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Pics from the Waterboro show. Took home a trophy for my Elan.

we were there when the gates opened on Friday. Stayed most of the evening. Back again on Saturday from 1ish until 5:30 or so. Spent lots of money on gear and stuff. Had a blast, talked to a lot of folks and watched a lot of racing on all sides. Probably one of the best events they have put on.

Sometimes we tend to give up to easily....when we can continue the conversation and turn the issue around. We are a professional organization and we should appear that way especially to our landowners. Face to Face works well for us!

Trail access can be a valuable as waterfront to the right person! The current landowner needs to clearly understand that any new landowner can choose to leave it open or close it once the property is sold ,, the club needs to do a ONE YEAR written contract with the current landowner that clearly states that trail use is to be renewed ANNUALLY and can be closed during the season with a 1-10 day notice in the event of a trail issue, make it formal on club letterhead and have it signed by the president and trail master with the contact info of every officer and directors contact information,, I'd be shocked if this does not get the trail open for this year.

Went on Saturday, place was PACKED! Well managed, good parking, AWESOME drags and water cross. Ton of flea market stuff too. Anyone else go? Opinions?

Here's a short video of my flight over North Conway Village.

Still a lot of green and lame colors for mid October in Exeter. Old Glory is looking good as always.

Here's a few from Thursday. The Whites from the base of the auto road. North Conway Village

Took this picture last week . Penobscott river bridge. Color was starting to pop.

The wife and I took the boys on Saturday, saw a ton of people I know. Place was definately packed, I think the forcast for Sunday made everyone show up on Saturday. We grabbed some lunch looked at the new sleds bought some parts in the swap meet and saw a freestyle show, wife and kids came home happy!

Innacuweather I will start caring about the weather pattern in December

When October comes to New Hampshire, discussions on the winter forecasts from the Old farmer's Almanac are sure to follow. Then comes the AccuWeather winter forecast and more discussions and hopes. Then comes Lucy bringing the hard, cold, fact.

I would like to welcome @noxorc to the staff here at SledNH.com. Welcome Nigel

Hard to judge his motives, but maybe he's just trying to make a case that sledding doesn't have to be too expensive for ordinary people. I'd make the case that the state fees are a small part of the total costs, with the larger part determined by the cost of the sled, the support equipment, and the travel expenses required to enjoy the sport at the high end. Riding a second-hand sled on local trails from your home is still very affordable. Driving a new truck to Pittsburg or Quebec towing a new trailer with 2 new sleds, eating in restaurants, and staying in a rental unit may not be affordable. The cost of a sled registration would buy about the cost of fuel for towing a sled to Pittsburg and back and operating the sled there over a long weekend. I've never understood why people agonize over the $100 sled registration for a full season but cheerfully spend $100 on gasoline for a weekend. The price for sled registration and club membership is still reasonable considering the quality of the trails we have and the cost of the sleds.

This might be one of those debates that can't be won. It's quite difficult to compare costs between the various sports, especially if the one of the sports requires a "registration." There's no state registration or license required for skiing, and a ski pass is only a contract between the ski area operator and a consumer. Some boats require a state registration to operate on public waters, and others don't. The state owns and supports facilities that enable both kinds of boaters to access and use the public waters, but much of our snowmobiling is done on private land on trails created and maintained by private groups with state support. The state and the towns in NH have different tax/fee structures for automobiles, motorcycles, motor homes, boats, OHRVs, and snowmobiling. Sometimes the towns get the tax revenue, sometimes the state gets a fee based on the type, age and the size of an asset (sure sounds like a tax), and sometimes there's a uniform fee that all users of a class (resident-nonresident) pay. Probably a more fair way to compare the cost of sledding, boating, and skiing would be to go on the basis of renting a sled for a day versus buying a ski pass with needed equipment rentals, or renting a fully-equipped boat. A full day sled rental with helmet costs about $200, and a full day ski pass with equipment would be about $125-$150. Rental of a 19-foot bowrider boat for a full day would cost about $350. If you go the full ownership route for sledding or boating the upfront costs are big, and much of that cost happens regardless of how many days you use that boat or sled. With skiing, much of the cost is directly proportional to the amount of usage and where the activity takes place. As far as a guarantee that sleds can be operated, I agree that can't happen. It doesn't happen for cross-country skiers either (OK, maybe in a couple limited areas). Bear Notch comes pretty close for sleds. As for increasing the fee for sledding if riding was certain, well, who would charge that fee? Right now, a NH resident pays $96 to register a sled, and that's the only required fee. The fee is constant regardless of the amount of usage, the value of the sled, or where the sled is ridden. Instability of winter riding, not cost, does seem to be the problem, but loss of trails may become a significant issue.

Like is now a heart ? Don't want someone to get the wrong idea.

Before the bulbs to break...how about some leaves to rake?

The one thing being overlooked in this project is that the club has already cut trail and built bridge on this persons property without permission thinking they were on someone else's land. NH has a very strong Timber Theft law and Criminal Trespass law's as well. Baby steps should be taken. I would involve Trails Bureau to smooth over rough edges and show the landowner it was an honest mistake that you were misled by an abutter and there was no ill intent. I have seen this same thing happen and Trails Bureau kept the club out of court and was able to negociate a use permit with BOT named instead of club.

Oh Yes, face to face, well dressed with the contract,,, not fresh off a trail work party!!!!

I think the homeowner has his house on the market, and thinks that having the snowmobile trail over a very small portion of his yard, would be a deterrent for buyers. For me, it would be added value!

Groton Lake, VT from yesterday afternoon.

The lack of replies to this post indicates, to me anyway, that many people here don't know, or care about, Craig Mayo. I think the award was for the Colebrook club, not for this individual, so congratulation to this club.