Sixty Nine New Safe Snowmobilers

Thank you for all the help, time and donations everyone provided to make the Sault Snowmobile Association Snowmobile Safety Class 2007 a success. Sixty nine successful students were certified- even without any snow! The farthest student traveled from Germany- but not just for the class, she is a foreign exchange student attending Pickford High School.

 MDNR Conservation Officer Mike Bailey and Sault Ste. Marie Chief of Police Lou Murray both commented on what a great job the Sault Snowmobile Association does conducting the class-'....very organized, thoroughly covers Michigan Law, impressive community support (Lunch) and the number of volunteers to help....'

New Home for our Groomers:  You may have heard that the association has purchased land to accommodate our groomers. It is true; the association purchased land, approved a building loan, started a site plan, and agreed on a contractor for the framing and exterior of the building. The land is located on West 9th Street between the Industrial Park and on I-75. The work has now begun. The Association would like to see a covered home for the groomers early this winter. As the snow is not cooperating for the snowmobile season, it is providing for an easier building erection.

Bridge Repair: Here, Tom Brown, Andy Molnar and Michael Panik are nailing down the decking on a bridge across a small creek on the Kinross trail.

Inmate Work Crew: The inmate work crew from the the Chippewa County Jail certainly performed their share of community service when they helped us remove cut brush following the brush cutter on trail #8. We can't thank them enough for all of their hard work. We couldn't have done it without them

Good Turn Out At Trail Stop!

The Trail Stop in Raco on Saturday with the Sault Ste Marie Snowmobile Association and the MSA had a good turn out, gave away 150 dogs, 8 gallons of cocoa, and talked to hundreds of sledders. Antlers donated the dogs, Abners the buns, Ang-Gios the condiments, and GFS [Roy Swanson] the cocoa.

Finer Points of Grooming:  This is Mike Jarosz and he's at the 1st preseason Club Social. He's got to be discussing the finer points of grooming with other groomer operators

Time to Ride:  Now it's time to get on a sled and practice what was taught in the classroom at the Safety class

All Standing: All these guys are standing. Can't figure out why. They're all groomer operators. Maybe they all want to be the first one on the trail when the Grooming Operation starts?

Land Owners: A number of the land owners that allow our trai to cross their property were present to socialize and receive their first ever payment from the DNR for allowing a snowmobile trail to cross their land. Bless their hearts!

2006 Safety Class:   81 Participants successfully pass the Sault Snowmobile Assoc. safety class of 2006.

DNR Officer

One of the local DNR officers is giving his part of the lesson on snowmobile safety to the kids at the Sault Snowmobile Assoc. 2006 safety class

Groomer Stops at Trail Stop

The Sault Ste Marie Snowmobile Association’s Groomer driven by Mike Sabo stop in at the trail stop. The groomer was on display for about two hours for sledders look over.

SM Snowmobile Association & MSA Trail Stop

Members of the MSA and Sault Ste Marie Snowmobile Association available to talk with over a hundred sledders at the trail stop.