b'VAST NewsFIND THE HELMET A message from VAST Vice President Jeff FayDid you see the helmet hidden on page 30 in the White River Valley Ramblers Fourth of July parade float banner?VAST Annual Meeting is in theNew Hampshire 38 to 113. The New Kris McKirryher, vice president ofbooks, trail projects are in fullHampshire show is their annual the High Ledge Snow Stormers, didswing, chainsaws and trimmersgrass drag/water cross event in and had the randomly chosen correctare gassed up ready to debrushFremont. This event is attended answer!the summers growth. Nights areby nearly 40,000 people over the If you can find the helmet in this issue,getting colder, although the daysweekend.send your answer to editor@ vtvast.orgcould pass for mid-July, and someNew York 3-day pass sales have and you could win a t-shirt! color is beginning to show on thegrown from 153 to 274. The leaves. All this can only mean twoSyracuse show in late September thingsfootball and snowmobileis our first chance to see the new FREEwEEkEnd ! seasons are upon us! sleds from all four manufacturers, One other sign that snowmobilespeak with other states V ermontF reeW eekend is season is here: Its tradehow time!representatives, and pick up the From September to mid-November,latest brochures for some vacation VAST staff and volunteers will beplanning. If you are one of our out FeB. 7,8 & 9 traveling throughout the northeastof state members, stop by the booth attending pre-season events inat one of the shows and say Hi! n o trail pass required ! New York, New Hampshire, Maine,Let us know whats important to you Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.as a visitor or just grab the latesta ll you need is a Valid registration These shows are a greatSnow Travelers Guide to plan your in any state or proVince & liaBilityopportunity to meet some of ourVAST expedition this season. We out of state members and exposelook forward to chatting with you.insurance on your sled . potential members to what VermontA huge thank you to Caledonia ( saFety course also required iF Born aFter july 1, 1983 ) has to offer, with the ultimatecounty for hosting this years goal of growing the associationAnnual Meeting. It was a beautiful membership. We have seen anday on the university campus in increase in multi-day passes asLyndon, with a wide variety of The Best Inventory. a direct result of attending these Guaranteed! shows and enticing folks to trydisplays and vendors offering the VAST trails. By combining thesomething of interest for everyone. purchase of a three-day pass withCongratulations to all of this the free weekend Feb. 7-9, nearlyyears award recipients. Without a full week of riding is available.our volunteers, there would be no Having six days available allowsVAST. It is your association!one to explore several areas of theSee you on the trails soon! Ride state. Right, Ride Safe, Respect and Buy, Sell, Trade, Consignment Going into year three for theVolunteer!ATVsSnowmobilesTrailersBoatsMotorcycles Pennsylvania show, we have gone www.philbrickmotorsports.com from 35 multi-day passes to 110,Jeff Fay, VAST Vice President978-799-8001Westford, MA Maine has nearly tripled, 8 to 23, Fall 2019 | 5'