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6 Snowmobile VERMONT Magazine VAST News The season is ge ng closer we ve past Candy ight gained an hour with daylight savings time still not s u r e w h e r e t h a t h o u r w e n t a n d B e e r . . . s o r r y D E E R s e a s o n i s u p o n us. Trails are being cleared signed and brought back to life a er being cleverly disguised as landowner property all summer. Bridges are being built or rebuilt and groomers have been graced with the care of knowledgeable volunteers prepping them for the long w i n t e r a h e a d . It s great seeing m a n y o f t h e clubs using social m e d i a t o k e e p t h e i r m e m b e r s i n f o r m e d o f w h a t is going on with p i c t u r e s v i d e o s a n d c o m m e n t s . Cruising through F a c e b o o k o n a n y given day shows p r o o f o f t h e a m o u n t o f w o r k that goes into preparations for t h e f e w m o n t h s we all get to en oy riding. Clubs are nding that members are willing to help out more if they know the three s what when where. sing social media posting a w e e k o r t w o b e f o r e t h e w h a t a l l o w s m e m b e r s t o p l a n a h e a d f o r the when and postings closer to the event gives more details of the w h e r e . I v e h e a r d o f s e v e r a l c l u b s t h a t h a v e h a d p e o p l e s h o w u p f o r a work day ust because they saw a p o s t o n F a c e b o o k . S o m e d o n t e v e n belong to that particular club but ride t h e t r a i l s i n t h a t a r e a a n d h a d f r e e time available to offer. I encourage y o u t o t a k e a f e w m i n u t e s w h e n y o u r e c o n n e c t e d t o y o u r e l e c t r o n i c device and search for and like club s FB pages in the areas that you ride. ou ll soon nd that most clubs will post upcoming events meetings places to buy TMAs and trail conditions. It s also a good way to nd out about safety issues and o t h e r p r o b l e m s t h a t m a y p o p u p unexpectedly. U s e s o c i a l m e d i a a s a t o o l t o i m p r o v e your en oyment of the sport either a s a c l u b o r a s a n i n d i v i d u a l . H o w e v e r as with any tool use with caution t h i s i s v e r y m u c h a f a m i l y s p o r t w e r e l y o n p r i v a t e p r o p e r t y f o r o u r t r a i l s y s t e m s a f e t y a n d r e s p e c t s h o u l d b e o f u t m o s t i m p o r t a n c e . T a k e a f e w m i n u t e s t o r e r e a d w h a t h a s been written look again at a picture is the content a p p r o p r i a t e f o r f a m i l y i s p r o p e r t y being respected as a l a n d o w n e r w o u l d expect is safety being considered while working. The words and images are going to be p u b l i c o n c e s e n t i t o n l y t a k e s o n e or two unintentional sentences or p h o t o s t o a l t e r s o m e o n e s o p i n i o n . T h a t p e r s o n m a y b e a l a n d o w n e r o r m a y b e s o m e o n e n o t d i r e c t l y i n v o l v e d i n t h e s p o r t b u t t h e y c o u l d in uence future access to parts of the trail system both can ruin years of hard work in a short amount of time. B e p r o u d o f y o u r a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s a s a c l u b o r m e m b e r t a k e p i c t u r e s o f pro ects events and adventures but share with caution and forethought. En oy your time on the trails whether pre season prep in season riding or p o s t -s e a s o n w r a p -u p i t s a l l a b o u t fun and en oyment. I m looking forward to the upcoming season n e w a d v e n t u r e s f a v o r i t e t r a i l s o l d f r i e n d s a n d f r i e n d s n o t y e t m e t . B e safe in all that you do ride for fun Think snow Jeff Fay VAST Vice President A message from VAST Vice President Jeff Fay NEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWS...continued from page 3 CARMI DUSO AWARD GOES TO HOLBROOK Carmi Duso or just plain Carmi as most know him has been saluted toasted honored wined and dined celebrated and biographied more than any snowmobiler in Vermont and for all we know in the nation. For over 20 years he was the Executive Director not to mention ambassador lobbyist and most visible symbol on the trails. -from 25th anniversary edition of VAST News At the 2015 VAST Annual Meeting Bonnie Holbrook was announced the Carmi Duso Award recipient. Unfortunaely Bonnie was not able to attend the meeting. Joe Cicia made time to meet her a few weeks later at one of her favorite trail bridges to present the award. Joe Cicia met with Bonnie Holbrook at her favorite bridge on the Steven Hatch Memorial Trail to present the Carmi Duso Award.