The Future of our sport

[ddhanna]

BTW ...The Wisconsin Snowmobile registration fee, and trail pass might all be going up...I know the AWSC has asked to raise the rates for more grooming funding (wouldn't be necessary if the DNR applied all of the snowmobile registration money to snowmobile trail maintenance)...Also heard Michigan is trying to raise their trail passes for next year....Did you guys see anything on this? (I'm out of the loop when it comes to Michigan)

WI DNR does not decide how funds will be used. Snowmobile Recreation council (SRC) does a great job with this.

 

[hermie]

I believe Michigan trail permit is going to be between $62-65 next year. I heard $65 is going to be the number. I also heard from a couple of club members that the $10 trail permit if your a club member and have Wi. registration isn't working out like they hoped. What have you heard Attackman

 

[Airman68]

I wonder why the $10 Wi permit thing isn't working. Seems like a no brainer if you own more than 1 sled to pay the club fee for the discount passes. I do it mainly to support the clubs one way or the other. The MI pass price is getting up there. Personally, if WI has snow, I'm staying down here but the last 2 years gave me no choice but to go up there.

 

[ddhanna]

I wonder why the $10 Wi permit thing isn't working. Seems like a no brainer if you own more than 1 sled to pay the club fee for the discount passes. I do it mainly to support the clubs one way or the other. The MI pass price is getting up there. Personally, if WI has snow, I'm staying down here but the last 2 years gave me no choice but to go up there.

I think it is working for the sport financially. It just isn't increasing club participation as hoped.

 

[hermie]

I think it is working for the sport financially. It just isn't increasing club participation as hoped.

Yes I believe this is the issue. They were hoping for more participation but definitely hasn't been the case except in rare instances like in Mercer and Boulder in December after the big storm