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Panther Snowmobile
rescue boggin and trailer
donated to the Birdsall Fire Department 9/12/2009 



 

  Southern Tier Snow Riders

Trails are closed
please wait for sufficient snow!
 

 NEXT STSR MEETING

FEBRUARY 9, 2010 7:00PM

MUHLIESEN'S RESTAURANT

ALMOND NY

 HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! 

2010 Take a Friend Snowmobiling Week

 Plan on Participating in Take a Friend Snowmobiling Week
  The snowmobile community is excited to announce the second annual Take a Friend Snowmobiling Week – which will be held February 12-22, 2010. This elongated week celebrates friends and family snowmobiling for 11 days including two weekends (and President’s Day in the United States). The snowmobile week was introduced to go hand in hand with the Take a Friend Snowmobiling campaign and has been developed to encourage all of us to take our non-snowmobiling friends out snowmobiling. We have all had many conversations, telling stories about how much fun it is to take people snowmobiling, and many of us are realizing that we have a lot of non-snowmobiling friends to take snowmobiling. 
The event is really designed to be simple. There are a few recommended guidelines. They are:
Safety training – make sure to cover all the safe snowmobiling behavior with your friend before taking them out on their first ride. Points to cover should include:
a.
   
Proper operation of the brake and throttle
    b.    Shifting weight and slowing down in curves
c.    Staying on the right hand side of the trail
d.    Dismount the snowmobile on the right hand side of the sled
e.    Make sure the vehicle is in good mechanical order
f.      Make sure your friend is appropriately dressed and sober
A key ingredient to a good time for a first time snowmobiler is for us seasoned riders to make sure non-snowmobilers are comfortable when they first get on a snowmobile.  You need to be cautious and ride slow when taking out a new rider. You should plan on making numerous stops and enjoying the scenery. It is always recommended that the first ride be rather short and include a stop for a light meal or hot chocolate or coffee and a little camaraderie and storytelling at the local restaurant, clubhouse or outdoor barbecue area.
Clubs are encouraged to participate in the activity and try to hold a special day or weekend encouraging members to bring non-snowmobiling friends to the clubhouse to go for a short ride and discover what snowmobilers do during the winter.
This effort follows the guidelines and recommendations our customer research has shown us, which highlights that non-snowmobilers know very little about snowmobiling. Most non-snowmobilers don’t know where the trails are, really don’t know who builds and maintains and pays for the trail systems, and have no idea of the beautiful scenery that we enjoy and the fun that we have in the winter riding our snowmobiles. The research has showed us that folks who don’t snowmobile rate their desire to go snowmobiling a solid 9 on a 10 point scale. All we need to do is ask.
We have all heard the stories of snowmobilers taking friends out, and much to their surprise the friends enjoy themselves so much, they end up buying a new or used snowmobile to join in the winter fun. What a pleasant surprise that is for all of us and why not encourage our family and friends to join us outside this winter on a snowmobile?
As a special incentive to take non-snowmobilers snowmobiling, the manufacturers will give away a $250.00 gift certificate to a lucky individual who registers and participates in the Take a Friend Snowmobiling Week event. The Take a Friend Snowmobiling Week Registration Form is now displayed on the Go Snowmobiling web site www.gosnowmobiling.org, the ACSA web site: www.snowmobilers.org and the CCSO web site: www.ccso-ccom.ca. Non-snowmobilers and their snowmobiling friends need to fill out a registration form to be entered in the drawing for the gift certificate. The registration form is easy to fill out and can be
 e-mailed,
  printed out and faxed to the ISMA Office at (517) 339-7798,
·        or snail mailed to:
Take a Friend Snowmobiling Week
1640 Haslett Road, Suite 170
Haslett, MI 48840
 
If you are going to be snowmobiling any time over February 12-22, 2010, plan on participating in Take a Friend Snowmobiling Week. Don’t forget to fill out a registration form, take advantage of the opportunity to win a $250 gift certificate, and have fun doing it!
 
SNOWMOBILE SAFETY COURSE
WAS DECEMBER 5TH 2009
 
AT THE ALMOND GRANGE

SCHOOL STREET
ALMOND NY 14804
23 CHILDREN AND ADULTS
TOOK THE COURSE AND PASSED!
THANKS TO BONNIE HEDGES AND
ALL OF HER HELPERS, JOB WELL DONE.


 
THANK YOU
TO OUR
LANDOWNERS!!
WITHOUT THEM, THERE WOULDN'T
BE ANY TRAILS

THINK
SNOW!



Chapter of the
Allegany County Federation of Snowmobilers


NYSSA
PROUD MEMBER OF NYSSA

 l to r  Paul Coleman pres. Cindy Coleman Secretary  member  Troy Phillips, Fire Chief Brian Martin, Asst. Fire Chief Vernon Marvel, member Dave Erskine


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