b'Club Newsit down, giving the undercarriage a new coat of paint, a new brush guard with strobes, and a fresh paint job from Girouxs in Hinesburg. Its a fresh, beautiful machine that deserves to be out on the trails grooming great snow!The Huntington Community Forest Steering Committee has submitted a grant to create a new parking area off Trapp Road so that trucks with trailers can access the trail above the road riding and get to the mountain easier. It will also mean not needing to park at the school during off-school hours. We are hoping this grant is awarded so weBrighton groomer operator Dan Fay hits can begin construction in the summer. the trail.(Judy Valente photo)Thank you to all our club members that became a beaver, our volunteers, and most importantly, our landowners!snow on the ground, in the forecastSign, signs, everywhere signs: Canaan Its not possible without you. and hitting the ground as the videoBorder Ridersfully loaded junction post.Erik Engstrom, Presidentwas rolling.vastsnowbeavers.comNo orchestra wants to play in front Like us on Facebook of an empty hall. We are so pleasedwas a great success and we thank that many have selected Brightoneveryone who bought tickets and ESSEXSnowmobile Club as their membercongratulate all the winners. Thank club when buying their TMA. Youyou to those who donated winnings COUNTY are so important to us, and we areback to the club. Our next event will thankful to be able to play to abe the Landowner Appreciation hall full of you. Thanks also to theDinner in the spring. We still have a landowners and all volunteers. Thinkgood selection of club merchandise snow and thanks to all! available through our website which Dave Casey, News Reporteris part of our fundraising, help brightonsnowmobile.orgsupport us. Brighton Snowmobile ClubLike us on Facebook We took advantage of the downtime Greetings from snow covered Islandto install new cutter bars on one of Pond. Today is the 12th day thatour Mogul Master drags. Thank you our trails have been open. Lets talkto Mike, Pat and John who worked about getting them open. The beston that project. We also added new part of the season this year for me2-way radios and better antennas has not been the 4-500 miles I havein our groomers for improved logged. Nope, it has been getting toCanaan Border Riders communications.the point of being able to ride thoseWe hope you notice our trail miles. Two days before our trailsWe hoped to start off with traditionalupgrades, changes, and a better opened, I enjoyed seeing all theNEK winter. La Nina said otherwise.riding experience. If you have any things come into place. It was likeBut finally, after mid-January, we havesuggestions for us, drop us a Facebook an orchestra, we had composers,much better snow to work with. Wemessage, come to a club meeting or leaders, and band members. Groomerwill take what we can get. With theseemail at canaanborderridersvt@gmail.one needed batteries. Unexpectedly,types of winters, its best to ride whencom. Wed like to hear from you. groomer operator A got stuck atthe conditions allow, and when clubs We want to thank our landowners for work, but operator D couldnt waitopen trails and not wait. their generosity because without them to jump right in. Trails X, Y, and ZMany clubs have events happeningwe would not have trails. Cheers!needed trees removed, a couple ofduring the riding season. Check withJohn Bialek, Trailmaster guys jumped in the SXS and got ityour local clubs to see whats goingcanaanborderridersvt.org done. Then certainly we need to leton to support them. It is also a goodLike us on Facebookour membership know what is goingway to meet other snowmobilers from on, so it was live video time withother clubs. groomers rolling as a backdrop. ItOur 50/50 raffle in December certainly didnt hurt moral to have 20 | Snowmobile VERMONT'