b'Club Newsgrooming dedication and long hours inshould help speed up the completion the Tucker. The trails were great everydate. There are a lot of willing partners time we went out!stepping up to work in conjunction We will be having our last meetingwith both the Caledonia and Essex of the season in April where we willCounty clubs because they have be discussing upcoming trail projectswitnessed what has been accomplished for the fall. Since this will be our lastby VAST and its members. Our newsletter of the season, we wouldreputation of constructing 4,500 like to thank all our volunteers,miles of snowmobile trails every year landowners, local businesses, andthrough some of the most challenging especially our snowmobilers forterrains has us held in high regard- we making it a good year! As always, beshould all be proud! safe, respect the landowners property,Michael OHara and please dont litter our beautifulLike us on Facebooktrails. Taylor Lamberton, President Kevin McDonnell, SecretaryColes Pond Sledders celebrated their 50th buckaroosof302.comanniversary with a spaghetti supper. Club Like us on Facebook officers Betty Brown, Carolyn Greaves, Shawn Messier and Perley Greaves served Coles Pond Sledders up an anniversary cake decorated with the club logo to attendees.Happy late winter to all. The season did not start as early as we wanted,With four more weeks of the season but we eventually received snow andand we are receiving good snow totals. our trails were exceptional. We wouldEnjoy it while we still have it. Thank Caledonia County Snowmobilelike to thank the landowners, trailyou again for all your support of our Trail Club maintenance work groups, and ourclub. This has been a strange season. Thisgrooming team for their dedication morning I heard a weather forecasterthroughout the year. Also, thanks to allCarolyn Girardin, Director say, If its March in January then itour Coles Pond Sledder members forLike us on Facebookwill be January in March. That waschoosing us as their club of choice. We proven with this mid-March superappreciate your loyalty. snow event! This past year, our club celebrated Caledonia County Snowmobile Trailour 50th year anniversary with a Club is proud to inform everyonecelebratory spaghetti supper. Our trailmaster, Dave Brown, received an of our involvement in a rail trailaward for Best Groomed Trails forDanville S-Ski-Mo Clubconversion project known as the Twin2022. Our Sourdough Pancake BrunchHere it is the middle of March and State Rail Trail (TSRT). Although it isalso returned this year. the end of the season is nearing. in the conceptual form now, there isOur groom team covered our 52Danville has received a lot of snow this a great deal of enthusiasm and drivemiles oftrailss, doing a great jobmonth and the groomers have been to see this opportunity become realityand performing maintenance on thecontinuously making the trails ready very soon. The 21 miles of the TSRTHusky when needed and keepingfor your riding pleasure. Another would connect St. Johnsbury to Newthe trails cleared. There was greatlarge snowstorm is occurring today as I Hampshire by traveling through Kirby,teamwork from our grooming team:write this article which will help repair Concord, and Lunenburg to the bridgeShawn Messier, Chad Mayo, Tylerthe trails after a very busy weekend of in Gilman that crosses into Dalton, NH.Mayo, Caleb Messier, and Ericriders. Our Tuckers are experiencing This multi-use trail would also connectKittredge. Trailmaster Dave Brown andtrack issues, delamination, and to the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT)President Perley Greaves continuedbubbling, which is causing constant via the St Johnsbury bike path, givingcommunications and collaborationcostly repairs and limiting grooming snowmobilers the chance to ride frombetween the club and landowners astimes. Swanton Vermont to Woodsville, NH.well as keeping access to trails. George There is also the potential to connectGattone updates our VAST trail pageThis season has seen an increased with Maine through the Presidentialand Facebook page to keep membersnumber of riders enjoying our trail Trail. The possibilities really areup to date on trail conditions. Pleasesystem due to the lack of snow endless. keep posting on Coles Pond Sledderselsewhere. With Facebook comments This project will take time but theFacebook page. We love to see thebeing mostly positive, it appears folks experience we have from the LVRTcomments. are enjoying and appreciating our 20 | Snowmobile VERMONT'