Winter 2018 | 1 Table of Contents Winter 2018 Features 8 Keep Your Hands Where They Belong A plea to riders to stop using hand signals 9 Annual Awards Nominations Do you know someone who deserves a VAST award? 12 On Trail & In Touch - Part 2 Can you hear me now? Utilizing your cellphone on the trail 14 Why I Volunteer & Snowmobile Glenn Jurgen & Roger Rushworth 16 Who’s In The Groomer Everyone’s favorite feature recognizing groomer operators 26 VAST Web Map & App Are you aware of all the capabilities of these technologies? 28 VAST In The‘90s Collection of articles from VAST News in the 1990s Also In This Issue 2 Executive Director’s Message 3 VAST News 4 President’s Message 5 Vice President’s Message 10 Destination Rides 11 Snow Angels 15 Club Events 27 Trails Report 30 Club News 54-57 Real Estate, Lodging, Dining & Marketplace 16 12 Snowmobile VERMONT VERMONT ASSOCIATION OF SNOW TRAVELERS ON THE COVER: Eric Zeno, groomer for the Foote Of The Mountain Sno-Travelers, took this picture from the top of the“Fire Tower“ trail, Corridor 7A, in the National Forest. Eric’s photo was chosen as the best one submitted to our Facebook groomer photo contest and won a VAST sweatshirt, hat and t-shirt! 26