I was reading in the topic 'let's put a ride together' and it reminded me of some important issues with snowmachines. In the past few years sled have come under alot of pressure. It's to bad, but there are alot more non-sledders than snowmobilers out there. Pipes and registration is the big thing where I'm from. Noise is a big complaint and then you have the complaints about sled tracks on private property. Now, I know a sleds footprint is 10x lighter than human footprints, but people that don't ride just don't get it. I hear alot of talk, here and elsewhere, about picks in MN. Now I can understand they're complaint on the asphalt trails. And I think a twelve dollar pass is well within reason. In my area they are increasing trail registration fees and enforcing them! There are DNR officers all over, or alot more than I remember as a kid. This scares me. I got a fifty dollar ticket last year in the U.P. for riding on a road that was not legal. I was honestly lost and trying to get to the road that took us home. I will pay for every little 10-15 dollar sticker they make us buy. I agree that we have to stand up for our selfs but, if we fight these pidley little fees we will just piss them off, and they will just look for more fines.
I think this will, and should be a hot topic. Do you want to ride or explain yourself to johnnylaw?
I think this will, and should be a hot topic. Do you want to ride or explain yourself to johnnylaw?
The cross country skiers though have closed down one of our riding areas and yet on a weekend i only see one or two people stopped in that parking lot. We are supposed to have trail passes but there is no one willing to check for them, other than for our hill climb.
