b'Club NewsDanville S-Ski-Mos Burke Drift Skippers As we all patiently wait for the elusive As I am writing this, there is the threatsnow, I will give a quick update on of a winter storm tomorrow. We hopewhat the club is doing. Trail de-it materializes!Fingers crossed, asbrushing, signing, and a reroute have we really need the snow. Our trailsbeen completed along with the repair are looking really good this year, butof bridge rails and installing a culvert. would look so much better with twoThe trails are ready to go, we just need feet of snow on them.snow! The groomers have been out packing and grooming where snow Our volunteers were busy this fallGeorge Gattone puts up the last Colesdepths permit. A few trails have been fixing a few bridges, as well asPond Sledders sign.(Dave Brown photo) opened with caution, but several cleaning up and widening our trails.remain closed. Check conditions and A few minor reroutes were thrown intrails on the VAST Snowmobile Trail for fun. We also spent a lot of time andThe lack of snowfall in Januaryapp.your club dues on the groomer thishas made it possible for our trailClub membership seems to be slightly year, mainly for general maintenancevolunteers to go out and do a thoroughdown this season presumably due to and tuning it all up. Everyone who hasjob of clearing trails, brush cutting,COVID and lack of snow. Hopefully, worked on it says its in really goodblow down removal, putting up signs,membership will increase once the shape.and completing a reroute. The groomersnow decides to join the party. We have a new grooming team thiswent out once without the drag toOur longtime member and trail master, year, so if you see Travis, Nick or BJ outaccess the trails CA74 through trailDon Glover, has resigned his position on the trails, give them a wave and say5; there were water bars and streamsthis season due to health issues. He has hi. They are looking forward to gettingstill running across the trails. There istold us he will advise and assist as long out on our trails and laying down thenot enough snow to safely have theas his body allows. We thank Don for white carpet for your riding pleasuregroomer go out again.in Drift Skipper territory.Completed projects from fall to the Welcome to all of our new andpresent include Reroute around the returning club members this year, andlogging operation near CA57, re-thank you for supporting our smalldecking Dows Crossing bridge and club! the bridge on the Lookout trail. Be Brian DeLisle, Secretaryaware there is a reroute from CA111 to Like us on Facebook CA112. Thank you for your support, time, and hard work throughout the year: Shawn Messier, Caleb Messier, Dave Brown, George Gattone, Gary Dubuque, Peter Athens, Pearly Greeves. Thank you to volunteers for their most recent work on trails, Todd Langlais, Alec Larrabee, Jason Larrabee, Tyler Mayo, and Chad Mayo. When we do open our Coles Pond Sledders trail system, please remember its our Happy New Year, everyone, as we sayvolunteers and landowners who make good-bye to 2020 and hello to 2021.it possible. Respect our trail system, Much has changed for our club thisrespect the landowners, and respect year, and we are working throughother riders. Be safe, ride safe!the changes as best we can. That said,Carolyn Girardin, Alternate Director we have a great group of club officerscolespondsledders.com who dedicate their time and effortsLike us on Facebook The Danville S-Ski-Mos wish Don Glover throughout the year to make sure oura speedy recovery and thank him for his club and trails are ready for the season. many years of service to the club.16 | Snowmobile VERMONT'