b'Club NewsESSEX COUNTYBrighton Snowmobile Club It is an exciting time at the Brighton Snowmobile Club as we opened much of our trail system on Jan. 6 to the delight of many. We all certainly dream of a Dec. 16 start, but the reality The Iroquois Snow Beavers have a new groomer.is it rarely happens. Mother nature gets an A for cold temperatures, trail. Off trail riding at this locationbut barely a C for snowfall so far. CHITTENDEN will not be tolerated and will result inOne thing that has helped immensely COUNTY closing of our trail. has been the donation of time, money and equipment used to removeThank you to Tim Mitchell Excavatingrocks and smooth trails. With lower for their help in clearing trail. Also,snow amounts, a smooth trail or thank you to our trailmasters and clubroad underneath make it possible to members for all of their help. Pleaseopen earlier and deliver an enjoyable check out our website and Facebookride. Thanks so much to all who and keep an eye on new club gear withcontributed. our new and improved snow beaverOur March 5 fundraiser is taking Iroquois Snow Beaverslogo thanks to Mike Warren and Sadieshape nicely. This is mainly a ride-in The Iroquois Snow Beavers haveProuty.event held once again at EX24 where something to say. Thank you! OurErik Engstrom, Presidentthe Dave Page Memorial is located. club has a lot to be thankful for andvtsnowbeavers.comRaffle tickets are sold out, but dont more to be proud of. Thank you toLike us on Facebook let that stop you from attending. Food VAST for the grant, the Chittendenis available, and all are welcome. County Snowmobile Trails AssociationOne lucky ticket holder will walk (CCSTA), the SCAT snowmobile club,away with a beautiful 2022 Polaris and to those that contributed to ourSwitchback 650 XC. Thanks to Polaris GoFundMe campaign. On Dec. 27, weand Laquerres of East Montpelier took delivery of our very own 2006for help in making this possible. The Tucker Terra. We restored the drag theevent can be reached by car by taking Hardwick club donated to us (thankHenshaw Rd, going past the groomer you) and is attached. Our own ScottSaxon Hill Ridersbarn, and continuing to the field Johansen spent time making sure itsYep! Short and sweet. The Saxon Hillsection on the left. ready to go for the snow thats fallingRiders like to plan ahead but seem to today (Jan. 17). Huge thanks to Scottdo our best work under crunch time for all his help with the club this year.pressure. A beautiful thirty foot bridge Theron Main and Brad Freisen spentjust completed. We refurbished tracks a great amount of time on the newfor our groomer. We also finished and bridge at CN5 to Jiffy Mart and toinstalled a trail reroute that that keeps Buckys Pub. Thank you to Cliffordour connection to the Mallets Bay Lumber for your support on bridgeLakers open. With all systems go, it is materials. Please stop by Buckys fortime to ride. One other issue is the lack a beverage and some hot wings. Theyof snow on the ground. That should be are supporting the club by selling pullsolved shortly! Hopefully all is well. tickets that help benefit us (thank you).Take care. They also secured the re-route nearDaniel H. Airoldi,All-around Grunt Cedar Knoll Country Club. Pleasesaxonhillriders.org respect the fencing and stay on theLike us on Facebook Andy Doe aligns blocks for the Saxon Hill Riders new bridge.24 | Snowmobile VERMONT'