Utah Snow Scoop - March 2016

MARCH 2016VOLUME 24 ISSUE 5

IN THIS ISSUEUpdate on Access - Page 11Monte Cristo Ride - Page 17

USA Poker Ride - Page 21

PRESIDENTrsquoS MESSAGEBy Jeff Eddings

Itrsquos hard to believe that this is the last issue of the Snow Scoop for the year Seems like yesterday I was writing the first Presidentrsquos message and getting ready for the Snowmobile Show Well like

they say time keeps marching on

Itrsquos been a very good year for the Utah Snowmobile Association We started off the year with another successful Intermountain Snowmobile Show Once again our Silent Auction fundraiser was a huge success The Silent Auction fundraiser wouldnrsquot be possible without all the great support from all the businesses in the com-munity and surrounding areas Year after year these businesses step up to donate and we appreciate it We also held our outside swap meet at the snowmobile show and we plan on doing something a little different with our swap meet for next year

USA supported the Northern Utah Snowmobile Show held at the Box Elder County fairgrounds in Tremonton We set-up our both and promoted the Utah Snowmobile Association This was the first year of this show so the turn-out was small in comparison to the Intermountain Snowmobile Show However we were glad to be able to attend and support the snowmobiling businesses in Northern Utah

In January we held our first-ever Poker Run fundraiser at the Strawberry Snowmobiling Complex and Strawberry Bay Marina Lodge This event was months in the planning and in the end it turned out to be a huge success I am not going to talk much about the event as you can read the article about the Poker Run later in this issue

Although not quite there yet in early March will be working with a video production company filming a short TV segment to promote snowmobiling in the Utah Filming will take place for roughly two weeks around the Bear River Service and Strawberry area When it is all said and done the TV segment will be around 30 minutes long and will be totally dedicated to snowmobiling in Utah As soon as more details become available about the airing of the show I will ensure to keep everyone informed

Hopefully we will see some more snow in the forecast and be able to ride a couple more months but as it is the season is drawing to a close Now USA turns our attention to our Washington DC Fly-in visit in April and attending the International Snowmobile Congress in June

I want to thank all the Board Members for all their hard work and committing their valuable time to the Utah Snowmobile Association In these days of everyone on the go I know it is not easy to find the time to volunteer Over the last 6 months we have had numerous board meetings and last minute taskers that have needed to be attended to and many members of the board have stepped up to meet those challenges I appreciate everything you do for the sport of snowmobiling and the Utah Snowmobile Association I would be remised if I didnrsquot mention all the mem-bers of their local clubs and all the volunteer hours they put in as well There are numerous behind the scenes these members take care of Thank you for what you do and your volunteerism as well

So in closing make sure to make the rest of the snowmobiling season a safe and enjoyable one Although this is the last issue of the Snow Scoop for the year we will continue to keep our mem-bers updated of snowmobiling related issues as they arise through e-mail communication Facebook and the website Until next yearhellip

BOARD OF DIRECTORSJeffery Eddings President2645 East 7800 South South Weber UT 84405 801-510-7791 presidentsnowutcom

Cal Taylor Vice President 1236 South 1800 West Syracuse UT 84075 801-882-8659 calandgenagmailcom

Russ Mangone Secretary2260 West 4805 South Taylorsville UT 84118 801-969-7335 slvsnowgmailcom

Lisa Kowalewski Treasurer1794 North 6250 East Eden UT 84310 801-745-6138 treasurersnowutorg

Jay Ombach Executive Director2159 North 550 West Layton UT 84041 801-825-1164 jayobeacon-metalscom

Chalk Creek Riders Wes Blonquist President PO Box 385 Coalville UT 84017 435-336-4496 wesntracallwestnet

Salt Lake Valley Snowmobile ClubLes Thompson President 2760 N 1650 E Layton UT 84040 801-771-8748 slvsnowoutlookcom

Davis County Snowmobile ClubEston KimberWest Center Street 91North Salt Lake UT 84054801-244-8172sledguy163gmailcom

Curt Kennedy DirectorndashPublic Lands302 South Maryfield Drive Salt Lake City UT 84108 801-582-3882 ccklpkgmailcom

Stacey Eddings Snow Scoop Coordinator and AwardsCharity2645 East 7800 South South Weber UT 84405 801-510-7796 utahsnowscoopyahoocom

Chris Haller State Parks RepresentativePO Box 146001 Salt Lake City UT 84114 801-349-0487 chrishallerutahgov

CLUB DIRECTORYGolden Spike Snowmobile AssociationJeffery Eddings President 2645 East 7800 South South Weber UT 84405 801-510-7791 presidentsnowutcom

FIND THE SNOWFLAKE INSIDE THIS ISSUE AND YOU COULD WINUnfortunately nobody found the snowflake in last monthrsquos issue The snowflake was embedded into the temperature display panel picture on page 11

Find the snowflake in this issue and e-mail the location to utahsnowscoopyahoocom and yoursquoll be entered into a drawing to win a $50 Maverik Gift Card Winner will be notified by e-mail and drawing to be held on March 31st

Vernal Sports Center2029 W Highway 40Vernal UT 84078wwwbeersharleycom

Cutlers Inc271 N State StreetOrem UT 84057wwwshopcutlerscom

Utah State Parks1594 W North TempleSTE 116Salt Lake City UT 84116wwwstateparksutahgov

Frank May Ski-Doo6740 North Hwy 38 (Honeyville)Brigham City UT 84302wwwfrankmayskidoocom

Tri-City Performance461 South Frontage RoadCenterville UT 84014wwwtricityperformancecom

Loose Wheels Service Inc55 Movie Ranch RdDuck Creek Village UT 84762wwwloosewheelscom

Brandinrsquo Iron Inn201 N Canyon StWest Yellowstone MT 59758

USA BUSINESS MEMBERS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

MEDIA RIDE HYPES AWESOME UTAH SNOWMOBILING 6GSSA NEWS 7UPDATE ON ACCESS 11USA SCHOLARSHIP 13USA AWARDS 13DAVIS COUNTY SNOWMOBILE CLUB 14MONTE CRISTO RIDE 17WINTER IN YELLOWSTONE 18UTAH SNOWMOBILE ASSOCIATION POKER RIDE 21

DISCLAIMERUSA is Utahrsquos advocate for snowmobiling

As the voice of over 26000 registered sled owners in Utah the Snow Scoop is USArsquos official publication

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Utah Snow Scoop 2645 East 7800 South

South Weber UT 84405 801-510-7796

utahsnowscoopyahoocom

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Utah State Parks

MEDIA RIDE HYPES AWESOME UTAH SNOWMOBILING

As much as our Utah riders would like to keep the amazing Utah snowmobiling opportunities a secret the reality is tourism is a driving force for economic stability which in turn justifies our snowmobile programs administered by the Utah Division of State Parks amp Recreation To help sustain these programs USA has undertaken a television media project in March that will

be aired throughout the Snow Belt this fall The final product will be a 16-minute segment aired over the Destination Channel that is received in over 65 million households throughout North America A key market area of this viewership is the Midwest and Northeast

We want to show the unique beauty of Utahrsquos winter backcountry through real live scenes But equally important is the opportunity to capitalize on showing the true character and perspective of the snowmobile community This covers everything from stewardship access safety economic benefits image to just plain having fun

To make this happen USA first obtained a grant from the International Snowmobile Manufacturerrsquos Association and additional mon-etary support from State Parks amp Recreation Visit Park CitySummit County and Heber Valley Chamber of CommerceWasatch County This fulfilled the financial commitment to retain SnowTrails TV the producer of our ldquoSnowmobile Utahrdquo project USA vol-unteers stepped-up to be the ldquocastrdquo and we chose two primary areas for filming the material The first base location was The Cabins at Bear River Lodge Thanks to the generosity of owner Roger Eggett this is the perfect facility to showcase the Mirror Lake Highway corridor Whitney Reservoir area and the North SlopeElizabeth Pass area The second base location was Daniels Summit Lodge where owner Brent Hill was more than willing to help support our project Again this is a perfect facility to access the Daniels Loop Strawberry area Mill Hollow area and many other great snowmobile opportunities

USA extends a sincere ldquoTHANKSrdquo to all of the sponsors of this important project and we encourage you to visit wwwsnowutcom where information will be posted on the dates time and channel for viewing the final product

GSSA NEWSby Deb HudmanThank you Mr Groundhog for predicting more winter Are you loving it

January 9th ten riders did the Curtis Creek Loop from Monte around Hardware Four of us stopped to take a horse drawn sleigh-wagon ride out to view the 600 head of elk and learn a bit about the Hardware Ranch Back to our sleds it was cold and snowy and several managed to get stuck but we all had a blast Riders included Bruce Grandin Jeff Bernard Preston and Debbie Hudman Gary Perigo and friend Dan Larry Ramsey Jimmy the dent man and Larry and Doug Nance

January 15th Jeff and Stacy Eddings Preston and Debbie Hudman and Dennis Kowalewski went to Pinedale Wyoming and discov-ered the well kept secret of snowmobiling in Pinedale We put on 120 miles Saturday keeping mostly to trails as off-road had real deep sugary snow We left from Cora There were beautiful flocked trees everywhere We saw streams covered with snow with holes showing occasional glimpses of streams below The stumps rocks and fallen trees had deep snow shapes on top of them A cow moose lying in a small group of trees didnrsquot mind us at all and paid us no attention

The trail went up steep mountains and down to the valleys keep-ing a variety of ups and downs the whole time I couldnrsquot help but think that itrsquos not in the destination where we have the most fun but in the journey and enjoying time with friends We stopped at Lava Mountain for lunch We of course felt the famous Wyoming wind so spent more time riding than sitting on sleds visiting Night fell as we headed for the trailhead and the snowflakes falling glis-tened in our headlights

Sunday we trailered to Horse Creek Yesterday we used scratch-ers all day but today we were in powder right away Although the trail had most likely been groomed we broke trail in about eight inches of fresh powder the first 25 miles We went to Blind Bull Warming Hut and started a fire and hoped visibility would improve It didnrsquot so we rode to Box Y where we had lunch We rode on up the trail to see 800 head of elk There was powder all over allowing lots of fun riding We rode down the Greyrsquos River trail almost to Alpine but turned back as the sun was getting low Heading back we encountered 3 elk sauntering up the trail We kept a safe dis-tance and followed them until they decided to climb off the trail into chest deep snowmdashno wonder they wanted to share the trail Coming back the pine trees stood tall like sentinels welcoming us back It was dark as we returned from this 108 mile adventure and the night was filled with stars and a half moon

We enjoyed our Pinedale visit and the hospitality of the folks in Pinedale The men had attended an avalanche training Friday night and met a few of the locals who gave them tips on where to ride Definitely a fun riding spot to return to

Back in Utah for the Utah Snowmobile Association Poker Ride on

January 23rd Jeff Eddings Lisa and Dennis Kowalewski Preston Hudman and I rode out Friday setting up signs for the Poker Run It was a beautiful day and I love the way the snow at Strawberry always sparkles The snow is beautiful everywhere but seems to especially sparkle here at Strawberry Dennis Preston and I were grateful that Lisa kept close to Jeff hauling the trailer which allowed us to ride all over in the fresh powder off the trail The next day was a fun Poker Run A lot of time and effort went into setting up this event The dart board was a fun start and the hot chocolate at two of the stops was refreshing The snow was ideal and it was hard to get riders to come in off the great powder long enough to draw a poker chip The prizes and raffle tickets were great and the prime rib dinner topped off the evening We were happy our own Preston Hudman won second place in the Poker Run It was fun meeting members in other clubs and visiting A big thanks to the USA Board and to the Clubs who assisted in this event

The next day eight riders from our club Jeff Eddings Jeff Bernard Bruce and Keith Grandin Larry Ramsey Dennis Kowalewski Preston and Debbie Hudman went for a quick 20 mile ride kick-ing up the powder and enjoying the great Strawberry sparkling snow

February 6th a group of seven riders Lisa and Dennis Kowalewski Bruce and Keith Grandin Jeff Eddings Larry Ramsey and James Adelsgruber left Monte and met up with Jeff Bernard and Preston and Debbie Hudman at Hardware We rode around by Old Ephraimrsquos Grave riding in 5-6 inches of fresh powder On to Bear Lake playing all along the way We rode down Hodges Canyon and had a pizza lunch in Bear Lake The snow was great and we were surprised not to see a lot of other riders We were able to mark mountains and make tracks in the snow all day Only Jeff B and Bruce got stuck good enough to make mention The pines were covered heavy with snow their branches drooping to their sides It was a blue bird day and many remarked it doesnrsquot get any better than this

February 13th eight of our Club met at the Hayhurst Bed and Breakfast in Pine Idaho Jeff and Stacey Eddings Dennis and Lisa Kowalewski Preston and Debbie Hudman Gary Perigo and Larry Hampton This is a beautiful bed and breakfast set in a cozy atmosphere in the mountains and the managers Gary and Denise Freeman are delightful Saturday we joined the Idaho Snow Riders for their annual poker run We left Featherville and drove through Rocky Bar up James Creek and on to Atlanta There we had a prime rib lunch Back to Featherville made about 47 miles of riding

Valentines Day started with a tasty breakfast The day was hazy and overcast Seven of us rode up Falls River and went around by Prairie (the city) After a warm drink we headed around the loop but rainmist on our face shields kept visibility low Our fin-ger windshield wipers and wiping rags could hardly keep up The snow was great and there were a couple fresh inches from last night We had our share of tip-overs and being stuck but it was a fun 54 miles I loved all the deep snow piled up around the banks of the streamsmdashbetween 3-4 feet deep

February 15th six of us Jeff Dennis Larry Gary Preston and Debbie rode up Trinity Ridge Visibility was poor but the snow was good Almost to the top we had to send out scouts Dennis and Jeff to find our trail On the way back on a side trail we climbed over at least a dozen fallen treesmdashluckily the snow covered them At one point the tree was high across the road so the guys cut off the lower branches and we all drove underneath it There were a lot of critter tracks and this didnrsquot look like a well traveled trail There were a lot of snow donutssnow rollers One had rolled onto the trail and was about 3frac12 feet across It blocked our trail and Dennis had to roll it off so we could pass

We came down at Featherville and rode along the road and trail to Pine We saw over 50 elk by the water or in a field where someone is feeding them 75 miles today

Back at the Hayhurst Gary Freeman ldquocame out to playrdquo and got his snowbike out Preston and Jeff tried it Itrsquos harder than it looks

Hayhurst was a fun place to stay and the Freemans have become good friends We all ate meals together with gals each bringing a meal to share with all We had cheese enchiladas lasagna soup Ziti and chicken fried steak with corn and mashed potatoes Desserts included pie dump cake and cookies No one ever left the table hungry Good food and good company the entire weekend

I couldnrsquot end the year without giving a big THANK YOU to the guides and sweeps who always make each ride fun and safe Itrsquos nice knowing I never need to worry if I get stuck or in trouble because everyone I ride with watches out for each other The men in our Club are awesome and I especially appreciate the watchful eye they keep making the rides fun for all How you can pick out a trail on what looks to me like just another mountain is amazing Yoursquore the best guys Thanks And while wersquore mentioning thanks many thanks to those who put up trail markers They were a great help in Pinedale and are great in Utah Someone has taken the time to put them up and it is appreciated by us as we ride

ACSA is the national organization uniting the snowmobile community and promoting snowmobiling as a safe fun and environmentally friendly family sport It has never been more critical to support organized snowmobiling You can now support ACSA and snowmobile access by getting that YETI cooler you have

always wanted Send your check for the coolers you want to the address below and 20 of your purchase will be donated to ACSA While you are writing the check we hope you will also become a member of

ACSA and contribute to the ACSA Legal Defense Fund to help keep snowmobiling access open

SNOWMOBILERS KNOW COLDYETI COOLERS HELP THEM KEEP IT

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ACSA ACSA LEGAL DEFENSE FUND DONATION

271WOODLAND PASS SUITE 216 (NOT REQUIRED FOR COOLER PURCHASE) helliphelliphellip $______ EAST LANSING MI 48823 SALES TAX hellip (add your state and local sales tax percentage) hellip$______ TOTAL ENCLOSED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER

(MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO ldquoACSArdquo helliphelliphelliphellip $________

PLEASE ALLOW TWELVE WEEKS FOR ORDER PROCESSING

YETIs are built with one-piece seamless construction ndash just like whitewater kayaks ndash to take all kinds of abuse So you can stand on it sit on it drop it and kick it and never worry about it falling apart at the seams YETI not responsible for broken toes

AVAILABLE IN WHITE TAN OR BLUE

UPDATE ON ACCESSby Curt Kennedy USA ndash Director Public Lands

When you get an opportunity to review the final Snow Scoop issue for this winter season there are several important initiatives that will impact our snowmo-

bile access under processes that seem to have no end I would like to provide you with my take on some of the key aspects of these access issues

First it has been very quiet on the National Forest front with respect to their charge to undertake winter travel planning in accordance with a court-ordered mandate Through the grapevine it appears that our National Forests in Utah will make every effort to capi-talize on what has previously been done in establishing routes and areas that we currently access for snowmobiling The nine major snowmobile complexes (17 primary areas) that are well mapped by the Utah Division of State Parks amp Recreation are key to the opportunities that we must protect Although USA volunteers will try to stay on top of this issue it is important that you stay connected with your favorite riding areas and spread the word if something comes up If and when it does you need to be prepared to stay involved in the process until a final map is developed by the Forest Service Summer does not postpone this issue

My take on the ongoing Mountain Accord Project is the key focus currently seems to be on transportation issues for the skier com-munity on the Wasatch Front and Back Separate and apart from this project is the issue of Snowbirdrsquos expansion into American Fork Canyon This impacts the connection from the Tibble Fork Trailhead over to Wasatch Mountain State Park and the areas known as Major Evans Gulch and Mary Ellen Gulch This access certainly is in jeopardy because public access rarely trumps private owner-ship and the land swaps that Snowbird has accomplished with the Forest Service places the snowmobile community at a disadvan-tage It is still worth monitoring to see if some sort of compromise could be accomplished

Congressman Rob Bishoprsquos ldquoPublic Lands Initiativerdquo (known as the PLI) took a major step forward in January by the release of draft legislation called the Utah Public Lands Initiative Act The 65-page document is still a work in progress but it is the current culmination of years of more than 1200 meetings with stakehold-ers in an attempt to bring to a conclusion the contentious debate about how to handle a long list of public land use issues in Utah

Under the radar is 18 million acres of Federal land located in Emery Duchesne Uintah Carbon Grand San Juan and Summit Counties The PLI is proposing to add 41 areas to the Wilderness system through the designation of more than 22 million acres Another 18 million acres would be designated as ldquoNational Conservation Areasrdquo which would reportedly offer greater flexibility for multiple-uses and opportunities for local involvement in the land management process Next it creates 7 ldquoSpecial Management Areasrdquo encom-passing almost 100000 acres The stated goal is to protect for the benefit of present and future generationsrsquo watershed cultural wildlife and motorized mechanized and primitive recreational resources and to promote outdoor recreation (it would authorize snowmobiling in areas with at least six inches of snow coverage) Furthermore 8 ldquoCanyon Country Recreation Zonesrdquo would be established covering more than 375000 acres generally to enhance existing and future recreational opportunities but retain existing uses There are many more proposals in this draft Act that are too numerous to mention in this short summary

The devil is in the details regarding the true impact of the PLI on the snowmobile community I have not had the opportunity to sit down and study maps associated with the proposals but the acreage within Duchesne Uintah and Summit Counties needs to be reviewed closely There is a very interactive website that has been set up at wwwutahplicom where you can view the draft leg-islation look at maps and make online comments I have not seen a timeline for the comment period but we really need people to look at the areas they are most familiar with and determine the merits or shortfalls of the current proposals You know best what takes place on the snow

Vintage Snowmobile Race

Saturday January 30 2016 Sagebrush Downs Oval Trackbull Cora WYFrom pinedale take HWY 191 west 6 miles turn right on to HWY 352 track is on left 6 miles from junction on Sievers Subdivision Rd

racer meeting 10 am - race begins at 1030 amyouth 1 lap mini sled race (ages 12 and under)

vintage open class 10 lap shootoutone lunger 100 lap race (single cylinder and twin cylinder classes)

For more information and rules call Patrick 307-231-6161bullMike 307-360-7954bulltroy 307-749-9070 or visit wwwpinedalesnowexplorerscom

upcoming race events feb 13 amp 14- cora wy xmr vintage ovals and sno x

feb 27 amp 28- bondurant wy xmr vintage ovals and sno x

january 30-31island park id

snocross

contact ron wilkes406-599-5991

ronwilkes64hotmailcomFacebook island park

snocross series

february 13-14pinedale wy

snocross amp vintage ovals

contact patrick ingram307-231-6161

wwwxmr-racingcom

february 27-28jackson wy

contact brian hasenack307-733-7663

wwwxmr-racingcom

march 5-6driggs id

march 11-12west

yellowstone mtsnocross amp vintage

contact mwr (thad)208-870-6057

thadlawrence63gmailcomwwwmountainwestracingcom

april 22-23grand targhee ski

area- alta wyhill climb hill cross amp

snocross

photos Sharyl Chapman All About Pictures

USA SCHOLARSHIPby Stacey Eddings Awards amp Charities USA

The Utah Snowmobile Association (USA) will be offering a scholarship to either a graduating high school senior or an individual currently enrolled in college This will be a

$1000 grant and will be given to the winner regardless of other grants or scholarships that the student may also receive

Requirements are as follows

bull Applicant must be a member of the Utah Snowmobile Association

bull Applicant must submit the completed application form

bull Applicant must submit a reacutesumeacute detailing his or her involve-ment in snowmobiling as well as extra-curricular activities

bull Applicant must include an essay on The 2014-15 Snowmobile Season took a big hit with Low Snow in many areas In fact some of the areas like California Oregon and Washington experienced a No Snow year This was a gigantic impact on our sport This resulted in low or no sleds registered club memberships declined and State memberships took a big hit The financial support needed to promote and maintain snowmobiling in this Country was affected more than ever before Knowing all this what would you do to keep this

sport alive in your area How would you promote and maintain membership both local and statewide as well as National

bull The application must be received by USA by April 1st 2016

Application and requirements are to be mailed or e-mailed to

Utah Snowmobile AssociationCo Stacey Eddings2645 East 7800 SouthSouth Weber UT 84405Utahsnowscoopyahoocom

The winner of the USA scholarship will be announced at USArsquos Annual Convention in AprilMay 2016 Additionally the win-ner of the USA Scholarship will have their application submitted to the American Council of Snowmobile Associations Western Chapter Scholarship contest The winner of this scholarship will be announced at the International Snowmobile Congress in June 2016 in Rapid City South Dakota and will receive an additional cash prize

Funding for the USA Scholarship comes from fundraising projects at the Intermountain Snowmobile Show Funding for the Western Chapter Scholarship comes from financial support of member organizations and donations received throughout the year The scholarship application can also be found on wwwsnowutcom

USA AWARDSby Stacey EddingsThe Utah Snowmobile Association recognizes six different individ-ualsgroups each year for their efforts during the year These efforts are not necessarily tied to just snowmobiling The categories are

bull Snowmobiler of the Year bull Snowmobile Family of the Year bull Youth Snowmobiler of the Year bull Snowmobile Club of the Year bull Snowmobile Dealer of the Year bull Groomer of the Year

Anyone can make a nomination however the nominees for snow-mobiler youth snowmobiler family of the year and club of the year must be members of the Utah Snowmobile Association Deadline is April 1 2016 Visit wwwsnowutcom to print the forms Mail the completed form to the address listed below

Utah Snowmobile Association co Stacey Eddings 2645 East 7800 South South Weber UT 84405

DAVIS COUNTY SNOWMOBILE CLUBby Eston Kimber

I canrsquot believe itrsquos March alreadyhellip Not enough time on the snow this year and its winding down I will be optimistic though and say April is going to be off the hook for high country rid-

ing Whorsquos ready to tear it up

The DCSC has had a great season We had the Boondockerrsquos movie premier in November that funded an incredible day on the snow with the youth from Camp Kostopulos We helped raise funds for the Utah Avalanche Center to help keep the reports coming in that keeps us on top of the snow We took part in the USA Poker Ride at Strawberry and had a great showing of support from our club members as well as non club members

Our first Club ride was at the Sinks in Logan Canyon We split up into two groups (Decided on riderrsquos abilities and personal choice) and took off for the day The back country riders went into Franklin basin via Swan Flats and found some great stashes of deep powder in the trees The trail skimmers went to the sinks but ran low on snow the further south they went so they played around for a bit and headed back to the parking lot for a late hot lunch provided by the Club

The Camp K Ride ndash The Club teamed up with our good friends at Weller Recreation Boondockerrsquos (Dan Gardener and company) and the Utah Avalanche Center and gave the youth from Camp K a great get away for a day on the snow It didnrsquot matter which way you looked there were smiles everywhere From playing in the snow to eating some great pizza and donuts and just spending time talking with these special people Knowing the whole time that we just made their winter blues go away for a whilehellip it just doesnrsquot get any better than that We are looking forward to doing it all again next year but to a much larger scale Stay tuned and come help us out if you can

Our February ride found the Club in Rifle Colorado for the Clubrsquos Annual Ride We spent three days of riding in Elk Creek Deep Creek and a day on the Grand Mesa A good time was had by all that attended We had 25 club members and a few non members join in for the fun A big shout out to the Rifle Snowmobile Club for guiding us around and showing off their favorite stashes Some day we would like to return the favor

Up and coming events - Our March ride is taking us to the Skyline area and we planning an ldquoOld Ironrdquo ride in April More informa-tion can be found on our FaceBook page and on our website wwwdaviscountysnowmobilecluborg

All clubs and non club members are welcome to bring out the old iron and have a good time with us

Since this is the last issue for the season the DCSC would like to wish you all a great summer and we will see you this fall

PS Keep up the snow dancing ndash this season isnrsquot dead yet

Pictures on next page

DAVIS COUNTY SNOWMOBILE CLUB

MONTE CRISTO RIDEby Bruce Grandin

We had 6 inches of fresh powder at Monte the clouds broke and we had a beautiful blue bird day Bryce Whitaker and his wife Beth did a nice job of leading

us around Monte Bryce gave us some useful riding tips and let us try out his amazing Polaris 800 He was always the first one to dig us out I wonder why we got stuck so much Maybe because we were trying out Brycersquos riding tips

I won the best crash of the day contest A large spruce tree sucked me in and flipped my sled over Bryce and Beth said that they are not used to riding in such a large group we had 12 sleds I do think Bryce earned the title of ldquoSled Herderrdquo He did a nice job of keep-ing us all together Gary Goodnuff was a first time rider with us and did very well He and his wife Kim will be moving here from Pennsylvania soon They will make excellent ldquoSled Headsrdquo

PS Jeff Bernard was seen riding a Polaris donrsquot tell Frank

Working hard to support the snowmobiling communitybull Keepingtrailsopenanddevelopingnewtrailsbull Supportingtrailgroomingbull Initiatingandsupportinglawsuitsthatthreatenaccessbull Encouragingsnowmobilerparticipationinclubsandassociationsbull Promotingsnowmobilingasafamilyactivitybull ProvidingsafetyawarenessandeducationthroughtheSafeRidersprogram

Agreatpartnershipforthesnowmobilingcommunity

WINTER IN YELLOWSTONEby Russ MangoneYes you can and should visit Yellowstone in the winter Itrsquos a win-tery wonderland

Last month me and my wife went to Yellowstone and we were not disappointed in the trip

We stayed at the Brandin Iron Inn in West Yellowstone where the accommodations were great The staff there were very friendly and helpful also the rooms there are very nice I would highly recom-mend this place to stay

We took one of the snow coach rides into the Park This is a great way to see the Park Not only are you riding in a comfortable vehi-cle you are warm and you get a guided narrated tour You get to see plenty of wildlife up close We saw plenty of Bison Elk a couple of coyotes and plenty of water foul and eagles

We went to Old Faithful and watched the geyser go off a couple of times We ate lunch there and you can either take your own lunch eat at the grill they have in the lodge or the trip we took for an extra fee they will provide a sack lunch for you Thatrsquos what we did and it was a pretty good lunch

The guide that we had was very knowledgeable of the Park and its features and the history of the Park We learned a lot about Yellowstone how it was created the different features such as gey-sers fountains and hot pots We also learned a lot about the habits of the wildlife that live there in Yellowstone One of the best things about taking a Coach ride is that you donrsquot have to drive and you can sit back and enjoy the trip The driver knows just where to stop and what to look for

If you ever get the opportunity to do Yellowstone in the winter donrsquot pass it up It will be an experience yoursquoll remember for a long time

WINTER IN YELLOWSTONE

UTAH SNOWMOBILE ASSOCIATION POKER RIDEby Russ Mangone

The USA held their annual ride on January 23rd It was a poker fundraiser ride and what a great ride it was It started and ended at the Strawberry Bay Marina Everyone signed

up in the morning and got their first card by throwing darts to see what card they got (letrsquos say some people need to practice their dart throwing skills) Then they rode on their own around the Strawberry Complex to hit four other poker stops The trail and stops were well marked so everyone knew where to go Each of these stops were manned by one of the local snowmobile clubs the Davis County Snowmobile Club the Golden Spike Snowmobile Association the Salt Lake Valley Snowmobile Club and the Chalk Creek Riders There was hot chocolate at some of the stops and the Salt Lake Valley Snowmobile Club had a nice hot fire going at the warming hut

The morning started out a little chilly I understand it was 8 below zero but the sun was shining and the snow conditions were great We want to thank the DNR for sending their groomer out the night before so that there was a nice groomed trail for those who chose to stay on the trail

After the ride everyone ended up back at Strawberry Bay Marina Lodge where we announced the winners of the poker ride and had our fundraiser raffle giveaway Thanks to a number of donors we had some great prizes to raffle off

The winners of the poker hands were as follows 1st place Julie Harris $30000 2nd place Preston Hudman $20000 3rd place Carson Aldous $10000 and worst hand went to Brian Campbell $5000 Jay and Tara Ombach won the grand prize of an over-night stay and pontoon rental from Strawberry Bay Marina Congratulations to all the winners Afterwards there was a prime rib dinner for all those who had signed up for it

We also had Adam Eakle from KSL Outdoors there filming for one of his shows He did a great job with covering all the excite-ment and promoting organized snowmobiling A great big thanks to those who took him out and showed him around In case you missed the show you can go to KSLcom go to the TV tab and click on Outdoors with Adam Eakle then find the story titled ldquoUtah Snowmobiling Associationrdquo

We want to give a great big thank you to all the sponsors who donated items for the raffle Without them this wouldnrsquot have had the success that it did They are Curt Kennedy DNR Frank-May Ski Doo Strawberry Bay Marina Daniels Summit Lodge Brandin Iron Inn Rubyrsquos Inn Box Y Lodge Klim Motorfist Weller Recreation R ampM Lightning Products Solitude Mountain Resort Eddings Enterprises Power House Motor Sports and KSL Outdoors

We also want to thank Jeff Eddings President of the USA and Russ Mangone Secretary of the USA for organizing and putting this together We would also like to thank all the clubs and all those who helped with putting this together and making it such a great event They all did a great job All in All everyone had a great time and lots of fun Letrsquos do it again next year

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PRESIDENTrsquoS MESSAGEBy Jeff Eddings

Itrsquos hard to believe that this is the last issue of the Snow Scoop for the year Seems like yesterday I was writing the first Presidentrsquos message and getting ready for the Snowmobile Show Well like

they say time keeps marching on

Itrsquos been a very good year for the Utah Snowmobile Association We started off the year with another successful Intermountain Snowmobile Show Once again our Silent Auction fundraiser was a huge success The Silent Auction fundraiser wouldnrsquot be possible without all the great support from all the businesses in the com-munity and surrounding areas Year after year these businesses step up to donate and we appreciate it We also held our outside swap meet at the snowmobile show and we plan on doing something a little different with our swap meet for next year

USA supported the Northern Utah Snowmobile Show held at the Box Elder County fairgrounds in Tremonton We set-up our both and promoted the Utah Snowmobile Association This was the first year of this show so the turn-out was small in comparison to the Intermountain Snowmobile Show However we were glad to be able to attend and support the snowmobiling businesses in Northern Utah

In January we held our first-ever Poker Run fundraiser at the Strawberry Snowmobiling Complex and Strawberry Bay Marina Lodge This event was months in the planning and in the end it turned out to be a huge success I am not going to talk much about the event as you can read the article about the Poker Run later in this issue

Although not quite there yet in early March will be working with a video production company filming a short TV segment to promote snowmobiling in the Utah Filming will take place for roughly two weeks around the Bear River Service and Strawberry area When it is all said and done the TV segment will be around 30 minutes long and will be totally dedicated to snowmobiling in Utah As soon as more details become available about the airing of the show I will ensure to keep everyone informed

Hopefully we will see some more snow in the forecast and be able to ride a couple more months but as it is the season is drawing to a close Now USA turns our attention to our Washington DC Fly-in visit in April and attending the International Snowmobile Congress in June

I want to thank all the Board Members for all their hard work and committing their valuable time to the Utah Snowmobile Association In these days of everyone on the go I know it is not easy to find the time to volunteer Over the last 6 months we have had numerous board meetings and last minute taskers that have needed to be attended to and many members of the board have stepped up to meet those challenges I appreciate everything you do for the sport of snowmobiling and the Utah Snowmobile Association I would be remised if I didnrsquot mention all the mem-bers of their local clubs and all the volunteer hours they put in as well There are numerous behind the scenes these members take care of Thank you for what you do and your volunteerism as well

So in closing make sure to make the rest of the snowmobiling season a safe and enjoyable one Although this is the last issue of the Snow Scoop for the year we will continue to keep our mem-bers updated of snowmobiling related issues as they arise through e-mail communication Facebook and the website Until next yearhellip

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