This might be a little off topic but I have a question.

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cmharcou

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I have been snowmobiling for a long time and just got back from our most recent trip. Without calling out towns are naming them in this thread I just have a few questions. My first one is why does the trail coming into town route you on roads that the city street department puts sand and salt down? We come through this small town and I want to stay on trail and not upset the locals. however, the trail sign points turn here, and that is nothing but a side street that is pure asphalt with no shoulder whatsoever to ride on. Therefore to follow the trail rules I stay on it for a mile while I watch my carbides sparking and my woodys get burned to nothing. On top of that I can't even turn my the corner on my sled because its nothing but asphalt. Now that aggravates the heck out of me! So if you want us snowmobilers to take the trail and not upset the locals please leave some snow for us to ride on instead of plowing and putting salt and sand down!

My next complaint is trail markings. I know that is a lot of work for any club, but if the trail map says trail 76 why do the trail signs say something else? If you change the trail number make sure the maps reflect it or vice versa. Its very confusing for out of towners with no GPS. Then when you come at a 4 way intersection or even 2 way there will absolutely be no signs at all. No way to indicate the right way to go. I lost 30 miles and hour sled time just trying to find my way again. That is also aggravating and one of our riders was low on fuel. It can be some scarey stuff. Anway, if your a club member or a town board member reading this, its just some suggestions from an out of towner snowmobiler trying to follow the rules and bring some money into your economy. THINK SNOW!
 
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xcr440

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City streets: If they route you down a street, don't be surprised if its plowed. Seen that in a few of the larger towns where gas is "IN" town, and not on the out-skirts. I generally try to avoid those towns.

Trail markings/Map printings: May times if they re-route, it's after the maps have been printed. Not much you can do about that, other than hope the signage is right.
 
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ezra

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xcr440 said:
City streets: If they route you down a street, don't be surprised if its plowed. Seen that in a few of the larger towns where gas is "IN" town, and not on the out-skirts. I generally try to avoid those towns.

Trail markings/Map printings: May times if they re-route, it's after the maps have been printed. Not much you can do about that, other than hope the signage is right.
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or send a few signs out with your groomer or trail coordinator or any club member who happens to have room for a hammer and roofing nail in trunk of his sled that drives buy that sign
 
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stealthv

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The usual let's direct everyone completely out of their way around the edge of town for miles instead of driving directly the two blocks to where you need to go.
 
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stealthv

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squat

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Newberry is like that as well! 300 yards down 28 to the hotel but 3 miles by trail! Silly things in life hey?
 
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saber

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We have to cross the Xway to get to the trails by the cabin. The bridge is nice and long and always scraped to the concrete. I wish the plow guys were sledders, then maybe they would understand.....
 
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mudorsnow

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We have the same problem in so. Wi!!!!!! Even the country roads that the trail runs along are plowed to pavement AND to the bottom of the ditch. The bridge crossings are plowed right to the edge of the bridge and we streak across em like a comet too. I get real bent out of shape when there is enough room for trail and clean road surface and there's just clean pavement for as far as the eye can see. Even if the plow driver could lift the side blade an inch or two.

The signage thing can get me reved up to but the big thing is here in so. Wi. we still have corn standing and marshes not frozen. We didn't find out that we couldn't take a trail all the way thru until we have a head on collision with a corn field or muddy marsh. Mark the dang trail closed due to mud, water, corn, dead moose or whatever!!!!! Trails are open but if one is still closed, tell us! 197 mile day of back trackin, no snow ditch bangin, plowed road sparking crap. Dane co.....good job. Jefferson co.......well..........see ya in February.
 
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thunderstruck88

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Where the heck is this Bergland? I am from Ohio and don't know my towns that well up there. Just wondered and thanks . Also I think I shall stay away form that town to. Don't sound friendly at all . THINK SNOW!!!!
 
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mjdeutsch

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Thunderstruck, Bergland is in the Western UP at the North end of Lake Gogebic, a great place to ride other that the town. Best area we have rode in, and I have 8000 miles under my belt in the 5 short years I have owned a sled, I would put the western UP against any other area in MI and WI, but any day snowmobiling is a good day right?
 
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