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New York SNOWMOBILER Online May 2018

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SNOWMOBILER Online

New York

Publisher: The New York State

Snowmobile Association

P. O. Box 1040,

Pine Bush, NY 12566-1040

Editor: Anne O’Dell

[email protected]

888-624-3849 x101

2018-19 Officers

President Rosanne Warner, 315-697-8130

Vice

President

Craig LaPlante, 315-854-6719

[email protected]

Secretary Kelly Grammo, 315-854-7452

[email protected]

Treasurer John Occhino, 845-225-3140

[email protected]

Staff

Executive

Director

Dominic Jacangelo, 888-624-3849 x104

[email protected]

Trail

Coordinator

Jim Rolf, 888-624-3849 x102

[email protected]

General

Manager

Anne O’Dell, 888-624-3849 x101

[email protected]

Membership

Helpline

888-624-3849 x103

[email protected]

Join or Renew Membership Online:

Our Website: www.nysnowmobiler.com

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DMV, Register a Sled: NY Resident

DMV, Register a Sled: Out of State

CONTENTS

President’s Message ..Rosanne Warner 5

Sled Registration Renewals! 7

From the Desk of the Executive Director ..D.Jacangelo 8

Clarkson’s Turbo Diesel Snowmobile ..Shawn Schneider 10

Trail Coordinator Report … Jim Rolf 13

Your Association.. Working for YOU! 17

National News from ACSA 18

AD RATES

JIM STEVENSON

Jim Stevenson of the Marilla Sno-Mob Club passed away at

home on Thursday morning May 31st.

For those who may not have

known Jim, his history with

NYSSA began back with the NYS

Snowmobiling Coordinating

Group when the snowmobile grant

program was in its infancy. He

told the story of having all the

USGS maps laid out on tables at a

local hotel and drawing the snow-

mobile trails for the area on there

as the program was developed.

Jim was an active NYSSA Direc-

tor well into the 90's and contin-

ued to be active with the local

clubs and Federations.

Memorials may be made to the Marilla Snow Mob, PO Box

137, Marilla, NY 14102 or Hospice Buffalo, Inc., 225 Como

Park Blvd., Cheektowaga, NY 14227. Share condolences at

meyerfuneralhome.com.






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President’s Message: State of the Association by Rosanne Warner, NYSSA President 315-697-8130 [email protected]

Hoping you all had a Happy Memorial Day!! Thank you to all of our Veterans for all they have done to serve our country.

With the weather being beautiful the last week or two, I am sure that you are all enjoying the be-ginning of summer in your camper, on your boat, riding your motorcycle or maybe just getting some well-deserved relaxation. Even though snowmobiling is probably pretty far from your mind, NYSSA continues to work on issues that can have an effect on snowmobiling here in New York State.

In a couple of weeks ago we will be traveling to Halifax, Nova Scotia for the International Snowmo-bile Congress “ISC” which is held every June. You may remember that New York was the host of this prestigious event back in the summer of 2015 in Niagara Falls. This year, New York will likely submit a proposal to bring the ISC back to Lake Placid. We are very excited about this and hope that our proposal will be chosen out of the many prospective host cities across the globe.

Every year at this event we get updates on legislation that is affecting our sport, changes proposed in snowmobile use on our federal lands and up & coming innovations from the manufacturers.

At these events the movers and shakers of the industry meet for 3 days to discuss issues in the United States, Canada, and overseas in countries like Russia and Switzerland. Meetings are held by the American Council of Snowmobile Associations, Canadian Council of Snowmobile Organizations, International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association, the International Association of Snowmobile Administrators, the International Snowmobile Media Council, the International Snowmobile Tourism Council and the International Snowmobile Council.

NYSSA will do our best to make sure that we are in attendance at all of these important meetings representing our members and we will bring back information on things that could have an impact on snowmobiling here in our great state. Have a fun and safe rest of your summer everyone !!

Rosanne










SNOWMOBILE

REGISTRATION

RENEWALS

Emailed snowmobile registration renewal re-

minders have been sent out by the NYS Depart-

ment of Motor Vehicles. We expect hard copy

renewal forms will be mailed in late June/early

July.

All Sled registrations expire on

August 31, 2018.

The NYSSA Online Membership System is

open for the 2018-2019 registration season, for

those that want to be ready to renew.

Why not take care of this detail now, and get

your registration voucher, so that when the

snow comes, you’re not borrowing from the

Christmas Club money to register your sled?

NYSSA Club members pay just $45 per sled to

register. Non-Club members pay $100 per sled.

BE PREPARED WITH YOUR DMV VOUCHER

AND SUPPORT YOUR CLUB(S) EARLY! Re-

new your club membership directly with your

club early, or join online.

Membership Help Line: 888-624-3849 x103 [email protected]

Join Online at https://membership.nysnowmobiler.com/







From the Desk of the Executive Director By Dominic Jacangelo, Executive Director [email protected] 888-624-3849 x104

Last week (May 23rd), I attended and spoke at a public comment session on the Draft Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest Unit Manage-ment Plan (UMP) Amendments held in Albany. Many snowmobilers spoke at another session that was held in Newcomb that evening. The primary purpose of these amend-ments is to implement how the Boreas Ponds Tract, which was classified as Wild Forest, will be used. The sessions are being hosted by both the Department of Environmental Conservation and the Adirondack Park Agency. This set of amendments clearly puts public access to these lands at the forefront of consideration and at the same time ensures that the land will not be degraded by recreational use. This has been an ongoing process since the spring of 2016, from the state announcing the acquisition, through the classification process, and now onto the UMP amendment process. Together with the entire snowmobile community we have written countless letters and have spoken up at many public meetings. As a group we underscored the fact that this property had been in active forest management for longer than any of us are alive, had considerable infrastructure created that could support recreation and that we all deserved consideration for access.

When classification finally was announced, it was apparent that our many letters and spoken words pro-duced a positive result for access into the tract. Basically everything south of the Gulf Brook Road and the Boreas Road (western reach) would be classified wild forest, and everything 500 ft north of that would be classified as wilderness.

The draft UMP amendment reflects much of what we have been saying from the start, this portion of the Vanderwhacker Mountain Unit can support considerable public recreation. The draft plan includes a snow-mobile trail along the entire length of Gulf Brook Road and the western reach of Boreas Rd with a new trail cut from Boreas Rd south to the Roosevelt Truck Trail. This trail will be a significant segment of Class II Community Connector trails connecting Newcomb, Minerva and North Hudson. For other outdoor advo-cates there will be mountain bike trails, ski trails, parking areas along the trail in three seasons and primitive campsites for everyone’s use including snowmobilers if you are so venturesome.

I only found one disappointment in the plan and that is that Boreas Road to the east of the intersection with Gulf Brook Road will not be classified as a Class I trail allowing us to get within a tenth of a mile of the Bo-reas Pond for an outstanding view.

Overall, I believe the plan is consistent with the State Land Master Plan in that it provides access and uses consistent with the land classifications which have been established by the Adirondack Park Agency.

(Continued on page 9)




https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/22587.html





There is one more joint public session scheduled for June 21st at 6PM at the Lussi Ballroom in the Lake Placid Conference Center. Public comment will be accepted by DEC and APA through June 27th.

If you cannot attend you should submit your written comments to:

Robert Ripp, Forester NYS DEC 232 Golf Course Road Warrensburg, NY 12885 [email protected] Please email SLMP Conformance Comments to [email protected] Kathy Regan Deputy Director for Planning NYS Adirondack Park Agency P.O. Box 99 Ray Brook, NY 12977

This is no time to get complacent. Many groups are calling on the DEC and the APA to slow down the proc-ess. We could not disagree more. A great deal is known about the property and was very much considered in the classification process. It is time to move forward with access to the property. Go to the meeting if you can or write a simple letter / email saying that you support the Vanderwhacker Mountain Amendments and that they should be adopted as soon as possible.

(Continued from page 8)

Sample letter - feel free to modify with any other outdoor recreation you

take part in:

(Your name and address)

(Date)

Robert Ripp, Forester

NYS DEC

232 Golf Course Road

Warrensburg, NY 12885

Dear Mr. Ripp:

As an avid snowmobiler and a member of the (your club name), I am in

complete support of the Draft Vanderwhacker Mountain UMP amend-

ment and urge the Department to act on the plan as soon as possible.

The plan provides reasonable access to state lands utilizing the road infra-

structure which already exists on the property and minimizes the amount

of new multi-use trail that would have to be created in the unit.

Sincerely,

(your name)







Clarkson University’s Turbo Diesel Snowmobile By: Shawn Schneider

Every March, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) sponsors the Clean Snowmobile Challenge hosted

at Michigan Technological University’s Keweenaw Research Center. The goal of the competition is for stu-

dents at universities across the United States and Canada to reengineer an existing snowmobile design to re-

duce emissions and noise while maintaining or improving overall sled performance. Furthermore, these reengi-

neered snowmobiles must be cost effective such that the solutions are reasonable and can be applied to the in-

dustry.

Clarkson University has been involved in this competition since its origins,

previously competing in both the internal combustion and electric classes of the

competition. However, the 2017-2018 academic year was accompanied by major

changes in this regard. First, the “Zero Emissions,” or electric class of the com-

petition was discontinued by the organizers, and thus the zero-emissions snow-

mobile team switched to the formula electric competition. Second, the internal

(Continued on page 11) Fully packed engine bay of the Clarkson Turbo Diesel Snowmobile.





combustion team switched to the

diesel-utility class.

The heart of the Clarkson Turbo

Diesel Snowmobile is an engine

selected to be the best option based

on power, torque, size, weight, cost,

noise, emissions, and availability.

The engine is a Perkins 403D-07,

which is advertised by Perkins at 21

HP and 67 foot-pounds of torque

with 0.76 liters of displacement.

The engine is typically used in gen-

erators, but has now found a new

life inside a snowmobile. However,

the only model of the engine avail-

able to purchase was a 2012 genera-

tor model that output a maximum of

14 HP at an engine speed around

2000 RPM. By comparing all the

components between the generator

model and non-generator model,

the team discovered only one dif-

ference: a 60-cent governor spring

that controls the fuel supply to the

cylinders. By implementing this

switch, the engine went from 14 HP

to 27 HP with a maximum engine

speed around 3600 RPM, as meas-

ured by our Land & Sea Dyna-

mometer. Additionally, since no

diesel engine is complete without

its turbocharger, the team fabricated

an exhaust system that integrated a

Garrett GT-1238Z Turbocharger


and Bell intercooler, with a diesel

oxidation catalyst (DOC) and diesel particulate filter (DPF) from Faurecia to regulate emissions.

Following the engine selection, finding a chassis to house the project was the next major step. This chassis

came in the form of a Polaris Switchback SP with a 144” track that was then studded with Woody’s traction

control components in order to allow more traction for the sled in the utility application. However, this sled

came with its own set of complications in applying it to the diesel utility class. First, the engine was too tall to

fit without modifying the structural integrity of the chassis. To combat this, the team shrank the oil pan ap-

proximately two inches to fit the engine. Now the oil pan could no longer hold enough oil to safely run the en-

gine, so the team decided to apply a dry sump oil system. This system utilizes an external oil storage tank


Clarkson Turbo Diesel Sled on display with 139 Designs sled wrap





mounted behind the engine

and an electric pump to cir-

culate oil through the engine.

The pump will suck oil out of

the engine and into the exter-

nal storage tank. Gravity will

then cause the oil to work its

way back to the oil pan as the

oil pump within the engine

brings oil up into the upper

parts of the engine.

A second complication with

the chassis was the drivetrain

system. Since this chassis

was originally designed for a

two-stroke snowmobile, the

clutching and gears were

calibrated for engine speeds

of 2000 to 8000 RPM. This means that at the maximum 3600 RPM, the CVT was still operating at a low ratio

which prevented higher top end speeds. Calibrating the primary and secondary clutches consisted of changing

springs and weights until just the right combination showed up. However, this problem persisted into the com-

petition and turned out to be the downfall of the build. In order to pass technical inspection and compete in all

of the events, the diesel utility snowmobiles must achieve 35 mph. The Clarkson Diesel Snowmobile only

managed a lousy 31.

Although there are no acceptable excuses, engine problems and arrival times hindered the project. First of all,

the engine did not arrive until October, and the chassis until the end of November. Considering the month-long

break separating the fall and spring semester, the Clarkson team built a functioning turbo-diesel snowmobile

within two and a half months. Therefore, although the team was unable to compete in this year’s competition,

the team still accomplished an impressive feat. Since the plan is to continue improving and tuning the current

design, the seven months from the start of the academic year until the 2019 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge

will provide more than enough time to develop the Clarkson Turbo Diesel Snowmobile into a clean, quiet, and

efficient powerhouse. If you are interested in following this project, like us on Facebook

@clarksoncleansnowmobile or follow us on Instagram @clarkson_cleansno. There are definitely many

changes planned for this build, so it will be

exciting to follow along!

SLEDNY and NYSSA are proud to sponsor Clarkson University, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Uni-

versity of Buffalo’s teams in the Clean Sled Challenge each year.


Team member Brad Cyr leads a discussion on an output shaft design

for the engine.





Trail Coordinator Report by Jim Rolf, NYSSA Trail Coordinator 888-624-3849 x 102 [email protected]

2018 FORUM FOLLOW-UP

Having the 2018 SLEDNY Educational Forum last month in Niagara Falls was certainly a nice location for every-one and it was a pleasure to interact with so many club volunteers and Officers. I think the Events and Promotions Committee members, Directors, Officers, and volunteers as well as the other staff put on a great event again this year, working to get any bugs taken care of right away and without issue.

I would like to thank all of those club attendees, especially those that participated in the All About Trails session on Sat after lunch and who came with questions and those that took the time to speak to me directly at the event regarding local issues. It is always good to hear from club volunteers who want to learn and for me to try to help with any issues they may have. We also had the NYSSA Trails Committee Chair, John Winterton, go over some of the Trail Committee tasks for the year as well as the Phase III Ad-hoc Committee audits that was tasked to come up with the most com-mon errors clubs make in entering labor and equipment hours and authorized expendi-

tures into the NYS Parks ATGP (automated trail grant program) system , showcasing them in his PowerPoint. If your club did not send anyone this year…you missed a great event with more new sessions. Many attendees made it a point to tell us how much they enjoyed this particular Forum and Annual Meeting on Sunday. Next year’s event is in Niagara Falls again, so try to get there!

One of the highlights was obviously having the Oneida Count Deputy Sheriff and snowmobile patrolman, Deputy Rob Snider, speak to the session attendees to give his passionate thoughts and feelings on snowmobile trail safety. Not only is Deputy Snider a Law Enforcement Officer, he is a snowmobiler as well. He comprehends the issues we have and wants to make a difference. And with him working for a department that also wants to curb snowmobile trail complaints and bring safer rides to those who enjoy the trails, they are fortunate to have LEOs like Deputy Snider patrolling the trail network in Oneida County!

Another session was the TRAILS MEET AND GREET event on Friday evening where any attendee wishing to meet the new NYS OPRHP snowmobile unit director could do so. Chris Fallon, the snowmobile unit director for the past 3 years, took a position within Parks back to the Marine Division…which is where he started. I thank Chris for his work these past 3 years, and wish him nothing but the best going forward with his new position. Nicole Unser, the new snowmobile unit director, introduced herself as the family snowmobiler that she was brought up as by her dad, and along with the other 2 Parks snowmobile unit employees, Jim MacFarland and Bennett Campbell, entertained ques-tions and answered all that were asked. Nicole briefly outlined her desire to have safer trails and to work to hopefully reduce the paperwork that club volunteers have to endure to participate in the NYS Trail Fund Program. She seems







S.T.E.P. Training

The NYSSA Safe Trails Education Program (STEP) classes will again be held around the state this fall for those who need to become more familiar with why safety signage guidelines are as they are and why signs are placed as they are, going over what rules are in place from Parks on signing snowmobile trails. This year’s classes will include the new signing handbook guidelines which Parks released last summer.

These training classes also have a component in-cluded to train volunteer Safe Trails Advisers (STAs) who are then assigned near-by trails to “inspect” and work with clubs directly to insure trail hazards are safely signed. STAs who attended classes prior to 2014-15 will need to attend this component again, as there are newer proce-dures to deal with inconsistent signage which were put into place that these advisers need to be aware of. If those that attended training in the past who are interested in continuing to help with the STEP program going for-ward, please contact me about your desire to attend train-ing again this year. STAs who attended a training class these past few years are all set to go, but the new signing guidelines may be a feature of this year’s classes that you all should want to become more familiar with as well.

I am looking to start to schedule classes for this fall and would like some suggestions as to when & where to hold them. I would suggest that county associations and/or federations try to consolidate with their neighbor-ing counties so instructors have full classes to teach. If any of the past year’s STEP class instructors plan to work with their neighboring County clubs again, please let me know ASAP. Thank you!

Safety Signs Available to Clubs on the Annual BULK SIGN ORDER

NYSSA is once again offering clubs the opportunity to purchase through “bulk-buying power” via our Bulk Sign Order. Each club has been notified of the order forms once, and will again receive emails reminding them of the July 10th, 2018 deadline twice more. Orders again this year are for the full-reflective sheeting signs, which are much thicker than the older-style signs, reflect much better, and last much longer.

One of the sugges-tions that came about from different discussions at the end of last season as well as during The Forum was for clubs to hang MAXIMUM Speed Limit signs along sec-tions of their trails that may be susceptible or enticing to speeding, as a reminder for riders to see. That new sign

is included within the bulk order and should be seen more by riders all across the state’s trail system.

A hot topic of discussion every year, where riders report many near misses by those others riding out of con-trol and too fast along with the 7 snowmobile-related fatal accidents this past season suggest that we … the snowmo-bile community … must do better job of passing on safety messages and alerting riders to adhere to the snowmobile laws in place. Trail signs are always a means to provide such safety education to riders, but what was also men-tioned was that WE riders have to take the opportunity to help reel-in those that we ride with or come across that ride above their ability, their sled’s capabilities, and the trail conditions by policing our own sport and reporting those types of unsafe riders to law enforcement officials (LEOs)…helping to eliminate those that are giving our sport a black eye by giving viewpoints on safety.


willing to look at all aspects of the program, and of course must adhere to the law and regulations, but also made most feel as though she will at least try to get a handle on what the clubs go through in order to qualify for partial reimburse-ment of trail development and maintenance expenses. Things are continuing to look up from that perspective. I want to again welcome Nicole Unser to the program and I look forward to positively working with her and her team going forward.

TRAIL SAFETY





STATE-LAND NEWS

NYS DEC UMPs

As always, there are a few DEC Unit Management Plans (UMPs) that are upcoming over the next few months that are on our radar to watch. When there are significant implications within these UMPs that may have any impact (negative or positive), we notify the local clubs of the plan and then solicit public comments on them. We also post most of them on our Facebook page and website to get the messages out. NYSSA takes the feedback from the local clubs then submits our public comment to DEC on their unit plan. Having public comments submitted on these land management plans is a must for our user-group if we want the State to hear us and keep “our” State-owned or main-tained lands open for snowmobile access and recreational use. So please be on the look-out for emails and social me-dia postings regarding any new UMPs to review and submit comments on. We certainly appreciate the effort.

Adirondack Rail-Trail News/Update

The Court case regarding the railroad vendor’s lawsuit (which is holding up the trail conversion from Tupper Lake to Lake Placid) was found to be an issue with the State’s UMP amendment. The State originally intended to file an appeal, but decided against that and to deal with each of the Judge’s determinations individually prior to reopening up another UMP amendment. We hope this is all going be cleared up, and will report on it when we hear.

PROTECT the Adirondacks Lawsuit vs. NY State DEC News/Update

The Court case has brought about against the DEC and APA by an Adirondack environmental group regarding tree removal and snowmobile community connector trails being built was a WIN for the State and snowmobile trail development within The Blue Line. BUT, an appeal was made and that was recently dismissed as well. Threats from the extreme-environmental groups of new lawsuits against the State are expected, once permits and other snowmo-bile trail work begins unfortunately. Stay tuned…

Join a club, wherever you ride!

SLOW DOWN! Enjoy the ride…safely!

TRAIL VOLUNTEERS…NEVER ENOUGH OF THEM!

THINK! You are an ambassador of this sport.








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Allowed clubs to save SIGNIFICANT amounts of money on trail signs over the years, with free delivery

by NYSSA Directors. Bulk Sign Order process (2005)

Enacted “2-tier registration” which increased paid club memberships threefold; and

Increased the Trail Fund significantly from those riders who choose not to join and support a club through

their $100/sled registration fees. SRRA Snowmobile Rights and Responsibilities Act (2006)

Championed legislative efforts to allow snowmobiles to cross limited-access State roadways. The first leg-

islation was for the Route 104 crossing in Northern Oswego County. Limited-Access Highway Road

Crossing Legislations (First in 2008, ongoing)

Initiated a standardized testing procedure that was developed by the SAE (Society of Automotive Engi-

neers) and successfully used in other States since 2004. Loud Exhaust Legislation (2013) was enacted.

New Safety and Trails Committee policy (2014) on Deficient Trail Signage cooperative efforts putting

TEETH into correcting signing inconsistencies on New York’s Trails. New policy has severe ramifica-

tions for clubs that are NOT signing their trails properly according to the NYS OPRHP Trail Signage

Handbook.

Formed SLEDNY (2015), the charitable, 501c(3) tax-exempt arm of NYSSA. This allows for tax-

deductible donations to clubs and the state association, reduced our sales taxes paid on assets and expenses,

and saves thousands of dollars. It also allowed us to significantly reduce the cost of registration fees for

club members who are sending delegates to the annual Educational Forum, saving money for the clubs.

Worked cooperatively with NYS Parks snowmobile unit to create 5 classes of grooming machines based

upon horsepower and “draw-bar towing capacity” for each class. Helped Parks set the hourly grooming

rates for each of those 5 classes based upon other States’ grooming rates and proportional to the previous

NY rates. Grooming Unit Re-classification (2016)

Initiated the “Online Membership Charge” of $1.00/each transaction, shifting the cost of credit card proc-

essing from NYSSA and the clubs to the online user. Credit card fee passthrough (2016)

Increased Unregistered Snowmobile Fines Penalty (2017) from “up to $200 per infraction” to

“Minimum of $200 and max of $500 per infraction, with half of the fine disposition going directly into the

NYS Parks Snowmobile Trail Fund.

Successfully lobbied to change the definition of a snowmobile with ALL State agencies to eliminate

tracked ATV/UTVs, motorcycles, and other motor vehicles from registration as a snowmobile (NYS Law

Chapter 341, Section 1).

Successfully lobbied to increase Law Enforcement funding . (Subdivision 2 of section 27.15 of the

parks, recreation and historic preservation law)

Created and fielded the Membership Discounts Program.

Lobbied successfully to get the DMV’s fee of $10 reduced to $5 - that $5 saved now goes to the trail fund.

This list does not include ALL of the NYSSA initiatives that help clubs, the snowmobile Trail Fund, and the sport in NYS. Efforts like

the Take a Friend Snowmobiling NY events are some of those not listed, but are such positive efforts from YOUR State Association

Other ongoing legislative efforts and positive public relations products are other examples not specified here.







As the unified voice for NY Snowmobiling, NYSSA works year-round to promote

the sport and protect the trails needed for winter enjoyment. NYSSA is recognized

and accepted in Albany, across the state, and nationally as the organization that

represents the rights and needs of New York’s snowmobilers.

PO Box 1040, Pine Bush, NY 12566-1040

888-624-3849 / Fax 888-317-2441

E-mail: [email protected]

www.nysnowmobiler.com

NYSSA VI NT AGE SHOW

Club Events are listed on our website: www.nysnowmobiler.com/events

Safety Courses are listed at

http://www.nysparks.com/recreation/snowmobiles/safety-courses.aspx

NYSSA Calendar of Events

July 14, 2018 NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting Board meeting at 1 pm.

Rusty Rail, 3231 Seneca Turnpike, Canastota, NY

Aug 25, 2018 NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting Board meeting at 1 pm.


Sept 29, 2018 NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting Board meeting at 1 pm.

OnCenter, Big East weekend

Nov 3, 2018 NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting Board meeting at 1 pm.


Dec 1, 2018 NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting Board meeting at 1 pm.


(11 days after each BOD Meeting).

July 25, 2018

Sept 6, 2018

Oct 11, 2018

Nov 15, 2018

Dec 12, 2018

NY Snowmobiler Publication Dates:

Save the Date! SLEDNY Educational Forum & Annual Meeting

April 26 - 27 - 28, 2019 Niagara Falls Conference Center

Sheraton at the Falls - Hotel Reservations may be made now!


https://nysnowmobiler.com/events/

http://www.nysparks.com/recreation/snowmobiles/safety-courses.aspx

http://www.facebook.com/#!/NewYorkStateSnowmobileAssociation

http://www.youtube.com/user/NYSSnowmobiler

https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/NYSnowmobile2019

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