b'VAST NewsJUNIOR GROOMER IN TRAININGBy Jacob Burbank the wings closed is over eleven feet I have been grooming with mywide. You have to look out and make grandfather, Lee Burbank, sincesure you dont hit any trees because January with the clubs Pistenbullywith the size of those trees, they would 400. The club grooms about 66 milesstop you in a heartbeat. of trails. My grandfather and I usuallyWhen you groom so much, it is groom Friday and Saturday nights.difficult when people complain. Being in the groomer is cool but alsoEveryone says, Groom more! Well, stressful. For example, on the powerwe would if we had the manpower. lines, its very hard to see the trail,The club has only four groomer whether it is because of the snowdriftsoperators, and two of those have or sledders not always staying on theday jobs. My grandfather lives three trail. A groomer is an 8-ton machinehours away, so he and I only get to plus a 2-ton drag, which acts as angroom on the weekends. The club is anchor. So if the groomer goes off justalways looking for more volunteerscold, but we could go inside the Roost five feet, you can hear the engine workto help keep the trails in great ridingwhere it was warm or stand around harder and the track sinks in prettycondition.the outside fire. fast. You better pick the front of theAbout a month ago, we broughtWe appreciate and thank all the drag up because its going to stop youthe groomer to our clubs annuallandowners who share their land with right in your tracks.fundraiser event. The Cookout at theour club to keep riders connected to Another way grooming can be stressfulRoost had a good turnout, and wethe VAST trail system. Thank you is when it goes down to Guildhall fromsold around 150 lunches. The Roost isto all of the volunteers and groomer Paul Stream Road to Maidstone Lakea cabin on Corridor 1 owned by cluboperators and everyone who belongs Road. There are a lot of trees close tomembers Bob and Carolyn Godbout.to the club. Without you, there would the trail. The machine is 10 feet wideWe had cheeseburgers, hot dogs, chili,be no riding.along with the drag, but the blade withcoffee, cocoa and desserts. It was Send your Snow Angel pictures toeditor@vtvast.org! We will send you a t-shirt for your angel if we use your photo in the magazine. Six-year-old Kaylie gives her dad, Tyson Blouin, a knuckle bump during a kidsMike Rennie rides with his 10-year-old son, Ryan. 120cc race.(Karen Nelson photo)Late Winter 2020 | 7'