- Utah Snowmobile Association

October 2012
Volume 21, Issue 1
Utah Snow Scoop
165 South 100 West
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Wilderness...Who Visits?
By: Ed Klim, President ISMA
There are many groups working in the United States attempting to designate more Wilderness Areas or “Wilderness Study
Areas.” If they are successful,
we will have more land put aside
in the United States that is seldom, if ever, visited by outdoor
recreationists. The Wilderness
Act became law in 1964 and defined Wilderness as “undeveloped
federal land retaining its primeval
character and influence. The natural forces prevail without man’s
interference in Wilderness. Man is
a visitor who doesn’t remain and
his works are substantially unnoticeable.”
The main focus of Wilderness
Management is perpetuation of its
Wilderness Character. Wilderness
is a place where the natural forces prevail and fire is among those
forces. The suppression of forest
fires in the United States costs
taxpayers $2.5 Billion annually.
Fires also pump as much carbon
dioxide into the atmosphere in
a few weeks as automobiles and
trucks do in an entire year.
Here is some information
regarding Designated Wilderness
within the United States:
1. The United States National
Forest and Grasslands encompass
approximately 193 million acres.
Within these units there are 439
Designated Wilderness units comprising approximately 37 million
acres or 19.2% of the US Forest
System. These 439 Designated
Wilderness units do not include
millions of other acres designated as Wilderness Study Areas
or administratively managed as
defacto Wilderness Areas.
2. The Wilderness Act prohibits commercial enterprises,
structures, roads or motorized
equipment (i.e.: snowmobiles,
ATV’s, chainsaws, bicycles, strollers, handcarts, etc.). Wilderness
Visitation accounts for 3.3% of all
total US Forest Service Recreation
visits. Recent Forest Service data
indicates there were a total of
199.7 million recreation visits to
the US Forests nationwide. In
contrast, Designated Wilderness
account for only 6.6 million visits.
3. When interacting on Wilderness Designation issues, it is
helpful to know that we presently
have a lot of Designated Wilderness in the US and very few
people visit Designated Wilderness areas. For information on
visitation and use in our National
Forests, you can visit the USFS
web site: www.fs.fed.usda.gov.
Top Snowmobiling Spots
From America’s Best
West Yellowstone, Montana
West Yellowstone has earned
a reputation among sled enthusiasts as the “Snowmobiling Capital
of the World.” Averaging over
150 inches of the white stuff each
year, West Yellowstone offers a
consistently radical snow experience. Few places in North America can match the quality of snow
available in West Yellowstone and
the surrounding areas.
Stanley, Idaho
The Stanley Basin trail system
is surrounded by three beautiful mountain ranges: the White
Clouds on the East, the Salmon
River Range on the North and
the majestic jagged Sawtooths
(Northern Rockies) on the West
and South. These mountain
ranges contain over 40 peaks
of 10,000 feet and higher with
breathtaking views in every direction. This creates the perfect
backdrop for winter fun. With
over 220 inches of snow annually,
185 miles of groomed trails and
the availability of unlimited offtrail riding.
Eagle River, Wisconsin
Wisconsin snowmobiling at its
best. The first snowmobiles were
built in Wisconsin. And over the
past twenty-five years, the state
has developed a trail system second to none! More than 25,000
miles of top-quality trails now link
every corner of the state. Trails
are well-marked and methodically
groomed by hundreds of local
snowmobile clubs.
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
The area provides incredible
access to the wonders of nature.
For the powder hound, Togwotee
Pass offers hundreds of miles of
trails through picturesque mountains, forests and abundant open
bowls. Gros Ventre River area
provides a great wildlife viewing
trip. Granite Creek has a gorgeous hot spring pool fed by the
towering Gros Venture peaks. The
Grey’s River provides abundant
snow and miles of trail much like
Togwotee Pass.
October 2012
Newberry, Michigan
Snowmobilers can venture
North out of Newberry to the
majestic winter ice sculptures
of Tahquamenon Falls and the
frozen “waves” found along the
shoreline at Whitefish Point. From
there you can head west towards
Grand Marais and Pictured Rocks
area. Newberry area offers over
210 miles of groomed trails that
connect with other area groomed
trails. The extensive trail system
is in the heart of the Lake Effect
snow belt. Winter to winter, the
trails north of Newberry receive
some of the heaviest accumulations of snow in all of Michigan.
Northern Maine
The best snowmobile trail
riding experience in the eastern
United States. Some trails in
Aroostook are converted railroad
beds, while others may traverse a
power line up and over large rolling hills that capture the picturesque beauty of the landscape.
Summer roads, abandoned logging roads and other club trails
lead the snowmobiler to spectacular sites of snow-laden spruce
maple and birch forests.
Petersville, AK
Alaska snowmobiling is
breathtaking. Breathtaking is the
word most used as snowmobilers sit on a snow covered knoll,
shadowed by Mount McKinley/Denali, watching the Northern Lights
dance across the sky. It’s not just
Mount McKinley/Denali it’s also
Mount Foraker and Mount Hunter,
two of the largest mountain peaks
in the Alaska range. Between
the three mountains, the view is
unmatched!
Mammoth Lakes, CA
This area has beautiful mountain scenery, pristine forests,
amazing wildlife and vast snowy
expanses and its endless horizon
of untracked powder. Mammoth
Lakes has 80 miles of groomed
trails and 75,000 acres of open
expanse.
What are you waiting for? Go
Snowmobiling!
Utah Snow Scoop
Page USA President’s
Message
By: Jeff Eddings, President
Utah Snowmobile Association
Board of Directors
Club Directory
Jeff Eddings, President
2645 East 7800 South
South Weber, UT 84405
801-510-7791/president@snowut.com
Golden Spike Snowmobile Association
Preston Hudman, President
2118 North 650 West
Ogden, UT 84414
801-440-9224/phudman@hotmail.com
DeAnn Wallwork, Secretary
1297 West 4000 North
Pleasant View, UT 84414
801-389-7266/wilde176@hotmail.com
Lisa Kowalewski, Treasurer
1794 North 6250 East
Eden, UT 84310
801-745-6138/treasurer@snowut.org
Jay Ombach, Executive Director
2159 North 550 West
Layton, UT 84041
801-825-1164/jayo@beacon-metals.com
Dean Rossum, Past President
3306 West Coybrook Court
West Jordan, UT 84084
801-518-2766/acdar767@hotmail.com
Curt Kennedy, Director Public Lands and Trails
302 South Maryfield Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
801-582-3882/ccklpk@gmail.com
Shane Egan, Safety Director
686 North 275 East
Kaysville, UT 84037
801-444-3268/eganauto@yahoo.com
Mike & Jen Johnson, Awards Director
602 East 1200 South
Kaysville, UT 84037
801-451-0845/mikejohnson220@hotmail.com
Donna Hayes, PR/Snow Scoop
7667 Repekey Drive, Q-105
Midvale, UT 84047
435-671-6371/utahsnowscoop@yahoo.com
Chalk Creek Riders
Wes Blonquist, President
P.O. Box 385
Coalville, UT 84017
435-336-4496/wesntrac@allwest.net
Salt Lake Valley Club
Russ Mangone, President
2260 West 4805 South
Taylorsville, UT 84118
801-969-7335/slvsnow@gmail.com
Davis County Snowflakes
Cal Taylor, President
1236 South 1800 West
Syracuse, UT 84075
801-882-8659/calandgena@gmail.com
Wasatch Riders
Ken Rossum, President
11461 Mountain Ridge Circle
Sandy, UT 84092
801-572-4455/krrmi@msn.com
Wasatch WEST
Blair Westergard, President
106 South 600 West
Tremonton, UT 84337
435-257-3979/blair.westergard@atk.com
Share the Ride!
SnowUt.com
Mark Michie, No. Utah Club Rep
50 South 1150 East
Fruit Heights, UT 84037
801-544-2503/kamichie@juno.com
Chris Haller, State Parks Rep.
P.O. Box 146001
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
801-349-0487/chrishaller@utah.gov
Page As I write this and reflect on
the past year, it is hard to believe
that winter is once again knocking at our door. The trees have
already started to change colors
and the nights are getting cooler
signaling the change of seasons.
It won’t be long before the leaves
drop from the trees and the snow
starts to fly. If you are anything
like me, you’re ready to put up
that dreaded lawnmower and get
that snowmobile out to prepare it
for the upcoming season.
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself.
My name is Jeffery Eddings and
I am the new President for the
Utah Snowmobile Association. I
have been involved with snowmobiling here in Utah since 2006
when I was reassigned to Hill
AFB. Since then, my family and
I have been active members of
the Golden Spike Snowmobile
Association. In addition to being
active in our club, we have always
been actively involved with the
Utah Snowmobile Association. I
enjoy being part of a club and an
organization because I believe
the only way to make our sport
stronger is to come together as a
group and speak with one unified
voice. Plus, it is always fun and
a rewarding experience! Enough
about me….
While you are getting your
snowmobile ready for the season,
we at USA are also getting the
organization ready for the upcoming season. We have many great
volunteers that dedicate countless
hours planning and preparing upcoming events. Speaking of upcoming events, the Intermountain
Snowmobile show is right around
the corner. This year it will be
held on October 26th and 27th
at the Salt Lake County Events
Center in South Jordan. Once
again, SnoWest and USA will be
partnered up to bring you one of
the best snowmobile shows in the
west. We also have come up with
a couple of ideas to make this
year’s show that much more fun.
Intrigued yet? I guess you’ll just
have to attend the show to see
what’s new!
Along with the snow show, we
are hard at work brainstorming
new and improved ideas to make
the organization better and to
keep it moving forward. Here are
a few ideas of what we are working on:
- Creating a ride committee that
will coordinate USA involvement
with local club rides
- Rotating USA board meetings at
locations closer to local clubs
- Establishing a grant program for
clubs to utilize to fund snowmobile related projects
These are just a few of the
ideas that we are going to try
and tackle this year. Like stated
before, all of us here at USA are
working hard to bring new ideas
and innovative concepts to you,
the members. We also are striving to bring the fun back to the
organization and go snowmobiling, after all that is what we are
ultimately here for; to go snowmobiling and have fun!
In closing, I would like to say
that I am privileged and honored to be your President for the
upcoming year. I also am looking
forward to meeting as many USA
members as I can and spending some time with all of you out
on the trails! Now to make that
happen all we have to do is keep
our fingers crossed and pray for a
record breaking snow fall year.
See you at the Snow Show!
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By: Dennis Kowalewski, VP
New Snowmobiles and Snowmobilers!
By: Ed Klim, President ISMA
The snowmobile manufacturers are completing production of
the 2013 model snowmobiles as
snowmobilers eagerly await the
upcoming snowmobiling season.
2013 brings renewed optimism
and a positive outlook for the
manufacturers and related suppliers. The 2013 models were introduced to the public at the Sneak
Peek shows held across North
America this past spring. We are
happy to report that attendance
at shows across the country was
healthy and enthusiasm for new
snowmobiles strong. Outdoor
enthusiasts and snowmobilers
alike have pent up demand to enjoy the winter on a snowmobile.
Enthusiasts realize the manufacturers are building quality, clean,
quiet, responsive machines.
New engine technologies and
ride performance technologies
have been introduced with the
2013 models as well as improved
efficiencies and handling charac-
teristics.
The fall show circuit is shaping
up to be strong and many of the
snowmobile show promoters are
forecasting strong attendance and
new product offerings.
The manufacturers are are
also encouraged by the dramatic
increase in visitation to the Go
Snowmobiling web site, which is
designed for new snowmobilers
and non-snowmobilers. This past
year, 24% of the visitors to the
Go Snowmobiling web site were
non-snowmobilers and a high
percentage of those visiting the
site stated they were in the market to purchase a snowmobile and
planned to do so within a year.
Not only are non-snowmobilers
visiting the site for the first time
but they are doing so in record
numbers.
The interest level is high, the
fall shows are full of excitement
and we are looking for a great
season!
Page Another summer has come
and is almost gone. Winter
can’t be too far behind. Sure
hope the winter isn’t as dry as
the summer has been.
It has been a busy summer
for the Golden Spike Club.
Last April, we had our closing
social at Carlos and Harely’s in
Eden. It was very well attended
as they had to scramble to find
tables for everone. Awards
were presented to some of the
many people/businesses that
supported us during the year.
Preston Hudman was elected as
president, Dennis Kowalewski as
vice-president, Stacey Eddings
as treasurer, DeAnn Wallwork as
historian, Lisa Kowalewski as sec-
retary, and Russ Mark as club rep.
The board is looking forward to a
snowy-fun year.
In June aproximately 15
members participated in our
Adopt-a-Highway project on the
Trappers Loop highway as well as
the Monte Cristo parking lot. We
picked up over 500 lbs. of garbage. Afterwards, all relaxed with
drink and food at Red Cliff.
For the second year now, we
had a fund raiser booth at the
Huntsville 4th of July celebration.
We didn’t get to do corn this year
as we were beat out by someone
else so we sold candy and drinks.
The results weren’t as good as
expected but everyone had a
good time catching up on the
summer and such.
New to us this year was a
booth at the Harrisville Days celebration. We also did candy and
drinks at this function. We did
sell a few things but still not the
results we were looking for. Both
of these events did give us some
exposure to the public so we
possibly could pick up some new
members this coming year.
Our opening event for the
2012-2013 season is scheduled
on Sept 29th at Bella’s in Farr
West. By the time most of you
read this it will be over but we
hope to have a good turnout with
good food and drink again.
That’s about all the news with
the Golden Spike Club. See you
all at the snow show!
USA Donates $3650
to ISSA
The annual International
Snowmobile Congress was held
in Sturbridge, Massachusetts the
first week of June, 2012, During
the conference Brian Howarth,
on behalf of USA made a contribution to ISSA in the amount of
$3,650 to be used for for legal
fees. Making a challenge to other
associations, this donation was
quickly leveraged by other snowmobile enthusiasts and reached
a total contribution amount of
nearly $8,000.
USA’s donation included
$3,000 from the general funds of
USA and $650 which was raised
at our annual convention by
raffling off a snowmobile jacket
generously donated by CastleX.
CastleX was pleased that we used
their donation to further the sport
of snowmobiling.
Utah Snow Scoop
October 2012
By: Craig Gordon, USFS
After a winter that wasn’t
followed by a summer that was,
there’s finally a change in the air.
The mornings are crisp and the
mountains are filled with brilliant colors. Another winter is
right around the corner and the
Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) has
been busy at work revamping our
website and redesigning the “Are
You Beeping” trailhead signs and
beacon checkers.
In addition, we’re gearing up
for the upcoming season with a
series of special events. The first,
the annual Boondockers premiere
was a tremendous success and
has grown into a standing room
only event. Huge thanks to Dan
Gardiner, Phatty, Rick Barker,
Ryan Nelson, Aaron Case, Matt
Entz, Stephen Darcy and Nick
Reddy… y’all rock. And man,
these guys (and gals) can ride! If
you haven’t seen Boondockers 9
you’re missing out on some amazing sled stoke.
The Brewvies fundraiser has morphed into
the big winter kickoff that gets everyone buzzing. Much of the success is a tribute to the very
generous sponsors and donors. First off, the
Utah Snowmobile Association kindly foots the
bill for food, feeding nearly 150 people. This
very generous gesture allows us to keep the
entry price affordable and draw in the record
crowds we’re seeing. But it’s not just the USA
alone stepping up to the plate, there’s a whole
host of sponsors getting involved. Many thanks
go out to Tri City Performance, Snow Big Deal,
Klim, 2 Cool Air Vents, HMK, Sly Dog Skis, Three
Bear Lodge, Toy Skinz Wraps, Back Country
Rebels, WRP, EK Tek, Sled Solutions and KBER
Radio. All these great partners donated an
amazing amount of high quality door and raffle
prizes and nearly everyone went out the door
with something in their hands. In addition, big
thanks to Dave Napier for his very generous
cash donation.
In all, we raised just over $5,800 and all that
money goes right back into the sledding community. This year we will continue to upgrade
and expand the “Are You Beeping” signage and
beacon checker program. Look for these at your
favorite trailhead. If you don’t have one near
you, let me know and we’ll get working on it. In
addition, we will continue offering our free basic
avy education presentations and more advanced
classes for those of you who wanna geek out a
little more with snow. Right now we are in the
planning stages for another Avy Essentials class
slated for sometime in January. Also, look for
continued sled specific avalanche forecasting in
the western Uinta’s, Logan, and on the MantiSkyline.
In addition to a successful fundraiser, Tommy
George and the Tri-City Performance posse
were in the house to hand over keys to the UAC’s loaner sled
program. Each year Tri-City in partnership with Polaris, helps
provide a sled to the UAC so forecasters can get into the same
terrain that high end riders are accessing. This allows the UAC
staff to issue more accurate forecasts, ultimately saving lives.
We’re grateful to be part of such a tight knit community and
appreciate all the support from our great partners.
Tommy George of Tri-City Performance hands
Craig Gordon the keys to a 2013 Polaris Pro-RMK
October 2012
The Brewview crowd getting ready for Boondockers 9!
Utah Snow Scoop
Page Access Update
By: Curt Kennedy, Director - Public Lands
It seems that an article about
issues impacting our riding access should focus on the long,
dry, fire-prone summer that has
all the ingredients of producing a
poor winter, just like the one we
had last year. But, I am sorry
to report that all the activism in
the world probably won’t change
this picture, so I will go ahead
and bore you with my perspective on the issues that are before
us, primarily a carryover from the
previous winter.
Probably the most important issue facing our recreation
is Winter Travel Planning. As
previously reported, the Winter Wildlands Alliance (“WWA”)
filed litigation challenging the
U.S. Forest Services’ exemption
of over-the-snow-vehicles from
mandatory travel management
under the 2005 Travel Management Rule. WWA asserts that the
OSV exemption violates Executive
Order 11644, which requires the
Forest Service to issue regulations for use and control of offroad vehicles in order to protect
national forest lands, promote
safety of all users and minimize
conflicts among the various uses
of those lands. They are seeking
declaratory relief to have the OSV
exemption overturned and require the Forest Service to include
OSV’s in winter travel planning.
(Don’t forget that travel plan-
ning for summer motorized use
is essentially a designated route
process restricting travel to specific routes that are designated
open and no-cross country travel
is allowed). BlueRibbon Coalition (“BRC”), Idaho State Snowmobile Association (“ISSA”) and
the American Council of Snowmobile Associations (“ACSA”)
were allowed intervention status
in the litigation, as long as they
consolidated their legal briefing
and memorandums. There have
been several scheduled actions
within this legal process that have
occurred over the summer, but
the next important step is oral
arguments, which are scheduled
for October 10, 2012. I hate to
sound repetitive, but this is likely
the most important litigation to
ever hit the western rider. A bad
decision in this process will tie-up
resources (people and money)
for years to come and can only
lead to additional closures of the
riding areas that we have currently enjoyed. Let’s stay close
to this issue and be prepared to
help our partners at a moment’s
notice. I should mention that at
the June International Snowmobile Congress held at Sturbridge,
Massachusetts, USA made a contribution to ISSA in the amount of
$3,650 for legal fees, which was
quickly leveraged by other snowmobile enthusiasts that reached
a total contribution of nearly
$8,000.
I have mentioned in the past
that the Recreational Trails Program (“RTP”), within the overall Federal Transportation Bill,
Page has been an important source
of funding for Utah motorized
and non-motorized trails-related
programs and facilities. The RTP
was reauthorized this summer
with dedicated annual funding of
$85 million for the remainder of
this year and fiscal years 2013
and 2014. As an example, Utah’s
portion of RTP in 2011 was nearly
$1.9 million (inclusive of administrative costs). The Transportation Bill contained an “opt-out”
provision whereby state Governors could essentially divert these
funds to other transportation
projects. Utah is fortunate in that
Governor Herbert did not exercise
this option.
On another topic, this summer the Forest Service finished
the process of developing a new
Planning Rule that establishes
the framework for determining
how our public lands within the
National Forest System are managed. As you may recall, we
have four forests in Utah; Dixie,
Fish Lake, Ashley and Manti-LaSal
that have been placed on hold
from a Plan Revision standpoint
until finalization of this new Planning Rule. However, the U.S.
Forest Service announced that
certain forests in Alaska, California, Idaho, New Mexico and
Puerto Rico have been selected to
be the first to use the new rule,
so it remains to be seen how our
remaining four forests (that have
not undergone a previous plan
revision) will move forward. Wasatch-Cache and Uinta National
Forests previously implemented
a plan revision under the old
rules and such revisions are still
in place. A 21-member advisory
committee has been selected
from various segments of the
public to give recommendations
to the Secretary of Agriculture
and the Chief of the U.S. Forest
Service on implementation of the
new Planning Rule. Probably the
most important thing that will
come out of any new forest plan
revision is the outcome of the allocation process that essentially
zones a forest as to what can and
cannot take place within specific
segments of the forest. This is
where involvement by the grass
roots snowmobile community will
become critical. If you are interested in knowing more about the
new Planning Rule you can go to
www.fs.usda.gov/planningrule.
I cannot finish an article without commenting on the neverending issue of Yellowstone! In
June 2012 the National Park
Service issued their proposal for
a new Winter Use Plan for the
greater Yellowstone area, along
with alternatives that were considered. USA commented on the
draft with our letter dated August
16, 2012, which essentially supported positions developed by
ACSA, BRC and other partners.
The comment deadline was August 20, 2012. Low-and-behold
the NPS subsequently extended
the comment period for further
comments until October 9, 2012.
Within this extended process they
expect to issue another interim
rule for the 2012-2013 season
that allows for snowmobile and
snow coach access under the
same requirements as existed for
the past three seasons. Instead
of describing the preferred alternative under the new Winter Use
Plan proposal and the alternatives
considered, I suggest you go to
www.nps.gov/yell/parkmgmt/currentmgmt.htm for a good summary. I have said this many
times, but surely the process is
getting slowly one step further to
reaching some sort of closure!
February 9-18, 2013
Utah Snow Scoop
October 2012
Cool New Goggles!
Snowmobilers Care!
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HaberVision® unleashes the
World’s most advanced Snowmobile Goggle! Colorado based
HaberVision is releasing a new
model of snowmobile
goggle called the “Nitrous”. The
“Nitrous” snowmobile goggle fitted with Haber’s own proprietary
“Haber Eliminator®” fan technology was designed to meet the
needs of discerning riders everywhere.
The “Nitrous” features a dual
pane, polarized, cylindrical lens for fog free
performance,
three layer reticulated
foam for sweat management and a urethane
frame for flexibility. A
silicone backed strap
provides retention to
the helmet and a removable nose-guard
provides protection from
the elements. The “Nitrous” goggle fits comfortably in most full
coverage helmets. The goggle
is available in “Black” and “Sno
Camo” color ways.
The “Nitrous” goggle can also
be fitted with Haber’s patented
“Eliminator ®” no fog fan
system. The Eliminator ® is a
humidity sensor activated fan
system that automatically
vents warm moist air from the
goggle to the atmosphere creating a fog free environment
even during the most strenuous
winter activities.
The website price for the Ni-
trous polarized Eliminator ® goggle
at only $129 and the non
Eliminator equipped goggle starts at
only $65.00. The “Nitrous” snowmobile goggle will
be available in the fall for the 20122013 season and is available online
only at
www.habervision.com. Use the code
SCOOP to get your best discount!
HaberVision was founded by
Steve Haber, founder of Bolle ®, He
has returned to the eyewear industry
with a fresh new brand. All HaberVision products combine the latest in
light management systems and coatings with lens and frame materials
designed to maximize performance
and comfort. HaberVision is an online
only retailer and all products are sold
exclusively through the company’s
website, www.habervision.com.
HaberVision offers Utah Snow
Scoop readers a discount - just use
the code SCOOP!
Get your cool on!
Utah Snow Scoop
October 2012
Salt Lake Valley
Snowmobile Club
By: Russ Mangone, President
Happy Fall everyone! Well
the Salt Lake Valley Snowmobile
Club hasn’t done much over the
summer. Our last ride for last
season was supposed to have
been the first weekend in April,
and it was going to be dedicated
to Maureen Jensen. It was going
to be the Maureen Jensen Memorial Ride. But as everyone knows
last winter wasn’t the best in way
of snow. So instead of the ride we
had the Maureen Jensen Memorial
Dinner at the Strawberry Bay Marina. They served us a Prime rib
dinner with all the fixens. We had
a really good turnout for that and
we had a great time reminiscing
and telling stories about all the
good times we had with Maureen.
She is and always will be missed.
On Sept 15th we did our annual Willow Creek warming hut
clean up. This year it wasn’t as
bad as in the past. We cleaned
up the insides of both buildings
and restocked them with new
and fresh supplies. These buildings and supplies are there for
everyone’s use. All we ask is that
you don’t damage them in any
way and only use what supplies
you need and to leave the rest for
others to use and enjoy. These
buildings are maintained and
supplies are furnished by the Salt
Lake Valley Snowmobile Club and
come out of our club budget. If
you have ever used and enjoyed
using these buildings and would
like to donate to the club to help
keep these buildings nice for your
use, you can reach us by viewing
our website at www.slvsnow.com.
Once again our club will have
a booth at the Snow Show, so
stop by and say Hi! We’re looking
forward to seeing you there.
Weller Recreation
2972 N 900 E
Kamas, UT 84036
435.783.4718
www.WellerRec.com
A Brief Snowmobile History
The first attempts at building a vehicle that would move
over snow on runners happened
75 years ago. Many dreamed of
building a power-driven sled, especially where heavy snowfalls often meant the difference between
life and death when attempting to
transport an ill person to emergency care.
Snowmobilers talking In 1935,
a snowmobile was built with skis
in front and a sprocket wheel and
tracked system in back. It carried
12 people, and family doctors,
veterinarians, ambulance and
taxi drivers were first in line to
purchase one. A modified version
found a market in the logging
industry.
It was the late 1950s, with the
October 2012
development of smaller gasoline
engines, before the one- or twopassenger lightweight chassis
snowmobile was marketed - and
with it, a new recreational sport
was born.
Ten years later, there were
dozens of manufacturers producing snowmobiles that sold for a
few hundred dollars a piece. Today, four manufacturers will produce over 200,000 snowmobiles
to be sold annually in the United
States, Canada and Europe. With
more than 4 million riders, snowmobiling is a major winter recreational activity and a significant
factor in increased winter tourism
in much of Canada and the snowbelt of the United States.
The history of the “snow
machine” is yet to be completed.
Today’s snowmobile bears little
resemblance to earlier models. By
today’s standards, many of the
machines of the 60’s and 70’s are
considered antiques.
Utah Snow Scoop
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USA Holds Annual Convention
The Utah Snowmobile Association held it’s Annual Convention
and Awards Banquet on April 21,
at the Golden Corral in Midvale.
The highlight of the evening was
the award presentations by Mike
and Jen Johnson, Awards Chairman.
Russ Mangone was named
Snowmobiler of the Year. Russ
is the president of the Salt Lake
Valley Club and has served on the
USA Board of Directors.
Jay and Tara Ombach received
the Family of the Year award. Jay
has served in many capacities in
both his club and USA including
President. He is currently the Executive Director of USA. Tara can
always be found helping wherever
needed.
Jaxon Ombach was named
Youth of the Year. Jaxon has
been involved in the Davis County
Snowmobile Club as well as having been a volunteer for several
years at the Snow Show.
Groomer of the year was Andy
Lee. Andy does a tremendous job
in keeping the trails groomed up
North. He is one of the best in
the business!
Dealer of the Year went to
Tri-City Performance – Springville.
Tommy George and his team are
always stepping up to the plate
to help USA, local clubs, and the
Avalanche center.
Skyline Sno-Riders won the
honor of Club of the Year. They
spend hundreds of hours in service to the sport of snowmobiling
as well as their local community.
They have donated hundreds of
Bears to local law enforcement
from their Care Bear drives.
Congratulations!
Russ Mangone named
Snowmobiler of the Year!
Chris Haller presents Andy Lee
with the Groomer of the Year!
Top of Utah joined with State Parks at the Hardware
Ranch Complex to congratulate Andy!
Tommy George accepts the Dealer of the Year on
behalf of Tri-City Performance team - Springville.
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Jay and Tara Ombach are named
Family of the Year! Their son Jaxon
was named Youth of the Year!
Skyline SnoRiders win Club of the Year!
Utah Snow Scoop
October 2012
Charity Report
Snowmobilers are very charitable
people! The latest ISC report shows
that clubs throughout US and Canada
gave a total of $3,142,139 and donated
295,970 hours of service to charity this
past season. And those figures came
from just the clubs that reported – less
than half of organized clubs.
Most of the dollars donated went
to National Charities such as MS, Red
Cross, Cancer, etc. Those types of charities received $1,723,417. In second
place with $553,670 in donations were
trails programs, including grooming and
signage.
On top of the donators list was Minnesota who donated over $1,171,568
through just 34 of their clubs. How did
Utah fare? We donated $9,991 and 713
hours. Utah had four clubs reporting.
Congratulations snowmobilers!
Thanks for opening your wallets and
spending your time helping others!
$50 Off
Snowmobile Insurance?
By: Noelle Kimble
Do you ride your snowmobile
in your driveway, weaving in and
out of your flower pots? Probably
not. Then why insure it with a
policy meant for a home? Trusting a homeowners policy to insure
your snowmobile may bring you
an unpleasnt surprise at claim
time.
Many insurance companies
specialize in policies for your
snowmobiles, motorcycles and
off-road vehicles. With all the
powdered trails in your future,
you shouldn’t have to worry
about why you need a specialized
snowmobile policy, that’s what
they are here for. A specialized
snowmobile policy, beyond your
homeowners policy can cover you
so you can continue to ride the
trails.
The top four “what ifs” of
snowmobile insurance provided
by Foremost Insurance Group:
1. What if you are in an accident and incur medical costs?
With a typical homeowners policy,
your medical costs would not be
covered. A snowmobile policy
includes medical payments coverage, which will typically pay your
medical costs, up front.
2. What if you are driving
down the road and your snowmobile slides off the trailer? Wave
goodbye as it slides down the
road if you have it under a typical
homeowners policy, which may
not cover that loss. With a specialized policy your sled could be
replaced or repaired. You may
also want to make certain that
you have your liability covered if
it slides into another vehicle and
causes damage - which it most
likely will.
3. What if your snowmobile
is stolen? Under a typical homeowners policy, your sled
may not be replaced. But a
specialized snowmobile policy
may cover a full replacement.
4. What if you injure
someone with your snowmobile? You could be financially responsible for the costs
under a typical homeowners
policy. However, a specialized
policy could cover most of the
costs incurred, saving you
money.
Look at your home owners policy, your auto policy
and you may be surprised you
need snowmobile insurance.
October 2012
Just mention this ad in the Utah Snow Scoop!
(3 night minium, restrictions may apply)
Snowmobile Show
Mark your calendars now for
the Intermountain Snowmobile
Show being held October 26 &
27th. This year’s show will again
be held at the Salt Lake County
Events Center in South Jordan.
The show will be open on Friday
from 3-9 p.m. and on Saturday
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. You can
save $1.50 per ticket by pre-purchasing at IntermountainShow.
com.
Co-sponsored by SnoWest and
USA, you will be able to view all
the new sledding merchandise,
new machines, and get ready for
a fabulous season.
USA will once again sponsor
the Swap Meet. The swap meet
holds great opportunity for those
individuals wanting to sell some
unwanted items and pick up some
others they’ve been looking for.
Don’t forget the old saying “One
man’s trash is another man’s
treasure.”
The swap meet is open to
private parties (no dealers). For
additional information contact Jay
Ombach 801.825.1164.
Utah Snow Scoop
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Advanced RV
4615 W 3500 S
West Valley City
D&P Performance
110 E Center
Cedar City
Tri-City Performance
461 S 800 W
Centerville
Big Pine Sports
PO Box 66
Fairview
Plaza Cycle Motorsports
1379 W 3500 S
West Valley City
Tri-City Performance
1350 S 2000 W
Springville
Cutlers Inc.
271 N State
Orem
R&M Lighting
1400 S Main
Salt Lake City
Utah State Parks
1594 W North Temple
Salt Lake City
Dearden Equipment
125 S Main
Fillmore
So Valley Motorsports
11553 S State
Draper
Vernal Sports Center
2029 W Hwy 40
Vernal
Membership Application
Annual Dues:
___$20 Individual
___$10 Student (<25)
___$30 Family
___$75 Business
Donations:
$_____ to the Utah Snowmobile Association
$_____ to the Utah Avalanche Center
Name___________________________Phone___________________
Address_________________________________________________
City_________________________State_______Zip_____________
Email___________________________________________________
Club Membership:
___I would like to join ________________club.
___I’m not sure. Please contact me.
Please send application and check to:
Utah Snowmobile Association, 1794 N 6250 E, Eden, UT 84310
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October
10
USA Board Meeting
State Parks Building
26-27 Snowmobile Show
Events Center - So. Jordan
31
Happy Halloween!
November
17
Top of Utah
Opening Social
22
Happy Thanksgiving!
December
25
Merry Christmas!
Get Lost!
By: Fred Hayes
Maybe I should have titled
this “Get Found” rather than “Get
Lost”. After all, getting lost is the
easy part! If you have ever really
been lost, you know exactly what
I mean. I’ve never been truly
lost before, but I have been temporarily misplaced a time or two!
Blame that on my Dad!
Getting lost while snowmobiling is no joking matter. It can
be very dangerous, and can be
deadly if we don’t respond to the
situation in time. Sometimes getting lost while riding means that
we’ve dropped into unfamiliar
territory and can’t seem to find
our way out. Sometimes it means
that even though we know exactly where we are, we are stuck
and our riding partners can’t find
us to free us from our own stupidity. Other times it may mean
that the weather has dropped in
and despite our best efforts, we
simply don’t know how to find our
way back to the truck. No matter the cause, getting lost in the
harsh winter environment can
have serious consequences.
Several years ago, I learned
a simple, but effective way of
remembering what to do if I ever
became lost. I’d like to share that
with you this month. The acronym is STOP. And that is exactly
what it means.
Anytime we find ourselves
“lost”, we should immediately
STOP. STOP stands for Stop,
Think, Observe, and Plan. Getting lost messes with our heads,
and the harder we try to find
ourselves, the cloudier our judgement becomes. Sometimes in
our effort find our way out, we
make matters worse by riding
into areas that may place us in
added danger. When we stop,
we can give our minds a chance
to catch up, slow down, and
THINK. When we stop to think,
we can orient ourselves to the
situation. We may be able to get
our bearings. If we have a map,
compass, and GPS, we may be
able to pinpoint our location.
Stopping also gives us a chance
to OBSERVE. When we become
lost, we need a few minutes to
look around and locate some
landmarks. We need to look for
shelter, especially if the weather
is getting worse, or if we are losing daylight. We need to listen
for the sound of others who may
be looking for us. Stopping also
gives us a chance to PLAN. As we
mentioned, if our situation is such
that we may be spending the
night on the mountain, we need
to plan for our survival. We need
to locate appropriate shelter, get
wood gathered for a fire, and stay
put.
Here’s to hoping you never
need to use this, but if you are
ever lost remember to STOP.
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