$10 Fee increase for Michigan Trail Pass next year
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I'll give you that, it is definately cheap entertainment.
polarisrider1
New member
On post #323 and nothing has been acomplished.
You don't have to have tracks necessarily to groom trails. I've seen countless tractors without tracks grooming. Besides no ones going to tell farmers to groom many of them if paid well would be happy to groom and we wouldn't be wasting 200k on a groomer that sits and depreciates 8 months out of the year.
I hate the price increase!! But Dang!! No Snow!! I'd pay anything to ride on a nice snowy U P trail now!! I'm freekin out!! I need snow!!! HHHEEEELLLPPP MMMEEEE!!! I hate that everything is getting too expensive, but I need to be on the trail!! I can think more clearly about money saving solutions when I'm on the way up to copper harbor on a perfectly groomed 4 foot base snowy trail!!!! ( I live in minneapolis, and no kidding, it was 52 degrees, and a neighbor was actually watering his grass with a sprinkler!!!!! )
More do than don't & that is the purpose of growing feed. Farmers that I know some ride some don't but most don't want anything to do with grooming would rarther enjoy down time when they have it.
Just got my new $45 permit in the mail.
Well,.... (actually $47 for S&H)
put it on the sled,... and,....
Stood there to look at it.
Daydreamed a minute or two about the U.P.
Then walked back to the house through the 20MPH wind
and cursed the brown grass.
I have No control over the price of the permit,
I LOVE how the State of Michigan and the Local clubs up there
take care of the trails.
And If I want to ride Those trails,...
I'll pay what ever the permit costs.
Now,...
How much does it cost to make it snow?
UGH!!!!
Well,.... (actually $47 for S&H)
put it on the sled,... and,....
Stood there to look at it.
Daydreamed a minute or two about the U.P.
Then walked back to the house through the 20MPH wind
and cursed the brown grass.
I have No control over the price of the permit,
I LOVE how the State of Michigan and the Local clubs up there
take care of the trails.
And If I want to ride Those trails,...
I'll pay what ever the permit costs.
Now,...
How much does it cost to make it snow?
UGH!!!!
Got to ask why would anyone water grass 26 of December??????
They better have greater firepower than a 44 magnum if they try to fine me in my own backyard.
polarisrider1
New member
and your point is? Four ORV's would be $60. ORV's are getting ripped off they don't get groomed trail. Well except for Irons, they have a groomer for dirt. More sarcasm. Did you here it suppose to snow friday and that's in like ten minutes!
chevytaHOE5674
New member
ATV's have no registration fee in Mi just the trail sticker. So its 15 bucks a year (12 months) to ride an ATV, or 55 (10 bucks a year registration and 45 for the trail sticker) a season (3-4 months) for a sled......
Well it's official selling the sleds
I've had sleds since I was 16 thats 13 years of buying trail passes. Went out yesterday in Allegan the night before they had gotten 10 inches. You wouldn't have known it the trails were beat by the time we got out there. No groomer in sight and we rode from 7pm to 2am. You'd think the cities up North would groom for free for all the breakfast, lunch and dinners plus all the hotel stays that bring millions into otherwise desolate areas every winter.Part of the problem is I rode in CO in late January(while we were still waiting for snow)where its $30 a trail pass and you'd be riding the most pristine groomed trails ever and up ahead you'd see the groomer coming your way. It wasn't even necessary! Also gas was $2.69. It just spoils you for this pidly bs found here.
I've had sleds since I was 16 thats 13 years of buying trail passes. Went out yesterday in Allegan the night before they had gotten 10 inches. You wouldn't have known it the trails were beat by the time we got out there. No groomer in sight and we rode from 7pm to 2am. You'd think the cities up North would groom for free for all the breakfast, lunch and dinners plus all the hotel stays that bring millions into otherwise desolate areas every winter.Part of the problem is I rode in CO in late January(while we were still waiting for snow)where its $30 a trail pass and you'd be riding the most pristine groomed trails ever and up ahead you'd see the groomer coming your way. It wasn't even necessary! Also gas was $2.69. It just spoils you for this pidly bs found here.
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OUCH!!! Jesse you better grab your helmet and trash can lid. You're gonna need it.
garyl62
Active member
Exactly, and it came up today for what reason?????? (course I just bumped it back up again)