b'VAST NewsANNUAL MEETING A message from VAST Vice President Jeff FayNOTE! A VIRTUAL MEETING MAY OCCUR INSTEAD!THIS MEETING PLAN IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON STATE PUBLICHEALTH MANDATES.Due to state-mandated COVID-19 public health restrictions for gathering, we are only allowed to have 150 people attend the annual meeting with social distancing strictly in place. Delegate counts will be sent to all clubs and those clubs should decide on only one or two folks to come to the meeting to represent their club. There will be a pre-registration system. Please stay tuned to email blasts and communication from your club on pre-registration options. We will have hand sanitizers and masks for everyone, and it is aWhile sitting on my front porchmountains, especially on the western requirement that you wear one, unlessafter another July day where theside of the state. The high elevation health restrictions do not allow youtemperature was close to triplehad fantastic snow conditions. The to. Everyone will be spread out underdigits, I think back to one of thetrail was well groomed and signed a big tent and we are all expectedbest rides I took this past season.as if the person who pounded the to follow the six-foot distancingEvery year, I try to ride in each ofstakes may have gotten lost at some guidelines that will be in place thatVermonts 14 counties. This seasonpoint and didnt want a visitor to day. Designated seating will be spraywas better than my average, andsuffer the same fate. As I dropped painted to keep people apart. A baggedI only missed three or four. I try toin elevation, the snow depth did the lunch and drinks will be provided andfind new places to experience orsame, but trail conditions remained portalets and hand washing stationsmay revisit places I havent been tooutstanding. Hats off to the clubs in available. for a few years. This particular day,Addison county for providing some We will be mailing awards to theI was thinking of the latter, a trip toawesome riding! The worst part of winners and ask them to send usAddison county, where I had notthe day was a few of the open corn photos of themselves with their awardturned a track for nearly six years.fields that were windblown and thin. to put in the VAST magazine. The mostMy launching point was a little, out- It was not enough to spoil the ride creative photo we receive will win aof-the- way parking lot in Ripton.though. I climbed back up in the TMA for next season! Its nice to have a small trailer andmountains and into the twists to close short SUV with easier access in tightthe loop back to the trailer. It was the FIND THE HELMET spaces. It was one of those beautifulend of an excellent day to get out and winter mornings with a bright sun,experience some of VASTs hidden bluebird sky, crisp temperature, andtrail gems. light snow on a freshly groomedAgain, thank you to the volunteers trail. This area of the trail systemand a special thank you to the was new to me; my previous jaunt tolandowners in Addison county that Addison county had been from themade for an enjoyable day on the north side coming out of Chittendensnow. I promise you it wont be six county.years before I come back to visit!Donald Beaudoin was randomlyThis days trip would run the gamutI hope this summer finds everyone chosen from all the correct answersof what Vermont has to offer forhappy and healthy in these crazy to win a VAST t-shirt! He spotted thetrails: twists through the mountains,times. I am looking forward to getting helmet on the hand-painted vintagecruising on the state forest roadsback on the trails again. Until then, snowmobile on page 19.He says, I nowith sweeping corners (35 mphstay safe and stay healthy.longer allow myself to read any articlesof course), and wide-open farm until I find the helmet! If you can findfields along the valley floor. SnowRespect, Ride Safe, Enjoy!the helmet in this issue, send an emailconditions changed along with theJeff Fay, VAST Vice Presidentto editor@vtvast.org and you couldelevation, as is the norm in the green win a VAST t-shirt!Summer 2020 | 5'