Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Early Winter 2016 | 1 Table of Contents Early Winter 2016 Features 14 It’s Club Raffle Season The Calcutta raffle is a popular fundraiser for many clubs 16 Southern Vermont’s 710 Trail A Class 4 trail with first class heart 18 The Bridges of Windsor County A roundup of several Windsor club bridge projects 22 Why I Snowmobile VAST members share how they became involved in the sport 54 Featured Club Drift Dusters Snowmobile Club is redefining snowmobiling Departments 2 VAST Direction, Executive Director’s Message 3 VAST News 4 Letters 5 President’s Message 6 Vice President’s Message 10 Snow Angels 26 Calendar of Events 28 Trails Report 30 Club News 58 Real Estate 59 Lodgings 61 Marketplace On The Cover: Nancy Piette snapped this photo while riding VAST Trail 105 from Little Averill Pond access road to Trail 97. 22 14 54 Snowmobile VERMONT VERMONT ASSOCIATION OF SNOW TRAVELERS