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My snowmobiling rant for the day....
- Is club membership that expensive???
started by xcr440
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October 1st 2009 at 1:45 PM
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xcr440
Sundowners Trail Coordinator
xcr440 icefish's because having feeling in your fingertips is overrated.
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sledders will spend $8g for a new sled, $300 in studs, $500 for a new matching suit, $200 for a matching helmet, $200 for new riding boots, $50 for a gallon of special oil but will bitch to no end about spending $20-$30 for joining a snowmobile club ...which protects their entire existance and use of the machine they just bought.
Maybe all of us paying club members should not sign the trails, we'll see how the non members like riding then.
Or maybe we(club) members should have a warden start issuing tresspassing tickets to non club members riding on club trails....
Any other club members sick of the additude you receive from non members. I mean come on I don't get paid to mark over 6 miles of trail but I doi it so I can ride.
We as a group(sledders) need to help out the local clubs or there will be no local trails. I know of a club in a county next to mine that has 6 members. Somehow we need to get younger sledders to join the clubs and help out or this sport we love is going to die, with no trails.
I know this doesn't really affect the out west guys that much but it is getting bad in the mid west.
a good beer drinker isnt a picky beer drinker
Loggers.... Working their ass off so you can wipe yours!
"Steep ground is when your cutting a notch and notice a mountain goat looking at you like you are crazy." - Hexan
woodbooga: (WOOD-boog-ah), n. regional dialect, common to areas of New Hampshire and Maine including the towns of Ossipee, Alton, Farmington, Acton, and Lebanon; one who attempts to obtain free firewood to fuel woodburning appliances in an effort to mitigate expenses related to home heating with fossil fuels. Frequently used as a term of derision by non-woodburners who mock the presence of loose bark and other wood waste in the beds of their pickup trucks.
2003 Pro x 700 almond/blue,10-66 black/red team 719 T-flow, 440 mains
1997 xcr440 my clutch kit, 380 mains,T-flow
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October 1st 2009 at 2:10 PM
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sledneck1978
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I donate the yearly fee to my local club simply because they mark trails. I know there are some good ones but mine sucks. I've yet to see the groomer in at least two seasons. Frankly, the members of my club are a bunch of tight assed, leather suit wearing dicks. I should start my own. Too bad groomers cost about a million bucks. I don't complain about the donation (they need it for maps ect, ect,), I complain about the work they do...or don't do. I won't mention the name of the club but it could use some better organization.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" (Wayne Gretzky)
"Not everyone gets off to a great start, but you have to start to be great" (Zig Zigler)
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October 1st 2009 at 2:12 PM
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Sledman74
CANDU is the right choice for Ontarios Power needs
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$20-$30 is cheap, a Ontario trail permit went up to $200 this yr from $180 the past few yrs
Toys Own and Owned
1985 Indy Trail 440 - sold with 7500 miles
1987 Indy 600 - sold with 5800 miles
1997 XC 600 - sold with 6500 miles
2002 Edge X 700 - sold with 6000 miles
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October 1st 2009 at 2:18 PM
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xcr440
Sundowners Trail Coordinator
xcr440 icefish's because having feeling in your fingertips is overrated.
Updated Yesterday at 10:49 PM
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Quote originally posted by sledneck1978
I donate the yearly fee to my local club simply because they mark trails. I know there are some good ones but mine sucks. I've yet to see the groomer in at least two seasons. Frankly, the members of my club are a bunch of tight assed, leather suit wearing dicks. I should start my own. Too bad groomers cost about a million bucks. I don't complain about the donation (they need it for maps ect, ect,), I complain about the work they do...or don't do. I won't mention the name of the club but it could use some better organization.
fair enough, I can completly understand that. I know of a few clubs like that. Quote originally posted by Sledman74
$20-$30 is cheap, a Ontario trail permit went up to $200 this yr from $180 the past few yrs
$20-$30 is the club dues, which $10 get sent to the AWSC, which is the Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs.
$15 per year(wi) snowmobile registration
We have no trail permit unless you don't register your machine.
a good beer drinker isnt a picky beer drinker
Loggers.... Working their ass off so you can wipe yours!
"Steep ground is when your cutting a notch and notice a mountain goat looking at you like you are crazy." - Hexan
woodbooga: (WOOD-boog-ah), n. regional dialect, common to areas of New Hampshire and Maine including the towns of Ossipee, Alton, Farmington, Acton, and Lebanon; one who attempts to obtain free firewood to fuel woodburning appliances in an effort to mitigate expenses related to home heating with fossil fuels. Frequently used as a term of derision by non-woodburners who mock the presence of loose bark and other wood waste in the beds of their pickup trucks.
2003 Pro x 700 almond/blue,10-66 black/red team 719 T-flow, 440 mains
1997 xcr440 my clutch kit, 380 mains,T-flow
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October 1st 2009 at 2:23 PM
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sledneck1978
HAIL CHASER
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Now ya got me thinkin XCR...I should pursue the idea of a a new club in my area. I could have fun with it and I pretty much know all of the old families that own the big chunks of land. HMMMMMM???
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" (Wayne Gretzky)
"Not everyone gets off to a great start, but you have to start to be great" (Zig Zigler)
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October 1st 2009 at 2:25 PM
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xcr440
Sundowners Trail Coordinator
xcr440 icefish's because having feeling in your fingertips is overrated.
Updated Yesterday at 10:49 PM
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Group: Members
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Location: St.Germain/Edgerton, Wisconsin, USA
Current Sled: 03prox700/97xcr440
2008-2009 Miles: 610
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could be done.
you still have those 509's we had a pissin match over? If not no big deal, just looking for goggles for the home gear. No hurry just browsing right now.
a good beer drinker isnt a picky beer drinker
Loggers.... Working their ass off so you can wipe yours!
"Steep ground is when your cutting a notch and notice a mountain goat looking at you like you are crazy." - Hexan
woodbooga: (WOOD-boog-ah), n. regional dialect, common to areas of New Hampshire and Maine including the towns of Ossipee, Alton, Farmington, Acton, and Lebanon; one who attempts to obtain free firewood to fuel woodburning appliances in an effort to mitigate expenses related to home heating with fossil fuels. Frequently used as a term of derision by non-woodburners who mock the presence of loose bark and other wood waste in the beds of their pickup trucks.
2003 Pro x 700 almond/blue,10-66 black/red team 719 T-flow, 440 mains
1997 xcr440 my clutch kit, 380 mains,T-flow
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October 1st 2009 at 3:10 PM
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Ugly_old_Poo_kid
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Quote originally posted by sledneck1978
Now ya got me thinkin XCR...I should pursue the idea of a a new club in my area. I could have fun with it and I pretty much know all of the old families that own the big chunks of land. HMMMMMM???
My club just got a used groomer and drag for $35g...
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October 1st 2009 at 3:44 PM
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MuscleD
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yeah i dont understand that. its not that much money.
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October 1st 2009 at 3:45 PM
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polaris_xc_racing
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I have no problem paying for the $25 it costs to sign up for the local club here. It's for a good cause, I know what you mean about people bitching about it though. I've argued with a few people on this topic before.
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October 1st 2009 at 4:17 PM
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sledcrusher
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After getting yelled at last year by the club owner, for riding down the road on an XCR 700, because it wouldn't stay running, and I wasn't sure if it would even make it home, he said "Why the f*** dont you join the trail club!", so that night, I showed up at his house, with a bunch of friends, and my dad and his friends, and we ALL got a club membership.
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October 1st 2009 at 4:19 PM
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xcr440
Sundowners Trail Coordinator
xcr440 icefish's because having feeling in your fingertips is overrated.
Updated Yesterday at 10:49 PM
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club owner??
a good beer drinker isnt a picky beer drinker
Loggers.... Working their ass off so you can wipe yours!
"Steep ground is when your cutting a notch and notice a mountain goat looking at you like you are crazy." - Hexan
woodbooga: (WOOD-boog-ah), n. regional dialect, common to areas of New Hampshire and Maine including the towns of Ossipee, Alton, Farmington, Acton, and Lebanon; one who attempts to obtain free firewood to fuel woodburning appliances in an effort to mitigate expenses related to home heating with fossil fuels. Frequently used as a term of derision by non-woodburners who mock the presence of loose bark and other wood waste in the beds of their pickup trucks.
2003 Pro x 700 almond/blue,10-66 black/red team 719 T-flow, 440 mains
1997 xcr440 my clutch kit, 380 mains,T-flow
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October 1st 2009 at 4:26 PM
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sledcrusher
Junior Member
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Quote originally posted by xcr440
club owner??
The guy who runs the club, and manages everything for the trails in the area.
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October 1st 2009 at 4:28 PM
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xcr440
Sundowners Trail Coordinator
xcr440 icefish's because having feeling in your fingertips is overrated.
Updated Yesterday at 10:49 PM
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12582 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: February 1st 2003
Location: St.Germain/Edgerton, Wisconsin, USA
Current Sled: 03prox700/97xcr440
2008-2009 Miles: 610
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oh, around here it is the club president or vice president. but hey no problem. terms are different in other parts of the country.
a good beer drinker isnt a picky beer drinker
Loggers.... Working their ass off so you can wipe yours!
"Steep ground is when your cutting a notch and notice a mountain goat looking at you like you are crazy." - Hexan
woodbooga: (WOOD-boog-ah), n. regional dialect, common to areas of New Hampshire and Maine including the towns of Ossipee, Alton, Farmington, Acton, and Lebanon; one who attempts to obtain free firewood to fuel woodburning appliances in an effort to mitigate expenses related to home heating with fossil fuels. Frequently used as a term of derision by non-woodburners who mock the presence of loose bark and other wood waste in the beds of their pickup trucks.
2003 Pro x 700 almond/blue,10-66 black/red team 719 T-flow, 440 mains
1997 xcr440 my clutch kit, 380 mains,T-flow
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October 1st 2009 at 4:34 PM
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TRICKPaint
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Quote originally posted by Sledman74
$20-$30 is cheap, a Ontario trail permit went up to $200 this yr from $180 the past few yrs
if you don't get it before December 1st!
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October 1st 2009 at 5:29 PM
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Raptor700rBronson
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Even if you dont join a club here 90 bucks goes to thr trail system, but if you join its like 30 and 10 for registration.
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October 1st 2009 at 6:22 PM
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wilb
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I hear ya. I think Wisconsin should do like other states have and raise the cost of registration $30 a year if you are not a member of a Awsc club. This would help to get more money to the local clubs.
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October 1st 2009 at 8:26 PM
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Dumz1
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Let's not forget who's land we all are riding on for free... having the trail run threw over 3 miles of my land I think I've paid my "dues"
But I'm joining our local club this yr anyways.
1997 XC 600
2004 Sportsman 500HO
Parting out 1993 XLT and 1997 XCR 600
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October 1st 2009 at 8:38 PM
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arcticcatmatt
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Quote originally posted by wilb
I hear ya. I think Wisconsin should do like other states have and raise the cost of registration $30 a year if you are not a member of a Awsc club. This would help to get more money to the local clubs.
Here in NY
These are every year
Option 1 -100 bucks for registration if you do not join a club
Option 2 -join a club AND pay 45 for registration
Most people take option 2 because it is cheapest AND helps the clubs the most
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October 1st 2009 at 8:46 PM
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Big-Guy_Small-Sled
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option 2 here, and given free time on days doing signage I am more than willing to bust my a** to keep the trail systems alive....
And the 45 to nys per sled oh well, if it helps the clubs I am cool with that too.
"Brendan"
Current Sled/s:
1999 Polaris Indy XLT Special/We name it fire hound!
1997 Polaris Indy Ultra Spx
1991 Polaris Indy 400
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October 1st 2009 at 8:48 PM
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sledfreak139
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Around here it is $25 for a family to join a club and then i think about $45 per sled to register them if your a club member. it is 70 per sled if your not a club member.
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October 1st 2009 at 9:35 PM
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XLT96rider
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Right now I'm trying to get a section of trail re-opened so we don't have to run the friggin' road for two miles. I'll probably join the club that takes over that section of trail. I've heard too that they are having problems finding volunteers for grooming. I'd be glad to volunteer to do this. Or put up signs, trail maintenance, etc..
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October 2nd 2009 at 6:22 AM
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sledneck1978
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Quote originally posted by xcr440
could be done.
you still have those 509's we had a pissin match over? If not no big deal, just looking for goggles for the home gear. No hurry just browsing right now.
haha...I thought you wanted the shades. Still got em' either way. The wife uses the goggles since they're a little small for me. I lost the little rubber piece for the shades but they are still new.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" (Wayne Gretzky)
"Not everyone gets off to a great start, but you have to start to be great" (Zig Zigler)
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October 2nd 2009 at 8:25 AM
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xcr440
Sundowners Trail Coordinator
xcr440 icefish's because having feeling in your fingertips is overrated.
Updated Yesterday at 10:49 PM
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12582 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: February 1st 2003
Location: St.Germain/Edgerton, Wisconsin, USA
Current Sled: 03prox700/97xcr440
2008-2009 Miles: 610
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Quote originally posted by wilb
I hear ya. I think Wisconsin should do like other states have and raise the cost of registration $30 a year if you are not a member of a Awsc club. This would help to get more money to the local clubs.
We are working on it. The CAP program. Last I heard it was going to be $45 per year. Not sure on the particulars just yet. Quote originally posted by Dumz1
Let's not forget who's land we all are riding on for free... having the trail run threw over 3 miles of my land I think I've paid my "dues"
But I'm joining our local club this yr anyways.
around here if it is a funded trail, the land owner get "paid" for his land use and if there is crop damage he gets "paid" for that also.
a good beer drinker isnt a picky beer drinker
Loggers.... Working their ass off so you can wipe yours!
"Steep ground is when your cutting a notch and notice a mountain goat looking at you like you are crazy." - Hexan
woodbooga: (WOOD-boog-ah), n. regional dialect, common to areas of New Hampshire and Maine including the towns of Ossipee, Alton, Farmington, Acton, and Lebanon; one who attempts to obtain free firewood to fuel woodburning appliances in an effort to mitigate expenses related to home heating with fossil fuels. Frequently used as a term of derision by non-woodburners who mock the presence of loose bark and other wood waste in the beds of their pickup trucks.
2003 Pro x 700 almond/blue,10-66 black/red team 719 T-flow, 440 mains
1997 xcr440 my clutch kit, 380 mains,T-flow
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October 2nd 2009 at 8:38 AM
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RMK-KING
The Fabricator Moderator
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This thread makes me like living in central ND,anyone can ride just about anywhere for free and very few landowners will ever complain. Closest organized club is about 100 miles away,granted we dont have nice groomed trails but that is not so much my riding style anyways.
Current Line Up
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October 2nd 2009 at 8:51 AM
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xcr440
Sundowners Trail Coordinator
xcr440 icefish's because having feeling in your fingertips is overrated.
Updated Yesterday at 10:49 PM
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12582 Posts
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Member Since: February 1st 2003
Location: St.Germain/Edgerton, Wisconsin, USA
Current Sled: 03prox700/97xcr440
2008-2009 Miles: 610
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Years ago like around the late 60's my dad went out to nd or sd to visit his great uncle. He(uncle) was showing my dad how much land he owned. He was see that far field, my dad could barely see it, he's like yeah, uncle goes, will I own past that. He must have owned 100,000-200,000 acres.
a good beer drinker isnt a picky beer drinker
Loggers.... Working their ass off so you can wipe yours!
"Steep ground is when your cutting a notch and notice a mountain goat looking at you like you are crazy." - Hexan
woodbooga: (WOOD-boog-ah), n. regional dialect, common to areas of New Hampshire and Maine including the towns of Ossipee, Alton, Farmington, Acton, and Lebanon; one who attempts to obtain free firewood to fuel woodburning appliances in an effort to mitigate expenses related to home heating with fossil fuels. Frequently used as a term of derision by non-woodburners who mock the presence of loose bark and other wood waste in the beds of their pickup trucks.
2003 Pro x 700 almond/blue,10-66 black/red team 719 T-flow, 440 mains
1997 xcr440 my clutch kit, 380 mains,T-flow
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