b'VAST NewsA message from VAST President Patty Companik FIND THE HELMETWe had two more flooding events this past summer, but I have to say, the clubs and their volunteers stepped up and took care of getting the trails ready for theirDavid Nelson found the helmet membership withoutin the last issue on page 10 in the hesitation. VolunteersWeatherfield Pathfinders Calcutta are the foundation of ourboard on top of number 48. If you can association. I encouragefind the helmet in this issue, send an folks to get involved withemail to editor@vtvast.org and you their local club(s) if youcould win a VAST t-shirt!are able to. What these folks do all year long is beyond outstanding.PHOTO CONTESTFrom fundraising, to trailDeadline is February 14! Six winners work, to building bridges,will get a VAST shirt and their photo grooming, selling clubpublished in the magazine. First place swag, maintainingreceives a TMA for next year and the social media, attendingcover photo of the next issue.meetings and the list goes on and on. ThereAll photos must be high resolution and can never be enoughat least 2 MB in file size. Provide your ways to say thank you tofull name as the photographer. Once our volunteers. you submit your photo, you are giving This year at our annualVAST permission to use this photo in meeting, we recognizedthe magazine and for future marketing over 40 volunteers. It is alwayspurposes.Welcome to another season ofheart warming to see the smilesTO ENTER: Upload your high snowmobiling in Vermont! and hear the cheers from theresolution photo and caption Thank you for supporting me inaudience as each volunteer or clubinformation tomy new role as VAST president. Iis recognized. You can read aboutvtvast. org/photocontest.html or am very honored and humbled toeach them in this magazine. email to editor@ vtvast.org with the serve our membership. I would likeAs you ride this year, pleasesubject PHOTO CONTEST.to thank Jeff Fay for his leadershiprespect the privilege of riding as VAST president for the past 2 on private property. Vermont years. When VAST needed him tolandowners graciously extend step up, he did! Congratulationsus this privilege which ultimatelySEEKING SNOW to your VAST officer team: Markallows us to have the extensive Reaves as vice president, RuthANGELS!Halpin as secretary and new to thetrail system we have in Vermont. team this season, Stephen Conti asYou should be receiving thisSend your Snow Angel pictures (kids treasurer. publication in December. If youvolunteering and/or enjoying VAST I ran on the platform of inclusionand yours celebrate the holidays,trails) to editor@vtvast.org! We will and communication and will focusI wish each of you a safe andsend you a t-shirt for your angel if we on both during my term. For theenjoyable holiday season.I hopeuse your photo in the magazine.first time, we sent out a messageyou all remembered to put lots of to all members searching for thosesnow on your wish lists. who are interested in participatingI hope to see many of you at on a VAST committee. Theevents or on the trails this season. response was amazing! I cannotLet the season begin! Volunteer wait to see what new and excitingStrong!ideas the committees come up withPatty Companik this season. VAST President4 | Snowmobile VERMONT'