The Mad River Ridge Runners monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday April 4 at 7PM at the Fayston Town Hall. All members are encouraged to attend.
The VAST website reports that the VAST trail system is closed for the season.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Canada Trip
Each season the Mad River Ridge Runners spend a long weekend snowmobiling in Quebec. This year we traveled to St Zenon, two hours north of Montreal and stayed at Auberge Le Cabanan. The plan was to leave Waitsfield at 12 noon on Friday and trailer up in a caravan to Quebec.
Several club members including Doug Wilson, Tony Amenta, and Lenny arrived a day early and met up at Real Masse. On Friday they went for a 230 mile loop through St Come and St Donat, it was a beautiful bluebird day.
The two groups met up at Cabanon Friday evening for dinner and turned in early in anticipation of an epic day of snowmobiling. We woke early Saturday morning and warmed up our sleds.
The plan was to loop through the Reserve Mastigouche and Mauricie National Parks, we proceeded north on Trail 345. After crossing over a dam the group stopped by the large hydropower station for a quick pit stop.
We stopped for gas and then headed south on trail 347. Trail 347 runs some 30 miles over a frozen river and we were able to ride side for a time.
It was lunchtime so we stopped for burgers and club sandwiches at Auberge Mekinac. The Auberge is located north of Shawanigan and is the perfect jumping off point for trips to La Tuque, the Ice Hotel and saddlebag trips to Mt Valin and other points north and east.
It had rained hard the week before and the river was glare ice. The lack of snow caused several of the sleds to overheat and a couple of breaks were taken to allow the sleds to cool down.
The next stop was at Auberge du Trappeur which is the gateway back into the park and located on Trail 318. When passing by Trappeur's be sure to check out the live mount Moose in the back room as well as their meatloaf special.
We continued on our way back to Auberge Le Cabanon eventually riding 200 miles. It was dinner time so we quickly changed out of our riding clothes and met in the dining room. Most everyone agreed that the desserts were the highlight of the meal.
Sunday morning we woke up early again and found that it had snowed during the night.
We warmed up our sleds and were ready to ride.
We decided to head over to Real Masse's for breakfast and then onto Koubek's Club for coffee. The conditions on the trail to Koubek's were excellent.
At Koubek's we found that the owner and a friend had recently restored a vintage Bombardier Bus. One club member was heard to offer the owner of Koubek's $8000 for the bus only to be turned down.
Reggie couldn't leave Quebec without saying goodbye to his special friend who lives at the lodge.
Special thanks to all of the club members who were able to attend this years ride and especially to Art Dages and Doug Wilson for their hard work in organizing the trip and making it a success. We all had a blast!
Several club members including Doug Wilson, Tony Amenta, and Lenny arrived a day early and met up at Real Masse. On Friday they went for a 230 mile loop through St Come and St Donat, it was a beautiful bluebird day.
The two groups met up at Cabanon Friday evening for dinner and turned in early in anticipation of an epic day of snowmobiling. We woke early Saturday morning and warmed up our sleds.
The plan was to loop through the Reserve Mastigouche and Mauricie National Parks, we proceeded north on Trail 345. After crossing over a dam the group stopped by the large hydropower station for a quick pit stop.
We stopped for gas and then headed south on trail 347. Trail 347 runs some 30 miles over a frozen river and we were able to ride side for a time.
It was lunchtime so we stopped for burgers and club sandwiches at Auberge Mekinac. The Auberge is located north of Shawanigan and is the perfect jumping off point for trips to La Tuque, the Ice Hotel and saddlebag trips to Mt Valin and other points north and east.
It had rained hard the week before and the river was glare ice. The lack of snow caused several of the sleds to overheat and a couple of breaks were taken to allow the sleds to cool down.
The next stop was at Auberge du Trappeur which is the gateway back into the park and located on Trail 318. When passing by Trappeur's be sure to check out the live mount Moose in the back room as well as their meatloaf special.
We continued on our way back to Auberge Le Cabanon eventually riding 200 miles. It was dinner time so we quickly changed out of our riding clothes and met in the dining room. Most everyone agreed that the desserts were the highlight of the meal.
Sunday morning we woke up early again and found that it had snowed during the night.
We warmed up our sleds and were ready to ride.
We decided to head over to Real Masse's for breakfast and then onto Koubek's Club for coffee. The conditions on the trail to Koubek's were excellent.
At Koubek's we found that the owner and a friend had recently restored a vintage Bombardier Bus. One club member was heard to offer the owner of Koubek's $8000 for the bus only to be turned down.
Reggie couldn't leave Quebec without saying goodbye to his special friend who lives at the lodge.
Special thanks to all of the club members who were able to attend this years ride and especially to Art Dages and Doug Wilson for their hard work in organizing the trip and making it a success. We all had a blast!
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
March Newsletter
MARCH NEWSLETTER
We had our March meeting at the Fayston Town Hall on Tuesday, March 14th, 2006. Twelve members attended.
The 2006 season is almost over and it seems that it never really started. We are grateful that there has been good snow in Canada this year. Quite a few of our members went north to St. Donat and St. Zenon this winter for weekend rides and were pleased to find exceptional conditions. A group just got back so check back here in a couple of days for some pictures of the trip.
MRRR blog site is: http://madriverridgerunners.blogspot.com. Please contact Tony ( vastridgerunner@gmail.com ) if you have anything to be posted. This site is updated regularly and provides current information about club happenings.
Turner’s property was opened on February 10th. Unfortunately, there has not been enough snow to ride on it.
Our club membership, along with the overall State membership, is down considerably this year due to lack of snow. Thanks to everyone who purchased a TMA this year. VAST still needs funds to cover trail maintenance.
It is that time of year when we vote for a new slate of officers. At this time, we have the position of secretary open. If you are interested in this or any other position, please Contact Art Dages or come to the April meeting. The nominations will be made at the April meeting and will be voted on at the May meeting.
Next meeting: April 4th, 7:00 PM at the Fayston Town Hall. Hope to see you there!!
We had our March meeting at the Fayston Town Hall on Tuesday, March 14th, 2006. Twelve members attended.
The 2006 season is almost over and it seems that it never really started. We are grateful that there has been good snow in Canada this year. Quite a few of our members went north to St. Donat and St. Zenon this winter for weekend rides and were pleased to find exceptional conditions. A group just got back so check back here in a couple of days for some pictures of the trip.
MRRR blog site is: http://madriverridgerunners.blogspot.com. Please contact Tony ( vastridgerunner@gmail.com ) if you have anything to be posted. This site is updated regularly and provides current information about club happenings.
Turner’s property was opened on February 10th. Unfortunately, there has not been enough snow to ride on it.
Our club membership, along with the overall State membership, is down considerably this year due to lack of snow. Thanks to everyone who purchased a TMA this year. VAST still needs funds to cover trail maintenance.
It is that time of year when we vote for a new slate of officers. At this time, we have the position of secretary open. If you are interested in this or any other position, please Contact Art Dages or come to the April meeting. The nominations will be made at the April meeting and will be voted on at the May meeting.
Next meeting: April 4th, 7:00 PM at the Fayston Town Hall. Hope to see you there!!
Saturday, March 11, 2006
March 11 Update
Trails Closed.
The rain and warm weather during the last week has melted all of the snow we received last weekend.
The rain and warm weather during the last week has melted all of the snow we received last weekend.
Saturday, March 04, 2006
March 4 Update
We have had over a foot of snow and the trails are opened. ( including Turners Farm) Use caution as there are still open water bars and late season trail conditions exist. Warmer weather is forecast for the upcoming week so get out and enjoy it while you can. We are still grooming. Peanut is going out Monday night.
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