b'Club NewsFrigid Frost FightersWelcome to winter! So far, there hasnt been much to report. We havent been able to officially open our trails yet, nor have any of the clubs surrounding us. Unfortunately, we had to cancel the Poker Run we had planned for 1/18/25, but we are hopeful that theKristie Steirer won a new Ski-Doo at the snow gods will smile on us, and weCountry Riders Season Kick-Off event. can reschedule for another day later in the season.In the meantime, the groomers areThe Washington Snow Flyers had a recordon the bridge in North Troy! Mother ready to go as soon as the snow flies,turnout of 138 sleds at their Vintage Rally. Nature then graced us with a fresh and other than lack of snow, the trailscoating of snow to make it look look great! By the time you read this, our club willpicturesque.Please check our Facebook page forhave done the Old Iron Ride on Jan. 25.We had a great club season kick-any announcements or updates. The activities included a 10-mile rideoff gathering at Kingdom Brewing As always, we welcome volunteers. Ifwith the vintage sleds, followed by ain Newport on December 7. you are interested in lending a hand,bonfire with food. This event is family- Congratulations to our raffle winners:we can be reached on Facebook or viafriendly, so watch for details in 2026. First Place (new sled courtesy of Walts email at frigidgfrostfighters@gmail. Our last big event will be our dinner/ Ski-Do): Kristie Steirer, Ticket #58. com. See you on the trails! raffle on Feb. 15 at the Elks in Barre.Second Place (a TMA): Cindy Vincent-Melinda Hemson, SecretaryAlways a fun time! Goodyear, Ticket #124. Third Place: Like us on Facebook Eric and Karen Camber, Ticket #45, Hopefully, we will be getting morewinning the lottery basket.snow soon so we can open trails andA big shout-out to our 50/50 raffle start having fun. As a reminder, whenwinner, Eric Starr, for generously the trails do open, stay on them. Theredonating his winnings back to the club! are no off-trail riding areas in our system. We put a lot of time and effortWe will have had our Antique Sled into getting permission and keepingGathering and hot dog roast at the Washington Snow Flyers them maintained. One bad incident canTetrault Farm when you read this. destroy all that effort and enjoymentIf you missed this event, join us on Here we are now well into the ridingfor everyone. February 15 for our poker run. Look, season, and we are still waiting forJim Wild, Media Managertoo, for our annual gun raffle.enough snow to open our trail system.Like us on Facebook We look forward to seeing everyone We have had good cold to get frost intoat our club events. Be sure to catch us the ground and freeze up wet areas,ORLEANSon Facebook for more event and club unlike the past couple of seasons.details.One event the club does that isntCOUNTYdependent on snow is our VintageMichael Swartz, Club News Correspondent Rally show. We had a record turnoutLike us on Facebookof 138 registered show sleds. Our club puts a lot of planning and effort into making it a great event, and the proof of our success is evident in the ever-growing public participation. A giant shoutout to all the volunteers who putCountry Ridersin the time and effort to make it a greatWe have had a busy preseason gettingDrift Dustersexperience for all. We also raffled off athe trails ready. Thank you to the 1976 Ski-doo TNT 340, which was wonhardworking crew that finished oneWe are just over one-third through the by a 9-year-old. Awesome first sled forof our last projects on Thanksgivingseason, and its been a cold start with him! morning: putting the plywood downlimited snow. As always, the groomer 20 | Snowmobile VERMONT'