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NEW YORK SNOWMOBILER O N L I N E

CALL FOR HELPR

SAFETY FIRST

N E W Y O R K S T A T E S N O W M O B I L E A S S O C I A T I O N

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NYSSA Online Magazine

Contact NYSSA: PO Box 740, Central Square, NY 13036-0740 * EMAIL - [email protected] November 2019 - Page 1 TOLL FREE: (888) 624-3849 * FAX: (888) 317-2441 * www.nysnowmobiler.com

Contents

03 President's Message By Rosanne Warner

07 From the Desk of the

Executive Director By Dominic Jacangelo

09 Trail Coordinator Report By Jim Rolf

14 Call for help By Darrin Harr

16 Green Tech Demo By Jim Rolf

17 Youth Corner By Kendra Winterton and Stephanie Larson

19 Club Events

21 SEMA Show

The Official Publication of the

New York State Snowmobile Association

P.O. Box 740

Central Square, NY 13036

www.nysnowmobiler.com

2019-2020 Officers

President Rosanne Warner

[email protected]

Vice President Edward Zalar

[email protected]

Secretary Kelly Grammo

[email protected]

Treasurer John Occhino

[email protected]

Staff

Executive Director Dominic Jacangelo, 888-624-3849 x104

[email protected]

Trail Coordinator Jim Rolf, 888-624-3849 x102

[email protected]

Office Manager Jennifer Senf, 888-624-3849 x101 [email protected]

Membership Helpline 888-624-3849 x103

[email protected]

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SNOWMOBILE

REGISTRATION

RENEWALS

Emailed and hard copy renewal reminders have been sent out by the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles.

All Sled registrations expire on August 31, 2019.

The NYSSA Online Membership System is open for the 2019-2020 registration season, for those that want to be ready to renew.

Why not take care of this detail now, and get your registration voucher, so that when the snow comes, you’re not borrowing from the Christmas Club money to register your sled?

NYSSA Club members pay just $45 per sled to register. Non-Club members pay $100 per sled.

BE PREPARED WITH YOUR DMV VOUCHER AND SUPPORT YOUR CLUB(S) EARLY! Re-new your club membership directly with your club early, or join online.

DMV, Register a Sled: NY Resident

DMV, Register a Sled: Out of State

Membership Help Line: 888-624-3849 x103 [email protected]

Join Online at https://membership.nysnowmobiler.com/




https://transact2.dmv.ny.gov/registrationrenew/index.cfm

https://transact2.dmv.ny.gov/SnowmobileOutofState/




President’s Message: State of the Association by Rosanne Warner, NYSSA President 315-697-8130 [email protected]

United Snowmobile Alliance meets

at SEMA show in Las Vegas

Last week I traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada, for a board meeting of the United Snowmobile Alli-ance (USA). You are probably wondering why snowmobilers would meet in Las Vegas to have a meeting and the answer was simple because there were other recreationalists there for the annual SEMA show.

The SEMA Show (Specialty Equipment Market Association) is an annual event held in Las Ve-gas that draws over 70,000 attendees made up of trade industry exhibitors, media and associa-tion members. The trade show is a four day event where $43 billion specialty automotive industry leaders meet to conduct business.

The show is obviously focused on automobiles, but there were a few snowmobiles on display as well.

Also in attendance at the show was the Off-Road Business Association (ORBA), of which NYSSA is a member as well as One Voice, which is a non-profit national association committed to pro-moting the rights of motorized enthusi-asts and responsible recreation. The USA board met with a representative from Tread Lightly whose mission is to promote responsible recreation through stewardship, education and communica-tion.

One of the biggest topics of discussion was the issues all snowmobile associa-tions are having with riders trespassing on lands not designated for riding. The member states of USA were very inter-ested in Tread Lightly’s program to help curb trail closures that result from recrea-tionalists going where they are not al-lowed.

Continued on page 4






The United Snowmobile Alliance is a group of 12 US based state snowmobile associations that includes membership from:

California/Nevada Snowmobile Association Colorado Snowmobile Association Idaho Snowmobile Association Maine Snowmobile Association Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts Minnesota United Snowmobile Association New Hampshire Snowmobile Association New York State Snowmobile Association Snowmobile North Dakota Pennsylvania State Snowmobile Association Utah Snowmobile Association Vermont Association of Snow Travelers

The organization was formed in 2018 to act as a way for state snowmobile associations to better communicate and work together on land access issues as well as industry related initiatives that will benefit the 135,000+ riders repre-sented by USA states.

The state associations will begin work to share information on how their trails are funded, in an effort to understand better, make improvements and move the sport forward. Sharing knowledge between each state will only help to pro-gress the sport and provide better access to useable land.

Involving other recreational user groups will only strengthen the ability to ensure land access for trails is imperative to making sure that there are recreational trails for future generations to enjoy. Fat tire bikes are becoming more and more popular and I saw a large group enjoying my own club’s snowmobile trails last winter. I would note that those bikes did not have the permission of landowners or the club to be on the trails and that is why it is important to build a relationship with those users in hopes that we can all work together to improve the trail system and landowner rela-tions.

The USA board discussed possible Recreational Trail Program (RTP) grant projects. With the buy American initia-tive in Washington, groomers are becoming increasingly difficult to purchase using RTP funds, but there are many other things that could be funded to improve snowmobile trails.

USA has been assisting the Canadian Council of Snowmobile Organizations (CCSO) in researching a threat to trails in New Brunswick. Caribou are a concern in the province and the management of the population by provincial gov-ernment may result in closing hundreds of miles of snowmobile trails. Lawsuits in the Lake Tahoe basin have been monitored very closely by the Alliance because the lawsuit was a direct result of the approval of 250 miles of e-bike trails. USA has been working with the National Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management on snow science research.

There are so many issues that affect our sport that most riders are completely unaware of and NYSSA, along with the USA will continue to work together to advocate for better trails, improved funding options and land access all over the country.

For more information on the United Snowmobile Alliance, please like them on Facebook or visit the website: www.UnitedSnowmobileAlliance.com

Continued from page 3





There are three ways to donate to the Trail

Defender Fund

1. Donate $20 to Trail Defender at the time you re-new your club membership on-line. 2. Mail a check (please put Trail Defender in the memo line) to NYSSA, PO Box 740, Central Square NY 13036. 3.Donate using PayPal Click Here

Thank you to everyone that has

donated to the Trail Defender Fund

Trail Defender Members

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JEFFREY A ROCHESTER

EDWARD B BUFFALO

JASON B BROOKLYN

JAMES C WEST SAND LAKE

ROBERT C AUBURN

RICHARD D CASSADAGA

WILLIAM D MEDINA

LAWRENCE F PENFIELD

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SCOTT G RENFREW

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WILLIAM H ERIE

ROBERT H WARNERS

DANIEL H EAST AURORA

BERT H FORT EDWARD

ROBERT K UNION CITY

RICHARD K SMITHTOWN

MARGARET L EAST AURORA

MARC M KIRTLAND

FRANK M CATSKILL

WAYNE M CAZENOVIA

KEVIN O VALENCIA

SUSAN P NEW ROCHELLE

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JAMES P ALLEGANY

DOC S CANASTOTA

RON S MEDINA

DALE T CHESTER

ANTHONY V BELMONT



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Based on a survey we did a couple of years ago, most of our members perceive themselves as living in a rural area. As rural residents, many of us, if not the vast majority of us, have used a chainsaw from time to time or even use it on a regular basis. Our volunteers who prepare our trails for the season are fre-quently asked to help clean up blowdown or prepare a new trail. This labor many times involves the use of a chainsaw.

If a volunteer uses a chain saw on state land, they must complete a chainsaw safety class such as the Lev-el 1 “Game of Logging” or comparable class. They must also have First Aid, CPR and Blood Borne Pathogen training. The Game of Logging Level I class can be very expensive for a volunteer to undertake. I have seen it many times for $170. SLEDNY each year offers a comparable class at the Educational Forum for around $30.

This past October – Novem-ber the New York Center for Agriculture Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) cospon-sored and underwrote a series of classes around NY. The good news was that the class was only $25 and the best news was that a class was just 10 miles from my home in the Rensselaer Plateau Community Forest.

The class was led by Bill Lindloff, who is an expert logger. The class had a total of eight students who came from near and far to be in the class.

Some were members of the Trust for Public Land, some were landowners who recently bought a wood lot and wanted to cut trees for firewood, some did a lot of volunteer work on state land. Ages ranged from 30ish to myself, the old man, with the average being around 45. Saws were big and small with one electric.

From the Desk of the Executive Director By Dominic Jacangelo, Executive Director [email protected] 888-624-3849 x104

Safety First

Continued on page 7

Bill Lindloff goes over the elements of a chainsaw with the class






What did I learn? For one thing, no club should allow a volunteer to run a chainsaw without taking this class or a comparable one. The class teaches you a great deal of awareness about what can go wrong. Secondly, no club or individual should run a chainsaw without the right safety equipment. The timbering helmet and chaps pictured can be purchased for as little as $65. Steel toed shoes are also a good thought. BTW: Those chaps offer less protection against an electric chainsaw than a gas powered one! That fact surprised me but has to do with the instant and con-stant torque of an electric motor. I also learned that a sharp saw is safer than a dull one. I learned how to sharp-en the saw and the different parts of the cutter and how to keep them sharp. That new chain out of the box should be sharpened. How to do a plunge cut safely. I learned how to drop a fairly good size tree with a reasonable expecta-tion of where it will fall. And finally, work within your knowledge and limits.

A chainsaw is a valuable tool for work on our trail system

and for many of us, a valuable tool for work around the

yard. Be sure you respect it and work safely. Watch the

NYSSA website and Facebook page for future classes.

And thank you to NYCAHM!

Continued from page 6

An inexpensive helmet and chaps.

What is that leg worth?

Calculating the lean, good side and heavy side of a tree.

Teaching how to construct a proper hinge!





Trail Coordinator Report by Jim Rolf, NYSSA Trail Coordinator 888-624-3849 x 102 [email protected]

NYS Big Game Hunting Seasons REMINDER: All NYS snowmobilers are urged to adhere to the clubs’ and landowners’ requests to NOT ride on private trails before or during NYS DEC big game hunting seasons. Also, DEC lands and roads are closed from riding sleds on them until after the hunting seasons end. Across the State, we have had several trails closed down due to over-anxious snowmobilers heading out on the trails when the first snow comes, not realizing they are on private property and riding right past a landowner or an allowed hunter out during “their season”. Please don’t jeopardize our trails by disrespecting the property owners or those they allow to hunt on their lands. It isn’t worth it, so just wait until the trails are officially open. Snowmobile trails on private lands do not open until the clubs and their property owners agree they can be opened! It is up to every rider to find out for themselves which areas have enough snow and are open to ride. For the maps of the seasons, visit the DEC site: https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/28605.html




https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/28605.html



INTERACTIVE WEBMAP and Mobile APP UPDATES by Jim Rolf, NYSSA Trail Coordinator

The New NYSSA Mobile Phone APP Updates

Updates from CorsonGIS (our vendor for both the Mobile APP and the Interactive Webmap) earlier this month are that the APP is coming along great, well within the agreed-to budget and that they are really happy with how it is turning out. The final preparations before it is released to the pub-lic involves getting the data prepped for downloads when users are offline from cell data, as that takes a lot of service to accomplish (which they are prepared for). We are still on-pace for release by the end of this month, with testers being set-up this week. The NYSSA Mobile APP price will be $4.99 and will be the only NYS snowmobile trail APP that will showcase all of the NYS snowmobile club-edited trails, alerts & warning of trail issues, club’s local trails, and Points of Interest who support the clubs.

The NYSSA Interactive Webmap Updates

As previously reported, our Interactive Webmap CorsonGIS is working on several updates to make the clubs’ editing easier and for the users to best view the POIs and club info, resulting in the Webmap being down currently for those upgrades. It is imperative that I am notified by each club of their selected editors again for this year, and for those clubs who never set up an editor last year need to get them selected now so I can set-up their credentials. The new Phone APP is fully dependent upon the Interactive Webmap’s data, so it is important to have clubs’ editors making sure that their system and POIs are accurate and updated any time an issue arises.

Photo Credit www.saferiderssafetyawareness.org





Adirondack Rail-Trail News

The NYS DEC finished their Final Scoping Document (SEIS) that is required to start a Unit Man-agement Plan (UMP). Included in their Final SEIS, the DEC still indicates their selected alternative of re-moving the rails between Lake Placid and Tupper Lake only, not taking into consideration the NYSSA Board’s Resolution submitted to them. NYSSA’s displeasure regarding that will certainly be included in our UMP Public comment documents. It is expected that the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) to take up the final Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor UMP (R-LPTC) at their next meeting, meaning it will then go out for Public comment once approved there. In that phase, the opportunity to submit comments on what the public likes or dislikes in the Plan is allowed to be presented as a Public comment. When the UMP process is approved by the APA, we will forward the info to everyone via our website, social media outlets, and email to all of our members. It is imperative for all NYS snowmobilers to submit their public comments to the DEC and DOT, with experience “riding the rails” given, if that be the case. NYSSA will develop “talking points” that can be used by anyone to use in their personal and experienced comments as well.

DEC Issues

There are some issues ongoing with DEC lands across the State. Dominic and I have been working on them as we try to help the clubs involved. In some cases, a trail closure is involved, which we are look-ing to correct.

A Court WIN for Adirondack Snowmobile Community Connector Trails!

We had a great win for the ability to build a newly proposed and DEC-approved community con-nector snowmobile trail through the Essex Chain of Lakes Tract late last month. While the State Supreme Court of Appeals, the State’s highest court (there are no decisions above them), gave the nod for this trail, the legal batter brought against the DEC and APA regarding “what is a tree” is ongoing and has put a halt to ALL trail building which requires any size tree to be removed. Until then, the Essex Chain land trail can’t even be started. We are also hopeful that this legal win will provide the State DEC and APA another Court decision regarding the Cedar River Bridge on that same Tract. Again, all efforts to provide the area with the trail and the new bridge is on hold due to a legal challenge against snowmobiling.

STATE LAND NEWS by Jim Rolf, NYSSA Trail Coordinator





CLUB NEWS Club’s Fall Trail Work

A topic which many clubs ask NYSSA to continue promoting is regarding the lack of volunteer-ism…many clubs are posting trail-work days and projects on their social media sites AND need help. This continues to be is an issue every season and many riders don’t appreciate seeing all those postings, but the fact remains that without enough volunteers clubs simply cannot build, sign, and maintain the trails that they provide. Please take the opportunity to help YOUR SPORT and get involved. Fundraisers, trail projects, signing, grooming, groomer maintenance, and the paperwork clubs must file with NYS Parks are all open for more help.

The HALLOWEEN STORM of 2019 brought torrential rains and high winds across all of Upstate NY, doing a tremendous amount of damage to trails. There are trees down, culverts washed out, bridges completely demolished, roadways all but GONE in many areas of the Adirondacks, and more… The storm really brought about even more of a need to lend a club a hand, as without help, no amount of funding for the materials will get the work completed. I urge riders to reach out to the local clubs or those that they travel to ride the most and see if they can use a hand. With the hunting season upon us, or starting on Satur-day, many are holding off until the season ends. But that means they will need to get the work done after hunting ends before those affected trails can be opened. No help = no trails in some areas!!!

Super Raffle Tickets

Clubs that ordered them were sent their Super Raffle Tickets this week. A great way to help out the clubs is to buy the Super Raffle tickets at $5.00 each that most of the NYSSA clubs will offering, until April. This raffle is a HUGE benefit to the clubs thank you to the folks at the Onondaga County Snowmobile Asso-ciation and NYSSA.

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Join a club, wherever you ride!

SLOW DOWN! Enjoy the ride…safely!

CLUB VOLUNTEERS…NEVER ENOUGH OF THEM!

THINK! You are an ambassador of this sport!





A picture is worth a thousand words, eh?

The Halloween storm dumped 4-5 inches of rain over the southern and central Adirondacks, severely washing out numerous roads and snowmobile trails.

Powerful winds in the storm’s wake uprooted large trees or split them in two.

Needless to say, our snowmobile trail systems are a mess now. While it’s fairly easy to survey the damage on seasonal roads, it will take some time to assess blowdown and washouts on narrow woods trails. Many snow-mobile trail bridges are likely displaced or simply gone.

In Hamilton County, our local highway departments have started repairs on seasonal road networks such as Powley Road, Perkins Clearing and Moose River Plains.

But snowmobile clubs need OUR help in repairing the remaining trails. This can be done in two ways:

Donate money

Donate time & labor (probably more important now)

Don’t wait for your snowmobile clubs to reach out to you. Get hold of them to pitch a helping hand. If we can use the internet to join a club and get that voucher for the registration discount, we can use it to find the necessary club contacts. I’m sure your help will be most welcomed!

Call for Help By Darrin Harr – NYSSA Hamilton County Director





Pictures of bridge damage on Deerfield's system. Trail C7C and C7A

Ohio Snowmobile Club (ORRC) trail C4H on Mounts Creek in Town of Ohio

Another way to support clubs that were affected by the Halloween storm is to join their club as a secondary membership. Go to membership.nysnowmobiler.com and select clubs by Hamilton or Herkimer county. Join as a secondary member. The club will receive the

membership dues.






On Friday, October 25th, I attended an equipment demo of a “trail-tool” which I have seen videos of similar ones being used on snowmobile trails in St. Lawrence Co and in Cana-da. It’s an attachment that can be fitted to certain model tractors, skid-steers, and even groomer blades (those that use hydraulic fluid to actuate), which has 4 saw blades at-tached to an arm and mounting plate to cut the brush on the sides of the trails. The product is called a GreenTec multi carrier and comes in different sizes to accommodate differ-ent sized branches. In my view, the ones that the demo included were a bit of overkill for what snowmobile clubs would want and need, but in all fairness, I believe they were promoting the bigger units to tree service companies and loggers.

The short video I took showcases how easy the blades cut through those limbs that hang down into the trails, which affect groomers and whip snowmobilers in their helmet face shield. It would certainly save time for volunteers that would have to cut these limbs and branches by hand or us-ing pole saws or chainsaws. The unit’s electronic controls are easily run by the machinery’s operator, once use to the configurations.

The company, which is the distributor of the GreenTec prod-uct, is from Ohio, called Buckeye Farmers (www.buckeyefarmers.com ) and their local vendor is Ca-zenovia Equipment with multiple locations around the State (https://www.cazenoviaequipment.com ). Their sales rep, Devin Harrigan, is an Officer in the Chittenango Polar Bears Club. These units can be mounted on any tractor having the correct hydraulic flow as well as a return line case drain to the fluid reservoir tank (for safety reasons) or onto other models of skid-steers like Bobcat units (which have that safety case drain already). For more info, or to check to see if any ven-dors might have purchased one of these units that could then be rented to clubs, reach out to Devin @ [email protected].

GreenTech Demo by Jim Rolf, NYSSA Trail Coordinator



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Hi! My name is Kendra Winterton! I'm 12 years old and I live in Madison. I have been snowmobiling even before I was born, and it has become a huge part of my life. Between grooming with my father, helping with trail maintenance, sorting trail signs, attending landowner's dinners, attending multiple snowmobile safety

courses, attending county meetings and riding on the trails myself, I have been very involved in the snowmobile “world”.

It has been brought to my attention that youth snowmobile riders should take part in all snowmobiling activities, including trail maintenance, county meetings, etc. This is why SLEDNY, has asked for my help to jump start a youth program for young snowmobilers. This program is ideal for youth ages 10-16. We are seeking members to join this group because we feel it's important for youth to be involved with the advancement of future snowmobilers. We are asking all youth snowmobile enthusiasts to consider joining us so we can shape the way for ourselves and the fu-ture of snowmobiling. If you would like to join us, please feel free to join our rides in Hamburg, New York on January 19th or in Brantingham, New York on February 16th.

New York’s Youth Snowmobiling Program

ATTENTION YOUTH SNOWMOBILERS!!!

By: Kendra Winteron, Age 12

We are excited to announce a NEW Facebook group for NYSSA Junior Riders.

NYSSA juniors and their parents are encourage to join to receive information about upcoming events.

New York State Snowmobile Association Junior Riders



https://www.facebook.com/groups/421079902121532/



Youth Snowmobilers-

Shaping the future of your club

By Stephanie Larson

Many clubs across New York State have expressed interest acquainting youth snowmobilers with club activities. This is faced with many questions. What is the purpose? How do we get kids involved? How to start a youth club? Over the next few months, New York Snowmobiler Online magazine has provid-ed contributors a platform to answer your questions and highlight youth clubs and activities across New York State.

Where do we start? This month we challenge all clubs to identify one person who will be a point of con-

tact for youth activities. Discuss this at your next general meeting. Yes, we acknowledge that this is the time of year when we are trying to finish marking trails, ensuring the groomers are ready to roll and but-toning up that bridge project. However, as the snow has already begun to fall, we cannot overlook the

opportunity to engage some of your youth membership. Trust us, they are out there and looking for a way to become more active! The goal by February is to offer one youth activity for your club to partici-pate in (Hint: see attached flyer- we found two for you).





Club Events

Sled Events

Featured Items:

•Club Events

•Club Fundraisers

•Snowmobile Shows

NYSSA

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Tel: 888-624-3849

Looking for snowmobile

stuff to do?

A list of upcoming club events are listed on the

NYSSA website!

Clubs—Advertise your event for FREE by logging

into the NYSSA website and adding your event!

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Salisbury Ridgerunners Snowmobile Club, Inc P.O. Box 287

Salisbury Center, N.Y. 13454

On January 4, 2020 the Salisbury Ridgerunners will be hosting the 24th Annual NYS Snowmobile Trail Grooming

Equipment Show & Seminar.

We would like to invite clubs & enthusiasts to join our event. Section 21.02 of the SRRA bill requires Snowmobile Trail

Maintenance Entities provide education for all personnel who perform trail Maintenance. An ideal way it accomplishes this is

to send your appropriate people to attend the seminar offered this year. The Groomer Class will be on January 4, 2020 at 9:00

am. There is no charge for the groomer class, but due to class size, please pre-register.

Certificates from NYSSA and Salisbury Ridgerunners will be given to those who complete the seminar. Hopefully, Prinoth

Husky, Tucker Sno Cat, Pisten Bully, Mogul Master from Shop Industrial, and Tractor track conversions, and others will be

there on display.

Additionally, used and refurbished groomers & equipment from other clubs from NYS are also invited. It’s been the goal

of the Salisbury Ridgerunners for the past 24 years to provide an event that will benefit clubs, snowmobilers and promote

safe and enjoyable trails throughout New York State.

No matter what your club uses, 10’ track groomer or 24” Skandic, the latest technology & most effec-

tive method to groom trails will be discussed. This is a great seminar for new trail grooming volunteers.

Hope to see you there, Ronald Barnes Chairman 315-219-7878 E-mail [email protected]







Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop!

I tend to be a very optimistic person. I always look at the glass as half full. But issues in the Adirondack Park are starting to crack my mental fabric. Thirteen years after the Snowmobile Plan for the Adirondacks was completed, only one new community connector trail has been built. At every turn, construction has been frustrated by lawsuits.

We care because upwards of 37% of every snowmobile ride is taken in the Adirondack Park. Several legal and admin-istrative events are near the forefront of causing us all concern and attention.

1. The NY Appellate Court has ruled that several community connector trails were unconstitutional in that they cut too many trees. Simple put they ruled that DEC needs to count every tree in their review of a project. That tree count includes seedlings, saplings, and everything that grows up from the ground. According to the court, every-thing is “timber.”

2. When plans for a snowmobile trail in the Essex Chain of Lakes parallel to the Hudson River was advanced several groups sued saying it violated the Wild Scenic & Recreational Rivers Act (WSRR). The State won the first round, but now the case is being appealed to the Appellate Court.

3. A bridge over the Cedar River is what makes the Five Town Recreational Hub work providing a loop of trails from Indian Lake to Newcomb back to Indian lake. Once again, groups have challenged the bridge saying that snowmobiles can’t be used across that bridge because of the WSRR.

4. Any week now the State is expected to come forward with a new UMP amendment for the Travel Corridor from Big Moose Station to Lake Placid. Every indication is that they will once again attempt to overlook the section of corridor from Big Moose Station to Tupper Lake and not consider removal of the rail from that section. Consider-ing #1 above that Travel Corridor is going to be vitally important to snowmobile travel in the park. Past promises of alternative trails in that section don’t seem valid in relation to how successful the state has not been in building new Community Connector Trails.

The NYSSA Board of Directors has made a decision to fight for our right to ride. They have committed the Trail De-fender Fund to pay for the legal work that will be needed to fight for our right to ride. Later in this magazine, there is a story about Trail Defender. Use this year’s membership renewal to become a Trail Defender. Donating $20 or more is a small price to pay for the right to ride.

Over the next several months, you will be asked to do more than to make a donation. You will be asked to put your pen where your mouth is. Over the next couple of months expect to see “Action Alerts” asking you to contact various officials to make your feelings known. We are looking for those who rode the Gooley Club’s trails to make a state-ment regarding their past riding. It may be useful to establish ongoing use of the property by snowmobiles.

The other day I wrote a response to what one person wrote about the Snowmobile Plan for the Adirondacks. The fol-lowing sums up my assessment of where we are today: “Tens of thousands of acres have been purchased by the State with the promise of multiuse trails for use by many different outdoor recreational enthusiast including mountain bik-ers, equestrians, cross country skiers, snowmobilers and anyone who would like to use these trails. …(Green) groups got what they wanted, but what did the snowmobilers get? Only one Class II (Community Connector) trail has been created, that being the 7th Lake Mountain Trail. “

Our success will be measured on how well we can change the balance of that equation. Changing the outcome to date will take all our involvement.





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Eagle Bay, NY 13331 315-357-2998

www.bigmooseonline.com

Charlie’s Cycle Center 66 Minard Run

Bradford, PA 16701 814-368-8495

www.charliescyclebradford.com

DDS Motor Sports 2100 Oriskany Street W

Utica, NY 13502 315-792-4660

www.ddsmotorsports.com

Don’s Polaris Inc. 278 Moose River Trail Old Forge, NY 13420

315-369-3255 www.donspolaris.com

Doug’s Motorsports

4019 West Road Cortland, NY 13045

607-753-1263 www.dougspowersports.net

Edelmann Sales, Inc. 172 Edelmann Lane,

Troy, NY 12180 518-663-5573

www.edelmannsales.com

Fun Unlimited 2068 NY Rt 812

Gouverneur, NY 13642 315-287-4144

[email protected]

Ingles Performance 413 Besaw Road

Pheonix, NY 13135 315-598-7422

www.inglesperformance.com

Jan-Cen Motorsports 3161 Transit Road Elma, NY 14059

716-668-2096 www.shopjancen.com

Leisure Time Powersports 46 Foster Brook Blvd Bradford, PA 16701

814-362-7426 www.leisuretimepowersports.com

Leisure Time Power Sports 729 East Columbus Ave

Corry, PA 16407 814-664-4606

www.leisuretimepowersports.com

Moody’s Excavation and Recreation, LLC 7450 Main Street

Newport, NY 13416 518-761-9616

www.moodyspolaris.com

Pilot Knob Marina 655 State Route 149

Lake George, NY 12845 518-761-9616

www.pilotknob.com

Pioneer Motorsports 12220 Olean Road Chaffee, NY 14030

716-496-6000

www.pioneermotorsports.com

Redline Recreation 9130 Brewerton Road Brewerton, NY 13029

315-345-2927 www.redlinerecreationny.com

Seymour's Motorized Sports Inc. 1350 New London Road

Cohoes, NY 12047 518-785-1004

www.seymoursmotorsports.com

SLEDTRACK 115 Allen Road

Port Crane, NY 13833 www.sledtrack.com

Smith Marine

Po Box 558 Old Forge, NY 13420

315-369-9911 www.smithmarineagain.com

Unstuckables

428 Rosenberg Road Sharon Springs, NY 13459

914-475-6725

Waite Motorsports 18014 Goodnogh Road

Adams Center, NY 13606 315-583-5680

www.waitemotorsports.com

Woody’s International 6054 N Meridian Road

Hope, MI 48628 989-689-4911

www.WoodysTraction.com

Restaurants/Food Daiker’s

161 Daiker’s Circle Old Forge, NY 13420

315-369-6954 www.daikers.com

Gone Coastal

5345 Lee Center Taberg Rd Lee Center, NY 13763

www.gonecoastalrestaurant.com

The Lanterns 239 Rasbach Road

Clayville, NY 13322 315-839-6282

www.thelanterns.cc

Newcomb Café and Campgrounds 5575 NYS Route 28N Newcomb, NY 12852

315-688-2627

Tuggers Grill Bar and Campground 544 State Route 177

Copenhagen, NY 13626

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Lodging

Trout House Village Resort 9117 Lakeshore Drive

Hague, NY 12836 www.trouthouse.com

Waters Edge Inn 3188 State Route 28

Old Forge, NY 13420

www.watersedgeinn.com

Groomer Equipment

Mohawk Industrial Works 140 Carey Road

Queensbury, NY 12804 518-480-3095

www.mohawkindustrial.com

Mountain Grooming Equipment

Po Box 324 Waitsfield, VT 5673

802-496-3836 www.mountaingrooming.com

Rentals Village Rentals Inc

2886 State Route Speculator, NY 12164

518-548-7533 www.villagerentalsny.com

White Lake Snow Tours &

Rentals Po Box 285

Thendara, NY 13472 315-927-9000

www.whitelakesnowtours.com

Manufacturer Arctic Cat

601 Brooks Ave Thief River Falls, MN 56701

www.arcticcat.txtsv.com

BRP/Skidoo 565 Rue del la Montagne

Valcourt, Canada www.ski-doo.com

Polaris

2100 Highway 55 Medina, MN 55340 www.polaris.com

Real Estate Herron Realty PO Box 1158

Old Forge, NY 13420 315-369-6910

www.herron-realty.com

Mapping Trakmaps

9045 Cote De Liesse 202 Doval, BC H2p2m9 www.trakmaps.com

Signs Voss Signs PO Box 553

Manlius, NY 13104 www.vosssigns.com

Other

ILsnow.com (Informative website) PO Box 21

Indian Lake, NY 12842 www.ilsnow.com

Insurance

Sled Insure 21 N Main Street

Gloversville, NY 12078 www.SledInsure.com

Nationwide https://www.nationwide.com/

Allstate

https://www.allstate.com/

Trailers Fisk Distributing Inc

1274 N Lyndonville Road Lyndonville, NY 14098

585-765-2466

Lodging Charlie’s Inn

44 Junction Road Lake Clear, NY 12945

518-891-9858 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Charli

es-Inn/152428841476719

Chautauqua Harbor Hotel 10 Dunham Ave

Celron, NY 14720 716-489-2800

www.thechautauquaharborhotel.com

Countryside Inn 555 Ploss Road

Richmondville, NY 14720 518-294-0001

www.countrysideinnrny.com

Irondequoit Inn PO Box 54

Piseco, NY 12139 518-548-5500

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Northern Outdoors 1771 Us Route 201

The Forks, ME 4985 207-663-4466

www.northernoutdoors.com

Old Forge Camping Resort 3347 State Route 28

Old Forge, NY 13420 315-369-6145

www.oldforgecamping.com

Sixty Corners Bed and Breakfast

9910 Star Hill Road Remsen, NY 13438

www.sixtycorners.com

Shaheens Adirondack Inn 314 Park Street

Tupper Lake, NY 12986 518-359-3384

www.shaheensadirondackinn.com

Tailwater Lodge 52 Pulaski St

Altmar, NY 13302 315-298-3434

www.tailwaterlodge.com/

The Edge Hotel

3952 State Route 12 Lyons Falls, NY 13368

315-348-4211 www.theedgehotel.com



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As the unified voice for NY Snowmobiling, NYSSA works year-round to promote

the sport and protect the trails needed for winter enjoyment. NYSSA is recognized

and accepted in Albany, across the state, and nationally as the organization that

represents the rights and needs of New York’s snowmobilers.

PO Box 740, Central Square, NY 13036

888-624-3849 / Fax 888-317-2441

E-mail: [email protected]

www.nysnowmobiler.com

Club Events are listed on our website:

www.nysnowmobiler.com/events Safety Courses are listed at

http://www.nysparks.com/recreation/snowmobiles/safety-courses.aspx

NYSSA Calendar of Events

December 7, 2019 NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting Board meeting at 1 pm.

Theodore’s, 3231 Seneca Turnpike, Canastota, NY

January 11, 2020 NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting Board meeting at 1 pm.

Salisbury Ridge Riders Club 717 Curtis Rd, Salisbury Center, NY

February 8, 2020 NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting Board meeting at 1 pm.

Boondocks Lyons Falls, NY

March 7, 2020 NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting Board meeting at 1 pm.

Tailwater Lodge 52 Pulaski St, Altmar, NY

NY Snowmobiler Publication Dates:

Save the Date! SLEDNY Educational Forum & Annual Meeting

April 24 - 25 - 26, 2020 The Oncenter Syracuse

11 days after each BOD Meeting

Dec 18, 2019

Jan 22, 2020

Feb 20, 2020

Mar 18, 2020

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