Annual Radar Run Results
Sunday - February 20, 2011 - Despite the cancellation of Alton’s Winter Carnival, Mt. Major Snowmobile Club held their annual snowmobile radar runs on Alton Bay on Sunday, February 20. The weather was brisk and the sleds were fast. The fastest speed of the day was 106 mph, which was achieved by Carl Cicchetto on his Arctic Cat.
Although the number of participants was lower than past years, MMSC was still able to put some much-needed funds towards trail improvements. The Club would like to thank all the participants and spectators for showing their support and attending this annual event. Specifically, MMSC would like to thank the following businesses for their sponsorship and the various donations they made for the radar runs:
Meredith Village Savings Bank
To help us plan next year’s event or to offer your sponsorship, please e-mail us.
9/5/2010: The first meeting of the Mount Major Snowmobile Club will be held on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. at the Pearson Rd Community Center. It may still feel like summer but it is time to start thinking about and getting involved with the upcoming snowmobile season. There is much to do to prepare our trails so that they can “be all that they can be” when the snow flies. We do not want to be embarrassed by the conditions of our trails as compared to our neighboring clubs trails. I cannot emphasize enough that we NEED active participation from as many members as possible. We all enjoy riding on a clear, wide trail but it is unrealistic to place the burden of maintaining 55 + miles of trails onto the backs of just a few members. All of our trail workers are volunteers who also have jobs. They are burning out. Please help. Get a little exercise and go out and trim a trail. There will be some announced work parties but it is not necessary to wait for an invitation. There are a couple of large work projects pending. A major overhaul on Frohock Brook Rd and a possible reroute on Corr. Trail ‘22’. We also need better participation from our members at the meetings. We cannot always know what trail conditions are if no one is coming forward to let us know of any existing issues. We need YOUR help. Come to the meeting and get involved. Please contribute to the survival of our trail network and our club. The Mount Major Snowmobile Club is a charter member of the NHSA for 36 years. Help us reach 37 years as a viable club! Enclosed is your membership application for the new year. Please fill it out and send it back soon. If you need an additional copy of the form, it can be printed from this web site. Please write neatly and consider checking the box for e-mail only to save on postage. If you are a member of the NHSA through another club you do not need to send the $10 portion of the NHSA dues to us. Please list the other club in the comments section. If you chose not to join the NHSA through the MMSC you will not receive a registration card from us. We have some very large bills that must be paid. There are the monthly payments of $438.00 towards the bank loan on the purchase of the Tucker Groomer. The Tucker has proven indispensable in keeping Corr. Trail ‘22’ maintained and the moguls under control. We still owe $18,895.00 on this loan and will be paying this until Nov., 2014. We also are required to maintain insurance on the club and all its grooming equipment. This year’s insurance bill is $2,924.00. Please consider an additional donation along with regular membership dues to help defray these expenses. As you can see, a $15 or $25 membership does not really go very far when placed beside these huge bills. Hope to see you on the trails and at the meetings. In the mean time… *****THINK SNOW*****THINK SNOW*****THINK SNOW*****
2/13/2010 Alton Bay Radar Run results! Thanks to all the participants.
The Mt Major Snowmobile Club’s Annual Radar Run on Sunday drew many sleds
and all had a great time. Organizers flooded the drag strip with water last
week during the cold nights to make the ice conditions perfect for a radar
run.
The winner of the Monster Energy Snowboard donated by NH Distributors was
Pam Edwards of Topsfield, MA. We would like to thank our sponsors: Meredith
Village Savings Bank, NH Distributors, HK Powersports, T-Bones, Andrews
Marine Service and Ellacoya Barn and Grill.
11/8/2008 The club's new Tucker and drag have arrived! Thank you to everyone who have made contributions towards the purchase of the Tucker groomer and Mogul Master. We received a loan from the Meredith Village Savings Bank to cover the monetary shortfall. Please consider an extra donation along with your membership to help us pay off this loan. Don't forget to return your membership and dues before the snow flies so you can be ready to ride.
Membership
forms
are now available at:
Trail Work!The next
meeting of the Mt Major Snowmobile Club will be held on
Tuesday,
November 11, 2008 @ 7:00 PM at the Pearson Rd Community Center. Everyone
enjoys riding on well maintained, well groomed trails. There are so many trails
to maintain. We need your help. It is too much for only a few people.
Alton Bay Seaplane Base - Snowmobilers...please be aware that when Alton Bay freezes over, it is host to many winter activities including an ice runway for small aircraft. Signs and cones provide information as to where aircraft will be taxiing and taking off. Please take notice so that everyone can enjoy our beautiful winters. www.flyaltonbay.com 12/2/07 - Greg and Gerry McCabe came and helped clear the 4 massive trees from trail M past the Trailer park today. It's all done. Greg did a great job. He had additional motivation. We loaded his pickup to the gills twice with the red oak that we had to clear from the trail. It took us nearly 3 hours to do this one spot, not to mention I spent quite a few hours there yesterday doing limbing.
Afterwards, Gerry and I spent another 2 hours clearing along M from the
river up about a half mile. This wasn't all that bad - only 1 messy tree
down spot. 12/2/06/06 - Work on the trails is finally progressing. Excavation work is underway on Trail 'R' and Corridor Trail '22'. Bridges have been built and repaired. Thank you to the Merrimac Trail Riders for their extreme efforts with some posts, a new bridge, and some beautiful trail washout repairs with runoff control.
1/21/06 - about a dozen members were out in one of our rare snow storms laying the plywood on the Jones Field Bridge (a town requirement to use this for sleds). The same crew also re-decked (and widen) both the short State Forest Bridge and Steve Gray's bridge on Trail-D. If we ever get snow again this will make it easer for the groomers to cross. 11/28/05 - Ben, Leon, and other members have replaced the Trail "D" bridge heading out towards Jesus Valley Road. Additionally, much of the long and occasionally nasty sections beyond the bridge (to Jesus Valley Road) is now much improved thanks to many hours of machine work. 11/27/05 - Larry and Leslie have been at it again! They have re-decked just about every bridge from the Alton Traffic Circle to the New Durham line along Trail "M" (along Route-11 by the Merrymeeting River). They are like a team of trail clearing Energizer Bunnies! 11/26/05 - The significant excavator work to repair storm and erosion trail damage in the Alton Mountain and Bergeron Pond tail area (i.e. NH Corridor Trail #22) is done. Certain trail shave been re-routed and re-signing is underway. The new traffic patterns should reduce many of the confusing intersections with the Bergeron's local side trails (Yellow, Green, Blue, Gray, etc. diamonds) in those sections. Most of these trails are still there to snowmobile on, but now crisscross each other less. 11/20/05 - Trail "R" has received substantial excavator de-rocking and stumping, widening, and rerouting. The sections improved run from near its beginning (at the intersection of NH Corridor Trail #22 on Route 28) almost to the old Bauman's Breakstop in the Half-moon Pond area (at the intersection of Route 28 and Dudley Road). This work will eliminate a substantial amount of riding the edge of Coffin Brook and Stockbridge Corner roads. Thanks go out to Norm Hillsgove, Greg Fuller, Rob Bystrack and the other club members that worked to make this happen. 11/6/05 - The Alton State Forest section of Trail "M"??? was heavily logged this fall. The club received permission from the the State of NH to fix the substantial damage done to the trail by their operation. We excavated the newly exposed rocks and stumps (now in the middle of a much wider trail) so that this section will be much more like a highway. Since so many trees were cut the area is not a pretty as before and many of the skidder roads may look like snowmobile trails. Don't be fooled into hitting a stump on one - stick to the marked (orange or blue diamond) trails only!
2005 Alton Bay Radar Run Results*
*The club would like to thank the sponsors of this years run. Torno Worldclass Motorsports of Lebanon, ME, Robertson’s Power + Sports of Sanford, ME and Larry’s Sales and Service of Barnstead, NH. Thank you for your support! thanks to our participants and volunteers!
MOUNT MAJOR SNOWMOBILE CLUB’S ‘ANNUAL RADAR RUN’ - 2/19/2005Come join us on Saturday, February 19th, 2005 From 10 am to 3 pm, trophies at 3:30 pm ![]() Please come and support the club. The cost is $5 for 2 runs and lots of fun!!
This message was received from Steve Hemeon the day after the Bridge Dedication to Joshua: Good Afternoon, I would like to take a moment to say "Thank You" To all those who were able to attend the gathering at the dedication of the bridge in memory of my son. He would be very impressed with the reconstruction of the bridge and the fact that it helps carry out a sport he loved. A special Thank - You to Leslie, Larry(?) club president, and Joanne for their efforts as well as the efforts carried out by everyone involved. It is amazing, at the time and effort put forth by so many volunteers to make it enjoyable for everyone. As a new member and a volunteer that helped support Dover Southside Little League years past, I realize that so much happens behind the scenes that unfortunately goes unnoticed and unrecognized that this is one I will cherish and share with many family and friends. Once again "Thank You Very Much." Hope to see you on the trails soon. Steve
From
the desk of:
Gail Hanson Executive Director New Hampshire Snowmobile Association The WMNF has released it's report on the Warren to Woodstock Trail - you can go to the website listed below for the scoping report. On page 8 of this report is where you will find the instructions on mailing your comments.
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