to the meeting! They were so good. Last but not least, our club will be hosting a Safety Class on Saturday, Jan 3rd at Parks & Rec building in Goffstown. Please arrive by 7:45 am, class begins at 8 am and ends around 5 pm. Preregistration is required as we have limited space this year. Call Jeff at 529-2129. Merry Christmas to all, and to all—pray for snow—lots of it!
Weare Winter Wanderers PO Box 513 Weare, NH 03281 www.wearewinterwandererssc.org By Dave Ward The Weare Winter Wanderers have worked hard so now we can play hard. Our three big Massy groomers have been serviced and our troops were out in force preparing the trails for the ridding season. A big thanks to all the many volunteers that cut, cleared, ditched and groom these trails. Some of the work that was done during our fall work party: excavate across meadows end property on new trail to Hillsboro,
installed a new culvert on the Hillsboro trail, cleaned up the rocky hill west on the Hillsboro trail, fixed the corner on gateway north by Stumpfield Marsh, signs were put out in Charley’s Browns fields, bridge repair at Bucky's trail, signed Illsley’s field, trimmed back trail from mountain intersection to brown's pit, installed cable gates on meadows end property, excavated the corner onto Hardwick property, signed the new trail off of lake to Dudley Brook rd, (thanks Brett and Wayne), trimmed the lake trail on Hardwick property, fixed the bridge off of Whitegate road, installed a temporary bridge in Ilsley's field and installed our beautiful reflective intersection signs at all of our intersections. This list was completed in 3 days. Again thanks to all that helped out!!! Notice…Please... if your sled breaks down on the trail, try to get it off the traveled portion of the trail and contact a friend or a club member to help you get it back home. Please be aware that grooming operations are 24/7. Watch for the groomers and get off the trail if you can. Notice: The parking lot located across from Lanctot's Plaza on Rt. 114 in Weare is closed again this season. It is posted "No Parking. The new lot located right on Corridor 6. To get to this parking lot follow these directions... Starting at parking lot across from Lanctot's continue .3 miles North on Rt.114 turn Right at Colby Rd. Continue on Colby Rd for 1.9 miles at stop sign turn Left onto River Rd. Continue 4.6 miles on River Rd. Parking lot will be on your Right. Please watch for sled and groomer traffic as parking lot is located on Corridor 6. We are deep into the planning for the NH Hillclimb Challenge. This is one of the largest snowmobile events in the area and one of our major fundraisers. The event is comprised of four individual events all at the same place and same time. #1 the NH Hillclimb Challenge, a timed race to the top of the ski hill designed to be “makeable” for the average rider and a challenge for the advanced rider. #2 The vintage show – some of the best old sleds around. #3 The Side by side Drag Race. #4 the Vintage oval race by the Northwood Crank Pullers. Lots of exciting events, one place, and one admission charge. !! In addition to all of this, the manufactures will be on site to provide the best Demo rides around. Ride up the mountain on
a new model sled and let someone else pay for the gas!! The event has grown each year and we will continue to work hard to keep it a first class event. It will be held at Pats Peak Ski Area in Henniker. Contact us on Facebook or the website. For more information visit www.wearewinterwandererssc. org or get Info on the hillclimb at: NHHillclimbChallenge.com. Our monthly meetings are the second Wednesday of the month at and start at 7:00 PM. Refreshments will be provided, kids are welcome. Please keep an eye on the clubs website for upcoming events and go to our Facebook page and “like us.” Ride Safe, Ride Right, Ride often and see you out on the trails, Weare ever they may take you.
Wilton-Lyndeborough Winter Wanderers PO Box 455 Wilton, NH 03086 www.wlww.org Sheila Beaulieu As this article is being written there is only one thing on our clubs mind. We are wishing our Trail Master, Al Williams a speedy recovery. Al will be needing to take some time off to rest and heal. We all have him in our prayers and know this will be very difficult for Al, as it would be for many of us. But doctors’ orders, he must follow!! The best medicine for Al right now is for all of us to come together as a club and ensure our trails are ready for winter. Maintenance completed, rubber down on the bridges and signs up. Realizing this article is being written in early November and published in December, I am in hopes that our club members have all joined together and ensured our trails are cleared and ready for the riding season and most importantly, Al is feeling Better!! We held our first meeting on October 16th with 22 members in attendance. We recapped last year's amazing season and hopes of the same for this year. Al and other members of the club got together with all of our land owners to obtain their permission again this year for the use of their property during the riding season. A special thank you to all of them. Without them we would not have the trail system we have today! We had a hand full of members that volunteered at the annual Grass Drags in October. We thank them for their time and continued dedication. Please think about volunteering next year if you have not done so in the past. The time you put in goes back to our club.
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Memberships continue to roll in. We are grateful to everyone who has renewed their membership early, as membership dues are an important source of revenue for our club. Remind your friends to also join if they have not done so already. The clubs monthly meetings are always the third Thursday of the month at 7pm at the Wilton Fire Station. If you have not been to a meeting, we would to see you. We would like to wish all of you a wonderful holiday season!! Hope for lots of snow and we look forward to seeing you on the trails.
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Beth Horvath-Palmer
Andover Snowmobile Club PO Box 332 Andover, NH 03216 By Allan Houle We are getting very close to opening day for the 2014/2015 season and the Andover Snowmobile Club has been very busy getting trails, cleared, brush chipped and obstacles moved and trails smoothed out. What a great effort by all in getting all this planned work completed. Signs are out and we are just waiting for snow to get the season underway. Another major project for us this year has been getting a new trail map to print. We are very pleased with the final product and appreciate all of the hard work in getting this project completed. Our next planned event is our Annual Italian Buffet that will be held on Saturday, January 31, 2015. Meal starts at 5:00 – 6:30 P.M. at the Andover Elementary Middle School, Main Street, Andover, N.H. Cost for Adults is just $10.00, with Kids 12-6 $5.00 and Children 5 and under are Free Come enjoy spaghetti, meatballs, hot Italian sausage, meatless sauce, lasagna, tossed salad, garlic bread & a wide variety of homemade desserts as well as, drinks. 6:30 pm is the 50/50 drawing & immediately following is the 100+
Sutton Ridgerunners Snowmobile Club PO Box 453 North Sutton, NH 03260 www.suttonridgerunners.com The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting colder. It won't be long before the snow will be falling. The club is just finishing up the trail work and signs will be in place for early December. Thank you to those who came out to work on the trails. The time has come to get your club membership, make sure your snowmobile is ready to ride and registered. The Sutton Ridgerunners monthly meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month at 7pm. We meet at the North Sutton Firehouse on North Road in Sutton, NH. Come join the meetings to hear what we are doing and what club activities are being planned. Please visit our website at www.suttonridgerunners.com for membership forms, trail maps, club calendar of events, and latest club news. We also post the latest news on trail openings, conditions and any possible reroutes. From the Sutton Ridgerunners family to your family, safe and Happy Holidays! Think snow and we'll see you on the trails!
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY DIRECTOR
Dave Copeland
43 Blaisdell Drive Northwood, NH 03261 603-942-8303 dbcopland@yahoo.com
Derry Pathfinders PO Box 692 Derry, NH 03038 www.derrypathfinders.org By Kathy Messana Okay, it’s that time of year. Time to join your local club and register your snowmobile. You can download an application from our website: derrypathfinders.org. We will post the date the trails officially open. Check us out on Facebook, too. The holidays are fast approaching and your time might just be pulled in many directions. So be sure to take time to inventory your snowmobile needs now and be prepared with answers if anyone should ask what you want this holiday season! Happy Holidays to you from all of us at the Derry Pathfinders. It is only a matter of time until we find ourselves out on the trails. Before that happens, take a minute or two to think about all that goes into having the amazing trail system that we are fortunate to have in New Hampshire. When you encounter the people within your club that do the routine trail maintenance, be sure to extend a meaningful thank you. Each member who participates in trail maintenance does a service to all snowmobilers who travel on our trails. And don’t forget about the dedicated snow plow drivers who clear the parking areas and the groomer operators who spend countless hours making sure we have a packed and safe trail to ride on. Please be mindful, grooming cannot occur until the trails are open and the temperatures are optimal for grooming. Don’t assume that the trails open upon the first snowfall. And remember, our snowplow drivers and groomer operators have jobs and families that need their attention. As much as they might want to jump into action, sometimes work and family obligations must be a priority. But be assured, they will spring into action as quickly as they can. They, too, want to enjoy the trails! If you haven’t done so already, take a snowmobile safety class. Come to a local club meeting. Perform maintenance on your sleds and do safety checks before each ride. Pack extra clothing and food for each person out on the trip. Be sure you have a trail map. And don’t forget your readers if you need them. Register your snowmobile. Plan and prepare before each trip; and be sure you let others know where and when you will be Continued on page 32
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MEANS... Never consume alcohol or drugs before or during snowmobiling. Become familiar with the snowmobile you ride. Operate at safe and reasonable speeds. Stay on trails and areas where snowmobiling is permitted. Avoid travel on unfamiliar frozen bodies of water. Use extra caution at night. Keep your snowmobile properly maintained. Become familiar with the terrain you will travel on. Listen to the weather forecast before you leave. Always wear a helmet and proper clothing. Never ride alone. Let someone know where you are going and when you plan to return. Carry emergency supplies. Learn survival skills.
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multi-item raffle with all proceeds benefiting “Camp Easter Seal” in Gilmanton, New Hampshire. Club meetings are held on the Second Monday of each month starting at 7:00 p.m. at the Andover Elementary/Middle School. All members and guests are welcome to attend. You can also find out more about us on our website: andoversnowmobileclub.com – Happy sledding!
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he New Hampshire Snowmobile Museum was very pleased to present our Vintage Tent Display at the NHSA Grass Drags and Water Cross Event. This is a premier event and we enjoy the opportunity to create a display of these early machines for all to enjoy. Most people that enter our display can relate to these early days of snowmobiling, either by a machine they had as a youth or a machine that may have been in their family. It is always enjoyable to see the expressions when they make this connection again.
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This photo shows our display as we are getting ready for the opening time on Friday. With 25 machines on display, there were quite a few trail and race machines on display.
This photo shows our raffle sled: an early year Arctic Cat Kitty Cat along with some of the other machines on display. The machine with the painted eyes drew a lot of attention and was very popular. This machine was designed and built in Connecticut. The raffle sled was presented to the lucky winner on Sunday.
A 1972 Sno*Jet Thunderjet 650 just recently restored by its owner, sand was on display for the first time. The lucky owner of this machine has done an incredible job restoring this piece of race history. Sno*Jet did not have a factory race team and was represented by independent racers with a very good track record.
An early model Polaris race sled with a twin cylinder 800 cc engine sticking out of the hood. You can also see another Polaris race sled beside this one along with a John Deere, Sno*Jet and Rupp.
More early model Sno*Jet models, these machine are excellent survivors and all original conditions machines. I would like to take a moment to thank everyone that came into our display and shared their memories of the early machines, it only reinforces why we do this, it is important to preserve these machines for the future. Also I would like to thank everyone that displayed with us, you all have helped to make this a high quality display. We would also like to thank our sponsors for their continued support and all of the volunteers that worked so hard from set-up on Thursday to tear down on Sunday, we appreciate your help. We look forward to next year’s Vintage Tent and are currently working on next year’s raffle sled(s). Upcoming Events - The New Hampshire Snowmobile Museum will be hosting our 30th Anniversary Winter Rally in 2015 – Established in 1985 and dedicated to the preservation of snow traveling machines. We are planning a two day event with a vintage ride, bonfire and dinner on Saturday followed by our Winter Rally on Sunday. You can find out more by calling our Museum phone at (603) 809-8700 or by visiting our website at nhsnowmobilemuseum.com. ❄
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Continued from page 29 riding and when you expect to return. Practice safe riding. And remember, many of our trails are posted as multipurpose trails. That means that snowmobiler’s don’t have the right of way. Always slow down (and sometimes turn off your machine) when the situation warrants caution. Let’s all work diligently to be sure this snowmobile season goes down in history as one of the safest on record!
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Winter is fast approaching and our club has been busy putting the finishing touches on our new warming hut as well as performing required trail work especially on our portion of corridor 5. When the snow arrives we should be in pretty good shape. I’m always amazed at the number of snowmobilers who automatically assume that because they registered their sleds (or sometimes not!) they are automatically awarded nice groomed wide trails anytime they choose to ride. We all should realize most all trail work and grooming is done by a select few in each and every club. To maintain the type of trails we all desire it takes two important ingredients. 1. Everyone needs to join a local club and register their sleds. This allows clubs to keep their grooming equipment up to date and maintained as well as providing a regular grooming schedule for the clubs. 2. By joining a local club the members need to volunteer in some capacity to help the club achieve its grooming or other goals. Not everyone likes to attend meetings but this shouldn’t hinder members from contributing to the club in whatever capacity that
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fits their talents. Recently I had the pleasure to talk to two local members that had carpentry skills but did not wish to be active in club meetings. I politely asked them if they would be willing to help with the construction of our warming hut and within a few days with their skills we were able to complete the interior of our hut to everyone’s satisfaction. We had a great time with this project and they were able to donate their time very beneficially to our club. A win/win for all. Special thanks to Tim and Joel for their carpentry wisdom. When riding our trails this year and you observe something within our trail network that can be improved, please call me and we hopefully can find a viable solution based on exactly what the issue is. Until the trails are open for snowmobiling please take time to clean any down trees of clogged culverts etc in preparation for a great winter of riding locally.
Hidden Valley Sno-Riders PO Box 417 Marlow, NH 03456 hiddenvalleysnoriders.org Gus Merwin, President Well the leaves have turned; the frost has arrived; now it is
time to think of our sleds and trails. Lots of stone and gravel has been placed to improve the ride in many places, drainage has been improved and water bars have been added to help with runoff and washouts. If you can, please call the trail administrator for your area Jim Strickland at 446-7566 for Marlow or David Howard at 863-1035 for Lempster to see when and where you can help. The pasta dinner will be on Sat 24 Jan 2015. The price will remain the same and there will only be one seating. Tickets and more information will be available later on in the season. The Cookout this year will be on 21 Feb 2015 at the warming hut on Marlow Hill but David Collard has the property up for sale so the cookout may have to be at another place. So watch for info and signs as the time approaches. There is a new bridge going in on trail 386 just in from Mountain Road in Lempster. This bridge is much bigger and is paid for by grant-in-aid grants thanks to Jim Strickland’s ability with the grant forms and his diligence in filling them out. David Howard is building it at his barn, then he delivers it with his log truck with loader, then we get together and assemble it on site, then it’s ready
for decking and grading the ends. The reciprocal weekend will be the last weekend in Jan 30,31and the 1st of Feb for riding in Vermont and Maine. Please visit our website for updates and information. So when you get these letters please join your club and register your machines. Thank you for your support and see you on the trails! A special thanks to all of our volunteers, who without their work none of this would be possible!!
Hidden Valley Sno-Riders Trails Update Jim Strickland We have completed the bridge over Richardson Brook Thanks to David Howard, (not visible on tractor), l to r, Bud Jackson, Andy Morrison, Keith McKane and Tim Strickland in the photo. Not in picture but very important to getting job done, Thom Chase, Scott Chase, Gus Merwin and M ark Luth and every snowmobiler who registered their sleds so we could have Grant-inAid to build this important bridge to keep our trails open. ❄
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NHSA Affiliated Clubs BELKNAP COUNTY Belknap Snowmobilers, PO Box 7224, Gilford, NH 03247-7224 www.belknapsnowmobilers.com Belmont Bogie Busters, PO Box 130, Belmont, NH 03220 www.belmontbogiebusters.org Gilmanton Snowmobile Association, PO Box 291, Gilmanton, NH 03237 www.gilmantonsnowmobilers.com Mohawk Trail Riders, PO Box 167, Sanbornton, NH 03269 www.mohawktrailriders.org Mt. Major Snowmobile Club, PO Box 208, Alton Bay, NH 03810 www.mountmajorsnowmobileclub.com Sno Streakers, Inc., PO Box 780, Meredith, NH 03253 www.sno-streakers.com
CARROLL COUNTY Moultonboro Snowmobile Club, PO Box 118, Moultonboro, NH 03254 www.moultonborosmc.org Mountain Meadow Riders, PO Box 342, North Conway, NH 03818 www.mmrsc.net Ossipee Valley Snowmobile Club, PO Box 261, West Ossipee, NH 03890 www.ossipeevalleysnowmobileclub.com Sandwich Sidehillers, PO Box 113, North Sandwich, NH 03259 www.sandwichsidehillers.com Scrub Oak Scramblers, PO Box 185, Madison, NH 03849 www.sossc.com Seven Lakes Snowmobile Club, PO Box 311, East Wakefield, NH 03830 www.Sevenlakessnowmobileclub.com Snoward Bound Snowmobile Club, PO Box 400, East Conway, NH 03813 White Mountain Trail Club, PO Box 191, Bartlett, NH 03812 www.whitemountaintrailclub.com Wolfeboro Snowmobile Club, PO Box 268, Wolfeboro Falls, NH 03896-4130
Mount Agassiz Trail Association, PO Box 632, Bethlehem, NH 03574 mtagassiztrail@yahoo.com Mt. Cardigan Snowmobile Club, PO Box 203, Canaan, NH 03741 www.mtcardigansnowmobile.com Pemigewasset Valley Snowmobile Club, PO Box 391, Bristol, NH 03222 www.pemivalleysc.org Snowdrifters Snowmobile Club, 2532 Buffalo Road, Rumney, NH 03266 snowdrifters.info Squam Trail Busters, PO Box 555, Holderness, NH 03245 www.squamtrailbusters.org Twin State Trail Busters, PO Box 858, Lebanon, NH 03766 White Mountain Snowmobile Club, PO Box 721, Lincoln, NH 03251 www.whitemtsnowmobileclub.org
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY Border Riders Snowmobile Club, PO Box 644, Pelham, NH 03076 www.pelhamborderriders.org Brookline Icebreakers, PO Box 198, Brookline, NH 03033 www.Brooklineicebreakers.com Crotched Mt. Ridge Runners, 32 South Elmwood Road, Hancock, NH 03449 Hudson Sno-Men, 41 Chase Road, Londonderry, NH 03053 www.hudsonsno-men.org Merrimack Sno Buds, PO Box 833, Merrimack, NH 03054-0833 www.snobuds.com Night Riders, Inc., PO Box 759, Hillsboro, NH 03244 www.nightridersnowmobileclub.com Nor'Easters Snowmobile Club, PO Box 517, Hollis, NH 03049 www.noreasters.org Southern New Hampshire Snow Slickers, 26-B Raymond Road, Deerfield, NH 03037 www.snowmobile-nh.com Uncanoonuc Mountaineers, PO Box 486, Goffstown, NH 03045 www.uncanoonucmountaineers.org Weare Winter Wanderers, PO Box 513, Weare, NH 03281 www.wearewinterwandererssc.org Wilton/Lyndeborough Winter Wanderers, PO Box 455, Wilton, NH 03086 www.wlww.org
www.wolfeborosnowmobileclub.com
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MERRIMACK COUNTY Andover Snowmobile Club, PO Box 332, Andover, NH 03216-0332 www.andoversnowmobileclub.com Bee Hole Beavers, 61 Piper Hill Rd., Loudon, NH 03307 www.beeholebeavers.org
Chesterfield Snowmobilers, PO Box 24, Chesterfield, NH 03443
Bow Pioneer Snowmobile Club, PO Box 1772, Bow, NH 03304 www.bowpioneers.org
Hooper Hill Hoppers, PO Box 142, Walpole, NH 03608 www.hooperhillhoppers.com
Contoocook Sno-Mads, PO Box 682, Contoocook, NH 03229
Keene Sno-Riders, PO Box 1511, Keene, NH 03431 keenesnoriders.com
Deerhead '400 Snowmobile Club, 54 Island Road, Candia, NH 03034
Little Monadnock Family Trails, Inc., 110 Fish Hatchery Road, Richmond, NH 03470 www.LMFTNH.com
Fort Mt. Trail Winders Snowmobile Club, PO Box 61, Epsom, NH 03234
Monadnock Trail Breakers, PO Box 338, Dublin, NH 03444 www.monadnocktrailbreakers.com
http://fortmountaintrailwinders.snowclubs.com
Monadnock Sno Moles, Inc., PO Box 265, Rindge, NH 03461 www.snomoles.org
Henniker Trail Travelers, PO Box 168, Henniker, NH 03242 www.hennikertrailtravelers.com
Pisgah Mountain Trailriders, PO Box 546, Hinsdale, NH 03451 http://pisgahmtntrailriders.blogspot.com
Kearsarge Mountaineers Snowmobile Club, Inc., PO Box 48 North Sutton, NH 03260
Stoddard Rock Hoppers, PO Box 900, Stoddard, NH 03464 www.stoddardrockhoppers.org
Kearsarge Trail Snails, PO Box 97, Warner, NH 03278 www.kearsargetrailsnails.com
Westmoreland Sno-Belters, PO Box 8, Westmoreland, NH 03467 www.westmorelandsnobelters.com
Lakes Region Snowmobile Club, PO Box 480, Franklin, NH 03235 www.lakesregionsnowmobileclub.com
Winchester Trail Riders, Inc., PO Box 225, Winchester, NH 03470 www.winchestertrailriders.org
Lake Sunapee Snowmobile Club, Inc., PO Box 391, Newbury, NH 03255 www.lsscinc.org NH Sno-Shakers Snowmobile Club, C/O 7133 Oak Hill Rd., Loudon, NH 03307 www.snoshakers.com
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New Hampshire Trail Dawgs, PO Box 45, Suncook, NH 03275 www.NHTraildawgs.com
Colebrook Ski-Bees, PO Box 125, Colebrook, NH 03576 www.colebrookski-bees.com
Suncook Valley Sno-Riders, PO Box 301, Pittsfield, NH 03263 www.suncookvalleysnoriders.com
Dalton Ridge Runners, 64 Bush Road, Dalton, NH 03598 www.daltonridgerunners.com
Sutton Ridgerunners, PO Box 453, North Sutton, NH 03260 www.suttonridgerunners.com
Groveton Trailblazers, 24 Eames Street, Groveton, NH 03582 www.grovetontrailblazers.com Jefferson Hi-Landers, PO Box 273, Jefferson, NH 03583 www.jeffersonhilanders.com Lancaster Snow Drifters, PO Box 566, Lancaster, NH 03584 www.lancastersnowdrifters.org Milan All Weather Riders, PO Box 75, Milan, NH 03588 www.milanallweatherriders.webs.com Pittsburg Ridge Runners, 17 Dickson Lane, Pittsburg, NH 03592 www.pittsburgridgerunners.org Presidential Range Riders, PO Box 141, Gorham, NH 03581 www.presidentialrangeriders.org Stratford Nighthawks, 18 Washburn Rd., North Stratford, NH 03590 www.stratfordnighthawks.com Swift Diamond Riders, 1411 Diamond Pond Road, Stewartstown, NH 03576 www.swiftdiamondriders.com Twin Mountain Snowmobile Club, PO Box 179, Twin Mountain, NH 03595 www.twinmtnsnowmobile.org Umbagog Snowmobile Association, 26 Allison Street, Concord, NH 03301 www.umbagogsnowmobile.com Waumbek Methna Snowmobile Club, PO Box 115, Jefferson, NH 03583 www.waumbekmethna.com White Mountain Ridge Runners, PO Box 425, Berlin, NH 03570-0425 www.whitemtridgerunners.com Whitefield Sno Kings, PO Box 64, Whitefield, NH 03598 www.snowkings.com
GRAFTON COUNTY Alexandria Ledge Climbers, 80 Patten Road, Alexandria, NH 03222 www.alexandrialedgeclimbers.org Asquamchumaukee Valley Snowmobile Club, PO Box 284, Warren, NH 03279 www.avscnh.org Baker River Valley Snowmobile Club, PO Box 122, Wentworth, NH 03282 www.mybrvsc.org Bridgewater Mountain Snowmobile Club, PO Box 368, New Hampton, NH 03256 www.bridgewatermtnsmc.org Bruhawachet Sno-Trackers, Inc., PO Box 441, Rumney, NH 03266 www.bruhawachet.com
Town Line Trail Dusters, Inc., PO Box 3031, Boscawen, NH 03303 http://traildusters.snowclubs.com T-N Arch Trail Travelers, Inc., 136 Bean Hill Road, Northfield, NH 03276 www.tnarchtrailtravelers.org
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY Derry Pathfinders, PO Box 692, Derry, NH 03038 www.derrypathfinders.org Exeter Snow Hounds, 75 Beech Hill Rd., Exeter, NH 03833 www.exetersnowhounds.org Great Bay Sno-Rollers, 39 Ash Swamp Road, Newmarket, NH 03857 www.greatbaysnorollers.com Newfields Sno-Raiders, Inc., PO Box 89, Newfields, NH 03856 www.newfieldssnoraiders.org Northwood Crank Pullers, 47 Meadow Lane, Northwood, NH 03261 www.northwoodcrankpullers.com S-Ki-Mo, 92 North Main Street, Salem, NH 03079 Southern New Hampshire Trailblazers, PO Box 263, Kingston, NH 03848 www.snhtrailblazers.com
STRAFFORD COUNTY Barrington Snow Goers, PO Box 146, Barrington, NH 03825 www.snowgoers.org Evergreen Valley Snowmobile Club, PO Box 1255, Milton, NH 03851 www.evergreenvalley.org Lee Sno-Travelers, c/o Scott Mills 79 Lee Hook Rd., Lee, NH 03861 Powder Mill Snowmobile Club, PO Box 324, New Durham, NH 03855 www.powdermillsnowmobileclub.com Strafford Swampstompers, PO Box 301, Strafford, NH 03884 www.straffordswampstompers.org
SULLIVAN COUNTY Blow-Me-Down Snowriders, PO Box 221, Cornish Flat, NH 03746-0221 www.bmdsnowriders.com
Central N.H. Snowmobile Club, PO Box 1315, Campton, NH 03223-1315 www.cnhsc.com
Blue Mt. Snow Dusters, ORC, PO Box 428, Grantham, NH 03753 www.snowdusters.org
Connecticut Valley Snowmobile Club, 39 Slate Ridge Dr, Haverhill, NH 03765 www.ctvalleysnowmobileclub.com
Crescent Lake Regional Sno-Riders, PO Box 992, Claremont, NH 03743 www.clrsr.com
Hardy Country Snowmobile Club, PO Box 43, Hebron, NH 03241 www.hardycountrysnowmobileclub.net
Hidden Valley Sno-Riders, PO Box 417, Marlow, NH 03456 www.hiddenvalleysnoriders.org
Lisbon Stump Jumpers, PO Box 142, Lisbon, NH 03585 www.lisbonstumpjumpers.org
Old #4 Rod, Gun & Snowmobile Club, PO Box 679, Charlestown, NH 03603 www.old4rgsmclub.org
Littleton Off Road Riders, PO Box 281, Littleton, NH 03561
Shugah Valley Snow Riders, Inc., PO Box 944, Claremont, NH 03743 www.svsrclub.org
Lyme Pinnacle Snowmobile Club, PO Box 121, Lyme, NH 03768
Tri-Town Trailblazers, PO Box 205, Alstead, NH 03602 www.tritowntrailblazers.com
Mascoma Valley Snow Travelers, PO Box 307, Springfield, NH 03284 www.mascomavalleysnowtravelers.com
Twin Ridge Mountaineers, PO Box 262, Goshen, NH 03752 www.twinridgemtneers.org
Monroe Bumper Humpers, 363 Coppermine Road, Monroe, NH 03771 dmitton@roadrunner.com
Washington Snow Riders, PO Box 401, Washington, NH 03280 www.washingtonsnowriders.org
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December 11th
Pittsburg Ridge Runners Monthly Potluck Dinner & Meeting Potluck - 6:30pm / Meeting - 7:30pm
PRR Club House 17 Dickson Lane, Pittsburg
603-538-1142 or www.pittsburgridgerunners.org
December 15th
SNHSS General Membership Meeting - 7:00pm
73 Tower Hill Road, Candia, NH SNHSS Club House
Questions: Steve Lord@ 603-772-0766
December 16th
NHSA Board of Directors Meeting - 7:00pm
NHSA Office 614 Laconia Road, Tilton
273-0220 or NHSAOffice@nhsa.com
December 17th
Club News Articles are due for the 2015 Winter issue of the Sno-Traveler
Call Gail @ 273-0220 or email: execdir@nhsa.com
December 17th
Grafton County Meeting - 6:00pm Christmas Party & Potluck Dinner - meeting to follow
Hosted by Baker River Valley SMC Baker River Valley Club House 197 N. Dorchester Road, Wentworth, NH 03282
Evelyn Ferrell, Grafton County Director eferrell@@roadrunner.com or 603-786-2770 Grafton Assistant, Jenna Hayes: jjhayes09@hotmail.com
December 19th
Mt. Cardigan Snowmobile Club Meeting & Pot Luck Supper - 6:30pm
Mt. Cardigan Fish & Game Clubhouse 26 Ball Park Road, Canaan
www.mtcardigansnowmobile.com
December 19th
SNHSS Club Ride - 3:00pm
Tower Hill Destination Epping Dining @ Wendy's
Ray Philibotte @ 603-606-1847
December 20th
Scrub Oak Scrambers Club Meeting & Themed Potluck Dinner Potluck Dinner - 6:15pm Meeting - 7:00pm
SOS Clubhouse 3668 Pound Road Madison, NH
www.sossc.com scruboakscramblers@gmail.com
December 26th
SNHSS Club Ride - 3:00pm
Tower Hill Destination Epsom Dining @ Circle Restaurant
Ray Philibotte @ 603-606-1847
December 28th
SNHSS Club Ride
Destination is Baker River Club House Meet at 6:30am @ Interstate 93 Liquor Store
Ray Philibotte @ 603-606-1847
January 3rd
Pittsburg Ridge Runners Annual New Year's Turkey Dinner
PRR Club House 17 Dickson Lane, Pittsburg
603-538-1142 or www.pittsburgridgerunners.org
January 3rd
Northwood Crank Pullers Vintage Race
Lake Shore Farm 275 Jenness Pond Road, Northwood, NH
www.northwoodcrankpullers.com or 603-505-7699
January 4th
Pemigewasset Snowmobile Club Meeting - 7:00pm
Tapply-Thompson Community Center
www.pemivalleysc.org
January 4th
SNHSS Club Ride - 8:00am
Tower Hill Destination Epsom Breakfast @ Circle Restaurant
Ray Philibotte @ 603-606-1847
January 5th
SNHSS Board of Directors Meeting - 7:00pm
SNHSS Club House 73 Tower Hill Road, Candia, NH
Steve Lord @ 603-772-0766
January 7th
Merrimack SnoBuds Club Meeting
Merrimack Town Hall Memorial Room 6 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack
www.snobuds.com
January 8th
Pittsburg Ridge Runners Monthly Potluck Dinner & Meeting Potluck - 6:30pm / Meeting - 7:30pm
PRR Club House 17 Dickson Lane, Pittsburg
603-538-1142 or www.pittsburgridgerunners.org
January 10th
Greath North Woods Vintage Race
Pittsburg
www.thegreatnorthwoodssnowmobilerace.com
January 10th
Alexandria Ledge Climbers Club Meeting & Ride - 9:00am
Ford's House - 80 Patten Road, Alexandria, NH Please call ahead or check website for up to date time & place. Meetings subject to change due to weather.
www.AlexandriaLedgeClimbers.org
January 16th
Mt. Cardigan Snowmobile Club Meeting - 7:30pm
Mt. Cardigan Fish & Game Clubhouse 26 Ball Park Road, Canaan
www.mtcardigansnowmobile.com
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January 17th
Mt. Cardigan Snowmobile Club Ride - 8:30am
Meet at the Quonset Hut
www.mtcardigansnowmobile.com
January 17th
Northwood Crank Pullers Vintage Race
Lake Shore Farm 275 Jenness Pond Road, Northwood, NH
www.northwoodcrankpullers.com or 603-505-7699
January 17th
Scrub Oak Scrambers Club Meeting & Themed Potluck Dinner Potluck Dinner - 6:15pm Meeting - 7:00pm
SOS Clubhouse 3668 Pound Road Madison, NH
www.sossc.com scruboakscramblers@gmail.com
January 19th
SNHSS General Membership Meeting - 7:00pm
SNHSS Club House 73 Tower Hill Road, Candia, NH
Steve Lord @ 603-772-0766
January 20th
NHSA Board of Directors Meeting - 7:00pm
NHSA Office 614 Laconia Road, Tilton
273-0220 or NHSAOffice@nhsa.com
January 21st
Club News Articles are due for the 2014 Late Winter issue of the Sno-Traveler
Call Gail @ 273-0220 or email: execdir@nhsa.com
January 21st
Merrimack SnoBuds Club Meeting
Merrimack Town Hall Memorial Room 6 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack
www.snobuds.com
January 21st
Grafton County Meeting - 7:30pm
Hosted by Pemigewassett Valley Snowmobile Club Baker River Valley Club House 197 N. Dorchester Road, Wentworth, NH 03282
Evelyn Ferrell, Grafton County Director eferrell@@roadrunner.com or 603-786-2770 Grafton Assistant, Jenna Hayes: jjhayes09@hotmail.com
January 24th
Groveton Trailblazers Steak Feed
Log Hollow Road Stark, NH
www.grovetontrailblazers.com
January 26th
Rockingham County Meeting - 7:30pm
Hosted by the Exeter Snohounds Fremont Depot
Dave Copeland, County Director - 603-942-8303 or email: dbcopeland@yahoo.com
January 31st
8th Annual Lisbon Stump Jumpers Vintage Race
Rules and Registration Form at www.lisbonstumpjumpers.org
Classified Ads
To place an ad: Email Gail Hanson at execdir@nhsa.com or fax her at 603-273-0218.
The “Sno-Traveler” and/or the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association cannot and will not be responsible for the authenticity or actuality of the below listed advertisements.
SNOWMOBILES 2005 Yamaha RX1 LE & 2 Place Enclosed Trailer: 7000 miles, m-10 master rear suspension , great condition, 1000cc four stroke , electric start reverse , hand and thumb warmers, also comes with almost new extra 1.25 rip saw track. 2 place enclosed Polaris aluminum trailer with new tires rims hubs bearings and bearing buddies. $4500 package deal - will not separate. Michaelsweeks@ gmail.com 2 – 2009 Arctic Cats Z1 LXR’s (1100): hand warmers, thumb warmers, seat warmers, electric start, reverse, mirrors, 102 studs. Excellent Conditions – original “Elder” owners. 8,800 miles all ridden in Pittsburg. $5200.00 each Call 603524-0981 2011 Yamaha RS Viking Professional Utility Snowmobile: 4-stroke, liquidcooled, 3 cylinder, 973cc, 120hp, electric start, reverse, dual-range transmission (hi and low gears), two-passenger seat with backrest, utility rack, tow hitch, under seat
and rear storage compartments, thumb and hand warmers, DC outlet, track 20" wide x 156" long x 1.25" lug, wide skis, 10.5 gal. fuel tank, high windshield with mirrors; acquired this sled brand new and never used it; would be great for pulling a small groomer, or ice fishing gear or back and forth to remote camp. $5500 or b.o. Call Kristen at 603-868-4313 or email kmurray@nhptv.org.
SNOWMOBILE ACCESSORIES Ripsaw Track – 121” x 1” x 15”: 96+ picks, used 1 year in Northern Maine. No defects or bent teeth, fits Polaris or Arctic Cat. $400 or BO call 603-770-9876
FOR SALE Errol, NH: 14x70 Mobile Home on snowmobile & ATV trails; 3 Bedroom – furnished; Kitchen – furnished; Living Room – furnished; Washer/Dryer and Dishwasher/Refrigerator included. Double pane windows throughout, some utensils and bedding included, 10x 20 shed w/metal roll-up door, Direct TV
ready, on leased land (rent is approx. $175.00 monthly). No Reasonable Offer Refused! 603-482-3566.
Cost:
Deadline:
• Free listing for NHSA Members. (You must be a Member to place a classified ad.)
We must have your copy by the 1st of the month preceding the issue in which you want to advertise.
• $135.00 charge for each business classified ad
All ads will run for 2 issues. Please notify the NHSA office if your object has been sold.
Jackman, Maine: Nice house for rent by the week or possible long weekends. December thru March. Sleeps 6 adults and has beds to sleep 8 total. Fully furnished dining room, living room, kitchen, 1 1/2 baths, washer/dryer, jacuzzi. Easy access to all trails. Right in town city water. Lots of parking for trucks and trailers. Call 603-2342144 for rates. Small pets are okay
food, linens and towels and get ready
HOUSE RENTAL 1 HOUR NORTH OF CONCORD, NH IN THE SCENIC CENTRAL NH SNOWBELT: Enjoy all the winter sports ski, fish, snowshoe, hike and GREAT SNOWMOBILING With Trail Access.. My house is located in the elevation of the Baker River area in Dorchester, NH. The 2 story home for up to 5 people with 1 king bed and 4 twin beds, 2 bathrooms, SatTV, cellular service, oil heat and gas fireplace, fully applianced kitchen, covered shed for sleds. Bring
at bruceblye1@gmail.com or call me
RENTALS Vacation Rental for 2 people at Mill Cove in Boothbay Harbor, Maine: $500 per week for two people, queen size bed, small living room, complete kitchen, and bathroom with 4 foot shower. Enjoy the view and our new dock on Mill Cove (tidal water). Bring your kayak and enjoy the harbor. Less than 5 minute walk to the center of Boothbay Harbor for its many restaurants, tour boats and shopping. No smoking and no pets, rentals are from Saturday to Saturday. All reservations will be on a first call basis. Call or write for more information 603-353-4488, Tom and Sheila Thomson, 173 Strawberry Hill Road, Orford, NH 03777. Errol, NH: Two bedrooms, can sleep up to 6 ppl. Easy access to snowmobile trail, satellite TV. Reasonably priced. Call or email for rates. Errolnhrental@gmail.com 603-482-0921
to relax. Sorry no pets and no smoking. 9% rooms and meals tax extra Winter rates $175/night d/o additional guests $35pp/night (min 2 nights. $150/night d/o additional guests $30pp/night (4 nights or more)Stay 7 nights and the last night is no charge!Contact Bruce @603-234-8800.
SERVICES Sno-Country Shocks: Service, rebuilding, valving of high pressure gas shocks. Fast turnaround, 11 years experience. Located in Colebrook NH. Call Ken @ 603-237-5814
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GREAT NORTH WOODS
A Path Less Traveled Cabins 25 Landry Drive Pittsburg, NH 03592 603-538-7702 www.northwoodsgetaway.com Bear Country Powersports LLC 54 Main Street Errol, NH 03579 603-482-3370 www.bearcountrypowersports.com Cabins @ Partridge 3 Partridge Road Pittsburg, NH 03592 603-538-6380 www.partridgecabins.com Cabot Inn & Suites 200 Portland St. Lancaster, NH 03584 603-788-3346 www.cabotmotorinn.com
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Cardinal Cabins 44-46 Cardinal Drive PO Box 339 Pittsburg, NH 03592 603-538-6665 www.cardinalcabins.com Colebrook Country Club 15 Abenaki Lane Colebrook, NH 03576 603-237-5566 www.colebrookcountryclub.com Errol Motel LLC PO Box 63 / 132 Main Street Errol, NH 03579 603-482-3256 www.errol-motel.com F. B Spaulding Company 244 Main St. Lancaster, NH 03584 603-788-2281 www.fbspaulding.com Lancaster Motor Inn 112 Main Street Lancaster, NH 03584 603-788-4921 www.lancastermotorinn.com Lemieux Garage 161 Main St. Colebrook, NH 03576 603-237-4377 www.lemieuxgarage.com Paradise Point Cottages PO Box 98 Erroll, NH 03579 603-482-3834 www.paradisepointcottages.com
SPA Restaurant & Outback Pub 869 Washington Street West Stewartstown, NH 03597 603-246-3039 www.spa-outback.com
Proline Products LLC 34 Industrial Way Milton, NH 03851 603-652-7337 www.nhtrailers.com
Tall Timber Lodge & Rainbow Grille 609 Beach Road Pittsburg, NH 03592 603-538-6651 www.talltimber.com
TownePlace Suites by Marriott 14 Sawmill Road Gilford, NH 03249 603-524-5533 www.marriott.com
LAKES REGION
MERRIMACK VALLEY REGION
Biteharder Po Box 773 Laconia , NH 03247 603-393-0188 www.biteharder.com
Bickford's Sports Center 1664 Dover Rd Epsom, NH 03234 603-736-9050 www.bickfordssportcenter.com
Bridgewater Inn 367 Mayhew Turnpike Bridgewater, NH 03222 603-744-3518 www.bridgewater-inn.com
Freedom Cycle 110 Manchester Street Concord, NH 03301 603-225-2779 www.freedomcyclenh.com
daSilva Motorsports 7 Moultonboro Neck Road Moultonboro, NH 03254 603- 253-6688 daSilvamotorsports.com
HK Powersports - Hooksett 1354 Hooksett Rd. Hooksett, NH 03106 603-668-4343 www.hkpowersports.com
Gilmanton Winery 528 Meadow Pond Rd. Gilmanton, NH 03237 603-267-8251 www.gilmantonwinery.com Granite State Assurance, Allstate Agency 40 East Main Street Tilton, NH 03276 603-729-1150 chesley.gaudet@allstate.com HK Powersports - Laconia 1197 Union Avenue Laconia, NH 03246 603-524-0100 www.hkpowersports.com Irwin Marine 723 East Side Drive Alton, NH 03810 603-875-5700 www.irwinmarine.com Meredith Woods Four Season Camping Area 26 Campground Road Meredith, NH 03253 603- 279-5449 www.meredithwoods.com
Ramblewood Cabins & Campground 59 Ramblewood Rd. Pittsburg, NH 03592 603-538-6948 or 877-726-2539 www.ramblewoodcabins.com
Outdoor Performance 508 Mayhew Turnpike Bridgewater, NH 03222 603-744-9875 www.nhoutdoor.com
Snowfield Cabins 25 Kingfield Road Pittsburg, NH 03592 603-538-7008 wwwsnowfieldcabins.tripod.com
Patrick's Pub 18 Weirs Road Gilford, NH 03249 603-293-0841 www.nhtrailers.com
Jordan Equipment Co. 744 Clough Mill Rd. Pembroke, NH 03275 603- 228-3564 www.jordanequipment.com Milwaukee Iron Works 636 North Mast Road New Boston, NH 03070 603- 497-5073 www.milwaukeeironworks.com Nault's Powersports 420 Second Street Manchester, NH 03102 603-669-7220 www.naultspowersports.com New Hampshire Snowmobile Museum Bear Brook State Park Allenstown, NH 03275 603-809-8700 www.nhsnowmobilemuseum.com Prinoth, LLC 264 NH Route 106 Gilmanton, NH 03237 603-267-7840 www.prinoth.com
MONADNOCK REGION
Best Western Plus Sovereign Hotel 401 Winchester Street Keene, NH 03431 603-357-3038 www.bestwestern.com
Highland Lake Marina Restaurant & Services, Inc 1219 Shedd Hill Road Stoddard, NH 03464 603-466-3943 www.highlandlakemarina.com Livingston's Auto Repair 123 Henniker Street Hillsboro, NH 03244 603-464-5000 www.livinstonsarcticat.com Pinnacleview Equipment Inc 19 Pinnacle Lane Walpole, NH 03608 603-756-4808 www.pinnacleviewequipment.com Troy Arctic Cat & Ski Doo PO Box 598 Troy, NH 03465 603- 242-7839 www.troyarcticcat.com
SEACOAST REGION
daSilva Gelormini Motorsports, LLC 710 Route 111 E. Hampstead, NH 03826 603-329-7810 www.dasilvamotorsports.com Liberty Mutual Insurance Company 828 Central Avenue Dover, NH 03820 800-437-1180 libertymutual.com/lm/christophervalley
WHITE MOUNTAIN REGION
Carroll Motel & Cottages 73 Route 3 South Twin Mountain, NH 03595 603-846-5553 www.carrollmotelandcottages.com Evergreen Motel 537 Presidential Highway Jefferson, NH 03583 603-586-4449 www.evergreenmotelnh.com Franconia Notch Vacations 287 Main St. Franconia, NH 03580 800-247-5536 www.franconiares.com Garneau's Garage 101 Route 302 Twin Mountain, NH 03595 603-846-2288 garneaus@roadrunner.com
Hampton Inn - Littleton, NH 580 Meadow Lane Littleton, NH 03561 603-444-0026 http://hamptoninn3.hilton.com/en/ hotels/new-hampshire/hampton-innlittleton-LTNNHHX/index.html Jefferson Inn 6 Renaissance Lane Jefferson, NH 03583 603-586-7998 www.jeffersoninn.com Josselyns Getaway Cabins 306 North Road Jefferson, NH 03593 603-586-4507 www.josselyns.com Littleton Motorsports 515 Union Street Littleton, NH 03561 603-444-5003 www.littletonmotorsports.com Northern Extremes Snowmobiling 1328 US Route 302, Bartlett, NH or 2267 Crawford Notch Highway Bretton Woods, NH 603-374-6000 www.northernextremessnowmobiling.com Omni Mount Washington Resorts 310 Mt. Washington Hotel Rd. Bretton Woods, NH 03575 800-258-0330 www.brettonwoods.com/lodging Town & Country 2928 East Conway Rd. East Conway, NH 03813 603-939-2698 www.townandcountry.com Town & Country Motor Inn 20 State Route 2 Gorham, NH 03581 603-466-3315 www.townandcountryinn.com White Mountain Stay and Stable 733 Westside Road North Conway, NH 03860 603-447-6436 wmss@roadrunner.com
MAINE Allens Four Season Accommodations 37 Johns St. Jackman ME, 04945 207-668-7683 allensfourseasonsaccommodations.com Kassbohrer All Terrain Vehicles, Inc. 45 Alfred A. Plourde Parkway Lewiston, ME 04241 207-784-5840 www.pistenbullyusa.com Northern Outdoors 1771 Route 201 The Forks, ME 04985 207-663-4466 www.northernoutdoors.com
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MASSACHUSETTS Billerica Motorsports & Marine 6 Riveredge Road Billerica, MA 01862 978- 667-1518 www.billericamotorsports.com Independent Amsoil Dealer 171 Hunt Rd. Chelmsford, MA 01824 978-256-3695 www.oil-synthetic.com Philbrick Motor Sports 496 Groton Road, #10 Westford, MA 01886 978-799-8001 www.philbrickmotorsports.com
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VERMONT Absolute PowerSports VT 70 Industrial Park Wells River, VT 05081 802-429-2500 www.absolutepowersportsvt.com
Advertiser’s Index To get more information on the products advertised, call the phone number listed below or for fast easy access to online information about Sno-Traveler’s advertisers, point your Web browser to the corresponding advertiser’s Website and/or e-mail addresses listed below. Absolute Power Sports NH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 603-466-5454 www.absolutepowersportsnh.com
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 800 437-1180 www.libertymutual.com/lm/christophervalley
Absolute PowerSports VT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 802-429-2500 www.absolutepowersportsvt.com
Northern Outdoors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 888-770-SLED www.northernoutdoors.com
Bickford's Sport Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 603-736-9050 www.bickfordssportcenter.com
Outdoor Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 603-744-9875 www.ossipeevalleysnowmobileclub.com
Billerica Motorsports & Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 978-667-1518 www.billericamotorsports.com
Polaris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 888-704-5290 www.polaris.com
Biteharder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 www.biteharder.com
Prinoth, LLC.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 603-267-7840 www.prinoth.com
Colebrook Country Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 603-237-5566 www.colebrookcountryclub.com
Proline Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 603-652-7337 www.nhtrailers.com
Diamond Peaks Motel & Country Store. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 603 237-5104
Raymond James. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 800-221-5701 www.raymondjames.com
GPS Trailmaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 603-493-5474 www.gpstrailmasters.com
Scrub Oak Scramblers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 www.sossc.com
Great North Woods Vintage Race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 www.thegreatnorthwoodssnowmobilerace.com
The Trailer Outlet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 888-350-6500 www.traileroutlet.net
Josselyn's Getaway Log Cabins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 800-586-4507 www.josselyns.com
Wicks Insurance Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 603-668-7228 www.agents.allstate.com/kurt-wicks-manchester-nh.html
Lancaster Grand Prix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 www.lancastergrandprix.com
Yamaha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 800-88-YAMAHA www.yamaha-motor.com
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Please Thank Them by Using Their Services!
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