b'VAST NewsA message from VAST President Tim Mills FIND THE HELMETI know I have spoken about social media before, but I am compelled to revisit this topic every once and a while, and I cannot stress enough how much of an impact it has on our sport. AtNancy Owens was the random this point, we haveselected winner with the correct no better way ofanswer to our contest for last issue. communicating theThe helmet was on page 27 on the where, what, when,Lunenburg Polar Bears sign! If you and how of whatcan find the helmet in this issue, send is going on at anyan email to editor@vtvast.org and you particular time withcould win a VAST t-shirt! snowmobile clubs across the VAST trail system. TheFREE WEEKENDI hope you all had a great fall andbeauty of this is the memberships were able to spend quality timeability to communicate with and be2022 FREE Weekend is Feb 4, 5 & 6. No with your friends and families,an active participant in what anyTMA required! participating in the differentgiven club has going on. Whether activities that we all love to do.they are working on rebuilding aYOU DO NEED:It seems like only yesterday thatbridge, recovering from a wash- 1. NEW! Pre-Registration Form we all took our last snowmobileout, hosting an event, clearingRequired. Located on the VAST ride for the season, performed thetrails, announcing an upcomingwebsite.annual motions of summerizingwork bee, or just plain signing2. Valid registration in any state or our sleds, and began the not sotheir portion of the statewideprovince.patient count down to the openingtrail system for the upcoming day of the next snowmobileseason, if it has been posted, you3. Liability insurance on your sled.season. For me, the summer wentcan check it out. The part that is4. Safety Course is also required if born by extremely fast, as, betweenparticularly humbling for me is theSnowmobiling on the work and family, it was a fairlyafter July 1, 1983.busy Summer. The upside to thismagnitude of some of the projectsproperty of others is a privilege is that, at the time of my writingand just the plain fact that they arethat can be revoked at any time.this article, opening day for thegetting done. These projects areDedicated Club volunteers work year2021-2022 snowmobile seasonall being managed and broughtround to obtain is only a couple weeks away. Weto fruition by volunteers. The sheer power of a volunteer shouldpermission from have had a fair amount of coldalmost 10,000 never be taken for granted and itgracious landowners weather to start the frost settinghasnt been. The outpouring ofwho are kind into the ground. This might notsupport, pride and appreciation ofenough to allow the seem like a big deal, but it makesthe volunteers and membershipuse of their land for a huge difference for maintainingsnowmobiling.shows through the postedMaintaining these permissions and the a base during the winter warm- comments, likes and emojis, andfuture of the VAST trail system depends ups. Snowmobile clubs aroundI think this is absolutely fantastic.on your actions.the VAST trail system haveI cant think of a better way toPlease respect landowners by:already received measurableobserve, highlight, and support Staying on marked trailssnowfall, and the forecastthe true back-bone and best asset Properly disposing of trashis looking good for all of usof our VAST organization, the Obeying signagesnowmobilers. Winter is definitelyvolunteer - and for that, I thank Keeping noise and speed on its way with the white gold weyou all!to a minimumall love to snowmobile on, and IRide Safely and Smooth Trails, couldnt be happier.Tim Mills ,VAST President Respect the landowners and ride responsibly!4 | Snowmobile VERMONT'