jandp Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Hopefully people step up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puzzleboy Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 I think Poncho is from that neck of the woods. I nominate him for chief trail groomer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupkid Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Its an all to familiar sigh of the times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poncho Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Yes that's where my place is and they are the Club I have supported for the last 30 years. I far as finding volunteers, they have always had an issue finding people. The current groomer driver is getting long in the tooth. They need some young blood to step up. Good luck I hope it works out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostynuts Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Unfortunately, it is a sign of the times, and a lot more clubs, including our local one, are experiencing a phase were the older guys that have carried these clubs for years just cann,t do it any longer. Kinda sad, but I don,t see many young folks who have the resources to afford an expensive sport like sledding, have much interest in any club maintenance or activities. It truly is a dying sport. Lesser clubs, and lesser trails, unless clubs can afford to pay workers to groom and maintain the trails.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poncho Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 On July 8, 2016 at 7:25 AM, Frostynuts said: Unfortunately, it is a sign of the times, and a lot more clubs, including our local one, are experiencing a phase were the older guys that have carried these clubs for years just cann,t do it any longer. Kinda sad, but I don,t see many young folks who have the resources to afford an expensive sport like sledding, have much interest in any club maintenance or activities. It truly is a dying sport. Lesser clubs, and lesser trails, unless clubs can afford to pay workers to groom and maintain the trails.... Frosty what was the out come of the meeting. Any word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostynuts Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 I haven,t heard or seen anything about that.. I,m way down near Prescott, and am part of the Grenville club. Hopefully someone from that club will chime in, with some good news. My gut feeling is our local club, as well as many others that haven,t been able to entice new younger sledders to help out, are going to disappear as well, as the older guys decide that they just cann,t carry on any longer. This latest gov,t legislation seems to have been the last straw for some volunteers, who are having a hard time convincing the land owners that they aren,t going to loose their land, or take any more risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Last thing I heard was they are still looking for volunteers! I'm going to a districtmeeting later this week and I ask for an update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostynuts Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Hi Karen, that is a beautiful area to snowmobile in. Hope they get some more volunteers to keep it going. Looking forward to your update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 They still need volunteers to step up and help out for the upcoming season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poncho Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 18 hours ago, Karen said: They still need volunteers to step up and help out for the upcoming season. Karen will Jack be operating the groomer this winter?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 I'm not sure but I will find out next week, as I going our district road show for MOTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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