b'Club NewsBarnard Mountainviewers club membersTrailmaster Wayne Cooley of the Chester Demi and Devin Noyes rock out at theSnowmobile Club gets some training in clubs Snow Ball fundraiser. their new Prinoth groomer.Our club member Todd Fraser wonThe Cavendish Snow Fleas Cook Shack is the trailer from the VAST Early Birdopen on Saturdays and Sundays from 11Our team of volunteers, led by new raffle. One of our trails also goesa.m. to 3 p.m. at the intersection of 126Ctrail master Wayne Cooley, has the through his property. Congratulations,and Corridor 12 N/S at WR 43. trails ready for snow. However, as I Todd, and thank you! write this on Jan. 13, most clubs are We will hold our annual trailsidestill waiting for enough snow to fully cookout on Feb. 22 from 11 a.m. to 2It is because of all of you that ouropen trails. Unfortunately, if youve p.m. at intersection WR29. We hope tofun-loving winter sport is possible.been on Facebook, youve seen many see you there! We thank you for your kindness andreports of riders going where they As always, thank you to oursupport! should not be. Please be respectful landowners for letting us use theirand only ride where trails are open property for the much-anticipatedKelly Weymer, Secretary to prevent damage, respect our riding this winter. cavendishsnowfleas.comlandowners, and ensure your safety.Like us on Facebook Planned events for this season include Kaleigh Rhoadesour kids ride on Saturday, Feb. 15, Like us on Facebook and our poker run on Sunday, March 2. Look for details at vtvast.org or our website. Be sure to follow us on Facebook, where we post events, workdays, and pictures of our trails.Chester Snowmobile Club Joan Choiniere, Secretary Cavendish Green MountainOur big news of the season is thatLike us on Facebook Snow Fleas we purchased a new Prinoth Husky We are holding our St. Patricksgroomer. We took delivery on Dec. 7, Day Ride-In on Saturday, March 1,and each of our groomer operators 2025, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., withwent out for a quick training session a rain date of Saturday, March 8,with Brian Ainsworth from Prinoth. 2025. This event will be held at theWe are very excited to have this newHawks Mountain Ridge RidersCook Shack located on Trail C126 inunit and are anxiously awaiting the Cavendish, which is also on Twentychance to groom our trails with it. We thank Dan Hadwen for his usual Mile Stream Road. Burgers, hot dogs,We want to thank everyone whosummer attention to brush-hogging all the fixings, macaroni and cheese,supported us through our fundraisingour trails. The bridge we replaced on desserts, coffee, hot cocoa, and waterevents. Our annual dinner party, ourSpoonerville Road with steel I-beams will be available by donation. Clubbiggest event of the year, was a greatand pressure-treated planks came out merchandise will also be available. success, helping us afford this biggreat. Thank you to Noah Bishop for On behalf of the Cavendish Greenpurchase. the use of his skid steer, Jason Phelps Mountain Snow Fleas, we wouldThis year, we had early Decemberfor the use of his pickup and dump like to give a huge thank you to allsnow, but unfortunately, it wastrailer, and to all the volunteers who landowners who allow our trails onfollowed by rain and warm temps, sohelped. Due to a land sale, we had their property. And we would like toeveryones hopes for an opening dayto reroute some of our trail through give a big shoutout to all volunteers.ride didnt come true. Baltimore. We especially thank the two landowners who allowed us to 28 | Snowmobile VERMONT'