WHY I VOLUNTEER Jim Bogard, TreasurerDeerfield Valley Stump Jumpers I sat on a snowmobile for the first time at age 62. I had become increasingly irritated by the noise coming from the recently upgraded…

WHY I VOLUNTEER Jason Quick, Volunteer - Tweed Valley Travelers  Our flatlander family had been coming to Pittsfield, Vt. from N.J. since I was 8 years old. When I was in college in Burlington, the family…

Remembering Marvin Menzel By Mark Ellingwood Getting older myself, and having been around the sport of snowmobiling for a long time, I find myself looking back and treasuring the time I have been able…

Letter to landowners from Governor Phil Scott. (Clubs, click to DOWNLOAD this letter to print and give to your trail network landowners) April 7, 2017 Dear Landowner: I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge…

May 6 is Green Up Day! VAST is sponsoring Green Up Vermont initiatives for the second year. We will have the iconic green garbage bags available to pick up in our office at 26 VAST Lane in Barre at any…

Klim Gear Giveaway Winners Marlene and Doug Tobin are the winners of the Klim Gear Giveaway! The happy couple now have brand new Klimate and Allure parkas with matching bibs for next season. Marlene said,…

A VAST Love - Trailside Wedding  By Donna and Tom Schumchyk Our story begins a long time ago in 1983, as childhood sweethearts. We were originally married in 1990 and have two young adult children, Justin…

A SIGN of the times By Matt Tetreault, Trails Administrator As the sap stops running and the peepers begin their evening songs, most snowmobilers are thinking about getting their garden started or pulling…

Riding Across Vermont With MichCanSka By Pat Poulin  Posted 04/11/17 A group of Snowmobiles from Michigan, known as MichCanSka, rode across the bridge from New Hampshire into Canaan, Vermont on Feb.…

Once again Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine will host a reciprocal weekend on January 27, 28 and 29, 2017.  If  your snowmobile is legal to ride in any one of these three states, you may ride in any of…