50 | Snowmobile VERMONT Club News turns into the first warm day in May where you can work the soil. That day turns into the day where you can pick the first pea, which turns into the day where you get the friends and family together for a summer barbecue and games. That turns into the day of VAST Annual Meeting, and that day turns into the first ripe peach off the tree, which turns into the day where you are out back ripping across the lawn in your pajama bottoms and slippers. However, there are those days that you get the phone call that we’ve lost a friend, and we had two of those, too close to each other. Dennis Allen, from the Little Ascutney Snowmobile, was a friend and amazing man. His dedication and tireless efforts to our sport, and vast mechanical ability, leaves me feeling like there was so much more I could have gleaned from him. The other was Ryan Goodrich. Ryan was always a supporter of our club and I always looked forward to his presence at our ride-in, up on the hill where he and “the boys” would rip across the fields and showboat to everyone’s delight. He was always there to lend a hand or resources to our trailmaster. He will be missed in many ways. ‘Til we meet where the tracks meet the trail… Nicholas Baker, President Like us on Facebook Barnard Mountain Viewers  By publication date of this February issue, our club will hopefully be celebrating another fun January poker ride in Barnard after a two-year hiatus due to inadequate snow. At the time of this writing, we are seeing temperatures of 20 degrees below zero, which hasn’t deterred some riders from enjoying some of the best trails in this early season.  Barnard remains a great destination for a lot of reasons with plenty of hot food and ethanol-free gas at the Barnard General Store. Our 45-mile trail system is in great shape thanks to our dedicated volunteers, and every ride is scenic. If you ride in at night, Max’s Tavern at the Barnard Inn (call ahead for hours) serves a great meal and it’s right on Corridor 12. Thanks to some recent logging in the Chateauguay, the view up on top of Smith Hill is spectacular and on a clear day riders can see the Whites in New Hampshire. In January, a flying club brought in six colorful Piper Cub airplanes that landed on Silver Lake which was a unique photo opportunity for many. You never know what you might see in Barnard. Let’s hope the great snow and riding continues. As always, we acknowledge the Barnard landowners who provide us with access to enjoy our passion. Happy and safe riding everyone. Come ride with us in Barnard.  Pam Butler, Secretary  barnardmountainviewers.com  Like us on Facebook Cavendish Green Mountain Snow Fleas  We had another great turnout for this year’s Christmas Party! As always, the Yankee Swap was the highlight of the night. Thank you to Clay Sides for being the swap “referee” and to Karen and Jared Wilson for opening their home to us again this year for the party. There is one change to our trails: when leaving the Cavendish Cook Shack at WR 43, Corridor 12N now goes left onto Twenty Mile Stream Road then immediately right onto Chapman Rd. Travel on Chapman Road for .34 mile then right into the driveway at 352 Chapman Road, then left back into the fields. Please follow the arrows and signs and be alert as you are driving for a very short distance on a town road. Please be respectful of our landowners. Without their generosity, we have no trails. Please use caution when traveling on our secondary trail S45 to S46. Club members have volunteered to try and keep this trail groomed and there is logging being done in Proctor Piper State Forest. Think snow! Karen Marini, Membership Coordinator  cavendishsnowfleas.com  Like us on Facebook Paul Tetreault from Track Inc. (formerly Get-Sno) delivers a new Tucker to Chester Snowmobile Club members Dick Jewett, Lee Whiting, Glenn Gustafsen, Victor Suerchi, Stan Choiniere and Shelton Ghetler. Chester Snowmobile Club  On Dec.16, we held our annual business meeting followed by our annual Christmas potluck dinner. It is always a fun night. This year, we had over 30 folks join us for a delicious buffet dinner. It was opening day of the riding season and some of the attendees had been out on their sleds that afternoon. What a great start to the season! It’s Dec. 28, a light snow is falling and a small group from the Chester Snowmobile Club wait, and then finally it’s here! Our new Tucker Sno-Cat 2000 has arrived. Dick Jewett, our trailmaster, was like a little boy on Christmas morning. Speaking of