b'Club NewsThe Chittenden Dammers enjoyed The Orleans Snowstormers completedbeautiful weather while working on their North Country Mountaineers President,repairs on Corridor14 in Irasburg. trails. George St. Onge (foreground) and Armand St. Onge installing the protective planks on the Causeway Railroad Bridge in Newport. we must always keep that in mind. We are their guests. Ride safe, ride right, and do the snow dance!Raymond Rodrigue, President orleanssnowstormers.com Orleans Snowstormers Like us on FacebookNorth Country Mountaineers The Orleans Snowstormers haveRUTLAND As part of the VOREC Grant Newportbeen busy preparing for the comingCOUNTYwas awarded, we finally finishedwinter. Several trail improvement the Causeway Railroad Bridge inprojects consist of repairing washouts Newport, which allows us to accessand culverts, repairing bridges, and Main Street Newport on snowmobiles.dealing with several trail changes. We The permanent protective deckingare working on a reroute on VAST 58 installation was completed as ofin Brownington; hopefully, this will July 30. A big thank you to all thebe completed by the time you read volunteers and professionals whothis. There will be a trail change ofChittenden Dammershelped on the project and a huge thankVAST 16 between OS-131 and OS-14.And just like that, its time to get you to President George St. Onge andProperty is owned by Ducks Unlimitedthe sleds back out and ready to ride! Armand St. Onge for finishing theand requested trail relocation due toComing off a decent 2024/25 riding project. Directional signage will beconstruction of wetlands basins. Thisseason, we look forward to enjoying a mounted at both ends of the bridge. will actually be a better route than wefavorable winter weather pattern, and We have started a North Countrypreviously had in this area. We requestan end to the current drought seems to Mountaineers Scholarship programthat everyone stay on the trail in thisbe in sight.to be awarded to a graduatingarea as it is a sensitive area. Other senior pursuing higher education.small trail changes will be marked;The trail crew has been busy buffing Preference is given to studentsplease follow these changes to protectthe trails as well as relocating the who have volunteered for a localour trail system. If the dry weathergroomer shelter and the groomer at snowmobile club to help strengthenwe are experiencing continues, theKerry Clarks property, where he has quality and extend enthusiasm toTRAIL FROM HELL should be inhosted the Chittenden Dammers in outdoor recreation resources. In May,decent shape. We will be planningpast years; we are grateful to Kerry we awarded Natalie Michaud fromour Poker Run again for the lastfor again sharing his property. Also, Hazen Union a $1,000 scholarship;Saturday in Januarygreat times fora thank you goes out to all those she is attending the State Universitysnowmobilers and non-snowmobilerswho have participated in fall trail of New York College of Agricultureto enjoy a winter day. Information willmaintenance.and Technology of SUNY Cobleskill inbe posted locally as this event comesWe are very pleased to welcome Kurt Cobleskill, NY. closer. We will be working to updateHathaway as head of the grooming our Facebook page as it has not beenteam. Kurt, along with Trails Our volunteers are hard at workactive this previous year. Coordinator Rich McCoy, will continue preparing our trails for the season. WeHoping to have a good winter, we areto keep the Riding Smooth on the look forward to an awesome year! due one. Please remember when outChittenden trail system.Irene Farrar, Secretaryriding to respect our landowners byAnother bit of news is that we now northcountrymountaineers.comstaying on the marked trail. Trails inhave a new parking area at the Like us on Facebook Vermont are on private property and 30 | Snowmobile Vermont'