Trail update Great snow but COLD!!!!

All trials have been groomed in the last couple of days.  Bundle up for the cold weather and enjoy the riding.

Trails Update: Conditions are good and improving daily. 

Higher elevation trails have excellent snow cover. All trials have been groomed several times.  100A and the log job are in excellent condition, as is Camel’s Hump. 

Huntington has been cut and packed, but not groomed with a drag. This should be done in the next day or so.

The trial to Northfield is groomed, but coverage is thin.

RT 100B is also groomed with thin coverage.

Lower elevations: the fields and the village are groomed with good coverage.  

100 from Harwood to the Duxbury Store is in good condition. Please remember the trail for the moment dead-ends at the store. The new store hours are 6:30am to 9:00pm.

TRAIL CLOSURE Rt100 corridor from the Duxbury Store to junction WN58-at the outhouse. Please respect the landowner’s request. We are working on an alternative route, we will keep you posted.

Happy Riding

Cari Wilson

MRRR President

If you get any great pictures please send them along for us. 

Use the "send updates here" link under the contact us section on the right 

The snow is here !!!

The snow has arrived!!!! Wednesday’s storm created our winter wonderland we have all been waiting for.

Trails Update: Early Season riding, conditions are improving daily. 

Higher elevation trails have excellent snow cover. The following trails have and groomed once Beaver Meadows and Camels Hump State Park Rt100A, and the roads in the log job. The trial to Northfield has been packed and trees cut out.

Lower elevations: the fields and the village were groomed Thursday. Snow coverage is good.

TRAIL CLOSURE Rt100 corridor from the Duxbury Store to junction WN58-at the outhouse. Please respect the landowner’s request. We are working on an alternative route, we will keep you posted.

Happy Riding

Cari Wilson

MRRR President

Trail Update and Trail closure.

Trails Update: Early Season riding, conditions are marginal. 

Higher elevation trails have good snow cover. The groomers will be breaking out trails this week, starting with the roads in the log job. You can access through the gravel pit.

Lower elevations and the fields are very marginal, but a few sleds have been through.  Currently there is not enough snow to groom down low.

TRAIL CLOSURE Rt100 corridor from the Duxbury Store to junction WN58-at the outhouse. Please respect the landowner’s request. We are working on an alternative route, we will keep you posted.

Happy Riding – We are hoping this storm will dump enough to have us full operational. Think Snow!!!!

Trail update, 1/10/11

Well, We got some snow but it is of the light and fluffy kind.  The tails have yet to be packed but they are decent in the higher elevations.
from Dowsville rd up  to the outhouse,  has  some branches but we sill get out and take care of that  soon.
Fields are still very light on the snow so should some what be avoided.
That's it for know but lets just hope for snow.......
Wp

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Holiday pot luck... holiday get meeting

Come join us for some holiday fun, Tuesday evening for a pot luck dinner and Yankee Gift Exchange. Bring a dish to share, drinks for yourself, a gift (no more than $10) for the Yankee Gift Exchange and some holiday cheer.  Hope to see you all there.

Event: Club Meeting & Holiday Party

Day:  December 7^th, 2010

Time: 6:00 pm

Place: Mad River Ambulance Building, Waitsfield, VT

Cari Wilson

MRRR President

TMA INFO

           

    TMA INFORMATION

VAST is offering an Early Bird TMA discount again this season. In order to get this savings, you must purchase your TMA prior to December 15, 2010.  Please see the attached TMAinformation sheet.

TMA’s are available at: Kenyon’s Variety Store

       The Duxbury Country Store –

 Under new ownership:  Now open 6 am to 9pm Mon—Sat and 8am to 5:30pm Sun

       Or by mail see attached forms.

By joining VAST through our club your club membership dues goes directly to the support of the local MRRR trails we all enjoy.

Thank you for you support. 

Cari Wilson

President MRRR

TMAs

   TMA INFORMATION

VAST is offering an Early Bird TMA discount again this season. In order to get this savings, you must purchase your TMA prior to December 15, 2010.  Please see the attached TMAinformation sheet.

TMA’s are available at: Kenyon’s Variety Store

       The Duxbury Country Store –

 Under new ownership:  Now open 6 am to 9pm Mon—Sat and 8am to 5:30pm Sun

       Or by mail see attached forms.

By joining VAST through our club your club membership dues goes directly to the support of the local MRRR trails we all enjoy.

Thank you for you support. 

Cari Wilson

President MRRR

Safety Course...... Safety First Kids......

SNOWMOBILE RIDER SAFETY COURSE:

Date: Saturday December 4^th, 2010

Time: 9am to 4pm

Location: Mad River Ambulance Building, Waitsfield VT

 Free to any one 12 yrs of age or older, born after July 1, 1983 must take and pass a snowmobile safely course before operating a snowmobile on the VAST trails.

Lunch provided.

Students MUST pre- register.

Contact Kevin Van Schsaick 496-5378 or  Skip Wallace 244-1580.

Club Meeting tonight 7:00 PM Ambulance Building

It is November already. The snowmobile season is right around the corner.  Come join us to discuss our winter event schedule. The snowflakes have been occasionally falling. 

Event: Club Meeting 

Day:  Tuesday, November 2^nd, 2010  Double opps!

Time: 7:00 pm

Place: Mad River Ambulance Building, Waitsfield, VT

Cari Wilson

MRRR President

The Banquet was a great success

The Raffle fundraiser was a big success; a special thank you to all our ticket holders, generous donation contributors and club members for all their time.  We had good feedback regarding the new location at the Gatehouse Lodge at Sugarbush; The setting comfortable and food scrumptious. We plan on discussing the beverage costs and availability with Sugarbush for next year’s raffle.

Ramsey and Reggie Orr won the sled! Congratulations! Happy trails.

Go Kerney

  

        TREASURERER position filled!

Many thanks to Kerney Brown for volunteering; Kerney has been an active member of MRRR for years. In addition to the treasurer duties he spends most Saturdays in the fall with his chainsaw in hand working on the trails.

          Annual Raffle Fundraiser

Preparations for the raffle are well underway.  The big event happens next Saturday, October 23^rd.   If you have not picked your ticket up from Kenyon’s do so as soon as possible. We are still collecting prizes for the big night. Donations can be dropped off at Kathi & Reggie Orr’s or Kenyon’s. Remember the location has changed to the Gate House at Sugrarbush.  Festivities start at 6:00pm with cocktails, dinner served at 7:00pm and raffle begins at 8:00pm.

    

Early Bird TMA Information

Early Bird TMA’s are available at Kenyon’s Variety and so to be available at the Duxbury Store.  A summary of the prices for all TMA’s are attached.  If you do not own a sled but would like to support the local trails and club contact Cari Wilson at cari@gmavt.net.

You have all been thinking about snow because the mountains were all white this morning for the first time!!  It is coming!

Cari Wilson

MRRR President

cruise

Come and enjoy and evening on the water, dinner and great company.

Day: Wednesday July 21^st, 2010

Time: 6:30 pm departure from Burlington.

Place: Spirit of Ethan Allen III

Cost: $48/per person

You can make a reservation by calling the Lake Champlain Shoreline Cruises at 802-862-8300 or via their web site at www.soea.com

Doug Wilson from the club will be keeping track of who is planning to attend. Please call 802-496-3836. 

Enjoy the sunshine,

Cari Wilson

President MRRR

JUNE 1st BBQ meeting

Club Meeting and Cook-Out

Day: Tuesday June 1^st, 2010

Time: 6:00 pm

Place: At the home of Art and Cathi Dages;

Take RT 100 to River View Road in Waitsfield. It is the first house on the left.

Bring yourself a beverage, something to cook on the grill and a dish to share.  Picnic wares and condiments will be provided.

Please bring a chair.

Topics to be discussed:

Landowner Appreciation

Summer Trail Projects

Don’t’ for get to send in comments regarding the trails for our Trails of the Year nomination. 

See you there!

Cari Wilson

President MRRR

Trail of the year

TRAILS OF THE YEAR NOMINATION

      WE NEED YOUR HELP.

Do you LOVE to ride our trails? Are they flat? Do you receive honest trail up-dates regularly? Are the trails well signed and easy to navigate? Are the views SPECTACULAR?

I am putting together a portfolio of comments and pictures about the MRRR trail system.  The plan is to submit them to VAST to nominate the MRRR for the Trails of the Year award presented at the VAST Annual Meeting.  The recipients receive a sign and bragging rights, but it means a lot to the hard working members that maintain and groom our trails.

Please take a few minutes to reflect on the seasons’ fun and attach a couple of photos of scenery and/or club members.

Thank you for your time,
Cari Wilson
President MRRR

club meeting May 4th

Come Join us for the Club Meeting
Day: Tuesday May 4th 2010
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Mad River Valley Ambulance Building

Elections will be held.
        Slate of Officers: 
President:          Cari Wilson
Vice President:    Art Dages  Or New Volunteer
Treasurer:         Seeking a Volunteer
Secretary:         Stephanie Maheu
Safety/Education: Skip Wallace
         Assistant:  Kevin Vanschaick
Trail Master:       Marty DeHeer Or New Volunteer
          Assistant: Paul Pizzale or Kerney Brown

Nominations will be finalized at the meeting.


Topics to be discussed:
Landowner Appreciation
Summer Trail Projects
Trails of the Year Nomination
Elections

See you there!
Cari Wilson
President MRRR

Club Meeting Tuesday

Club Meeting:
Day: Tuesday April 6th, 2010
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Mad River Valley Ambulance Building

Topics to be discussed:
Landowner Appreciation
Signage Removal
Summer Trail Projects
Trails of the Year Nomination
Officer Nominations for May Elections

See you there!
Cari Wilson
President MRRR

Great New Movie Called Planet Snowmobile

ENJOY!!!

Planet Snowmobile - 2009 Full from Mikael Berntsson on Vimeo.

Stick to the trails

Please stay on the trails. Our landowners give permission for the trail only. There has been some off trail excursions near the Fayston gravel pit with landowner concerns.

Please respect our landowner’s requests.

Cari Wilson
MRRR President

I was having difficulties sending the Radar Run update email earlier. I had to cut and paste into a new email to get it to go, I left out a part of it by accident.


A very special thanks to Doug and Donna Kenyon who let us use their field to hold the event. Without their generosity and support we would not have had a race course to use.

Cari Wilson
MRRR President

Huntington gap Hot Dogs and some video from out west.

Take a look at the pictures of Camel’s Hump, Huntington and the hotdog roast. I think Huntington was the best it’s been all year.

I counted 35 or more folks who showed to the roast via sled or car. We had a great time.  Most folks took a ride on the way. The trails were good and the sun warm.  Great idea Reggie!  

Trails Update:
The snow is going fast or gone in the lower elevations so the fields are closed for the season.  You can still access the higher elevations from Kenyon’s and the Fayston gravel pit. The higher evaluations are in ok shape, lots of snow a few bumps; Doug happily road 50 miles today.  Doug is hoping to get out one more time, but is waiting on some parts for the groomer…..yes another breakdown.  It has not been a good year for breakdowns.  I’ll send out an email when he gets out again.

Enjoy the sunshine.
Cari Wilson
MRRR President

Here is something I found and I thought you would all enjoy it.  What you are about to see is some good old hill climbing fun in Canada.  Brent is running a  Arctic Cat M 8  with a turbo 14lbs of boost On race fuel. 
Seems like a lot but you will notice that his skis are off the ground most of the time. 
ENJOY!!!!!!