Red River Sno-Riders

Our next club meeting is on Wednesday, February 4th at 7pm at the Horace Fire Hall.

We already find ourselves halfway through the winter season and once again struggling with limited snow conditions. Between the melting temperatures, limited snow events and ongoing high winds, it has been difficult to produce consistently good trail conditions. Our groomer operators have been doing the best they can with the snow conditions we have. The sad truth is, we are in better shape this year than the past 2 seasons, so I guess we should be somewhat thankful. Nevertheless, keep doing your snow dance to give us a chance at improved trail conditions for the last half of the season.

Here are a couple notable riding events coming during the month of February.

SnowJam is being hosted by the Rural Cass Snowmobile Club on Saturday, February 14th. Poor conditions forced them to cancel the ride the past two years, so hopefully they get the opportunity to pull off a good event this year and if so we all need to do our best to get out there and support them by attending. Visit them here on the web or here on Facebook for event details and updates.

This year’s annual State Ride has been postponed to Saturday, February 28th due to limited snow conditions. This year’s event is being hosted by the Jim River Drift Skippers snowmobile club in Jamestown. Visit their Facebook page here for event details and updates.

We’ll see you at the club meeting and hopefully out on the trails.

Our next club meeting is on Wednesday, December 3rd at 7pm at the Horace Fire Hall.

Trail signing is complete! A big thanks to all who helped out with the entire process, from sign building and trailer maintenance all the way through sign installation. It’s all volunteer work and the commitment from those who stepped up is always so great to see. So, a hardy thanks to Pete, Tina, Randy, Lavoy, Jeff, Karen, Mark, Kevin, Mike, Steve & John.

We are now headed into the heart of the season and are going in with our usual hope that we get enough snow to get the trail system opened for all to enjoy. After 2 seasons of lacking snow cover, us snowmobilers are ready for a “normal” season. So, make sure your sleds are ready to go and keep doing that snow dance. The trails are currently closed as we await enough snow to create the minimum 4″ base required to open. Ongoing small snows will help, but we really need one more good snow event to get us in good shape.

A heads up to all trail users. South of Horace is a new bridge over the Red River Diversion and a new roundabout at County Hwy 16. The dirt work out in these areas, particularly south of the roundabout, is quite rough with many large dirt clods that are quickly freezing. Take extra care when riding through these areas.

Memberships are due. Your local snowmobile trail cannot exist without your local snowmobile club and its members. If you have not taken the time to join the club or renew your membership, now is the time as memberships are due December 15th. Come to a club meeting or simply visit us at https://snoriders.com/membership-application/ for membership options.

Hope to see you at our next meeting.

Our next club meeting is on Wednesday, November 5th at 7pm at the Horace Fire Hall.

With a successful Kickoff Party event behind us, we now turn our focus to trail preparations. Each fall we need to recreate our trail system, a large effort which involves installing more than 900 signs marking about 80 miles of trail. This effort is normally completed during the month of November targeting the time after farmers are done in the field and before the ground begins to freeze up. This is the time of year where we really need your help. Please stay tuned to for updates on timing of this effort and volunteer when you can.

See you at the next meeting.

Wow, its already time for our 2nd meeting of the new season. We will be meeting on Wednesday, October 1st at 7pm at the Horace Fire Hall. The primary focus will be on preparations for our annual Kickoff Party. This event is our annual fundraiser, and we are in the process of acquiring donations for this event. If you know of any business(s) that would like to make a donation for the benefit of your local snowmobile trail system, please reach out to us at snoriders@hotmail.com.

Trail maps update. Our normal trail map sponsorship time is 2 years and under that schedule this would be the year for businesses to renew their support of the club via these trail map sponsorships. Considering we could not open our trail system the past 2 seasons due to lack of snow, the board agreed to extend the current map sponsorships for 1 additional year to help ensure our sponsors get their expected exposure. It also shows our commitment to those businesses that continue to show their support for your local snowmobile club and trail system. As always, paper trail maps will be available at several local businesses as well as all of our trail stops throughout the season. In addition, you can always get a quick view of the trail map online here.

Come join us at this club meeting. Meet some new friends and take part in helping your local snowmobile club support the sport we all love. We’ll see you there.

Our next club meeting is Wednesday, April 2nd at 7pm at the Fire Hall in Horace.

The end of another season is upon us. We will be planning for and working through the end of season tasks. Even though we experienced another poor season locally, we still need your help getting the season wrapped up, most importantly with the removal of the trail signs. Please stay tuned for details.

Now is also the time to begin planning for next season. So, it’s a great chance to come to the meeting, get involved and be part of setting the club up for future success. Hope to see you there.