DCR Posts Public Comments
DCR has posted all of the written public comments the agency received regarding the Landscape Designation criteria and management guidelines, as part of this fall’s public process. SAM has been encouraging it’s members to keep informed and take part in the ...Read more
Published on Thursday, February 24, 2011 in General Announcements, Legislative Affairs, News & Updates
Tags: access, DCR, environment, opinion, public lands
Ski-Doo Announces New Suspension For 2012 (video)
Ski-Doo announced a new rear suspension for 2012 sleds, dubbed rMotion. BRP claims the skid offers the most travel in the industry, more capability, comfort and adjustability. A totally rising-rate skidframe that fits neatly inside the tunnel. A trick new ...Read more
Published on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 in General Announcements, News & Updates
Tags: opinion, sleds, tech
Reflections: The Hampshire County Legends of Snowmobiling (Robert Dodge)
The Hampshire County Legends of Snowmobiling: Charlie Kott of the Burgy Bullets, Ralph Hathaway of the Chesterfield Four Seasons Club and Horace “Whitey” Whitaker of the Worthington Snowmobile Club. Sometime around the first of the year in 2010, Robert “Bob” ...Read more
Published on Monday, February 7, 2011 in Guest Columns, News & Updates
Tags: clubs, opinion, people, vintage, volunteers
Oil: What You Need To Know (Jim Tucker)
I have a confession to make- I don’t know much about oil! Oh sure, I’ve done a lot of research on this slippery liquid called bubblin’ crude, but soon realized the more I knew the less I understood about all ...Read more
Published on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 in Guest Columns, News & Updates, Snowmobile Tech
Tags: opinion, tech
Life of a Groomer Operator (Gerry Balchuinas)
We all look for them and smile when we find them. No, I’m not talking about the winning lottery numbers. But if you have those and would like to share them, give me a call. What I am talking about ...Read more
Published on Thursday, January 27, 2011 in Guest Columns, News & Updates
Tags: opinion, trail-riding, volunteers
Organizations! (Larry Tucker)
(The photo above depicts the founding fathers of SAM viewing a new piece of equipment that was purchased to send newsletters to members in 1972.) I hope that by now you have all seen billions of the “white flakes” in ...Read more
Published on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 in Guest Columns, Legislative Affairs, News & Updates
Tags: access, laws, legislative, opinion, public lands, sam
Keep Those Tires Rolling! (Jim Tucker)
For those of us not lucky enough to be retired and permanently settled in snow country or others that can load their sled in the back of a pickup truck, the rest of us will have to deal with a ...Read more
Published on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 in News & Updates, Safety, Snowmobile Tech
Tags: opinion, safety, tech, travel
Zero Alcohol Tolerance When Riding (Rena Sumner)
A little thing happened to me on the way to grandma’s house this year. I was stopped for speeding in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Don’t let the fact that VA and MA are both Commonwealth states fool you. I don’t ...Read more
Published on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 in Executive Perspective, News & Updates, Safety
Tags: education, laws, opinion, safety
