groomerdriver
New member
This was posted on the Facebook page of a club in the northwestern part of Wisconsin. The guy that runs the grooming operation for that club wrote this and it should be required reading for every snowmobiler:
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Of course the question on everyone's mind is: When will trails open? The answer is; soon.
We have begun grooming but as anyone in a club knows, we encounter a few problems and breakdowns at the start of the winter season, and we're having our share.
The biggest thing that slowed us down was snow, and lots of it all at one time. We all have homes and families too and we not only have to dig ourselves out but we also have to dig out our shops and equipment.
It's important to note that while we get funded for our time maintaining trails, we don't get funded to maintain the equipment required to maintain those trails. We use a lot of our own resources, equipment and tools to do what we do on a volunteer basis, and our own personal requirements come first.
Lets put it another way.
The snow comes and everyone has to shovel out their walks and drives. Then some dig their sleds out and want to ride the next day.
As club members we spend that second day digging out our shops and equipment AFTER our regular work day. Then when something breaks; we have to fix that. We've already spent all year long preparing trails doing signing, brushing, etc., and we're tired.
Sorry; but you're gonna have to wait because our magic wands are buried somewhere in cold storage, our crystal balls that we predict the weather with have been malfunctioning, and we can't afford an Information Technologies Team. These are tough times.
Nobody wants these trails open more than we do because that's another item off of our list of things to do. If there are those of you want trails to open sooner, you could volunteer some of your time to make it happen.
We're still pullin and as always;
We'll leave the lights on for you
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Of course the question on everyone's mind is: When will trails open? The answer is; soon.
We have begun grooming but as anyone in a club knows, we encounter a few problems and breakdowns at the start of the winter season, and we're having our share.
The biggest thing that slowed us down was snow, and lots of it all at one time. We all have homes and families too and we not only have to dig ourselves out but we also have to dig out our shops and equipment.
It's important to note that while we get funded for our time maintaining trails, we don't get funded to maintain the equipment required to maintain those trails. We use a lot of our own resources, equipment and tools to do what we do on a volunteer basis, and our own personal requirements come first.
Lets put it another way.
The snow comes and everyone has to shovel out their walks and drives. Then some dig their sleds out and want to ride the next day.
As club members we spend that second day digging out our shops and equipment AFTER our regular work day. Then when something breaks; we have to fix that. We've already spent all year long preparing trails doing signing, brushing, etc., and we're tired.
Sorry; but you're gonna have to wait because our magic wands are buried somewhere in cold storage, our crystal balls that we predict the weather with have been malfunctioning, and we can't afford an Information Technologies Team. These are tough times.
Nobody wants these trails open more than we do because that's another item off of our list of things to do. If there are those of you want trails to open sooner, you could volunteer some of your time to make it happen.
We're still pullin and as always;
We'll leave the lights on for you
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