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Happy New Year and may you all be blessed with health, wealth, and tons of snow! I am just starting to get into the swing after the a few early dumps over a month ago that eventually turned to sugar, ice, and other forms of snow that tend to appear ride able but cause lots of bent trailing arms, broken spindles, or worse. Actually, the fall is generally

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too busy for me to ride yet because I am trying to finish up outdoor field work, family travels at Christmas and other projects before I get buried with snow up in North Park.

I am look forward to starting riding with the new snow we have all over during the last week of December.

I would like to thank Bill and Dianna Rexford for handling the CSA Raffle again this year. I plan to review everything with Bill and Dianna later this week but preliminary numbers for sales are very good for this very important fundraiser for the participating clubs and for CSA. The CSA proceeds are used to fund our scholarship and pay the CSA portion of the insurance for clubs (roughly half of the general liability and half of one groomer, for grooming clubs).

Check out their article for the details.

Our CSA annual convention is anticipated to be awesome in Meeker this year! This is a first time for that community that is also surrounded by awesome riding in the flattops. Come join us for great times in Meeker with the White River Snowmobile Club!

I am anxious to try out my new avalanche gear this year and take another class or two. No, not actually getting into an avalanche or

University of Denver sophomore Kelley Schweissing eats up the cold smoke during a ride with the Western Colorado Snowskippers on the Grand Mesa over the holidays.

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anything…just using it and getting comfortable with it. I just upgraded from the Tracker I to the Tracker III beacon with an avy pack, new probe and shovel. The main reason that I updated my gear is because I am now involved with Jackson County Search and Rescue and the Tracker III is designed for multiple searches at the same time. Remember, you don’t just buy a beacon, take a class and you’re set. Especially if you are fortunate enough that you don’t have to use it that year. You need

to practice and improve your skills so if you ever have to react that you will remember what to do. By the way avalanche training doesn’t always have to be boring. I heard of some people that incorporate other forms of recreation into training… beers and beacons? I don’t know too much about what went on, but I am sure that it was done very responsibility.

I would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year and hope to see you on the snow!

Yeah!!! The snow is finally falling and winter seems to have made an appearance in the south part of the state. Keeping our fingers crossed that we have finally fallen into a pattern of storms that will keep us white for several more weeks.

So much of what CSA works on in Land Use moves at “glacial speed” so it is hard to keep you up to date on matters without boring you silly with the minutia of the work. However, we do have one major victory to report and the announcement of a new “project” to consider. Good news first: The Hermosa Watershed Protection Act was signed into law in mid-December. Why good news? Because this bill will protect the winter recreation area on Molas Pass permanently for motorized recreation. This area was proposed for closure in December of 2012 by the BLM because the area sat in the middle of the West Needles Contiguous Wilderness Study Area. Even though management of the area had historically allowed winter motorized recreation even after the WSA was identified the Field Manager in the newly created Tres Rios Field Office in Dolores decided that the WSA needed to be managed more strictly to maintain Wilderness attributes ultimately banning motorized recreation.

CSA and the Silverton Snowmobile Club immediately began what became two full years of advocacy to preserve the area. When the BLM made it clear that the only thing that would save snowmobiling was Congressional action we implored Representative Scott Tipton to help us make that happen. In the end Senator Michael Bennet and Representative Tipton saw the advantage of attaching language to the Hermosa Watershed bill to release the WSA and protect Molas Pass. In addition to preserving snowmobiling, the bill also protects several thousand acres of land for motorized recreation in the Hermosa Special Management Area. All and all the bill favors motorized recreation in ways that we may not fully realize for years to come. This success

came in no small part to the diligent efforts of our own Scott Jones and the commitment of the staffs of

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both Tipton’s and Bennet’s offices.

We, as responsible motorized recreationists owe them a great deal of gratitude. Molas Pass would have been lost without them!

What’s the new project? Many of you have no doubt become aware of a proposed fee increase at the Vail Pass Winter Recreation Area. Again, CSA has been working for the last couple of weeks trying to gather information, history, budgets, etc.

We, like most everyone else, were caught a little flat footed on this so we feel a little behind in getting users educated on the subject. As we get information we will be passing it along to you. There is a long history associated with the VPWRA that is too lengthy to go into here. What I would like to focus on is the process as it has been explained to us and some thoughts on what might be appropriate to include in any comments you submit.

There is legislation that governs the ability to charge some kinds of fees on the National Forest, in National Parks and other public lands. see ‘Land Use’ PAGE 5------------------>

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Colorado Blizzards Mish Clancey 107 Redwing Ct, Mead CO 80542 303-651-2060 mishclancey@aol.com coloradoblizzards.com

Delta Snokrusers Donna Ankenbauer PO Box 464, Cedaredge CO 81413 970-856-3656 snokrusers@gmail.com

Flattoppers Tom Zancanella PO Box 1908, Glenwood Springs CO 81602 970-379-2926 taz@za.engineering.com flattoppers.com

Grand Lake Trail Groomers Cam Stone PO Box 1247, Grand Lake CO 80447 970-531-8872 trailgroomers@yahoo.com grandlaketrailgroomers.com

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MidValley Snowmobile Club Dave Mikulyuk 280 Fawn Dr, Carbondale CO 81623 970-963-1196 dmikulyuk@aol.com

Mile-Hi Snowmobile Club Evan Miller PO Box 260368, Denver CO 80226 720-205-4761 awsmev1@aol.com milehisnowmobileclub.com

MT Sopris Rec Riders Eric Rudd PO Box 1035, Carbondale CO 81623 970-379-4263 eric@ruddconstruction.com mtsoprisrecriders.com

North Fork Snowmobile Club Wes Spore PO Box 472, Hotchkiss CO 81419 970-872-2167 wesandcarol@tds.net

North Park Snow Snakes Debby Miller PO Box 61, Walden CO 80480 970-723-3725 dmiller@resource-one.us

Northwest Colorado Snowmobile Club, Inc Leeland Mischke 1066 Rangely Way, Craig CO 81625 970-620-6327 leelandlmischke@aol.com northwestcoloradosnowmobileclub.org

Pikes Peak High Riders Tim Schulte 18270 Appaloosa Rd, Colorado Springs CO 80908 719-554-3142

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Snow Country Explorers of the Upper Rio Grande Bob Kukuk PO Box 702, Crede CO 81130 719-658-2221 (H), 719-658-2362 (F) kukuk@fone.net

South Fork Powder Busters Curtis Miller PO Box 454, South Fork CO 81154 719-873-0208 curt800@msn.com

Steamboat Lake Snow Club Mike Swinsick PO Box 756, Clark CO 80428 970-846-0814 caspers62@yahoo.com

TrailBlazers Tom Mason PO Box 507, Grand Lake CO 80447 970-531-5812 autowrench2002@yahoo.com gltrailblazers.com

Tyler’s backcountry awareness Brian Lundstedt 1401 E Lincoln Ave, Fort Collins CO 80524 970-219-8869 info@tylersba.org tylersba.org

Uncompahgre Valley Trail Riders Rich Jakino PO Box 3503, Montrose CO 81402 970-209-8900, 970-209-8930 richjakino@homail.com

West End Sledders Jacque McClellan PO Box 1443, Norwood CO 81423 970-865-2518 mcricketred@aol.com

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970-824-6568 District 3 Rep - Dennis Lynton 11091 Wolff Way, Westminster CO 80031 dennislynton@gmail.com

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970-379-8184 District 5 Rep - LEE ROTH 642 E Loma Dr, Pueblo West CO 81007 lsa102002@yahoo.com

719-332-9671 District 6 Rep - J.R. Halvorsen 1971 Prospector Rd, Leadville CO 80461 crawfordsnow@gmail.com

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970-862-8402 District 8 Rep - Ken Simpson PO Box 1263, Cedaredge CO 81413 kenconne@yahoo.com

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719-873-0208 Land Use Chair -Janelle Kukuk 2889 USFS Rd 509, Creede CO 81130 kukuk@fone.net

719-658-2221 Raffle Chair - BILL REXFORD

Western Slope Snowmobile Association/ rexford.bill@gmail.com snowskippers 970-481-0230 Dale Hollingshead Safety Chair - Stanley Gale PO Box 4964, Grand Junction CO 2205 Douglas Mt Dr, Golden CO 80403 81502 rockymsc@earthlink.net 970-241-6829 303-279-0454 snowskippers@acsol.com snowskippers.com Awards/Scholarship Chair - Katie Himes PO Box 162, Mesa CO 81643 White River Snowmobile Club, Inc himes.kate@gmail.com Troy Hilkey 970-270-4474 PO Box 1045, Meeker CO 81641 Grooming AND MAPPING Chair - Joe Tonso 970-756-0717 941 School St, Craig CO 81625 thilkey@wrenergy.com Wolf Creek Trailblazers Bob Tesman PO Box 3194, Pagosa Springs CO 81147 970-731-3366 rstesman@centurylink.net

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www.snowmobilecolo.com <---------------- ‘LAND USE’ from page 3 This legislation is called the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancment Act (FLREA). The law requires a federally appointed committee call the Recreation Resource Advisory Committee (RecRAC) to hear fee proposals and recommend approval, denial or approval with changes to the appropriate office. There is an opportunity for a state to opt out of that requirement but Colorado did not take advantage of the opt out option. As it stands now the Dillon Ranger District of the White River National Forest has solicited comments on the proposal and will gather these comments all winter. With the comments they will no doubt be tweaking the proposal this spring and preparing it for presentation. We have been told that the very earliest a presentation will be heard is next fall but a lot has to fall into place for that to happen. It is unclear right

CSA Grooming Joe Tonso The annual Grooming Clinic was held and hosted by Prinoth LLC (Formerly Bombardier) in Grand Junction November 22 at the Prinoth-Leitner Poma Lift facility.

This year’s meeting was an advanced format presented by Sales Representative Jim Larsen and Service Technician Kevin Keppler.

now if all of those pieces will align. We certainly will keep on top of the timing so everyone knows what to expect. The important thing to note is NO FEE INCREASE WILL HAPPEN THIS SEASON. Once the RecRAC has heard the presentation they have many options at their disposal.

They can approve as presented and recommend approval to the Regional Forester. They can completely deny as presented and/or they can identify weaknesses or deficiencies with the proposal and give the District the opportunity to correct/ enhance the proposal and present again. So the bottom line – the fee increase is not a done deal and has a long row to hoe first.

The upside of all of this is the public’s ability to improve/change the program. It is this thought that I want to share with you all as you potentially prepare comments. For those of you who recreate on Vail Pass regularly, I think, it is

Safety Tips and Techniques 102 with more emphasis on Safety, Maintenance and Pre-grooming Inspection were presented. One more time the Staff stressed the importance every operator READING THE OPERATORS MANUAL that comes with their Snow Cat before getting behind the sticks.

The clinic began with Safety measures from the simplest Entry and Exiting the cat to Respect for the Environment All items were discussed with energy efficiency and safety as the final goal.

The second part of the presentation placed emphasis on smart fuel use techniques to maximize fuel mileage, including proper use of the foot throttle, proper RPM range for engine, track speed, anti-stall of hy-

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imperative that you take the time to draft very constructive comments that include potential improvements or changes to the program that will better your experience. This can include parking, grooming, signage, fee collection, etc.

Don’t be afraid to be detailed and specific as to what you would like to see the program become in the future. Please be respectful and constructive – avoid insults and negativity. This is absolutely one of those times when staying engaged and spending 30 minutes of your time could be very much to your advantage. Don’t pass up the chance! You can get more information about the proposal by calling the Dillon Ranger District at 970-468-5400. You can submit your comments by email at wrnf_scoping_comments@fs.fed.us. Stay tuned for updates as we get them.

I wish you all a Healthy, Happy and Safe 2015! Ride safe.

drostatic drives and Tricks of the Trade to attain the best possible groomed trails. The presentation finished out with Safety as Priority One. Jim finished up with two of the primary items necessary for grooming without problems.

One: operator must know what every warning indicator light means and be most efficient and SAFE mode. able to take approThe attendees had questions priate actions immediately. Two: the groomer operator must take owner- about the Prinoth Grooming Agreeship in the snowcat to operate at its ment and several were not aware there was an agreement. Joe Tonso went over the terms of the agreement The clinic ended at 12:30 p.m., followed by lunch and then back to the conference room for more Q&A. Those who had maintenance or setup questions presented them to the audience for discussion, solutions and explanations.

Thirty-four groomers, representing 16 grooming clubs, attended the clinic. All confirmed that they liked the information presented and came away with a different outlook on grooming and picked up a few new ideas to try on their trails.

I hope that all of you who use the groomed trail system in Colorado appreciate the hard work and time that our grooming clubs put forth to provide you with the best trails in the West. When you meet or approach grooming vehicles, give the operator the benefit of the doubt as to whether he sees you or not.

Slow down or stop until the operator pulls over or stops and motions you by. Thanks to all of you who respect our groomed trails and remember, the RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRAIL IS YOURS, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRAIL IS MINE, so KEEP RIGHT!!! Help eliminate accidents on our groomed trail system.

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The snow is falling and most of us have already been out there riding. It’s been a blast after the warm fall. Being mindful of some of the dangers that can occur remember to never ride alone, because if you do, you’re taking an unnecessary chance.

If you’ve ever had a mishap and had to tow your machine back to the trailhead, then you know what I mean! Having the right gear and avi equipment along with training and knowing the forecast is always a must.

Paying attention to the big picture, especially visible avalanche activity in your immediate riding zone as well as staying and riding out of harm’s way and in particular terrain traps in narrow V shaped valleys and creek bottoms makes good

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sense. Even smaller slides or rollovers and tumbles on small slopes can be dangerous. Our machines are generally over 500 pounds!

Remember to park your machine and to observe your friends if they are high marking while you are well out of the way of both the bottom of the slope and avalanche run-out zone and you’ll stay safe in case something unexpected happens!

If you go out riding with anyone who isn’t a CSA club member and who doesn’t subscribe to these essential safety practices, alert them and sign them up. By making these practices part of your usual routine, you can set the example and build club membership value.

I always carry small overnight safety pack that will enable me to survive the night or two just in case,

and I hope to never need it. We ride pretty far from the parking lot, and having a well equipped emergency bivy pack with a couple of signal flares can make a big difference in the outcome of an unforeseen circumstance!

Have fun, be prepared for the unexpected, and be self-reliant.

We ride in extraordinary terrain here in Colorado. Keep in mind that you are likely to meet out-ofstate visitors on rental machines, and you can be a helpful and safety minded role model whom they will remember and learn from – just pass it on!

I’d also welcome anyone to email me any type of “close calls” you’ve had (rockymsc@earthlink.net). I’ll keep the safety “donor” confidential, but I’d like to publish some of these experi-

CSA Safety Stan Gale ences so we can all learn more and stay safe.

I’ll start by relating that I had a short lived and “open throttle ride” when a clip on my glove gauntlet got unexpectedly caught and wedged between the finger-throttle housing and the throttle lever- whoa…

Ride responsibly and stay safe.

I’ll see you somewhere on the trail.

Thanks to all the clubs who sold tickets this year. Also a big thank you to the dealers of Arctic Cat who donated toward the prizes to help bring our cost down. Arctic Cat themselves provided the prizes at cost to CSA. All of the participating dealers sold tickets to help promote floor traffic. The proceeds of their sales were awarded to the clubs of their choice.

The drawing was held December 20 at 3 p.m. at Front Range Arctic Cat and Bargain Hunter with about 40 people present. The winner of the M8000 was Kyle Marick from Ft. Morgan. He purchased his winning ticket from the Colorado Blizzards Snowmobile Club during a ticket selling event at Sportsman Warehouse in Loveland. The winner of the ZR120 was Albert Villard from Craig, which was purchased from Northwest Colorado Snowmobile Club.

The total number of tickets sold came to 7,660. We don’t have a total of the expenses yet so are not able to determine the amount each club will be awarded for the tickets their club sold. Check next month’s Snow Scoop article next month for more details.

LAST CHANCE!!

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A premier snowbound lodge located in the center of the Wyoming Range in Western Wyoming with great groomed trails leading to some of the best back country riding the west has to offer.

This is your last chance to submit a nomination for this year’s CSA awards to be announced at the 2015 CSA Convention in Meeker. We all know those people that have worked to ensure our winter riding will be more fun, easier, more accessible, safer, and even possible so let’s recognize them! Each year, CSA recognizes people for their hard work and dedication to the promotion and encouragement of snowmobiling.

Awards are given for: • Snowmobiler of the year • Snowmobile family of the year • Youth snowmobiler of the year • Groomer of the year • Dealer of the year The efforts by which one shows their support for snowmobiling are done in a variety of ways and the nominations are submitted by individuals, such as yourself, who recognize them. The winners from these categories are forwarded on for a chance to win at the national level.

CSA also has their own awards where they honor a Friend of CSA and Club of the year within the State of Colorado. All winners are announced at the 2015 CSA Convention.

All nominations need to be submitted NO LATER than January 10th.

In order to ensure that all nominations are received and given a fair chance, please have them in by the deadline. No submission is too early!

For information or to submit a nomination form, please email himes.kate@ gmail.com or Katie Himes, PO Box 162, Mesa Colorado, 81643.

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The Colorado Snowmobile Associations will again be offering a scholarship to either a graduating high school senior or a person currently enrolled in college. This will be a $1,000 grant and will be given to the winner regardless of other grants or scholarships that the student may also receive.

Requirements are as follows: 1. The applicant must be a member of a snowmobile association/ federation that is also a member of the Colorado Snowmobile Association.

2. The applicant must submit the completed application form.

3. The applicant must submit a resume detailing his/her involvement in snowmobiling as well as extra-curricular activities.

4. The applicant must include an essay (subject on the application form). The essay should be a minimum of two pages double-space and typed. Keep in mind that a well-researched, comprehensive essay will undoubtedly be significantly longer and we certainly encourage that.

5. The application must be RECEIVED by CSA on or before March 15, 2015. No late applications will be considered.

The winner of the Royal Collard Memorial Scholarship will be announced at the 2nd quarterly CSA meeting in April/May of 2015.

The funding for this scholarship comes from the sale of raffle tickets for the CSA 50/50 Raffle held each year. The funding for the Western Chapter scholarship comes from donations and the member states/provinces of the Western Chapter who pay, as part of their dues, a yearly amount into the scholarship fund.

An alternate will be picked if the winner should decide not to enroll in college.

Send your application packet to Katie Himes, PO Box 162, Mesa, CO 81643 or email it, or any questions you have, to himes. kate@gmail.com.

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Probe Contest

Looking for that avalanche probe? Look no further! This year, the CSA has teamed up with Matt Entz and Brian Lundstedt (Tyler’s Backcountry) to help us with this season’s probe contest.

In each issue we will be printing an article based on avalanche/backcountry education which will come with a short quiz.

To enter, just read the article, write down your answers and send them off to Jeanna at coloradosnowmobileassociation@yahoo.com. You will be entered to win an awesome new avalanche probe from the CSA and San Juan Sports in Creede and better yet - you will be a bit more prepared for a safe and enjoyable year!

By Matt Entz

Avalanche Education

Happy New Year Colorado snowmobilers! I hope you all had a great Christmas and got everything you asked for. We asked for snow, and were not disappointed. We saw close to four feet of fresh snow throughout the week of Christmas. As the snow piles up all over Colorado and the west, there are new dangers within the snowpack. Thankfully, avalanche centers do a great job of documenting the conditions and providing daily information to help us be aware of the conditions and dangers.

With the fluffy fresh snow piled up, we are all excited to get out and play in it. Just after Christmas, we had a very interesting and event-filled day on the snow. I would like to share my experience from that day.

As with most snowmobilers, I pay way more attention to the weather than I probably should. Constantly checking for when the possibility of the next storm will pass through and how much snow to expect. I check in more detail the night before riding. I also like to have an idea of what tomorrow’s weather will likely be throughout the day as I am riding so that I can be prepared for the conditions.

The forecast for the day I was going riding called for cold temperatures and clear skies for most of the day with a chance for snow into the evening. With all of the recent new snow, it was going to be an awesome day to be in the backcountry!

The morning of the ride I loaded everything up bright and early with a big smile frozen on my face in the below zero temperatures. Next was a look at my favorite app on my iphone, AVALANCHE FORECASTS. The app brings up a map of North America and shows every forecasted avalanche zone across the U.S. and Canada. With your location enabled on your phone, it shows your exact location with a bright blue flashing dot. This is really cool because it shows exactly what zone you are in or closest to.

That is beneficial if you are riding a new or unfamiliar area and not sure exactly what zone you will be riding. But for me, I was riding my home area which is the South San Juan zone. Upon clicking on any of the zones, you are directed to a very mobile friendly version of the local avalanche center’s forecast and bulletin for that zone. It is the same as going to www.avalanche.org on your computer and selecting a specific zone. Most of the information was similar to the previous day which I rode the same zone, but a different area. The danger was rated considerable near and above treeline (3 on a

scale from 1 to 5) and moderate (2) below treeline.

Persistent Slab avalanches were likely at all elevations on northwest through northeast through east aspects according to the summary. Of course those are the areas with the most and best snow this time of year because they see the least amount of sun! It also warned to avoid steep terrain greater than 35 degrees on those aspects with dangerous features below. Wind Slabs were also possible near and above treeline on northwest through northeast through southeast aspects. Now that I was aware of the information shared from the professionals at the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, it was time to head for the mountain!

Upon meeting up with the people I was going to ride with, we discussed the avalanche forecast with each other as we geared up. Once ready, we checked that everyone had their proper avalanche safety gear and formed a small circle for a beacon check. Since everyone in the group previously attended one of our avalanche safety courses, I decided to ask one of them to lead the check and I wanted to see if they were paying attention. I purposely left my beacon powered off. Instantly he informed me that he was not picking up a signal from me and suggested I check the power on my beacon.

Good student! Once powered on and our check successfully completed, it was time to ride.

We began our ride up the road as snow was pretty thin from the parking area. Within a few miles, the snow went from a few inches to a few feet. As we made our way up the canyon in the direction of the areas we wanted to play, I veered off of the road into a small open hill on the uphill side of the road to test the stability and reaction of the snow to the additional weight of my snowmobile. The snow was so deep that I only made it about 10 feet off of the road and quickly veered back. Once past the small hill, I looked back to see that a small portion of it broke and slid. There were cracks in the snow all along the side of the road that also would have slid if it was steep enough. It was a good test slope because there were minimal consequences to the snow sliding right there. It did not go far enough to hit the road, but served as a definite warning to stay away from any slopes facing the same direction of similar shape and angle. After a few photos and some discussion about the event and how it matched well with the forecasted information, we adjusted our riding plans for the day and agreed on mellow low angle terrain.

We continued to ride the rest of the day enjoying the great conditions and over the hood fluffy snow at safe distances from any steep slopes. It was a really fun day of riding and we ended up meeting up with some other friends. Once I returned home, I went to our local avalanche center’s website http://avalanche.state.co.us/ to submit an observation of the activity that we saw. It’s very easy to do and I encourage you to do the same. You can be as brief or detailed as you want. You don’t have to be a scientist or know everything to share what you see while out in the backcountry. There is a form to submit information and share photos along with a map that you can mark the exact spot that you made your observation. This information helps the avalanche center to know exactly what is hap-

Photo courtesy James Finsterwald. pening in different areas. Their team does a great job, but is limited to the amount of area that they can physically cover. That information can then be passed on to others to help keep backcountry users aware and hopefully safe.

Please continue your snow dances and take a few minutes to check out these great resources. I look forward to seeing some of your observations and hope everyone has a safe and very fun winter.

See ya on the snow!

Questions:

What is the name of the APP to find the avalanche information?

What was the avalanche danger rating near treeline?

What were the two listed avalanche problems for the day?

What is the website to access all avalanche centers in North America?

Who can submit an observation?

Answers from last issue:

Recent slide activity in the area you are riding suggests what? Unstable snow pack, prepare

better keep your group tighter, cross hazards one at a time keeping the person at risk in view, prepare for the day equipment, mentality.

What kind of snowpack is the norm in Colorado?

Continental Pack

How many group members need to carry the right equipment and get educated? All of the people in your group need to be or don’t ride with them.

Name one source of online education that should be a part of your preseason prep? Back Country Access, American Institute of Avalanche Research & Education, Tyler’s Backcountry Awareness, Canadian or Throttle Decisions

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Polaris RUSH® Snowmobiles Built on New AXYS™ Platform Dominate Pro Stock Class in USXC Cross-Country Racing

The Polaris® AXYS™ platform is making a dramatic impact in cross-country snowmobile racing this season on the United States X-Country Snowmobile Racing (USXC) circuit. In USXC racing on Jan. 3 at Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, Polaris racers on RUSH® models built on this innovative chassis finished 2-3 in the Pro Stock race, and six of the race’s top eight finishers were on RUSH sleds. In the Pro Open race, five of the top 10 finishers were Polaris racers on RUSH models.

In the USXC points standings, six of the top seven racers in Pro Stock points are on RUSH sleds built on the AXYS platform, as are four of the top 10 drivers in Pro Open points.

“The power-to-weight ratio of the new RUSH built on the AXYS platform has given us an advantage over the competition,” said Polaris Racing Manager Tom Rager, Jr. “The reduced weight not only helps with the handling, but also gives us improved acceleration and top speed.

PRO CLASSES: AXYS Riders Dominate the Standings

In the Pro Stock race at Detroit Lakes, Gabe Bunke (Bunke Racing) took second and Ryan Faust (Faust Racing) finished third. Justin Tate (2-Eight Motorsports) was fourth, Spencer Kadlec (Bunke Racing) was sixth, Travis Faust (Faust Racing) was seventh, and Bobby Menne

(131 Racing) finished eighth. Ryan Faust left Detroit Lakes as the leader in Pro Stock points, followed by these Polaris racers in third through seventh place: Bunke, Tate, Travis Faust, Kadlec, and Menne.

In both Pro classes, every Polaris racer is on a RUSH model built on the new AXYS platform, which is making its debut in cross-country racing this winter.

In the Pro Open race, five Polaris racers ran in the top 10, led by Nicholas Jahnke in fifth, Ryan Faust in sixth, Travis Faust in seventh, Tate in ninth, and Kadlec in 10th. Ryan Faust is currently fourth in Pro Open points, Travis Faust is fifth, Jahnke is sixth, and Tate is in seventh.

SEMI-PRO: Polaris Earns 3 of 6 Podium Spots

Polaris racers Alex Hetteen (131 Racing), Grant Weber (Faust Racing), and Taylor Bunke (Bunke Racing) all earned podium spots with strong finishes in the Semi-Pro races. Hetteen finished third in the Semi-Pro 600 and is currently third in class points, while Bunke is seventh in points.

In the Semi-Pro Improved race, Weber finished second, Bunke took third, and Hetteen finished ninth. In the points standings, Weber is second,

Bunke is third, and Hetteen is in eighth.

Grant Weber led a 1-2-3 Polaris sweep as he won the Sport Open race. While Weber took the checkered flag, Jason Cleasby finished second and Robert Loire took third. Jeff Hayford was seventh and Michael Feigitsch finished eighth.

In the Sport 600 race, Loire finished second, Hayford was sixth, Daniel Herberg was seventh, and Kelsey Pladson (Bunke Racing) took eighth.

Loire left Detroit Lakes as the points leader in both Sport 600 and Sport Open. Pladson is third in Sport 600 points and Herberg is fourth.

Jill Tangen won the Women’s Class race and Kelsey Pladson took second. Anne Pladson (Bunke Racing) finished fifth and Kalley Bardson was sixth. Tangen is the class points leader and Kelsey Pladson is in second. Anne Pladson is fifth in points, Brittany Christensen (Christensen Racing) is sixth, and Bardson is seventh.

Polaris racer Parker Thilmony finished second in the I-500 Class race, Robert Loire took sixth, Kyle Dickinson was seventh, and Michael Feigitsch was eighth. Thilmony also finished third in the Masters 40+ Factory Stock 600 race.

Andrew Diekmann earned podium finishes in both Expert 85 classes. He took second in Expert 85 and third in Expert 85 Improved. Matt Prusak finished third in the Trail Class race.

The next race on the USXC schedule is the Grafton (ND) 100 on Jan. 17.

Polaris Pro Lite Snocross Racers Earn Five of Six Podium Spots to Dominate ISOC National Racing at Fargo

Polaris snocross racers dominated the Pro Lite class in ISOC National racing on Dec. 12-13 by finishing 1-2-3 in Friday’s final and earning five of the weekend’s six total podium spots. Polaris Pro Open racers earned two of three podium positions in Saturday’s final, and four Polaris Pro Open racers are in the top 10 in points after the season’s first four rounds of racing. The racing took place at the Buffalo River Race Park in Glyndon, Minnesota, just outside of Fargo, N.D.

Pro Open: Martin, Kamm Reach Podium Saturday

After failing to reach the podium in Friday’s racing, Polaris racers ran up front in Saturday’s Pro Open final. Ross Martin (Judnick Motorsports) finished second and Kody Kamm (Hentges Racing) took third on Saturday as all five Polaris racers in the final finished in the top nine positions. Kamm, the top qualifier on the day, was credited with grabbing the holeshot.

“We had some tough luck the first weekend and yesterday we just weren’t doing it,” Martin said on Saturday after earning his first podium finish of the season. “Got things figured out and hopefully we can keep things rolling and get back up here.”

A competitor’s sled landed on Corin Todd (Leighton Motorsports) during heat racing, and while Todd did not advance to the final, his team reported after the event that he was fine physically.

Heading into the year-end break, four Polaris racers are in the top 10 in Pro Open points: Kyle Pallin (Team LaVallee) is second in points, Kody Kamm is seventh, Justin Broberg (Hent-

ges Racing) is ninth, and Ross Martin is in 10th.

Jake Scott (Team LaVallee) is 11th, Corin Todd (Leighton Motorsports) is 14th, and Andrew Lieders (Team LaVallee) is 15th.

ond in points, Trevor Leighton is third, James Johnstad is fourth, Jake Angove is fifth, Andrew Carlson is sixth, Travis Muller is seventh, and Ryan Springer is eighth.

Pro Lite: Polaris Racers Dominate the Podium

Tate Wins Pro-Am +30 Final, Leads in Points

Polaris racers earned five of the weekend’s six podium spots and filled the podium after a 1-2-3 finish in Friday’s final. James Johnstad (Judnick Motorsports) won on Friday while Trevor Leighton (Leighton Motorsports) took second, and Travis Muller (Cottew Motorsports) finished third. Muller started strong by racing out to the holeshot with Leighton close behind. Johnstad, who is from nearby Beltrami, Minnesota, worked his way into the lead and earned the win.

“I was behind Trevor and Travis for quite a bit of the race, but kept seeing lines and kept pushing until I finally broke through,” Johnstad said.

“Snow packed into my goggles so many times I couldn’t see. Just glad I was able to stay on my sled and win here in front of the hometown fans.”

In Saturday’s Pro Lite final, Zak Mason (Leighton Motorsports) finished second and Johnstad took third as seven Polaris racers finished in the top nine spots. Jake Angove (Fort Fremont Racing) finished fourth, Muller was fifth, Trevor Leighton was seventh, Andrew Carlson (Carlson Motorsports) was eighth, and Ryan Springer (Carlson Motorsports), who started with the holeshot, finished ninth.

After four rounds of National racing, six Polaris racers are in the top eight positions in the Pro Lite points standings: Zak Mason is sec-

Polaris racer Justin Tate (2-Eight Motorsports) won the weekend’s Pro-Am +30 final and is the class points leader. Bruce Jesionowski (Snirt Racing) is fifth in points, Scot Adams (Never Enough Racing) is sixth, Russ Bode (Bode Racing) is eighth, and Luke Routh (RF3 Industries) is ninth.

In the Pro-Am Women final, Jakki Farmer (Farmer Racing) reached the podium with a thirdplace finish, while Tonie Sledz (Sledz Racing) took fourth and Jennifer Martel finished fifth. Farmer is third in class points, Sledz is fifth, Amanda Duitsman (Plaisted Racing) is seventh, Janell Smith (Team NorthStar) is eighth, Jennifer Martel is ninth, and Jessica Martel is 10th.

In the weekend’s two Sport class finals, Polaris racer Cole Cottew (Cottew Motorsports) finished second on Friday, and Evan Daudt (Daudt Racing) finished second on Saturday. Cottew is third in Sport points and other Polaris racers in the top 10 in Sport points are: 4. Jake Geeseman (Wollenberg Motorsports); 5. Jacob Yurk (Team Vermillion); 6.

Evan Daudt; 9. Andrew Lindholm (Carlson Motorsports); and 10. Durk Roper (Roper Racing).

In the Amateur class, Mitchell Thelen (Thelen Racing) finished second in both finals, and James Obine (Team North Star) and Logan Davies (Davies Racing) each posted third-place finishes.

ISOC National racing will resume January 9-10 in Shakopee, Minnesota.

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Yamaha’s Matt Piche wins Pro Stock at Houghton Cross Country season opener Team Yamaha Rider Matt Piche scored the first Pro Stock win of the Cross Country racing season on his SR Viper race sled at Houghton, MI. “Everyone on the team wanted to come out strong at the first race of the year,” said Yamaha Cross Country Crew Chief Brian Strawsell. “We knew we had a sled that would be competitive and that Matt and Re were ready to race. Everything just worked well for us today.”

The Yamaha Pro squad opened the day with strong results in the Pro Factory 600 class—a second-place finish for Piche with teammate Re Wadena just missing the podium. That afforded the guys an opportunity to assess setups and scout the shortened, sloppy course. “The new Elka shocks worked killer,” Piche said. “I was happy with the way the Viper was set up from our preseason testing.”

With light and course conditions quickly fading, race officials opted to shorten the marquee Pro Stock race. “It was a rough course that was down to mud and rocks in some places,” Strawsell noted. The Viper racers put on a good show, with Piche in front of his next closest competitor by 20 seconds. Wadena used his years of race experience to smartly bring his Viper in fourth, with a developing driveline issue. “Re knew that it’s more important to score points by finishing a little farther back in the pack than it is to push the envelope and risk a mechanical failure and a DNF.” Yamaha youth put in a great effort during the day’s middle rounds. New racer, Robby Resch claimed a 4th in Sport Factory Stock and Mitch Sebastian battled to a fourth in Sport Stock. The Team Blue duo finished 1-2 in the Schoolboy 1624 class to button up a strong day for the upand-comers. “It was great to see the younger guys step up and do so well,” said Seth Thorson, Sebastian’s head mechanic and race mentor.

No stranger to competition himself, Thorson pulled in a pair of top-10 finishes himself in SemiPro Factory 600 and Semi-Pro Stock classes.

Yamaha Factory Snowmobile Racing is sponsored by Elka Suspensions and Fly Racing with additional support from Camoplast, Woody’s, WPS and Yamalube. Follow the Yamaha Factory Racing season at facebook.com/YamahaSnowmobilesUSA.

(Photos from top) Matt Piche Robby Resch Re Wadena

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Steven Marlenee Well, we finally have some rideable snow! Things have been off to a very slow start, but are picking up nicely with these last few storms.

The Blizzards held their annual Christmas Party at Randy’s in Greeley. Attendance was up and the group did a white-elephant gift exchange. Gifts included gourmet chocolates, Broncos gear, tools, oil, and some hilarious gag gifts!

The Blizzards have braved the low snow conditions and had several successful rides with very few broken parts! Ted Bendelow has been doing a very commendable job as ride coordinator and has received much praise from the group. The Blizzards were planning on going to Steamboat Lake for President’s day, but there was a shortage of rooms.

They’re still trying to decide a location for that ride. The Blizzards invited TBA to lead a classroombased avalanche education class at their December meeting. Brian did a great job and the group learned a lot.

The Snowsnakes have not started grooming yet due to poor snow

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Rabbit Ears, January 2 conditions. Grooming is predicted to start in the beginning of January since the snowpack is building on top of the rotten early snow that we got. We will be building the stellar trail system that we are proud of in time for the March 7 Poker Run

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at the State Parks Shop in Gould (starting at 9:00 am). This will be about the 22nd year of the Gould Poker Run. There will be many prizes, food, and tons of fun for all; as well as the traditional Wounded Warriors Ride joining us from Fort Carson. Have a great time this season and remember to ride smart, be safe and have fun!

With the slow start to the season, TBA had to cancel a couple of classes. TBA has been meeting with some of our local clubs to teach avalanche skills. Their first class was with a group of people that took their classroom education in Fort Collins and got to experience on-the-snow education up at Buff Pass, where they discussed avalanche terrain and real-life decision making. The weather was great, but the snow was pretty low.

Everyone managed to have a great time and learn a lot. TBA has been invited to present avalanche and snow safety with Noble Energy, and both classes went great. There was a lot of interest and many of the employees were thankful for

the subject matter! RK Mechanical has also booked a private intro-level class for its employees. Steamboat Powersports has booked an introclass to be done out of their facility on January 9th and 10th. This class is open to the public and free of charge. Contact Steamboat Powersports for more info. If this class fills up, they will be booking another class at a later date. Brian is pursuing the final course to be certified to lead level-1 training, and should be completed by mid-January. Check out their website for class availability and dates www.tylersba.org!

As for me, I’ve been pretty active in getting out riding this month. It seems like Vail Pass has had some of the best snow. However, their grooming equipment and plowing equipment has had some mechanical issues lately, which has made things frustrating for some, but they’re working hard to get that parking lot and trail system back in order. I’ve been very thankful for the amount of snow we got in the last few weeks of December. I hope you all ride safe and enjoy the snow!

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Did everyone have a nice Christmas? Lots of snow is forecast for NW Colorado this coming week. Speaking of NW Colorado, I hope everyone is planning on attending the convention in Meeker in January. It should be a good time with lots of snow, as I have started my snow dance last week. And it’s working.

Ballots for the election went out last week. Please return them to me by January 20 or bring them to the convention. There was a full slate of nominees for all the offices. Thanks to all who stepped up.

Ride safe and we’ll see you all in Meeker. Happy New Year to all!

White River Snowmobile Club Rhonda Hilkey

We will be hosting the CSA Annual meeting January 22-26, 2015. If you would like to attend the meeting the cost is $50 per person. A registration form can be found on the CSA website and MeekerChamber.com site or call Troy Hikey at 970-756-0717 or Meeker Chamber at 970-878-5510.

Snow has fallen this week in Rio Blanco County which we are happy. Ron is out grooming the trails. Last Spring the Club Ride was at Coulter Lake Lodge where we enjoyed a nice sunny day and wonderful lunch.

If you would like to join White River Snowmobile Club, this will get you a subscription to the SnowScoop.

This is on the Chamber web site too. Have a great year.

Mary Sue Sorenson

Post holiday greetings from Steamboat! Routt Powder Riders hopes that everyone had a safe travels and a very Merry Christmas.

While visiting Steamboat for the holidays, my son-in-law, Toby Clouser, from Casper, WY, has had this idea to hook a water ski rope to one of our snowmobiles and don his snow skis instead of water skis.

Since it has not stopped snowing for days, there was plenty of snow to tow him around our five acres which is fairly flat. Then my son, Robert Sorenson, wanted to try it with a snowboard. I think they both had lots of fun and they sure were sore across their shoulders from holding onto the rope.

Now that the holidays are over we can focus on some wintertime fun.

Routt Powder Riders hosted our third movie night at the Chief Theater in downtown Steamboat on November 15. We had about 160 in attendance (almost the same as last year.) Gary Eubank, owner of Extreme Powersports, did an awesome job of putting the event together again and a fun time was had by all. We had three snowmobile movies courtesy of Bent and Broken Productions, a taco bar with all the fixings including dessert put on by Winnona’s (visit them on Lincoln Ave. in Steamboat for a great breakfast or lunch), lots of door prizes and a silent auction both with many items donated by the two local dealers (Extreme Pow-

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ersports and Steamboat Powersports) and Western Powersports, Arctic Cat, 509, FXR and others.

Many thanks to those who helped out that night including Rob Thevdt and his sons, Ed and Bonnie Calhoun, George and Lois Kostiuk, Scott Scherer, Stan Bragg and Mary Sue Sorenson.

Our President, Ed Calhoun, has been working diligently with the lo-

cal Forest Service on parking lots on Rabbit Ears Pass. Grand and Jackson Counties as well as the towns of Kremmling and Walden have committed support. He will be contacting Routt County and the City of Steamboat in the near future. Routt Powder Riders will be signing an agreement with the Forest Service to construct the parking lots at Dumont and Muddy Creek

on Rabbit Ears Pass. We will likely have to write several grants to get enough funding to do the entire project which is estimated by the Forest Service to cost about $.5 million including the non-motorized parking areas. (Of course we won’t be using our funding for those nonmotorized ones.)

HAPPY NEW YEAR and SAFE RIDING to ALL!

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www.snowmobilecolo.com Hello from the Mile High City, It is December 25 – Merry Christmas to all. The white stuff is falling in Denver and the mountains are getting loaded up on a daily basis. It is wonderful when my favorite weather person, Kathy Sabine with 9News doubles down on the snow report. I am hoping for more positive reports from her in the coming months.

My Nytro and Sheri’s Doo are ready to hit the slopes over New Years. May your coming rides be safe and filled with life long memories.

Poker Run: February 21 in Grand Lake. This ride supports the Right to Ride and Flight for Life. Both causes are very near and dear to me and I have supported both for many years.

Please come out to Grand Lake for a fun weekend ride and fund raising. Contact either Grand Lake or Mile Hi clubs for additional details or if by chance you can volunteer.

CSA State Convention: January 22-25 in Meeker. Always a good event for riding and learning what is going on state wide within our sport. Full details available on the CSA web site.

Mile Hi: Mile Hi club has held two useful meetings for the members and guests. The first was to bring in a marketing person with Klim Clothing (www.klim.com). Many thanks go out to the Klim organization for supporting our sport and CSA. Many details were shared about how to layer your clothes and why it is so important to wear technical clothing while snowmobiling. A demonstration was done on how much water a cotton product holds against your body vs. how little technical gear holds. Members were given the opportunity to order select products at a one-time discount. I use quite a lot of the Klim gear and ordered an upper base layer. This was a very informative interactive meeting with numerous samples to inspect and ask questions about. My apologies for not get-

ting the Klim rep’s name included.

Santa brought me a very cool Balaclava, socks and a pair of Aggressor Briefs. The briefs are pretty darn sexy.

The latest meeting covered Timber Sled (www.timbersled.com/sbbuilder.htm). Kody introduced the Snow Bikes.

These are building in popularity rapidly and look to be filled with fun. This product line is now out selling the Mountain Tamer suspension which many snowmobilers are using.

Look for details on the Mile Hi club calendar for demo rides coming up in 2015, I hope to be able to join the ride.

For details on rides and club meeting you are going to have to call one of the board members. Newsletters have been suspended and the club calendar has not been kept up to date.

Frisco High Country Snowmobilers: A few events coming up including the big overnight rides.

January club meeting is the 13th at Q4U in Frisco, new change this month is the meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. instead of 6 p.m.

January’s overnight ride will be at the Vega Lodge, riding on the Grand Mesa, (outside of Collbran) on January 16, 17 and 18. (www.vegalodge.com/) CSA convention and ride will be in Meeker, January 22-25. Information is available on CSA’s web site at www.snowmobilecolo.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_

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February’s meeting will be on the 10th at Q4U in Frisco at 6:30 p.m.

February’s overnight trip will be to the Hahn’s Peak lodge, (north of Steamboat) on February 20, 21 and 22nd 2015. www.hahnspeakroadhouse.com Now you are up to speed within District #3 so go out and ride. Please take pictures for the Snow Scoop and the CSA web site.

Trail Blazers

The Trail Blazers’ season is off to a great start.

We reported on our Pancake Breakfast (biggest ever) last time and the good times just keep on coming. We still didn’t have quite enough snow for our Hot Dog Ride to be a real ride, but we always have a Plan B for that to take place in the Idleglen Staging Area. We only had two to three people at a time, but fed 19 before it was over. We even picked up a couple of new memberships. Fortunately, after that weekend we started getting snow again.

We had another successful Snowmobile Safety Class. This year we had some of the Grand Lake Fire and Rescue crew in the class, with a total of 15 students ages 10 and up. Tom and Debbie Mason team up for this annual two-day class. For the second day (testing and driving course) it also takes a minimum of three or four additional volunteers.

Thank you Mike Ingle, John and Marily Movius and Richard McGraw.

Make sure you pick up one of the NEW trail maps. Because the shorter route over Stillwater Pass is now being groomed, resulting in adding new junction letters to the map, it seemed a good time for the Grand Lake Trail Groomers to reorganize the map to put all first part of the alphabet on the “front” side and the last part of the alphabet on the “back” side. If you’re looking at a map and planning

to meet someone at a particular junction, be sure to ask which year their map was printed. Junction P is one of the most critical - it’s now on the other side. You want to be sure you really will meet up with your friends. Maps are available all over town, and at the trailheads. If it doesn’t say 2014-2015 at the bottom, it won’t match all the junction letters on the trails.

There was finally enough snow and the ”Town Trail” - access from downtown Grand Lake, through the edge of Rocky Mountain National Park, to the North Supply Trailhead - opened officially on December 20. People can now ride to and from their hotels, restaurants, etc. to the trail system. And the snow kept coming. If you’ve been doing your snow dance, keep on dancing; we’re loving it.

By the next issue we’ll be able to report on the Trees and Trails, New Years Eve, Steak and Ladies Rides, as well as other upcoming ride and events such as the Long Ride, Moonlight Ride and the annual Poker Run. There are some cool changes to this year’s Poker Run; check with the Mile Hi Snowmobile Club for details. Because of the way the calendar worked out this time, the Poker Run will be a week later than usual, on February 21. Mark your calendars.

Grand Lake and its trail system are a great place to be in the winter.

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District 4 Mt. Sopris Recreation Riders Jo Hunter

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!! This is it… what we have all be anxiously waiting for. We have had enough snow that Stephen Burns our Groomer has been able to be in official grooming mode! Still be cautious out there but it will only keep getting better and better. For information on the grooming dates or snow info, check out our website.

We are so very EXCITED to announce that we now have the ability to have members join online on our website. Just go to the Join Here tab and scroll down. You can pick the type of membership and if you so choose additional grooming donations. If you are already a member of another club there is an option for that as well! We have seen a tremendous amount of response for this application to join and we are very pleased. You can still download a pdf form and mail in our application if you prefer to do so. Thank you for support!

FUNDRAISER- FUNDRAISER – FUNDRAISER!!

It’s that time of year again – Fun, Fun and more Fun. This is one of my favorite events as it gets a bunch of great people together who all love the outdoors and winter uses of our Public Lands! This year we are going to outdo ourselves and have the best drawings and door prizes and silent auction we have ever had as well as Live Music by the band fifty/50 our valley’s locals choice favorites! There will be a pig roast style menu with the trimmings, chicken as a side choice and gluten free for those who need that!

Cash bar wine and beer (must be 21 or older).

Dinner will be $24 per person or $40 per couplekids under five eat free! YOU MUST RSVP FOR DINNER and you can do that by emailing us at mntsoprisrecriders@gmail.com or call me (jo) at 970-3795643. If you don’t want to eat dinner but want to hear the band and have a chance at some great door prizes $10. All proceeds are to benefit our 501(c)3 club . We are looking at purchasing a drag for our Marion side Trail head so if we are successful with the support of our fellow outdoor enthusiasts WE CAN DO IT!!! Check us out on KMTS radio 99.1 or live stream it at 12:30 p.m. Community Connections to hear about the fundraiser it will be the second Tuesday in January and second Tuesday featuring the band in February. For more information go to our events tab for location and flyer regarding Fundraiser. (www.mtsoprisrecriders.com).

As always be Safe, be Smart and “Respect * Protect * Enjoy!”

For more information about protecting our public lands go to: (www.whiteriverforestalliance.com) and for any information about our club and any of our events check our website, (www.mtsoprisrecriders. com) you can also catch up with us on Facebook - or email us at mntsoprisrecriders@gmail.com

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Mark Young

Well was that a great snowmobiling season or what? Seems like it just started and now its warming up and melting all that great snow.

Wait...it is not yet Christmas as I write this update for the Pikes Peak Highriders.

But truth be told, some of the early snow we had has melted. Some of the members had got a few miles in to break in the new machines and get a head start on the season. They rode Cottonwood Pass and Rabbit Ears the week end before.

You can see some photos of the conditions on our new Facebook page. Our “Web Master” James Finsterwald set it up so we can get up to date info on where we are riding, conditions, and scheduling last minute rides. The Facebook site is facebook.com/pikespeakhighriders.

We had the first ride scheduled for December 13 at Cottonwood but it was 60 degrees here in Colorado Springs that day. So instead or riding I was hitting golf balls. We put the first ride on hold until we get some new snow.

That being said, the December meeting was

District 6 Holy Cross Powder Hounds Gusty Kanakis

Hello fellow snowmobilers, The snow is finally upon us and we are hoping for a good winter.

November 15, we had two club members attend a grooming clinic in Grand Junction sponsored by Piston Bully.

The clinic was very informative and a lot of good information was acquired.

We would like to thank Piston Bully for putting a great event.

Speaking of events, our club and the Town of Minturn put on an event called “Christmas on Main Street” where Santa arrived on a snowmobile and hands out goody bags to the kids. A good time was had by all.

In January, we plan to schedule our club rides.

Some of our grooming maybe limited this season from Muddy Pass out to McLauglin’s turn off. The Forest Service issued a timber cutting permit and the contractor can plow the road through the winter. We hope for a lot of snow so the contractor can’t keep up with the plowing and we can start grooming that area.

Everyone be safe and have a good year.

PPHR President Tim Schulte wrapping up the meeting and explaining the gift exchange rules. held December 9 at Savelli’s, 301 Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs. We have had a hard time the last few years trying to find a restaurant on the west side of town to accommodate the members who live in Woodland Park and Divide. Carol

District 7 Lucia Lebon

The season has gotten off to a great start for our Club. We were able to start grooming in November which we haven’t be able to do in years.

Had our first group ride on December 20 and the 13th annual Arrowhead parade of lights tonight, December 27.

Thanks to good weather and the Arrowhead Mountain Lodge, who cosponsored the event, we had around 65 participants. Congratulations to Guy and Debbie Thomas who won the first prize $100 gift gas card for best decorations. Second prize went to Lori and Gary Dean.

Third prize was awarded to Joanie Aufderheide who works so hard every year to organize this event. A big thank

Finsterwald found a small Italian restaurant in Manitou Springs that has a nice meeting room in back. So this is our new meeting location. It is big enough for the group and finally some place quite so you can hear what someone is talking about without a blender drowning you out.

We had a great turn out for the meeting, 23 people, and then we had the annual Christmas gift exchange. Once again the gift exchange was a success except for Mary Doble who I’m sure was disappointed she didn’t sniff out the Starbucks gift card this year.

The January meeting is the 13th and the February meeting is the 10th at 6 p.m. If you would like to join us and plan on eating get there a few minutes early so you can order your food.

Between now and the 13th I’m sure we will get some new snow and schedule a ride. The next event will then be the CSA Convention in Meeker January 22-25. It looks like we will be represented by about 10 people this year.

In every issue of the Snow Scoop I read about the snow dances so let’s gets started, have some fun, and be safe.

Arrowhead Snowmobile Club

First group ride of the season. you to Gary Dean and Arrowhead Mountain Lodge for their generous donations.

We have lots of activi-

ties planned for this season including a poker run in February. Check out our Facebook page Arrowhead Snowmobile

Club, Outdoor Sports & Activities or our website www.arrowheadsnowmobile.org

for times and dates of this season’s events.

DEADLINE FOR THE NEXT SNOWSCOOP IS MARCH 3!

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The Snow Country Explorers held a meeting in November hosted by Bill and Nancy Blackford. Club members were reminded to renew their CSA/club memberships by December 31, 2014. There was discussion about volunteers to lead club rides since Don Dustin is out for the season due to a knee injury.

Club members are already making plans to attend the CSA Convention in Meeker at the end of January. Also being planned is a club snowmobiling adventure to Black Mesa Lodge outside Crawford in March 2015. If interested, please contact me at dondustin1@aol.com for more information.

Bill Blackford, club president, is talking with Matt Entz of Mountain Skillz regarding scheduling a day course in Creede on maneuvering our snowmobiles. Stay tuned for further information.

The next club meeting will be a stew and chili dinner hosted by Ed and Nancy Knight. The dinner meeting will take place on Thursday, January 15 at 5:30 p.m. Members are asked to bring desserts to share. Please contact the Knights at 719-658-0182 if you would like to attend.

We could really use some snow here in the Upper Rio Grande Valley.

We’re hoping for a really big dump around Christmas to get our trail system open. Until then, stay safe and have fun!

Wish it Looked Like this in Creede Right Now!

District 8 Ken Simpson I am looking forward to going to the meetings in my district as their new representative. I know that the Delta SnoKrusers have started grooming and as the snowfall settles and they get some new snow all the trails on the west end of the SP trail will hopefully have been groom by January 7.

The North Fork Club should have their new snow cat grooming on Black Mesa in about a week. I heard from the Montrose Club that they are grooming.

I have been a member of CSA for about 20 years and have never realized how affective and how much influence CSA has when dealing with the government in keeping our Right to Ride until I started attending the quarterly meetings. It is important for us as an organization to bring in new younger individuals to keep on the work that has been accomplished and needs to continue to keep our sport alive.

I would like to see the clubs interface with each other on a club to club basis.

For example the Delta Club could go riding with the Steamboat Club one week and the Steamboat Club could come to the Delta Club in a couple of weeks. Then the Delta Club could go to the Norwood Club and the Norwood Club could come to the Delta Club in another couple of weeks.

Each year we could exchange with different clubs. We could match up similar age groups and riding abilities and stay at members homes. The younger people with limited budgets could ride different areas economically and enjoy friendships with other members of CSA. I look forward to seeing you on the trails this winter have a safe season.

North Fork Snowmobile Club Sherry Robley Cotton

Well, we were starting to wonder if we were ever going to get snow this year but we finally started getting some good snow storms about the middle of December. Up until then we were still having mild fall-like weather. Unfortunately, we are also getting some pretty frigid temperatures as well. I haven’t got any official reports on snow accumulation but we still need a lot more snow to make it a good season, so keep snow dancing.

We had good attendance at our December 15 club meeting. Doug Marah, from the Forest Service, was our guest speaker. He said there would not be any plowing up Leroux Creek or Stevens Gulch this season. He gave us an update on the ongoing work to re-locate the SP trail route that goes around the Monument reservoir as the reservoir is going to be expanded and the NEPA study on the Cunningham trail. Time frame for completion optimistically is by next fall.

It was decided that the club would offer two rides each month from January thru March, weather permitting. The tentative schedule is as follows: Wednesday, January 7 - Black Mesa Crystal Creek Trailhead, Sunday, January 24 Stevens Gulch Trailhead, Sunday, February 8 - Uncompagre area, Wednesday, February 25 Leroux Creek Trailhead (destination Vega Reservoir), Saturday, March 14 - Black Mesa Crystal Creek Trailhead, Wednesday, March 25 - Kebler Pass Trailhead. If you plan on attending the Uncompahgre ride, RSVP no later than the day before to Rich Jakino at 970-249-3512. Meeting place is the downtown City Market at 1st and Townsend at 9 a.m. If you plan on attending one of the other rides, you must RSVP to Wes Spore no later than the day before by calling 970-8722167 or email at nfsc4fun@gmail.com. These rides will all start on groomed trails but there will be ample opportunity to get into powder and play.

Rides will be geared more towards seasoned be-

ginners/ intermediate riders. Anyone that wants to guide one of these rides should contact Wes Spore.

The Delta SnoKrusers invited us to join them on a club ride to Steamboat Springs on March 6.

If you would like to participate contact the club at snokrusers@gmail.com.

There was a discussion of doing a ride to Aspen Mountain in the spring. This is a long 90mile ride starting in the Taylor Reservoir area and for more advanced riders. Anyone interested in doing this ride should contact Wes Spore at 970-872-2167. If he gets enough interest, he will make some contacts to get a guide for the ride and set a date.

Also, if anyone might be interested in doing a day ride in the Cottonwood and/or Tin Cup area let Dave Cotten know at 719-395-9381 or dcotten55@hotmail.com. This could also be an overnight trip into Buena Vista but the date would need to be set fairly soon to get shuttles and lodging set up.

We sold 398 CSA raffle tickets totaling $1,945 dollars. Thank you to everyone that got out and sold tickets and to the members that showed up at City Market to donate their time selling tickets. Winners were from Fort Morgan and Craig areas.

We had approximately forty people attend the club Christmas party on December 20 at the Hotchkiss Elks Lodge. Steve Hicks cooked the beef and Carol Spore the ham. Members brought lots of yummy side dishes/desserts to round out the meal. We had some generous members buy auction items with some very “spirited” bidding for a pint of the “Allen” raspberry jam. John Cunningham did an excellent job of auctioneering. We made over a $1000 dollars for the coffers. Thanks John and everyone that donated an auction item. The gift exchange was a lot of fun see ‘North Fork’ PAGE 18------------------>

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<--------------------- ‘North Fork’ from page 17 with a Coleman cooler being one of the coveted items this year. I think we failed on following the gift exchange rules. I know I had that cooler at least three times and still didn’t end up with it.

The 35th Annual Poker Run will be held on Valentine’s Day, Saturday, February 14 on Black Mesa. Hands will be sold at the Crystal Creek Trailhead from 9 a.m. to Noon. Hands are $10/ea. and multiple hands may be purchased.

Hands will be drawn at the Black Mesa Lodge and hands must be drawn by 1 p.m. You do not have to be present to win and the club will be doing a 50% payout. (HH-30%, LH-25%, SHH20%, THH-15%, FHH-10 %) There will be a lunch served at the lodge but at this early date we do not have the details or cost. For more information or to volunteer to work that day, contact Joe Webb at 970-250-2571 or email joewebb2571@ hotmail.com.

The club now has a Facebook page so check us out to keep up-to-date on what is happening.

Mark your calendar NOW and plan to “COME PLAY WITH US” and bring all your friends. The

better the participation the bigger the payout.

We now have possession of our new groomer and the grant money. Prinoth in Grand Junction will be coming up to go thru the initial service and familiarize everyone with the machine. The hopes are to have it out grooming sometime the

last week of December/first of January.

If you have not renewed your club membership for the season, you need to get them in ASAP. We appreciate all our members and their support. Happy New Year everyone. Keep your thoughts and prayers going out to our troops.

Delta Snokrusers Uncompahgre Valley Trail Riders Sam Vasicko

Snokrusers finely got there new groomer and just in time to put it in use for the new year. North Fork club got our older groomer that upgraded them and saved the clubs lots of

Rich Jakino

money. Thanks to Ken – I know it was a lot of work on your part to get this done. News Flash Ken is out repairing the new Groomer as I write this, so much for new.

The Christmas party was held

been real busy.

We had a lot of ATV rides and did a lot of Hi everybody.

Well here it is another New Year. Our club’s maintenance on ATV trails we have adopted.

We spent a lot of time doing maintenance on 2014 has been very interesting and we have our Groomers and the first time out our PB 100 broke down in the first hour; nothing real bad but it was over the Christmas break so the parts we ordered got lost in shipping, so our overnight delivery turned into three days.

We have groomed the Owl Creek area and the Little Cimarron area a couple of times so far this year. The Uncompahgre Plateau has been pretty short on snow so far so we have only been up there one time.

We held our Christmas party on December 11 and had the best attendance ever! Davis Service Center provided the roast beef, baked potatoes and veggies for the party with the members (Above) Donations of food at the Christmas party. brought side dishes and desserts.

(Below) Club members enjoying the UVTR Christmas All who attended brought food to donate to party. the local food bank (about 200 pounds) and toys

at Alexander Lake Lodge with a wonderful dinner by Anna. Before dinner, some of our club members went out and decorated the Christmas tree by Park Reservoir – nice!

Happy New Year everyone.

for needy families, that were distributed by the Helping Hand group. Everyone in attendance had a wonderful time.

Our club voted to get 400 CSA snowmobile raffle tickets to sell as a mini fundraiser. Our share of the raffle funds will be donated to local charities. Members worked two Saturdays in November at City Market and Wal-Mart and had great success. All 400 tickets were sold!

Looking forward, we intend to have boat loads of snow in January and February. This will keep our Groomers busy and help to keep our once a week snowmobile schedule going this winter.

Our club will be leading a ride with the North Fork Snowmobile Club in February on the Uncompahgre Plateau and in turn they will guide our club on a ride on the Grand Mesa.

We are excited for the upcoming snowmobile and grooming season!

THINK A LOT OF SNOW AND SEE ALL OF YOU ON THE TRAILS!!!

Members’ first-time outing early December on Grand Mesa.

www.snowmobilecolo.com It is already December and the snow is flying.

As we get ourselves and our machines ready we must remember to check our safety gear. Get new batteries for our beacons. For those new to avalanche packs, check the cable connector for the pull cord in your avi pack. It is good practice to test your pack once a year for air bag deployment.

Silverton has big snow in the town and more in mountains. Wolf Creek has snow and so does Durango.

The grooming for Silverton has just begun. Wolf Creek is reporting 34 inches of new snow. November 22 was the grooming clinic in Grand Junction, which I attended. There was good attendance from the other Clubs throughout the State.

Silverton Club will be trying a radar run this year in March – keep your eyes open for your calendar of events.

District 9

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Wolf Creek Trailblazers Tim Batchelor

I hope most of you throughout the state are having better snow conditions than we are experiencing in the Pagosa Springs area. Fortunately it is snowing as I’m writing this article the day after Christmas and it is looking like we are going to get enough to maybe do some grooming.

Snow season in the Southern San Juans started the end of September and was looking to be a great start to the snow pack. Unfortunately Mother Nature didn’t keep the snow coming.

I was able to start grooming on November 23 with 26 inches of snow on Wolf Creek pass but again the snow train ended until just before Christmas. I was able to groom on Christmas morning but trail conditions were still tough.

We had our annual Christmas gathering and meeting on December 11 at Boss Hogg’s restaurant in Pagosa Springs. The big topic was where is the snow? Also the President talked about upcoming club rides and other activities for the upcoming season. On another good note we were awarded a grant for $2000 from the Town Tourism committee to support our grooming operations. This has been awarded to us two years in a row and shows how important our operations are to the winter economy in Pagosa Springs. We can’t thank the members of the Town Tourism committee enough for all their support.

Hopefully 2015 will bring us tons of snow and we will have some great riding conditions the rest of the season. As always the Pisten Bully groomer will be beating the trails and trying to make the riding conditions as good as it can be.

Lastly we can’t forget to thank all the people in the State trails office and the CSA who support all of us. Let’s face it, without these organizations snowmobiling in Colorado would not be as good as it is today.

Silverton Snowmobile Club Dean Des Palmes

Howdy CSA members, Happy New Year! By the time you are reading this article the Silverton area will have groomed and marked trails at our Molas Lake riding area. Our trails to Eureka have already been groomed and we will get them marked soon. The snow has started, Yee Haw. We have some fun events planned for this season. We hope to see some of you there.

On February 6 we will have our annual Snowscape snowmobile parade and bonfire which kicks off a whole weekend of events. We will be hosting “Radar Detector Run” races on March 7 and 8 and on March 15 we will once again join the San Juan Sledders from Durango in hosting a great ride for those with special needs.

March 28 is our annual club dinner with a moonlight ride for our members. In between we have some poker runs and fun days planned. Just another fun snowmobile season for the Silverton Snowmobile Club.

Please contact Dean (970-744-1876) or Jim (970-387-5512) if you have questions or want to join in.

Be sure to check out our Chamber of Commerce website for information on lodging and restaurants if you are going to be spending time in the area. silvertoncolorado.com/ In case y’all are curious about our great area we have gotten some pretty good television coverage from Inside Durango TV this year so if you are curious about the area and our community please take a look at the Youtube videos of their broadcasts or go to their website at www.durangotv.com/ Remember to ride safely and courteously and have some fun out there.

Till next time, Dean

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Roger Pennington

Hi All, Well we have finally got all the welding done on the Snow Cat and at last have snow here in SW Colorado.

We had a cookie exchange at our December meeting that went over very well. Of course all those good cookies might have something to do with it. We had a good turnout of club members at our November and December meeting. We had a full house.

We held the last two meetings at the South Serious Texas Bar B Q where lots of folks showed up at 6 p.m. to eat dinner and socialize before the meeting started at 7 p.m.

Member Curt Larsen has filled out an application for a club radio frequency and gotten a couple of different radios that are available for purchase at club price. The license he applied for is for club use only and this will allow us to use stronger wattage radios which should allow us to keep track of club members better when out on a club ride. These radios are better than the family radios you buy at the local store. This will also allow us to go for a ride and not end up having several different groups on the same frequency.

We have started grooming. Travis groomed Middle Mountain Road above Vallecito Reservoir to Tuckerville on Christmas Eve. He said the snow was a little thin at the parking area but got better within about two miles from the trailhead and just kept getting deeper till there was 28 inches of bottomless powder at Tuckerville. I groomed Miller Mountain Road above Lemon Reservoir on Christmas Day. There was about six inches of snow at the lake of heavy wet stuff. It packed down so hard that I even had trouble turning around at the normal place I turn around as the tires were spinning and this was with brand new tires and the cat still on the truck. I finally was able to slide the truck sideways enough to get turned around and park. I set classic tracks and groomed for skate skiing in the four loops of the campground above the lake then groomed up the main road all the way to the end. I got the cat stuck once on the main road on the way up and then as I was grooming a loop for people to gather at the top and chat or eat all of a sudden I dropped in a hole and was stuck. There was about three feet of bottomless powder. After lifting the tiller and blade as high as they would go I was able to back up a little before the tracks started spinning the opened the throttle up and went forward and was able to get back to my tracks and get out. Both Travis and I noticed several banks slough off as we were grooming. These small avalanches indicate the snow is very unstable. Travis even said he watched the bank slide in front of him one place. This means the avalanche danger is very high here in SW Colorado.

We have our first club ride today at Barlow Creek trailhead.

This trailhead is eight miles north of Rico on Highway 145. They will ride up and play on Bolam Pass which runs between Highway 550 and Highway 145. This is a jeep road in the summer and of course closed in the winter. The Purgatory side the river was still open last report I had but they should have a good ride from Barlow. Last report I had is there is over three feet of snow on top there. This next week it is suppose to not get over about 30 degrees for a high and get down into the minus area at night so the snow is not going to get much better this week and of course this stuff is going to be under any new snow that comes along so don’t look for riding conditions or avalanche conditions to get very good very soon.

Beaver Meadows riding area of course again this year is being logged so unless your ride the Ute Park Rd over to First Notch Road you are going to have to ride a plowed road for the first five miles before you get to the snow as the logger is plowing the first five miles from the trailhead. West Mancos has a new parking lot at Transfer Park so when we do not have snow down at the normal parking area they will be opening the gate so we can drive the two miles up to Transfer Park to unload.

Jason rode over there this last week and said there was about four inches at the bottom parking area and was good snow at Transfer Park but the riding was only really just trail riding as the snow was bottomless there as well. He said there was about two feet of bottomless snow at Gold Run. Well, that is about all from here.

Till Next Time Think Lots of SNOW!

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MOOSE CREEK CAFE RWR ENTERPRISES-COLORADO PO BOX 578 IT’S YOUR PARTY PHOTO BOOTH 970-723-8272 PO BOX 378, 545 REESE GROUP REALTY PO BOX 882500, 30100 RCR ST 14E NORTH PARK ENGINEERING & 785-458-2005 970-870-8800 CONSULTING LIFT SERVICES SCHERER BUILDING CORPORATION PO BOX 395 PO BOX 363 LOLAS PLACE

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WICHITA, KS

ICE PIRATES BACKCOUNTRY ADVENTURES

970-387-0700

STINTON ENTERPRISES

PO BOX 608, 29257 W HWY 11919 I-70 FRONTAGE RD N 160 UNIT 105 TELLURIDE OUTFITTERS 719-873-1443 303-722-6059 PO BOX 785 970-728-4475 RAINBOW LODGE & GROCERY PO BOX 224 TELLURIDE OUTSIDE SKYDIVE EL DORADO, INC. 719-873-5545 PO BOX 685, 121W COLO- 1349 N CRESTLINE ST RADO AVE TWIN PINES MOTORSPORTS INC. 316-648-2981 970-728-3895 PO BOX 966 719-873-2001

GRAND IMPERIAL HOTEL

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NORTHWESTERN SUPPLIES INC.

PO BOX 57 970-387-5527

STEAMBOAT POWERSPORTS

ANDERSEN ENTERPRISES, INC.

WOODY CREEK

SUMMERS PROPERTIES WEST, INC. PO BOX 590 970-925-4446

WESTERN ADVENTURES INC. PO BOX 900 970-923-3337

ZEELAND, MI DEWIND RENTALS, LLC 9150 96TH AVE 616-875-7580

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J a n u a r y /F e b r u a r y 2015

CSA’s Valued Supporters!

Boondockers: $50-$499

GENERAL FUND DONATIONS: A & E Diemoz A & E Diemoz Action Adventures Allen Theatres Anonymous BMCA Colorado Bob Gates Bob Hansen Brad Danner Bryan McCarty Bud’s Sanitary Service Charlie Shy Christopher Dodge Christopher Tarr

RIGHT TO RIDE DONATIONS Brent Miller Ed Calhoun Greg Gapter

Donations from our valued supporters 3/1/14-12/31/14

Craig Jensen Dean Johnson Dennis Reece Don Kilkey Doug Moll Duane Meador E.W. Dilley Ed Tafoya Ernest Hinkley Excalibur International Limo Frank Smith G.N. Griffith Geoff Inglis

George Conrades Gregory Hoffman Hal Meredith Harley Hamilton Janet Mangum Jason Stanhope Jeffrey Nissen Jesse Garetson Joe Swank Joe Tonso John Macelhaney John Raney John Spain Joseph Murbach

Greg Peterson Gunnison County SnoTrackers Jason Stanhope

RIGHT TO RIDE AND GENERAL FUND DONATIONS: Alan Staehle Andrew Meverden Bonnie Candelaria Charles Stoyer

Chuck Goetz Dan Woltmann Denise Arola Don Barnes

Justin Griffith K.J. West Kent Miller Kevin Himes Kevin Reiber Larry Lewark Linda Gerrans Lynn Parks Marguerite Collard Mark Bloomquist Mark Hostetter Mark Steinbrecher Martin Cella McBorn Properties

Joe Tonso Mark Bloomquist Mark Steinbrecher

Don Dustin Frank Shepherd Gary Guagenti Gilbert Carkhuff

Gilbert Meador Joe Swank John Spain Joseph Murbach

Highmarkers: $500-$1499 RIGHT TO RIDE DONATIONS: Darren Jacobson Delta Snokrusers

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EBI Services Nicholas Petersen

Routt Powder Riders Russell Higgins

Michael Edwards Michael Sladdin Mike Grattan Mike Klebba Mike Sladdin Mile Hi Snowmobile Club North Park SnowSnakes Parker Dirtworks Inc. Pikes Peak High Riders Ralph Hamilton Randy Bright Robert Anderson

Mike Grattan Mile Hi Snowmobile Club Pikes Peak High Riders Justin Griffith K.J. West Kent Miller Kevin Himes

Robert Anderson Robert Hansen Robert Watkins Rocky Gentry Rod Hepp Roger Beaudoin Ronald Lara Sayler & Sons Shaun Carter Skip Harutun Tom Roche Truman Lusk

Randy Bright Robert Hansen

Kevin Reiber Lynn Parks Martin Cella Michael Sladdin

Robert Anderson Rod Hepp

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YAMAHA

DEEP SALES SNOW DAYS EVENT

UP TO

$1,500 customer cash

special + financing offer

Visit your nearest Yamaha dealer or Pro Yamaha dealer (in red) today.

For more Yamaha dealers, visit yamaha-snowmobiles.com.

COLORADO POWERSPORTS DENVER 2050 W 104TH AVE THORNTON, CO COPOWERSPORTS.COM

G-FORCE POWERSPORTS LLC 7700 W COLFAX LAKEWOOD, CO GFORCEPOWERSPORTS.COM

INTEGRA MOTORSPORTS LLC 375 LINDBERGH DR GYPSUM, CO INTEGRAMOTORSPORTS.COM

SILVERTHORNE POWER SPORTS, INC. 128 W 10TH ST SILVERTHORNE, CO SILVERTHORNEPOWERSPORTS.COM

COYOTE MOTORSPORTS, LLC 301 E 57TH AVE UNIT E DENVER, CO COYOTEMOTORSPORTS.COM

GRAND MESA MOTORSPORTS LLC 1325 HIGHWAY 50 DELTA, CO GRANDMESAMOTO.COM

HANDLEBAR MOTORSPORTS 346 S CAMINO DEL RIO DURANGO, CO HANDLEBARMOTORSPORTS.COM

STEAMBOAT POWERSPORTS 2989 RIVERSIDE PLZ STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO STEAMBOATPOWERSPORTS.COM

DAVIS SERVICE CENTER, INC. 2380 E MAIN ST MONTROSE, CO DAVISSERVICECENTER.COM

GRAND VALLEY POWERSPORTS, INC 2865 NORTH AVE GRAND JUNCTION, CO GVPOWERSPORTS.COM

PEAK MOTORSPORTS, LLC. 2901 ADCOCK BLVD ALAMOSA, CO PEAKMOTORSPORTSONLINE.COM

VICKERY MOTORSPORTS INC 2231 S PARKER RD DENVER, CO VICKERYMOTORSPORTS.COM

SUN SPORTS UNLIMITED INC 219 WEST HIGHWAY 50 GUNNISON, CO SUNSPORTSUNLIMITED.COM - NEW MEXICO SANTA FE MOTOR SPORTS 2594 CAMINO ENTRADA SANTA FE, NM SANTAFEMOTORSPORTS.COM

Deep Snow Days Event valid January 1, 2015, through January 31, 2015. Offer valid for any new 2010-2015 Yamaha Snowmobile (except SRX120, RS Viking Professional, and ‘15 Spring Power Surge models). Customer cash will vary by model, see dealer for complete details. © 2015 Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. All rights reserved.

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