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Editor: Peg Meyers
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| Photos contributed by: |
| Alan Swett, Rick LeVasseur |
| Justin West, Estelle Carey |
| Ron Turmel, Jerry Sherman |
Everard Hayes Jr
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| Snowmobile Maine! |
For snowmobilers, winter in Maine is filled with travel, adventures and the camaraderie of those who enjoy the crisp fresh air and changeable landscape of the season. Last year nearly 100,000 snowmobilers found winter adventure on the Maine snowmobile trail system, exploring the state, visiting winter festivals and events and sharing the experience with outdoor enthusiasts with a passion for snow riding.
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Day tripping from home or trailering far from home, snowmobilers seek the same thing - well groomed, well marked trails.
Forty years of trail development by snowmobile club volunteers have produced a system of over 13,500 miles of such trails in Maine. Several thousand miles are designated as the 'Interconnected Trail System', a connected network of travel providing long distance riding across the state. In a good snow year, riders may access the ITS at any chosen location and snowmobile to any other location in the system.
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The one thing snowmobile clubs can't control is snowfall - some years it's chicken, some years it's feathers.
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But wherever the snow lands this winter, there's most likely an MSA club in the area that has been preparing for its arrival for months. Volunteers have consulted with landowners, brushed out the trail, built and repaired bridges, posted signage and, as grooming begins, are ready to welcome riders to their trails.
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MSA snowmobile clubs are proud of their trail system, and welcome all visitors who ride safely, operate within the law and respect the land, the landowners and the clubs' efforts. Snowmobile Maine. Ride Right. Enjoy.
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| Photo by Jerry Sherman |
| Number 4 Mountain Trail |
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