2 PM Friday Mar 2 30 Degrees

There is enough snow on the ground to satisfy the hardcore riders to get a good run using the side gates on the Fort Hill and Ashuelot Trails. BUT THE WIDE GATES ARE NOT OPEN SO WE ARE NOT GROOMING. The only base will be what is created by riding on what snowed the past 36 hours. BE CAREFUL



As of 2 PM Friday, there is a compressed base of 2-4" on the railtrails. With no sun today there has been little melting. I've only walked these trails but it certainly will afford some fun riding. AGAIN! BE CAREFUL



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As previously reported, the ground has not frozen significantly































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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WE NEED HELP

We need help in Secretary & Treasurer positions. Either of these two jobs only require about 2 Hours a month. If you've been active before we need you back. If this would be your first time pitching in, we'd certainly welcome you.

Club history

Pisgah Mtn Trailriders was originally formed by friends and acquaintances in Hinsdale to gather permission from area landowners to use and improve existing trails and create new ones to enjoy their snowmobiles. It seemed like everybody and his brother had a snowmobile. As snowmobiles became more reliable, even more people were riding.Grooming equipment improved and made it more enjoyable to travel hill and dale. Little known is the fact snowmobile trails in Pisgah State Park were created and maintained by this club. Today just seven members are willing to pitch in and perform the endless maintenance that allows the hundreds of sledders to enjoy riding smooth railbeds and wandering trails through the woods and fields of Hinsdale. Snowmobile clubs work in conjunction with New Hampshire Trails Bureau, New Hampshire Snowmobile Association, and NH Fish and Game. Although the mentioned state departments pay their employees, our club does not have one paid employee. All work, all officer posts are done by just seven volunteers. We welcome any one who would like to join us.

Winter 2010-11

Chalk up a good season. Thanks to Bill for keeping Ft Hill and Ashuelot just awesome this year. Dick for keeping the hills packed and dragged. Without these two and the other five voluntarily clearing trails off-season (and even during season) and serving as officers, this couldn't have been fun this year. Unfortunately our loyal crew is aging and without them and no one stepping up to replace, this could be our last year. Trails don't just happen. The "state" doesn't have a crew that goes around and maintains trails all-year-round, nor send out a groomer around the old railroad system to keep the snow nice and ridable. Only people who volunteer time enable others to enjoy. Everyone who uses the trails, whether snowmobiling in winter, cross-country skiing, biking during the other three seasons, hiking, horseback riding, or just walking, owes this privelege to the ones who voluntarily maintain these trails.















Even tho there is no snow, the club survives. .........

But for snowmobiling to survive in Hinsdale, there has to be participation. As our active members have aging issues, there is less and less being accomplished. For Hinsdale snowmobiling to continue to receive funding from the State, there HAS to be a sanctioned Club. Money for fuel to run the groomer and drag sleds comes from the State. The main funding that purchased the Tucker groomer came from a Federal grant program. Gravel and heavy equipment hire was funded from a combination of State and Federal grant money. We are struggling with keeping Mandated officers. If a club does not meet minimum requirements as far as having a board of officers, and comply with financial reporting, the club faces a VERY REAL possibility of being disbanded. What that means is an end to groomed trails. Actual end to trail riding across the many privately owned lands that this system of trails in Hinsdale crosses.IF no one steps up and in to paricipate actively and keep this organization alive in Hinsdale, we will all be asking Why is there no more snowmobiling in Hinsdale?

ATV PROHIBITED FROM FORT HILL AND ASHUELOT TRAIL

Unfortunately, ATV's are not allowed on ANY of Hinsdale's railbed trails, in any season. The Rails to Trails Project was a Federally funded program to buy abandoned railbeds for conversion to recreational use. Hinsdale's Fort Hill Trail, which runs north and south along the Connecticut River was created with that program. Also, the Ashuelot Trail which runs along the east side of Route 63, and then east to Ashuelot and Winchester was created with that program. The Federal Highway Administration ruled in March 2008 that ATVs are prohibited in any season on trails created by Rails to Trails. Also, landowners who grant us the privelege of snowmobile riding on their private property do not permit ATVs on the snowmobile trails that run through Hinsdale.

Local Weather

JOIN US!

Still the best value and lowest price!! $25 for Single or Family. Includes NHSA dues.















Registration and Maps

Join Pisgah Mtn Trailriders, register your snowmobiles and pick up maps at Robust Valley Sales and Rentals on Rt 119, about two miles west of downtown Hinsdale . Open 7am - 5:30pm weekdays and 8am - 4pm Saturday. 336-7711. Or click "Membership Form" above and mail it to PMTR, PO Box 546, Hinsdale 03451 or bring with you to Robust, or when you come to our monthly meeting, the second Tuesday of every month at the clubhouse at 15 Tower Hill Rd, Hinsdale. Email :pisgahmtntrailriders@gmail.com and order maps thru regular mail. Club system map is $2.44 including postage. County/State map, add $4



Winter work

As a New Hampshire Snowmobile Association club, we are also sanctioned by the New Hampshire Trails Bureau. The only manpower provided to the clubs are people who volunteer. If you love the outdoors, love snowmobiling and would like to work with us, we meet monthly, at 7pm the second Tuesday of the month and get together Sunday mornings to tackle whatever needs doing on the trails. Feel welcome to c'mon out and see who we are!

Friday, July 4, 2008

Our System

The club annually seeks permission from private and municipal land owners, to use the trails here in Hinsdale. There is State of New Hampshire-owned railbed that PMTR maintains. All work: from clearing brush to cutting trees to the actual grooming; serving as officers, trail administrators, and directors is all volunteers driven. Our active-members are a tiny percent of total membership and without these people, this trail system will cease to exist. Realize that any time you can donate is not only appreciated but essential to keeping this club alive. Please consider contacting the club at pisgahmtntrailriders@gmail.com
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