PLEASE COMMIT AT LEAST A COUPLE DAYS TO HELPING PREPARE TRAILS FOR OPENING AND OPERATION.

Thanks to all the volunteers of the season, especially to Pat Kitchen(picture below), an amazingly skillful operator with his JD bulldozer for rerouting trail S77 to a safer route.

This nice open trail will receive a bridge at the bottom to cross over small creek.

Our Grooming Fleet information:

This is our JD 6200, it features a 4cyl Turbo Diesel with Powershift transmission and is mounted on a Gilbert grooming conversion kit manufactured in Canada. This machine makes history of rough moguls due to the larger and heavier drag which leaves smooth trails in its path. The tractor is attached to drag which steers the front tractor from left to right through what they call RAM-Steer, this is when the weight of the drag full of snow uses hydralic rams to push the tractor in either direction, it often takes more area to turn around but you never loose traction. This tractor is not intended for small trails or low snow conditions so you won't see it on the trail without at least a 1 ft base and definately not in warm weather. This unit typically works on our East to West trail between Westmoreland and Vernon.

Trails are groomed as permitted by snow conditions and temperature to avoid breakage. Shown here is our ASV Tracktruck which is economical to operate in low snow conditions with its lighter drag and can also be used for signage repair and trail work. It seats 2 operators and has tool boxes for hauling chainsaws and supplies. On a 20 mile run it burns about 9 gallons of diesel and takes approximately 3 hrs to complete. This unit is typically found on our East side of trail system from Walesville to Westmoreland, but may be working as well on our North end as trail widening continues and will accommodate.

See our Grooming Q&A for more helpful tips!

Our (2) Snowmobile groomers, Ski Doo Skandic SW and Arctic Cat Bearcat provide smooth paths and allow us to due inexpensive quick touch up work on funded and feeder trails along with providing some local business with groomed trails to their door step ensuring a safe ride. These two units are typically found on the North end of trail or our new South trail towards Skyline Drive where conditions, bridge width or room prevents the bigger units from traveling. Be sure to always help a groomer if you see it stuck and broke down, and always yield to groomer as it is difficult for them to stop and go with drags full of snow.

Registration renewals will arrive in the mail during August 2011. Question-How do you get the new vouchers for $45 registration rather than $100?

3 Ways to Renew your club membership or join for the first time. First, Choose membership on the right column and print your EZ Riders membership form, complete information and mail to address on the bottom of the application. You will then be mailed the voucher to include with registration renewal by mail or brought directly to DMV. Second, members will soon recieve a renewal in the mail of the same application on this website, same instructions apply, complete and mail back to club. Third, use your creditcard and visit NYSSA website at www.nyssnowassoc.org, you can click on "Join a club online" Click on member clubs, choose EZ Riders from drop down menu or by choosing Oneida county then the EZ Riders. Complete application and print the voucher from your computer, mail with renewal registration or bring to DMV with $45 fee.