Winter 2019 | 29 Club News volunteered their time and efforts over this past fall to fix the bridges that needed repair. We also would like to thank those volunteers who spent time clearing brush and putting up the trails signs. CPS is looking forward to our annual Sour Dough Pancake Breakfast on Feb. 17. We hope to see everyone there. Safe travels! Carolyn Girardin, Alternate Director Like Us On Facebook Lyndon Sno-Cruisers As I left off in the last issue, the Lyndon Sno-Cruisers have held their annual Poker Run. We changed the format to make it easier for the eight participating stops. Cards were sealed in 2-inch by four-inch envelopes and only opened at the final stop. The extra card draw was still available. We announced our winners and posted them on our Facebook page. All of our trails got marked and reroutes done to be ready for early season riding. We encountered a new challenge this season. Someone rode their vehicle on a class 4 road that is part of the VAST trail system, got stuck and abandoned it. Our expert volunteers found a solution to the problem. Our club appreciates the compliments that we have received from the Snowmobile Club of the Year article that was in the last issue. It makes all of our volunteer work seem worthwhile. Our safety class was a county effort and we want to thank safety instructor Ben Robinson for making it happen. I can not ignore the shiny blue snowmobile. It has been out getting warmed up with my wife having a good time teaching our grandson proper snowmobiling skills. This is the key to building our ridership. We need more families out riding together and developing lasting memories. A member of our club, Will Hardie, has become a Safety Ambassador for the VAST organization. Our club members will be out on the trails participating in trail rides together and having a super snowmobiling winter. Larry Dwyer, Secretary lyndonsnocruisers.com Like us on Facebook Lyndon Sno-Cruisers’1996 Tucker 2000 Gary Dubuque and George Peak proudly pose on a redecked bridge on the Cole’s Pond Sledders’trail system. Waterford RidgeRunners After a rough start to the season, we finally recovered the snow depth we had in early November. We certainly love seeing snow but when it occurs a month and a half ahead of schedule, it causes a lot of headaches. Getting trails cleared and signed was a challenge this year. So far we are in good shape. Our members took on some bridge repair projects and rerouted some trails to get around solar farms that have popped up. I would urge everyone to take advantage of snowmobile weather while we have it. Get out and enjoy! One project that did not come to fruition was the potential crossing into New Hampshire. I am sad to report we did not have the support from the State of Vermont or the Town of Waterford. Although we were told the selectmen were not opposed to the project, there was a social media blitz from a small contingent of people opposed to waiting at a traffic light for (potentially) three minutes. The RidgeRunners and representatives from VAST stressed the importance of having a safe crossing to avoid the ice crossing, but apparently the convenience of commuters has a higher priority. It is a sad state of affairs when the State of New Hampshire can put a project together in a few months and Vermont wants to delay it for years through study and public input. Vermont owns only 30 percent of the bridge but their reluctance controls 100 percent of the outcome. Sad. However, we soldier on. We will continue to pursue the safe crossing and open up some amazing opportunities for residents of both states to enjoy a beautiful system of interconnecting trails. Mike O’Hara, President Like us on Facebook