b'Club Newsvery well this year and has been onout before ordering a sled. We arewere open and conditions were good, sale in Island Pond and at severalhappy to have VAST represented thisbut repeated rains in March had a snow shows. A big thanks goes out toyear at the event.damaging impact. We made the best Shelley dAmato and Sue Purdell forAs we shift to the next season, I takeof our season in Polar Bear Country.organizing it all, as well as to severalthe opportunity to recognize all theAccumulating snow showers allowed people that worked at the shows andhard work our small but dedicatedus to open our trails in February. The sell our line and trail passes there andmembers of the club do to keep thetrail base in our lower elevations at the Welcome Center. trails as they are. First, we have ourexceeded expectations. Snowmobilers Thanks to everyone else, toogroomer operators: Boots, Mark, Billy,racked up the miles, thanks to the numerous to mention, that worked inDan, Pat, Ian and John. Without you,efforts of our grooming team.other aspects to make this a good yearwe wouldnt have the smooth trailsA reminder that not only are our for our club. Wishing you all a happywe have. Richard, Roger, Pat, Paul,operators at the controls all hours of spring! Brendan, Kyle, Scott, Carmen, Lynn,the night, but they are also behind Homer D Selby, Club NewsLise, and Laurie do the behind thethe scenes repairing hoses, welding Correspondentscenes work that keeps us running.joints, and replacing parts. They are brightonsnowmobile.orgThank you to anyone else I mighttireless. We definitely need a groomer Newark E-Z Riders have forgotten. appreciation week! The Canaan Border Riders is a greatWeather for our Ride to The Roost group of hard-working, no-nonsenseon Feb. 8 was perfect. Thanks to individuals. We laugh a lot and enjoythe Godbouts and Connecticut our time spent together. We welcomeValley Sno-Riders for hosting such anyone else interested in joining thea wonderful event. Two weeks later, group. It takes many to make the loadour Blaster Ride to the NEK Snow Canaan Border Riders light. Thanks for a great season! Blaster BBQ was also a success. Spring is in the air, but remember:Michael Daley, PresidentThanks to everyone who participated!you can ride our trails up until Aprilcanaanborderriders.comOur Club banner at EX62 turned out 15 as we have fantastic ground coverLike us on Facebook to be quite the hit! Snowmobilers and hope Mother Nature blesses uslined up to grab pics of family and with enough snow in the weeks aheadfriends. It was great to see all the to keep snowmobile travel into thephotos on social media too. We village possible.appreciate everyones inspiring This time of year has us busy with thefeedback.Go North SnowFest. We collaborateThe Polar Bears have begun closing with three New Hampshire clubs and the Chamber of Commerce toLunenburg Polar Bears put on this fabulous event. ThreeSnowmobile Club, Incmanufacturers supply us with their 2021 prototype sleds for test drives.After a late start to the season, winter Its a great opportunity to try themdid make an appearance. All trails THANK YOU TO THE LANDOWNERSof Brunswick, Bloomfield, East Haven, Guildhall, Ferdinand, Granby & MaidstoneAll members of the CT Valley Sno-Riders Snowmobile Club want to extend their sincere appreciation to all who have allowed use of their land for our trails.Without your generosity, we could not exist!Thanks for your continued support of the club each year.Late Winter 2020 | 29'