b'Club Newsour rubber and steel track Tuckers. Andy stayed busy keeping all of our equipment in tip top shape to ensure we were always ready to groom. In an effort to continue with our pledge to provide the best and safest trails for our members and all members of VAST, we purchased a second Mogul Master drag.Thanks to all of our members for their support and continued following us on Facebook to keep up with any events or trail projects that we have scheduled. We will have a trail reroute Bernie stays warm in his mittens while waiting at the Cavendish Green Mountain Snowand several bridges that need work. Fleas Cook Shack for his cheeseburger to be ready. (Eric Alden photo) We especially want to thank the landowners who generously allow us the trail markers, signs, and gates;to have a portion of our trail on their and our groomers, Glenn Fagan, Jimproperty.Filipowicz, Dan and McKenzie Stowell,Joan Choiniere, Secretary Dan Tiernan, and Joe Marini, all ofLike us on Facebookwhom, in spite of some equipment Cavendish Green Mountainchallenges this season, kept our trailsSnow Fleas in fantastic shape.Stay safe! Mother Nature came through for usKaren Marini, Publicity in a big way this year. Thank youcavendishsnowfleas.com to everyone who made the trip toLike us on Facebook Hawks Mountain Ridge Ridersvisit Cavendish and stopped at our Cook Shack. The response by theThe big storm in December didnt last snowmobile community - and onelong with all the subsequent rain, but famous Vermonter - was amazing.it did create somewhat of a working Your willingness to wear a maskbase. The many small storms we and practice social distancing, andhad later in the winter kept the trails your patience as Chef Jared and ourChester Snowmobile Club freshened up and enabled frequent volunteers prepared and served theWhat a different season this hasgrooming. Cindy from VAST rode two food was greatly appreciated. Yourbeen! Usually, we would be writingdays in Windsor County and gave us generosity and support have helpedabout our winter events and postingpositive feedback on our trails. Matt us to have the most successful seasonpictures from our poker run, kidsand Ken from VAST also enjoyed our ever! The Facebook photos wereride, and Valentine bonfire, but nottrails. One group trailered their sleds outstanding! We hope you enjoyed thethis year. COVID meant everythingto North Springfield from Halifax, trails and that youll come back to visitwas cancelled, including all majorVermont because they really like our Snow Fleas country again. fundraising events. We are hoping totrail system and conditions. As another season winds down, webe able to hold our club dinner partyOur trail system covers five towns, thank those who make our continuedfundraisier in November. and our grooming area covers one success possible: the Cavendish andBut on the positive side, it was a greatadditional town and four additional Proctorsville landowners, who soyear for snow. Luckily, we did not haveclubs. The other clubs have done generously allow us the privilege ofthe traditional January or Februarya great job maintaining their trails using their land for our trails, and ourthaw. Our parking lots were very busy,for easy grooming and good riding. members who come forward each timeand most folks were considerate whenThank you to the club members who we need volunteers. Thank you to Chefparking to ensure there was room forvolunteered their time to operate Jared and the group who providedother vehicles. Riders did have to bringand maintain the groomer. We food and worked in the Cook Shacktheir lunch or order take out and eatalso appreciate the good grounds and to Stacey Burkhardt who keepsoutside, as indoor dining was verymaintenance by Jason Farnsworth at our website and our presence on therestricted, but that did not stop ridersthe North Springfield Dam that also internet current. from enjoying our trails. enables good trails. As always, thank And finally, thanks to those whoseyou to the generous landowners who dedication each season gives usOur fleet of groomer operators, Dick,make all this possible!such incredible trails:Russ WalshGlen, Russ, Dave and Keith, wereSteve Kruse, Club News Correspondent and his wife, Jean, who handle allout three times a week with bothLike us on Facebook30 | Snowmobile VERMONT'