Vol.6#3 - Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs

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Mission Statement
The Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs is a volunteer led
not-for-profit association, which
through strong leadership, provides a wide range of
quality programs and services to, and on behalf of,
its member organizations. Our provincial network
of organized snowmobile trails connects Ontario
communities, providing responsible riding experiences that are safe, enjoyable, and environmentally
sustainable.
INDEX
columns
information
04 OUTSIDE:
06voltage:
Math Lesson
30 OFSC INSIGHT:
Missing in Action
destinations
24 GO SNOWMOBILING HERE!
Places You Should Visit.
Get Weather Wise, Go Sledding Online
14 Riding Tips:
Where are the Groomers?
16 Polaris
Becomes the alternative
22full Circle:
My Life as a Snowmobiler
PUBLISHER: Mark R. Lester / CO-PUBLISHER: Kent Lester / MANAGING EDITOR: Matt Lester / OFSC EDITOR: Craig Nicholson / FEATURE EDITORS:
John Arkwright, AJ Lester, Matt Lester, Mike Lester, John Hildebrandt / PUBLIC RELATIONS EDITOR: Harold McAdam / ART & PRODUCTION:
Andrew Knor / ADMINISTRATION: Barbara Lester, Charlene Austen / CIRCULATION: Matt Lester / MARKETING: John Hildebrandt, Mike Lester,
John Arkwright, Vern Putzer, Jay Hotzak, Normand Trottier, Guy Duhaime / TEST RIDERS: AJ Lester, Jeff Martin, Jordan Elliot, Luke Lester
ONTARIO FEDERATION OF SNOWMOBILE CLUBS: 9-501 Welham Road, Barrie, ON L4N 8Z6 • 705.739.7669 • www.ofsc.on.ca
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The OFSC GO Snowmobiling Ontario
Campaign
The OFSC GO Snowmobiling Ontario Magazine
is the voice of the OFSC and the OFSC Go Snowmobiling Ontario Campaign. Go Snowmobiling
unites snowmobile clubs, industry stakeholders and
snowbelt communities to promote the recreational
lifestyle, experience and fun that OFSC trail riding
offers Ontarians every winter. Our goal is to grow
snowmobiling by attracting new participants,
persuading former riders to return, encouraging
casual snowmobilers and families to ride more —
and by urging everyone to do their sledding right
here in Ontario!
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WARNING: Some of the action shown in this
magazine is potentially dangerous. Almost all
riders photographed are professionals, racers or
experienced experts. It is strongly recommended
readers do not attempt to duplicate stunts beyond
their capabilities. Always wear a helmet, boots and
safety equipment.
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he report is in and it goes like this:
The OFSC’S uber-early $180.00
snowmobile trail permit offer
available until November 1st 2013
surpassed the sales target (just north of
38,000 trail permits). This number and its
implications probably mean little or nothing
to most snowmobilers in Ontario, so sit down,
pay attention and I’ll attempt to explain.
OFSC clubs have been experiencing a
slide in trail permit sales in an alarming
way. In an effort to get a handle on reasons
behind decreasing sales, the OFSC surveyed
snowmobilers. The survey indicated that
many snowmobilers felt the cost of a
snowmobile trail permit was too high. In more
subtle terms, these snowmobilers indicated
they were not receiving commensurate value
for their trail permit purchase.
Adding fuel to this was last winter’s OFSC“Try
our Trails” promotion. On Family Day weekend
last February, the OFSC enabled anyone with
a licensed and insured snowmobile to log-on
to the OFSC’s website and print out a 3-day
trail permit at no cost - zip, nada. The result of
this experiment could be interpreted as either
confounding or a revelation. Maybe both. Over
14,000 sleds were registered by snowmobilers for
the “no- charge weekend”.
What did this mean? It meant there’s a
large number of snowmobilers in Ontario
who own ready-to-ride, licensed and insured
snowmobiles but are not buying snowmobile
trail permits. Bigger questions loom. Are
these snowmobilers riding the trails without
trail permits? Are they not buying because of
the price/value issue?
Here’s the beef. The OFSC wisely decided
to offer a Seasonal Permit this fall for $30.00
less than the previous “early bird” price of
$210.00. The OFSC and its member clubs did
this in response to a very clear message from
you: You want more value from your trail
permit. You asked for it, you got it. Now here’s
the math lesson.
The uber-early $180.00 offer this Fall
was a test. Yes, we’re being watched. When
the sales were counted on November 2nd,
38,000 of you had taken advantage of the
deal. That’s good news - if - mixed into that
number is a sizable chunk of new trail permit
purchasers who have not bought for at least
one year. In other words, if the total number
Math Lesson
of snowmobile trail permits sold for the 201314 season increases over last winter (including
$210.00 and $260.00 sales) then the experiment
proved the point: There are a significant number
of snowmobilers who have been holding back
from buying a trail permit because of price. If
this is the result, look for the $180.00 program or
something like it again next year.
It costs about
$17 million annually
to deliver a 30,000
klick trail system.
The danger is this: If the total number of
trail permits sold does not increase by around
10 to 15-percent this season, there’s going to
be angst from the OFSC’s member clubs. If the
total number of trail permits sold is equal to
or less than last year you will be able to see the
smoke rising from the OFSC’s Barrie offices from
as far away as Windsor.
Reality check. The cost to provide a first
class provincial trail system - something that
snowmobilers unanimously agree is nonnegotiable for their trail permit dollars - will
not go down by 30-percent this winter. It costs
about $17 million annually to deliver a 30,000
klick trail system. Doesn’t matter how you cut it,
that’s the cost. If the OFSC’s $180.00 trail permit
experiment doesn’t grow the total number of
participants by the end of this winter, clubs
will come up short on the revenue required to
deliver the trails we’re demanding.
Here’s what we think: This experiment
was absolutely necessary. We’re hopeful the
number crunching we’ve seen will materialize.
Specifically, the total number of trail permits
sold at all three price levels needs to increase this
season. However, the only way we can ensure
this will happen is for snowmobilers to buy a trail
permit this winter, even if it’s at the $260.00 price.
Snowmobile trails in Ontario are not free. If
we can increase the number of snowmobilers
paying to ride, we can keep the price of a trail
permit at a level everyone will be happy with.
Talk this up with your riding buds.
It’s important.
To access available OFSC trails this winter, buy a 2014 Snowmobile Trail Permit - www.ofsc.on.ca
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Weather Wise
Source material provided by Michelle Rutty
Snowmobilers
live and breathe weather. That’s
why the OFSC recently partnered
with Ontario Snow Resorts and the Canadian Ski Council to support a study by
University of Waterloo doctoral candidate Michelle Rutty that sheds some light
on snowmobilers and their weather use.
We all talk about weather and live in it every day. And when it comes to
snowmobiling, weather plays a key role, so we are heavy users of weather data.
First and foremost, the snow we ride on is a natural resource that is very weather
dependent - and unlike ski hills, we can’t make the artificial stuff. Weather also
influences our decisions about when to go snowmobiling, what destination to
choose, and when and where to travel.
Heavy Users: Not surprisingly, 99.6% of snowmobiler survey respondents
check or listen to weather forecasts when planning a snowmobile trip. On average,
riders check four sources of weather info, with 86% eyeballing weather websites,
50% Ontario snowmobile websites and 42% using smart phone apps. 29% rely on
word of mouth, while about 40% tune in to a TV weather station or radio reports.
Use of Info: Snowmobilers have a high level of confidence in short-term
forecasts and are more certain about the reliability of temperature than
precipitation predictions. In terms of forecast variables, respondents placed
highest priority on knowing the probability, timing and amount of rain or freezing
rain, and of course, the amount of snow that’s supposed to fall and where. They
used this information not only to know what weather to expect (75%), but also to
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gauge trail conditions (60%) and how to dress (52%). They also used it
to plan travel to their staging destination and the length of their ride.
What Stops Us: In this context, 81% of survey respondents could
be deterred from going snowmobiling by a forecast, especially one
of rain or freezing rain, but somewhat less so by warm temperature.
Strangely, only 50% would be deterred by lack of snow, but maybe
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It’s also not surprising that when cold temperatures, heavy snowfall
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considerably less deterred from going outdoors than most others –
which is just one of many reasons many people think we’re nuts. After
all, we rejoice at the so-called “bad” winter weather, and while most
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MYTH: To ride OFSC trails, you buy an
“OFSC” Trail Permit.
FACT:
While you buy it from an OFSC club, the proper
name is an “Ontario Snowmobile Trail Permit.” It’s an official and
legal instrument of the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
(MTO), so just like your driver’s licence or vehicle licence plate,
not having a valid one is an offence under provincial law. MTO
authorizes the OFSC and its clubs to be the exclusive sellers of
Snowmobile Trail Permits, with all fees collected going to the
operation of OFSC Prescribed Trails.
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Here’s
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While the OFSC is promoting eight tour loops this season, full points go to
Westmont Hospitality for taking the initiative to develop the “Northern Comfort Ride” among its
Comfort Inn properties in Kirkland Lake, Timmins and Kapuskasing. Offering reduced room rates to
participating snowmobilers, the package at these trail accessible and snowmobile-friendly Comfort
Inns is a good example of how private sector operators can build more winter business around
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Online Sledding!
If
you’re planning any rides in Ontario this winter, here are four
websites you need to bookmark.
The Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs offers a newly
revamped website that provides a wealth of go snowmobiling
information and tips, plus an Interactive Trail Guide with Trail Status
Reports for ride planning and online permits sales too. Check it out at:
www.ofsc.on.ca
Go Ride Ontario is Ontario tourism’s main site for general
snowmobiling and destination information about this province and it
snowbelt regions. While it’s more of a tourism-oriented site, it does have
some good overview info and handy links to other worthwhile sites.
Check it out at www.gorideontario.com/en/snow .
The Northern Portal is the snowmobiling part of a larger powersports
website also operated by Ontario tourism. It’s constantly being updated
with Ontario ride reports, tips and destination reviews to provide you
with as much information as possible about Ontario sledding. Check it
out at: www.northernontario.travel/snowmobiling
In late October, OFSC districts turned out in full force to showcase Ontario
snowmobiling in the most popular aisle at the Toronto International
Snowmobile Show.
The Intrepid Snowmobiler website offers the unique personal
perspective and recommendations for Ontario tours, itineraries,
lodgings, ride tips and product reviews from one of Canada’s foremost
snowmobiling journalists. Check it out at: www.intrepidsnowmobiler.com
TIMMINS
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Timmins, Ontario
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vacation. Here you’ll enjoy
spectacular scenery on perfectly
groomed and uncongested trails, logging
hundreds of kilometers on a network like no other.
With an average snowfall of close to 10 feet, this
snowmobile destination is said to be the best in
North America!
With the recent addition of a Microtel Inn & Suites and
a Holiday Inn Express & Suites to our growing hospitality
network, an overnight stay has never been easier.
For trail information and snow conditions contact Timmins Snowmobile Club:
Office: 705.360.8728 Fax: 705.360.8729
Or visit timminssnowmobileclub.com
Come visit and find out for yourself why so many say this is snowmobile paradise.
For trip planning assistance, contact us at 1.800.387.8466
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Riding Tips From the OFSC Website, www.ofsc.on.ca:
Where Are the Groomers?
We
share snowmobile trails with heavy industrial equipment called groomers. Here’s what to watch out for.
Meeting a groomer on the trail can be scary. You can gauge your risk by assessing each trail for the likelihood of a groomer
encounter. For instance, if the trail is a wide logging road, utility corridor or rail trail, you should be able to see a groomer from much farther
away than on tighter, woodland trail. Similarly, on a wider trail, you’ll likely have more space to get past a groomer, whereas the groomer may
be wall to wall on a narrower one.
Sure Signs: At night, spotting a groomer is
easier: just watch for the lights. During the day,
it’s more difficult. One way to know for sure if
the groomers are out and where is to ask the
local club or at a trailside pit stop. Also, if other
sleds have left tracks ahead of you, which
suddenly become smoothed over, you can
be certain there’s a groomer ahead. Generally,
the more beat up a trail is, the more likely it
is that groomers will be out sooner than later.
More groomers are likely to be out just before
and immediately after a weekend, but you can
encounter one any time — but which way is
it going?
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When the Whole Trail is Groomed: If the
entire surface is freshly groomed both ways,
check to see where the edge of the drag has
left its most recent mark on the trail itself. If it’s
to your left of centre, that means your side was
most recently groomed, so if there is a groomer
ahead, it should be going away from you.
Alternatively, if the drag mark is on your side
of the trail (to the right of centre), it means the
last pass was probably headed in the direction
you’re coming from, so meeting a groomer
ahead is unlikely.
If the trail is narrow enough that the drag has
groomed the entire trail in one pass, leaving
no drag mark, it’s hard to know which way the
machine was headed. But if you haven’t already
passed it, so it’s more likely to be ahead. If the
snow surface is fairly hard, that means the trail
has had some time to set, so the groomer is likely
far ahead or gone completely. If it’s still soft, that
machine might be just around the corner.
When the Trail is Groomed on Your Side:
If the trail ahead of you looks freshly groomed
only on your side, it may mean there’s a
groomer ahead going away from you. Again,
check the snow consistency to estimate how
far ahead the groomer might be.
When the Trail is Groomed on the Other
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Side: Check out the other side of the trail too.
If it isn’t freshly groomed, but your side is, that
means the groomer is ahead, but could already
be started back toward you to do the other side. If
the other side is already groomed, but your side is
not, that means the groomer is likely behind you
somewhere (if so, why didn’t you see it?).
Abandoned
Groomers:
Occasionally,
a groomer will break down or get so badly
stuck that it has to be abandoned temporarily.
Usually, the operator marks the trail ahead and
behind somehow as warning, but you can still
come up on the unexpected obstacle very
quickly. Depending on when and where the
problem occurred, there may not be a fresh
groomed trail to tip off riders that a groomer is
even nearby!
Final Tips: it’s always wise to be extra cautious
when you spot any groomer activity, because
there could be multiple groomers out that are
doing different trails, but using the one you are
on as an access route. And whenever you come
across a freshly groomed section of trail, stay off
the groomed surface if at all possible to avoid
damaging it before it sets properly. If staying off
isn’t possible, then at least take it very easy, with
no track spinning, hard accelerations or fishtail
cornering that can quickly destroy the fresh
surface and waste all the money just spent on
trying to make the trail smooth.
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INDY VOYAGER 600
The Voyager 600’s 2-inch
track is so effective you’d
have to make every effort
known to man to sink this
sled. It gets up on top and
floats in flatland fluff while
remaining fully capable of
carving a groomed trail.
POLARIS
BECOMES THE ALTERNATIVE
Polaris Has Taken Its Lawn Mower And Set The Height Control For Ski-Doo.
Supertrax Staff Report
Even
without offering a significant 4-stroke lineup, according to ISMA (International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association) sales data,
Polaris is in the number two sales slot. Although we’d have expected Polaris to develop a 4-stroke product line first, the company has
craftily decided to target the utility market. Interesting. Competitor Ski-Doo not only dominates utility but literally owns the marketplace offering more
models with more engine choices in this profitable yet somewhat invisible segment, than all the other sledmakers combined.
The first all-new ride we’ll cover is actually not
in the fur hat category but rather a significantly
updated version of Polaris’s entry-level fan cooled
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121-inch tracked sled. What was previously
known as the IQ 550 is now the Indy 550.
The IQ 550 fan was a credible fan cooler,
however, if you could drop more than 25
pounds from a sled and get better handling,
better ride and improved performance wouldn’t you? Polaris took its Indy 600/800
chassis, a hybrid variant of the Pro-Ride RUSH
platform, and slid its powerful and reliable
550cc fan mill inside. The new Indy chassis
employs what appears to be the same 121inch coupled, dual shock, torsion spring
skidframe used in the IQ. At the front, the
uber-light cast bulkhead and all associated
bodywork, and front suspension are RUSH.
A major change is the use of a new CVTech
PowerBloc, rubber-puck-style primary clutch
and a new Invance secondary. Yes, these appear
to be cost-down items but the performance
here is not just good, it’s doggone impressive!
Last spring, at six thousand feet elevation, the
Indy 550 would wind up to an indicated 70-
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INDY ADVENTURE
We’d describe the Adventure 550
as 60-percent trail 2-upper and
40-percent utility sled. Traction comes
from a 144 x 1.35 Cobra track.
per without missing a beat. Acceleration and
backshifts were strong and the light feel of the
chassis was undeniably a big step up from the
heavier IQ platform.
Just Add Length
If you want more flotation, the same sled
comes with a 144 x 1.35 Cobra. It’s called, not
surprisingly, the Indy 550 144. The skid is dual
shock, uncoupled and provides stupid flotation
for an already featherweight sled.
Is there a weakness with the Indy 550? The
121-incher uses a lowly .91 ShockWave track
and the 144 skid is maybe a little over-sprung.
We feel that, from a performance standpoint,
the 550 might be the fanner to beat this year.
However, it is definitely the fanner to beat from a
handling perspective. It turns-in like a RUSH and
holds a line with sleds costing twice as much.
Another long-tracked variation is the Indy
LXT. Think of the Indy 550 144 with standard
e-start, a sturdy rear cargo rack, a passenger
backrest on a non-removable 2-up seat,
standard mirrors and a high windshield. The
LXT uses a 144 x 1.0 Energy track.
There’s more - and let the grass mowing
begin. The new Indy Adventure is clearly a move
toward the utility crowd with a huge removable
passenger seat and backrest with integrated
handholds and a large rear storage deck. This
Indy can double as a bench for ice fishing and a
capable deep snow ride for trapping while still
hauling two to Larry’s Burger Pit for lunch. The
Adventure has standard electric start, mirrors
and a high windshield.
Still more. The re-invented Voyager arrives
for 2014 and gets choices of a 550 fan and
and a 600 Cleanfire 2-stroke producing over
120 ponies. It uses a 144-inch Pro-Ride RMK
skidframe wrapped in a 2-inch Camoplast
sneaker. The 550 Voyager uses a 144 x 1.35
Cobra on the “Indy” skid used in all the other
144-inch variants.
Both Voyagers use a narrowed-up and
variable 39 to 41-inch ski-stance designed
for taking the sled, rider and traps deep into
the bush for a day’s work. In either version,
550 fan or 600 Cleanfire, the Voyager comes
out of the box with amenities work-oriented
buyers demand. Both have e-start. A fully
enclosed and sturdy rear cargo rack protects
a large cargo area capable of swallowing all
the fishing gear or trapping equipment any
fur hatter could need. Both Voyagers come
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INDY 550 LXR
Subtle ergonomic
differences exist between
the Indy and the RUSH.
The Indy’s handlebar
pole is actually more rear
mounted and plays to sitdown style riders while
still working well for
stand-up pilots. The bars
use a 3.5-inch riser.
INDY 550
with an industrial strength tow hitch good
for hauling ice huts. The exceptionally high
windshield will keep breezes generated by
whacking the Cleanfire 600 from knocking
your fur hat off.
Sled Psychology
Consider this: With Ski-Doo dominating
the utility segment, Polaris can’t help but
achieve success with these newly minted
and low-buck utility-targeted snowmobiles.
Essentially, Polaris has become the alternative
to Ski-Doo in some markets where there
hasn’t been a choice for years. Keep in mind,
we suspect Polaris has just snapped the lid
off this bottle of potential. It will surely offer
more models and more engines to appeal to
utility buyers.
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drop one of its many 4-stroke off-road engines
into the new Indy chassis to compete with
Ski-Doo’s ACE 600. In the meantime, Polaris
is already selling these new Indys beyond
expectations.
Funny how long an opportunity can sit right
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Full Circle:
My Life as a Snowmobiler
By Jordan Elliott, Test Rider, Supertrax International
Just
like many of you, I’ve gone full circle from trails to boondocking and back again in my life as a snowmobiler. From owning
my first snowmobile in the early 1990s (a 1984 Ski-Doo Safari) to riding thousands of kilometres of groomed trails, I was
your typical ‘80s kid that grew up enjoying snowmobiling in the Kawarthas to Algonquin region. But by the time I ‘d finished college and
decided to hit the snocross track in 2003, I’d lost much of my interest in trails and the politics of being the “youth” demographic that I
thought people looked down on.
Little did I know my age group was
driving the next segment in the snowmobile
market. We were creating the addictive
need to customize and make our sleds
different than the next guy’s. Converting
our race sleds to trail sleds became a market
undercurrent, It gave birth to big handlebar
risers, aggressive tracks, bikini windshields
and hand guards. This created an awakening,
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telling the industry each snowmobile could
reflect its individual owner. The snowmobile
was becoming an extension of each rider’s
personality. Sleds like the XRS, 600RR, and
Sno Pro started to push the limits of hardedged, gnarly rides setting the bar for the
next advance.
Entering my mid-twenties, marriage and
children took the place of racing, and made
me realize I had to show up for work on
Monday uninjured. I soon found myself drawn
to the challenge of riding backcountry, while
still using our intricate trail system to access
these remote areas.
At the same time, snowmobiles had
benefitted from massive advancements in
technology and, with a kajillion optional
upgrades and cool parts, the sky was the
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limit. This gave birth to snowmobiles such as
the Assault, Backcountry, Freeride, Crossfire,
and Nytro. With the massive number of
lakes and Crown Land near our cottage, I
spent some memorable seasons with great
friends just playing around in the rough and
tough. Clean engines, great fuel economy,
big power and lots of suspension pushed
sleds to be more compliant, and cross over
to both on and off-trail disciplines. Sleds
with longer track versatility continue to be
the fastest growing market segment but
they’re still usable for all aspects of today’s
riding requirements.
Fast-forward to present day. I have my own
family of five, a career and a mountain of
responsibility. Times have certainly changed
and so has my riding style. I no longer find
myself endlessly in search of the next big
jump, open powder range, or hill to climb.
Instead, I’m seeking a trail that’s going to
get the blood flowing and a destination that
gives my daughters a chance to warm up or
catch a bite to eat.
Living in the Muskoka Region makes
this easy. It offers a large variety of trails
beginning ten feet from my backyard or
the freedom of riding countless safe, staked
lakes. These opportunities, coupled with
some of the sickest, most reliable sleds ever
made, guarantees a good time for all.
The coolest thing is, although I strayed
for a few years from being your typical trail
rider, when I came back I realized there was
so much I was missing. Whether it’s the social
times at the cottage visiting and riding with
friends, or heading out for lunch and a day of
riding with my girls, trail riding gets me out
into the wild and keeps my head screwed on
straight. The pure enjoyment of spending
time with the people I love, doing something
I love, has changed this once very solo sport
for me into something bigger and more
important in my life.
Don’t get me wrong. I can still ride with
the best of them! But the enjoyment I get
out of sharing time with my kids on the trails,
or those days I snowmobile into the cottage
with friends are my favourite memories
of winter and have been since my three
daughters were old enough to fit a helmet on
their heads.
As time goes by, I find myself thankful for
Ontario’s snowmobiling diversity and hoping
the time I spend with my kids will lead them to
continue snowmobiling on their own. Mostly, I
dream that snowmobiling will continue to be a
big part of my life as we all grow older.
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Go Snowmobiling
HERE!
Madawaska
Barwick Camp
P.O. Box 100, Madawaska, Ontario K0J 2C0
[email protected]
www.barkwickcamp.com
airport north bay
• Approximately 2 min. direct access to
“B” Trail
• Two-bedroom suite with full kitchen,
gas fire place, hot tub, big-screen TV
with Bell satellite and Wi-Fi
• Limited meal plan available upon
request
• Heated storage is available upon
request
• Gas, groceries, liquor and beer only
4 km away.
• Ideal location for many daytrip loops
1525 Seymour Street, North Bay
[email protected]
www.travelodgenorthbay.ca
 
4Complimentary Deluxe Breakfast
4Relax in Our Indoor Pool and Whirlpool
4Located on OFSC trail - Drive-up Rooms
Available
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•Start your RAN or R.A.P tour here.
•Close to all amenities, Lots of parking.
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deerhurst Resort
1235 Deerhurst Drive,
Huntsville, Ontario P1H 2E8
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Snowmobile from the front door of your cottage.
Located right off the B106E.
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Located 6km east of Huntsville on Peninsula Lake.
With 2,000 km of uncrowded, groomed trails, Muskoka is a hot spot for sledders. And Deerhurst is one
of the most accessible places to get your motor
running because it’s located right on the TOP trail
D102B. Warm up over a relaxing meal at Eclipse, the
Lobby Bar or Maple, the resort’s newest eatery. Ask
about snowmobilers’ accommodation specials, and
unwind at the spa, live shows and indoor sports complex. Locked overnight sled parking, premium fuel,
permits and maps are all available on-site.
705.789.6411
Resv: 1.800.461.4393
P
Caswell Resort
Hotel
sundridge
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Bancroft/
Lake St. Peter
algonquinmotel.ca
established 1888
PO Box 70, 77 Main St.,
Sundridge, ON P0A 1Z0
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.caswellresort.com
✔ Economy mid week
snowmobile packages.
✔ Heated Indoor Pool,
Sauna, Hot Tub.
✔ The Almaguin Highlands Largest
and MostComplete Resort Hotel.
Resv: 1.800.461.5262
Tel: 705.384.7600
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ITS YOUR PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO
MAKE SMART CHOICES...
TO ARRIVE HOME SAFELY AFTER EACH RIDE.
• Ride Without Alcohol or Drugs
• Ride With Care and Control
• Stay on the Marked Trail
• Know Before You Go on Ice
• Slow Down at Night
• Never Ride Alone
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Go Snowmobiling
HERE!
DWIGHT/muskoka
spring lake resort,
motel & Restaurant
2893 Hwy 60, Dwight, ON P0A 1H0
705.635.9995 • [email protected]
www.springlakeresort.net
Come and stay at Spring Lake Resort while riding
hundreds of km’s of perfectly groomed trails
in the heart of Muskoka or take a part in the
most famous RAP tour around Algonquin Park.
Conveniently located right on Hwy 60 in Dwight
with the direct access to trail 77. Affordable a &
comfortable accommodation in lakefront rooms
and suites with a LCD TV, a DVD, a fridge, a
microwave, a coffee maker, etc… Fully licensed,
cozy (has fireplace) family restaurant with homemade, delicious food complimented by friendly
service. Plenty of safe parking for snowmobiles
and trailers Minutes away from fuel, snowmobile
service and rental depots in Dwight.
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Bonfield, ON. POH 1EO
705.776.2335
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cedargableslodge.com
•Groomed trails to the door step. •Located in the heart of District 11 on
BF201 at Hwy 17, just minutes east
of North Bay
•Our quiet lodge offers a peaceful
country setting, lots of secure
parking and clean, comfortable
accommodations.
corbeil/NORTH BAY
cozy camp cottages
RR #1 49 Trails End Road,
Corbeil, ON P0H 1K0
[email protected]
www.cozycampcottages.com
 
ICE FISHING AVAILABLE!  Located 18
miles south-east of North Bay on Lake
Nosbonsing, just off TOP TRAIL A102D. 
Modern housekeeping cottages.  Fully
equipped including microwaves, coffee makers, gas BBQs.  Rentals by the
season, weekly, weekends or mid-week
when trails are the best!  Snowmobilers serving snowmobilers.  Visit our
website.  Your hosts:  Brian & Diane.
705.752.2085
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OFSC clubs, volunteers and riders are very grateful to the generous
landowners who volunteer use of their land for a snowmobile trail each
winter.
Our landowner’s continuing support contributes not only to the
enjoyment of snowmobiling, but also provides many social,
recreational and economic benefits to their home communities.
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OFSC INSiGHT
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Craig Nicholson
Missing in Action
So, while some of us love choosing our route on the fly, many
hen one shakes out all the various tallies of Ontario sleds
others more would appreciate a packaged, turn-key ride that
from the Ministry of Transportation, the Insurance Bureau
eliminates most of the guesswork and uncertainty. If there’s
of Canada and the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile
any doubt about the reality of this, look no farther than the
Clubs (OFSC), the likely conclusion is that there are
popularity of packaged, turn-key sun destination cruises and
somewhere between 100,000 and 140,000 rideable snowmobiles
vacations as proof. Most people prefer to
in this province. One would therefore
leave home with no surprises – and that’s
assume that there are at least that many
why the OFSC is developing tour loops
people to ride them, and likely more if
“Many perfectly
across Ontario.
some sleds have more than one user. Of
good sleds are
Done properly, a tour loop is a pre-defined
course, some sleds never leave the back
under-used because
snowmobiling experience on a marked and
forty or the cottage lake, while others are
their owners aren’t
mapped route on established trails with
for ice fishing, trapping or utility use, and
good access to all essential services along
some are used primarily for lake running,
motivated to
its delineated distance. It provides a known
off-trail boondocking or racing, but many
go snowmobiling
commodity that instils the confidence to
are also operated at least some of the time
often enough.”
try something a little out of your normal
by recreational trail riders.
comfort zone.
But if trail permit sales are any indication,
The eight tour loops being promoted this season by the
less than 50% of these so-called “recreational” snowmobiles are
OFSC are a mix of day rides and multi-day saddlebag trips. While
used on OFSC trails. So are a bunch of folks riding trails illegally?
they may not excite the “been there, done that” crowd, they are
Reports from the police, S.T.O.P. officers and Trail Patrol, don’t
positioned to appeal to riders that want to push their envelope
seem to indicate that many snowmobilers are on OFSC trails
without jumping off the deep end. Hopefully, the successful
without a permit. Neither does anecdotal evidence from the
OFSC, snowmobile clubs or frequent trail riders. So how come
so many sleds are missing in action?
Some of them sit throughout the winter without much use
because their owners’ plans, lives or circumstances changed.
Others are “golden oldies” that are okay for the occasional casual
outing, but aren’t much good for prolonged rides anymore. But
many perfectly good sleds are under-used because their owners
aren’t motivated enough to go snowmobiling often.
For instance, one OFSC survey said that almost 50% of
respondents wouldn’t go snowmobiling if they couldn’t ride
from their back door. Given the fickleness of Mother Nature in
recent winters, that leaves a large whack of sled owners sitting
at home staring at bare ground, even though there’s good snow
within an hour or two’s drive. And the more they sit, the less
likely they are to get going again.
Another reason perfectly good sleds are under-used is
that their owners aren’t experienced or confident enough to
be comfortable heading out on their own away from home
completion of one loop will lead to riding more and different
trails. Those of us that are experienced touring riders forget
loops as riders expand their horizons and abilities. As more loops
how intimidating heading off into the wild white yonder for
come on board in the coming years, they will include everything
the first time can be. Imagine how many folks, who are less
from half-day, family style, local loops to week long, multi-region
than comfortable driving on highways to an unfamiliar place,
adventures. Something for everyone – and hopefully, that’s what
must feel about snowmobiling into a remote and unknown
will motivate more owners to put their perfectly good sleds to
wilderness. Sure, there are groomed trails and maps and signs,
better use each winter.
but for the less experienced, things like getting lost, running
The opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and
out of fuel or breaking down in the middle of nowhere are very
not necessarily those of the OFSC.
real concerns.
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ONTARIO FEDERATION OF SNOWMOBILE CLUBS
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For all terms, conditions and factors to consider
visit www.ofsc.on.ca
Please read and understand the conditions
on this sign BEFORE using any OFSC trail
this winter!
Each snowmobiler is responsible for
considering all factors to determine
if an OFSC Prescribed Trail is
accessible for safe and
enjoyable travel.
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