b'Club Newsthat anyone heading out to ride should carry a saw with them.We got lucky with our snowmobile rides at Brattleboros Memorial Park. The Director of Parks and Rec, Carol Lolatte, is a former snowmobiler who feels the rides add to the event. The upper field had the snow cover we needed and over 75 folks, young and old took a ride around the ball Folks attending the Brattleboro Winterfield. Weve had folks from all over Carnival had the opportunity to try outand this year we had a family from snowmobiling thanks to the Vernon TrailAfghanistan! It makes no matter where Breakers.folks came from. They all enjoyed the outdoor activities, and kids especially just couldnt ride enough. Im always A lovely sunrise on Jacksonville Riders 8Apart of our team. We welcome andwondering if we have planted a seed trail. appreciate your help so this club canfor someone to someday join our ranks. continue to thrive and grow. WithoutI hope so.generous landowners and local clubs,Don Rosinski, President WINDHAM snowmobiling in Vermont would notLike us on Facebookbe what is. COUNTY It was another short season, butWINDSORhopefully, some enjoyment was had by all who support us. Stay safe and seeCOUNTYyou next season. Linda Binnix ezridersvt.com Jacksonville EZ-Riders Like us on FacebookMother Nature came through at theAndover Mountaineer Snow Ridersend of our season, bringing much-needed snow for our trails along withWhat a season it has been! Although warmer weather and sunshine notMother Nature and equipment the best formula for riding. Our trailbreakdowns were relentless against volunteers and groomer operatorsVernon Trail Breakers snowmobiling this season, she made the best of what we had but openfinally let the snow come! The water bars and other hazards madeAs you may have noticed by some ofMountaineers were out there with it a challenge. Our club was plaguedmy prior pieces to this publication, Idiligence, grooming in all we could with groomer repairs, and cancellationkind of like old sayings. One fittingto get smooth white ribbons. Thank of activities due to unfavorablefor our sport would be the following,you, Gene and Keven! Stay tuned to conditions, including closures due toWhen you are given lemons, makeFacebook, Instagram and our club logging and other hazards. Hopefully,lemonade. Well, by golly, whenwebsite for information.we will end our season on a positiveyou get snow, ride on it! And thatsSean Snyder, Executive Director note. Through it, all, our volunteerswhat we had to do this year. I guessLike us on Facebookcommitment, dedication, and hardlike many years. If we didnt have it work persevered to keep our traillocally, wed trailer to where it was. network open and in the best conditionAdmittedly, that was not an easy possible with what we had to worktask. Winter snow did not really hit with.us until February, and then we got Plans are set for our Pancake Breakfasta doozy in March. The decision to coming up soon as well as ourgroom or not is a double-edged swordBarnard Mountain Viewers Landowners Dinner. Check ourhere in the Banana Belt of Vermont.What a season it has been! We have Facebook page and website for details.No grooming equals no money forhad our highs and lows but have been Communication with our members andgrooming. However, we must weighable to get in quite a few miles. Plus, it riders is important to us. Our meetingsthe benefit of a smooth trail for ais always a treat to get beautiful March are open to everyone, and we arecouple of days, or a snow-coveredriding!looking for more volunteers and activetrail for a lot longer. So, we held off on members. Please consider becomingthe grooming in favor of keeping theThe new groomer rolled as much as snow a little longer. I recommended 32 | Snowmobile VERMONT'