b'VAST NewsFIND THE HELMET A message from VAST Vice President Jeff FayMargaret Eddy found the helmet in the last issue on the 20 degree mark of the thermometer on page 6. If you can find the helmet in this issue, send an emailThese are certainly strange times.a few more miles ahead of the health to editor@vtvast.org and you couldMany are out of work, the economyand wellbeing of residents/business win a VAST t-shirt! is in turmoil, snowmobile trails haveowners of other areas. Unfortunately, closed a month early, and peopleit seems our society is now full SHE SAID YES! are being asked to stay home to beof, me first and only what I want safe. There are more questions thanmatters attitudes. Hopefully after answers, an overload of informationthis is all over, we can reflect on what from a multitude of sources, and onlyoccurred and refocus our priorities.a few understand what it all means.Summer will come before we know Regardless, with the professionalismit, life will be returning to a more of the VAST staff working from homenormal routine and trail projects and the technology available, VASTwill be waiting to get started. Clubs will continue to operate in as normalshould plan your work as normal a fashion as possible or allowed. Iby getting grant applications in by would like to thank the staff for theirthe deadlines with all the required willingness to commitment to thepaperwork and hopefully timing unexpected working arrangements.will be such that construction can (Jenny Wright photo) As always, it seemed to be roll thebe accomplished prior to wet fall sleeves up and get it done attitudeweather arriving. Keep your club Joe Barber proposed to his girlfriendthat they exhibit on a regular basis. members up to date on any workdays Jacie Knapp at EX22 in Island Pond.With all that being said, the early endthat are planned. I would suspect that This is their second year ridingof the season was a disappointment,many will be ready for a little outside together and they are part of the Saxonbut as the weather continued toexposure and social mingling by the Hill riders. warm and conditions deteriorated ittime trail work needs to begin.was more than likely going to be anFinally, as the riding season ends, I VAST DISPLAY ATearly end naturally anyway. Thereagain failed in my mission to ride in were less than a handful of clubsevery county in the state, missing GUILFORD REST AREAwith accessible trails on Marchthree out of 14. Maybe next year Ill 25 when the trails were closed forstart the season in either Bennington health reasons amid the epidemicor Windham and hit Grand Isle on a crisis. Many on social mediaweekday evening for a sunset on the questioned the rationale, not onlybeach, maybe. Only 800 miles on the here in Vermont, but in most of thenew sled but not any of it outside the surrounding states and provincesboundaries of the statea first in a as well. The fact that travel wouldseveral years. In closing, a heartfelt be required to reach any of thethank you to our landowners, available trail systems, services weremembers and volunteers for their already under limited operations orcontinued support in these unusual closed, the areas available weretimes. May you and your families all remote and with limited medicalweather this storm in good health.resources if an emergency occurred, it really was a no brainer decision.Respect, Ride Safe, Enjoy!However, I found it interesting thatJeff Fay, VAST Vice Presidentsome would put their own desire for (Mike Mutascio photo)Late Winter 2020 | 5'