b'Executive Director s MessageBy VAST Executive Director Cindy Lockeand groom our network. I often heargrooming alone. If you ride in other Welcome to snowmobiling in Vermont!from folks who do not snowmobile butstates and compare them to Vermont, What awaits you here is an incredibleuse the VAST trail system to snowshoeyou can tell that we spend a lot of time, trail network of adventure! Vermontor cross-country ski where allowed.effort, and money making sure our is the only state in the Northeast thatMany have told me they join VASTtrails are in excellent condition and has true statewide snowmobiling fromevery year to support snowmobiling invery well signed. north to south, east to west. We areVermont just because they enjoy andI hope you come to Vermont to have also blessed to have a large mountainappreciate our trail system. a wonderful and safe snowmobile range called the Green Mountains thatEighty percent of the VAST trail systemadventure in the Green Mountain State!runs right down the middle of ouris made up of private lands (more thanSee you on the trails! beautiful state. Our trail system has9,000 landowners), with the remaining more than 4,700 miles of trails made20 percent on state or federal lands. up of challenging mountains, beautifulAs a way of encouraging private farmland, and some wide roadslandowners to allow VAST trails on where vehicular traffic is restricted totheir property, Vermont enacted twoW antt osnowmobiles only in winter. statutes in the 1970s that protect those In normal times and no matter wherelandowners from any liability if theyt ryV ermontyou ride in Vermont, you can find aallow public or trail use at no charge. In addition to that protection, VAST gas station to fuel up, a restaurant tospends over $200,000 on liabilityS noWmobiling ?eat lunch, and a place to lay your head,insurance annually to protect the trails, all with trail access. Some trails runthose who ride on them, and volunteers through federal land where the rulewho work on them. Visit VT Onis pack it in, pack it out! This Guide lists all the businesses by category andNearly eighty percent of VASTsRIDE FOR $25 WEEKENDcounty that exist along our trail system.income goes toward our trail These businesses were not charged tosystem, in the form of grooming, be included in the Guide unless theytrail construction, trail maintenance,Dates & Details atbought a display ad in addition to thepolicing, etc. In fact, 44 percent is forvtvast.orgfree listing. The best part is, as you will see, that each business also has a trail location associated with it. We wanted to make it easy for you to find your way around Vermont, so come for a visit and add us to your winter go-to destinations!Why is Vermont known as a great snowmobile destination? We pride ourselves on having the best signed trails that coincide with our maps. We have a free map app with GPS tracking for your phone. Even if your GPS is not working, you can find your location because all of our junctions are numbered. Just go to the VAST website for details on how to download the app.VAST has proven its commitment to providing a snowmobile experience that is second to none. We have a large number of volunteers at the member and club level, as well as a board of directors whose members dedicate a lot of time to the association and this sport. We dont forget about those who travel to Vermont to recreate and vacation or who own second homes here. And, of course, we cannot forget about our landowners. We wouldnt have a 4,700-mile trail system without the landowners and the clubs that maintain2024/25 Snow Travelers Guide to Vermont| 3'