John and his son Ben went out yesterday and groomed the upper trails. John and I went out to do the trails to the north. We made one pass on 407 and groomed to the parking lot. We were headed back on 4&7 and stopped to tighten a track and saw red on the ground. …
Trail Report February 1, 2025
Scott and I were out all day yesterday trying to improve our trails. They are looking better, the upper trails still need work but they rideable if you do not mind some water bars still not totally filled in. 4&7 are looking alot better. If we can get a few more inches we should be …
Trail Report January 18,2025
John and I were out grooming, the best that we could. We cleared the down trees on the upper and center trails. At the end of the Black Swamp Road there is approximately 15″ of snow before you pack it down to not much. We went all the way to US Route 4 so at …
Meeting Minutes – 12/10/24
Opening
The regular meeting of the Shrewsbury Sno-Birds was called to order at 7:01PM on December 10, 2024 at Southside Steakhouse in Rutland by Mike Stewart.
Present
Mike Stewart, President; Mike Gabriele, Treasurer; David Fucci, Scott Ryan, Bill Lohsen, Directors; Ray Messer, Member; Eric Bearor, Central Vermont Motorcycles; Michele Taube, Secretary & Chip …
Trail Report January 12, 2024
Dave and Scott were out testing the Alpine and small drag yesterday, I went out with the Tucker hoping to find conditions better than they were. The roads are rideable but even the Black Swamp Road on the crown of the road was showing some signs of dirt! The wet areas were a little better …
January Meeting
The Sno-Birds meeting is this Tuesday January 14 at the Southside Steakhouse. It starts at 7:00 pm. Come and join in on the conversation, hope to see you there!
Trail Report January 5, 2025
John and I were out with the Tucker for a short check on the trails. They are not good at all. There is wet areas and the water bars are bad. We could not open the Black Swamp Road gate because the State changed the combination and did not tell us, this has happened several …
Trail Report December 28, 2024
John and I swapped the compactor bar for the drag with anticipation of going out on the upper trails. We were going to fuel it up and the pump clicked the circuit breaker. We checked the pump for being froze and then popped the cover on the switch area and found a pinched wire. We …
Trail Report December 22,2024
Our trail system received between 4 to 9 inches of snow this last week. I was thinking of opening the upper areas but the snow was really fluffy so the first few sleds would have it packed to the ground. The other thing is that no one else is open so there would very limited …
Meeting Minutes – 11/12/24
Opening
The regular meeting of the Shrewsbury Sno-Birds was called to order at 7:05PM on November 12, 2024 at Southside Steakhouse in Rutland by Mike Stewart.
Present
Mike Stewart, President; Roy Arthur, Vice President/Trailmaster; Mike Gabriele, Treasurer; David Fucci, Scott Ryan, Bill Lohsen, Scott Ballard, Directors; Ray Messer, Member; Eric Bearor, Central Vermont …
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