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SNOWMOBILER Online

New York April 2015

The Official Publication of the New York State Snowmobile Association

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40th Anniversary Award: Mary Brusoe

Mary receives her award from Past President Jeff Johnson. Mary is holding one of the

early signs that she designed. They are still seen on our trail system!

At the 2015 Educational Forum, the 40th Anniversary

Award was presented to a pioneer of New York Snow-

mobiling, Mary Brusoe. Mary was instrumental in get-

ting the New York Snowmobile Coordinating Group

organized. She wore many hats during her tenure be-

tween September 1981 and and 2003. Her role has been

characterized as “the glue that held everything to-

gether”.

The award was accepted at the Forum on Mary’s behalf

by Past President Jeff Johnson.

Read about NYSCG’s formation

in “MaryBee’s” own words, here.

mailto:[email protected]

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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

2015-16 Officers

President Jim Elmore, 585-813-4610

[email protected]

Vice

President

Craig LaPlante, 315-854-6719

[email protected]

Secretary Rosanne Warner, 315-697-8130

[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

New York State Office of Parks,

Recreation & Historic Preservation’s

Website

www.nysparks.com/recreation/snowmobiles

DMV, Register a Sled: NY Resident

DMV, Register a Sled: Out of State

CONTENTS

From the Desk of the Executive Director ...D. Jacangelo P. 4

Scenes from the SLEDNY Educational Forum P. 6

6th Annual NYSSA Vintage Sled Show P. 8

2015 “Of the Year Award” Winners P. 11

The 2015 President’s Award P.14

Downstate Helping Upstate P.15

Your new Vice President, Craig LaPlante P. 17

2015 Super Raffle Winners! P. 18

Your Member Benefits continue year-round! P. 20

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On the Cover: New York Snowmobiling Celebrates 40 Years!

The 40th Anniversary of NYSSA was celebrated

at the Educational Forum and Annual Meeting.

We’re dedicating this issue to a photographic

review of the event!

Readers: We welcome your photos! Now that the season has

ended, look through your photos and send us your best shots!

Please send photos that illustrate safe snowmobiling, to

[email protected].






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

Basic membership to increase!

There is no doubt that this winter was the best in several years. It got cold, it snowed and it stayed cold.

From the beginning of January through the end of March, most trails were open. While it was a real treat

for the rider, this winter put a real strain on most of the clubs that maintain the snowmobile trail system.

Most clubs ran through the money they had from their trail grant as well as anything they had in their

“snowy” day fund. To add greater strain on the clubs, they can no longer submit major repair bills on their

groomers as an allowable expense for their trail grant. Those repairs must come directly from their bank

accounts.

On April 12, 2015 the delegates who attended the NYSSA Annual Meeting adopted a resolution calling for

the minimum membership fee to go from $25 to $30. Many clubs were already charging this higher

amount. Unfortunately there was no alternative to implementing this modest increase in membership

fees. Eighty percent of the increase will go to the clubs with $1 dollar going to SLEDNY.

This is the first dues increase since 2006.

There had been a discussion regarding increasing the registration fee. Increasing the snowmobile registra-

tions fee paid to NYS DMV was dismissed because it would take a least two seasons to implement and still

result in delays in getting funding to the club. The membership increase represents less than two gallons

of fuel and I hope you understand that it is needed to keep the clubs doing what they do so well: care and

maintain over 10,000 miles of trail.

A Word About SLEDNY

SLEDNY is the not for profit 501(c)(3) charitable arm of NYSSA. The name is derived from Snowmobile

Leadership and Education in NY. At its core SLEDNY is charged with educating both the public as well as

the snowmobile community on safety and the benefits of the sport. SLEDNY can receive tax deductible

charitable gifts as well as donations in any form.

With all our federal and state approvals in place, you will see SLEDNY take a bigger role in many of the

functions traditionally undertaken by NYSSA. This past season SLEDNY was the lead sponsor of the Take a

Friend Snowmobiling project as well as the Educational Forum. In the future, you will see SLEDNY take a

bigger role in trail safety and operator education. SLEDNY has no paid staff but does have the support of

the many volunteers and staff who support NYSSA. NYSSA is the sole member of SLEDNY and the Officers

of NYSSA also serve on the SLEDNY board of directors.

You can see what SLEDNY has been doing by visiting the SLEDNY Facebook page or SLEDNY.org. The

website is still under development but you will get an idea of what the organization is all about.








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Scenes from the

SLEDNY Educational Forum April 10 - 11, 2015 ~ Rochester, NY

At left: Dave Sprague, Delaware

County District Director, and Mike

Blance, Broome County District

Director, share a laugh during setup

at the 2015 SLEDNY Educational

Forum in Rochester, NY.

Click on the photo to view the

video!

All Photos by Jane Chaddock.

Video by Video Mike Grant of

SnowTrails TV.

THANK YOU

to Allstate, our

major sponsor for

this event and the up-

coming International

Snowmobile Con-

gress 2015 event,

June 10 - 13 in Niag-

ara Falls.

Tracey Jansen was on

hand along with a

team of agents to an-

swer questions about

insurance discounts

available through

Allstate, not just for

snowmobiles, but for

autos, homes, RVs,

and motorcycles too!



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Charity Auction

The Charity Auction, held throughout the event, raised

$2,700 to be divided between our three Charities of

Choice: Easter Seals, Pink Ribbon Riders, and the USO.

Clubs donate baskets and other items to be auctioned

off, and the entire fundraiser is managed by volunteers

George Couell (Cattaraugus County Director) and

Bob Bach (Events & Promotions Committee Volunteer),

pictured below.

Vendor Bingo (below) Jane Chaddock, our roving photographer and Genesee

County District Director, coordinated the Vendor Bingo

game. Attendees were given a bingo card, and Vendors

were assigned a number. Visiting each vendor garnered

participants a stamp on their card, and all completed

cards were entered in a drawing to win a luxury stay at

the Tailwater Lodge. Rick Pugh, delegate for Oriska

Snowdrifters, was the lucky winner! Jared Hunt won

second prize, a beanie donated by SledFreak.com!

FUN for EVERYONE!





6th Annual Vintage

Snowmobile Show! The brainchild of Debbie Perkins (who for-

merly coordinated the entire Forum event

nearly single-handedly), the Vintage Sled

Show has become an exciting part of the

Educational Forum. Each year Scott Bullock,

Vintage Sled Guru, and his team of

volunteers coordinate the entries and

judging of this event. This year 13 owners

brought in 39 sleds. Collectively, those 13

owners have a total of 346 vintage sleds back

home!

WINNERS!

Oldest Original 2nd – Steve Beach / 1969 Mercury

(1969 – Older) 1st – Cindy Harris / 1963 Fox Trac

Oldest Restored 2nd – Ron Fesco / 1981 Ski-Doo Blizard

(1969 – Older) 1st – Thomas Dickerson / 1969 Scorpin

Original 2nd – Ron Fesco / 1970 Moto Ski Grand Prix

(70s – 90s) 1st – Doug & Bob Crandall / 1970 Artic-Cat Panther

Restored 2nd – David Donley / 1977 Polaris TX

(70s – 90s) 1st - Doug & Bob Crandall / 1970 Artic-Cat Panther

Race 2nd – David Donley / 1977 Polaris RXL

1st – Andy List / 1977 Yamaha SRX 440

Muscle 2nd – Andy List / 1979 Yamaha SRX 440

1st - Doug & Bob Crandall / 1973 Artic-Cat Eltigre

Most Unique Steve Beach / 1973 Sno Blazer

Super Show Sled Doug & Bob Crandall / 1970 Artic-Cat Panther 760cc

Show sponsored by:

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Super Show Sled ~ Doug & Bob Crandall ’s 1970 Artic-Cat Panther 760cc

Most Unique ~ Steve Beach’s 1973 Sno Blazer



Adirondack Powersports

Appolson’s

Bibben’s Sales

Bob Weaver’s Motorsports

Buck’s Motorsports

Caprara’s Outdoor World

Cycle Motion

Cycle Shack

Della Motorsports

Don’s Polaris

Edelmann Sales, Inc

Excell Motorsports

Fun Unlimited

Gamble Distributors

Griffin Motorsports

Hermans Performance

Ingles Performance

Ithaca Recreation

Jan-cen Automotive K&H Kawasaki

Kubecka’s Polaris

Leisure Time Maddie’s

Matt’s Cycle Center

Menneto’s Wildhorse Powersports

Moody Polaris

O’Neil Sales

Pioneer Motorsports

Polaris of Riverhead

Powerhouse Motorsports

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2015 NYSSA Award Winners

Groomer Operator of the Year Kevin Funke accepts his award

from Events & Promotions Chair (and Wayne County Direc-

tor) Darlene Lombardo, and NYSSA President Jim Elmore.

Below, the TC Riders

Snowmobile Club of

Camden, NY (Oneida

County) accepts their Club

of the Year Award from

NYSSA President

Jim Elmore, and special

guest Melvin the Moose.







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More of the Year Awards…!

Family of the Year - Champlin Family

Snowmobiler of the Year - Fred Carpenter

President’s Award - Chris Skinner

The Champlin Family,

members of the Delaware

Valley Ridge Riders,

shared the 2015 NYSSA

Family of the Year

Award.

Fred Carpenter, a lifetime member of the Salisbury Ridge Runners, who

(along with Fred Boepple) has led our Groomer Operator Safety Training

Course for many years, accepted the 2015 Snowmobiler of the Year

Award at Saturday night’s banquet.





2015 President’s Award Trooper Christopher G.

Skinner, a member of the

Ridge Riders Snowmobile

Club of Whitney Point,

was presented with the

NYSSA President’s Award

by President Jim Elmore.

Below, Judy Whittaker

accepts the award on be-

half of Trooper Skinner’s

family. Mike Blance,

Broome County Director,

looks on. Below is an

exerpt from President

Elmore’s introduction:

Chris joined the NYS Police want-ing to serve his community and protect the citizens under his watch. While he was a State Trooper, he continued educating youth in the Broome County area on the proper use of a snowmobile.

He love being a teacher for our youth, he wanted to make sure they knew how to operate a snowmobile in a safe man-ner. The club has told me that this person could be considered a Take A Friend pioneer, he always hosted snowmobile parties for all the young kids and their parents in the neighborhood. He would always supply the snowmobiles and gear and helmets to give new people interested in snowmobiling the opportunity to learn. He gave of his own time to pass on the passion of riding he had to the next generation.

This young man is a club volunteer and whenever the club needed some help, he was only a phone call away, much like his job as a State Trooper when someone in the community called and needed help.

In most professions you get up and kiss your loved ones goodbye before you leave for work. As most of us go out the door, our loved ones expect us to be home for dinner that evening.

In some professions, like our proud serving military personal and our firefighting members and law enforcement offi-cers, there is no guarantee they will come home after the end of their watch.

This is the case for this young man, Last year on May 29th, he was killed in the line of duty. He was murdered while protecting the community he wanted to serve and protect. Snowmobile Volunteer, youth safety instructor, NYS Trooper….Chris Skinner was fatally injured on Inter-state 81 near Binghamton, NY. A deranged and cowardly individual struck Chris with his pick-up truck while the Trooper had his back to him.

Chris is missed by his family, his mom and children his

brother and fiancée along with his Police brothers and

sisters and the snowmobile family.





Downstate Helping Upstate

The Long Island Sno Seekers, a club that has no trails to maintain due to their location on ur-

ban Long Island, presented a check for $1,300 to the Snow Owls Snowmobile Club of Cicero

(Onondaga County)

The Tawaeri Taqui Trailblazers of Ulster county, whose trails were

fragmented by development many years ago, presented checks for $300

each to the West Rome Riders, (Oneida County) Central Catskill Trail

Association, and Hamden Hill Ridge Riders (both of Delaware County)

TTT also donated a $1,000 prize to the 2015 Super Raffle!





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The 6-Hour Safe Driving Accident Prevention Program

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Fun fact: Did you know, the very first ISC was held

in 1969 in Albany, New York?

On June 10-13, 2015, the 47th International Snowmobile Congress will be held in Niagara Falls, NY, at the Niagara Falls

Convention Center. This event is dedicated to the development of strate-gies on our common role with respect to the environment, conservation, access, education and accountability.

That aside, the ISC is just plain fun! Imagine what happens when you get snowmobilers from across the globe together to share their experiences! A whole day will be dedicated to semi-nars about snowmobile trails!

We’ll have a program of educational courses, interspersed with plenty of social activities, and some really cool side trips for you to check out in and around Niagara Falls!

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While you’re in Niagara Falls, check out

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Your New Vice President - Craig LaPlante Hello, my name is Craig LaPlante, and I am the new Vice President of NYSSA.

Let me start out with some information about myself; I started snowmobiling when I was 6 when my father

purchased our first snowmobile, it was a 1966 Johnson Ski-Horse, I have been involved with the sport since

then.

I currently ride about 500-1000 miles a year when I find time.

I am a NYS Certified Youth Safety Instructor, a NYSSA STEP Instructor, NYSSA Safe Trails Advisor, and a Groomer Operator Instructor. I have been involved with starting the Taberg Trailblazers Snowmobile club in 1987, and first learned of the New York Snowmobile Coordinating Group, and was involved in the organiza-tion with Norris and Mary Brusoe. I moved to the Adirondacks in 1997 and have restarted the Childwold Sno-Packers Club in 1995, it is lo-cated in the Southeast corner of St Lawrence County. I have been involved with the St Lawrence County

Snowmobile Association since 1993, I have served as Alternate Director from 2009 -2011 and am currently the Director for NYSSA for the County association.

Our club currently has approximately 86 miles of trails that we maintain and Groom, 25 of which are on the Adirondack Railroad

Corridor, mostly one way, we have approximately 140 members in our club. I have recently retired from NYSDOT in Region 7 Watertown in which I was a Supervising Equipment Operator Instructor/

Equipment Coordinator for 36 and ½ years. I am currently the President of the Childwold Sno-Packers and have been for the past 2 years. I also have been a Volunteer Firefighter for 37 years. I have been a NYS Certified Fire Investigator for 20 years and have served on the St Lawrence County Fire Investigation Team. I currently serve as Secretary on the St Lawrence County Fire Advisory Board and have been a member since 2002. I am a Firefighter for NASCAR Track Services and serve as a Crew Chief. I have been involved with Emergency responses with the DOT and Fire service such as Ice Storms, Floods, Hurricanes, Snow-

storms, and 911.

With my extensive knowledge of Budgets as I have had to purchase equipment for DOT and the Fire service I feel that I will be a great asset to the organization. You can reach me at [email protected], or 315-854-6719.

2015 NYSSA Officers President Jim Elmore, 585-813-4610

[email protected]

Vice President Craig LaPlante, 315-854-6719

[email protected]

Secretary Rosanne Warner, 315-697-8130

[email protected]

Treasurer John Occhino, 845-225-3140

[email protected] Secretary Rosanne Warner holds down the noise at a Fo-

rum planning meeting.





Winners 26,315 Tickets were sold for the Onon-

daga County Snowmobile Association

Super Raffle this year! The club that

sold the most tickets was the Dela-

ware Valley Ridge Riders, for the

fourth year in a row! The winners list

is posted on

www.nysnowmobiler.com and may be

viewed by clicking the image above.

First through Fourth Place winners

will receive their prizes (three sleds..

And a check for $5,000) at the May 2

NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting,

about 12:30 pm, at the Rusty Rail Res-

taurant in Canastota, NY. Other prizes

will be in the hands of the lucky win-

ners soon!

At left, John Russell, Treasurer of the

Onondaga County Snowmobile Asso-

ciation, keeps careful records of all

tickets returned, so that the Clubs

will receive their donation of 50% of

the proceeds.

Thanks to John and his wife Wendy,

all participating Clubs across the state

benefit!

A big Thank You to the

Super Raffle Prize Donors!




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Safety Question:

Q: What do ski runners do?

A) Protect the skis from wearing out

B) Help you steer the snowmobile

C) Both of the above

An

swer: C

Note: we don’t make these questions up - they’re right out of the Safety Program workbook!

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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

NEW YORK STAT E

SNOWMOBI LE ASSOCIATI ON

Club Events are listed on our website: www.nysnowmobiler.com Safety Courses are listed at http://www.nysparks.com/recreation/snowmobiles/safety-courses.aspx

NYSSA Calendar of Events

May 2, 2015

NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting The Rusty Rail, 3231 Seneca Turnpike, Canastota, NY

June 10 - 13, 2015 International Snowmobile Congress Niagara Falls Convention Center Niagara Falls, NY

July 18, 2015 NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting The Rusty Rail, 3231 Seneca Turnpike, Canastota, NY

September 12, 2015 NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting TBD

October 3, 2015 NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting TBD

November 7, 2015 NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting TBD

December 5, 2015 NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting TBD

(11 days after each BOD Meeting).

May 13, 2015

June 23, 2015

July 29, 2015

September 23, 2015

October 14, 2015

November 18, 2015

December 16, 2015

Season 2015-16 NY Snowmobiler Publication Dates:

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SLEDNY Educational Forum held April

10 - 2 in Rochester this year, and one of

the featured sponsors for the 2015

International Snowmobile Congress,

hosted by NYSSA in Niagara Falls,

June 10 - 13, 2015!


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