Join SAM on Thursday, December 4 at the Sweetheart Restaurant in Shelburne for a Christmas Party from 5–8pm! ...Read more
This is a reminder that the public comment period for DCR’s Otter River Complex Resource Management Plans Draft Release public meeting is open until September 20th, 2025. Please follow this link to access the recording and slide deck via the event page. By following this link you ...Read more
Department of Conservation and Recreation Commonwealth of Massachusetts DCR Erving Complex Resource Management Plans Draft Release Public Meeting Thursday, September 18th @ 6pm – 7:30pm Register for the meeting via the Zoom Registration Link. The Department of Conservation and ...Read more
Join SAM for our annual golf tournament on Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Ellinwood Country Club! ...Read more
The SAM Board of Directors would like to invite you to celebrate your association at the upcoming SAM Annual Meeting and lunch on Saturday, April 12, 2025. ...Read more
Click the link for list of organizations that can handle distribution of donated suits, hats, gloves and boots to help the victims of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. ...Read more
Trail work is certainly an ongoing process. After several years of working on large grant projects we have cycled around to re-decking several smaller bridges. The Ranger has certainly proved its worth not only as a groomer, but also as ...Read more
The Goshen Select Board has been made aware of a washout that crosses the Wing Hill Extension Roadway near the Goshen Transfer Station. There is currently road closed indications in place. Please be aware that a washout is present in ...Read more
We are having our annual Christmas party and Landowner Appreciation dinner December 1st. Full Prime Rib meal with all the trimmings. ...Read more
3 Vintage rides scheduled for the upcoming season: January 20, 2018: Savoy Kanary Kats/ February 11, 2018: Bernardston-Gill-Leyden Snowmobile Club/ February 18, 2018: Knox Trail Sno-Riders/ Stay tuned for more info on the rides in the next few weeks. ...Read more
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My snowmobile experience started, like many of my generation, on an Arctic Cat Kitty Cat. Then I remember that wonderful winter when my dad told me it was time to move up to a full-size sled. At the time he ...Read more
The 2016 Sled Expo Vintage show by The Massachusetts Vintage Snowmobile Club dominated the main isle of the showroom floor. Show attendees voted for their favorite sleds and decided who took home the bling. Special thanks to Mel Scuderi and John ...Read more
The weather was cool and crisp autumn day, attracting 36 vintage snowmobiles and 18 vintage tractors to the Knox Trail Sno-Riders Be Bold Ride Old Sled & Tractor Show on September 25. We counted 127 vehicles at the show, which has ...Read more
2016 Sled Expo Vintage Show Trophies and Cash Prizes Display your sled at the biggest vintage show in Massachusetts, and maybe even win some cash! *Register Now* -Vote and Win- Forget about the Presidential Election, vote for the best vintage ...Read more
Four years ago I picked up a gem, it was set back, behind the crowd of others. After looking over the same old Ski-Doos, Cats, Yamahas, etc, I found an odd-ball sled that until now I had only seen online ...Read more
Ken Packie carved this 1966 Ski-Doo Olympic for the Knox Trail Sno-Riders from a single log. The sculpture is used as a fundraiser, with money going into a slot behind the windshield, like a piggy bank. Knox club president Jeff ...Read more
2016 SAM Vintage Rides The Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts (SAM) and the Mass Vintage Snowmobile Club have awarded Vintage Snowmobile Rides to three clubs for 2016. The events have become extremely popular, allowing SAM members to ride their vintage sleds ...Read more
In 1969 my grandfather Paul Bogos, or Slim, as he was known, along with his best friend George, tried snowmobiling for the first time. It started with a ride on a new sled that belonged to a local farmer. After ...Read more
Display Your Vintage Snowmobile at Sled Expo Come see some of the best vintage snowmobiles in New England at the Sled Expo, October 17 and 18. Better yet, put your vintage sled on display in front of thousands of rabid ...Read more
Built in 1939 for $150,000 ($2.5 million in 2015 dollars) the Snow Cruiser was designed to explore the Antarctic under the command of U.S. Rear-Admiral Richard E. Byrd. Designed by Dr. Thomas C. Poulter, Director of the Armour Institute in ...Read more
The Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts and the Mass Vintage Snowmobile Club are pleased to announce that the Knox Trail Sno-Riders will be hosting a vintage ride February 21, 2015 EVENT DETAILS Event time is from 9:00am to 4:00pm. Park and ...Read more
The Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts and the Mass Vintage Snowmobile Club have awarded vintage snowmobile rides to several clubs for 2015. February, 7, Burgy Bullets Snowmobile Club Burgy Bullets Clubhouse, 12 Laurel Rd, Haydenville Massachusetts 01039. The 25 mile ride ...Read more
The Vintage Snowmobile Registration legislation filed by the Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts was signed by Governor Patrick and is now law. SAM’s bill H.3858 can now be referred to as Chapter 502 of the Acts of 2014. There are a ...Read more
Merry Christmas from everyone at the Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts and the SledMass team. Here’s a holiday video from 1973 featuring our good friend Santa Claus delivering toys to good boys and girls by his Arctic Cat snowmobile in a very ...Read more
The SAM Vintage Ride will be held Saturday, February 15, at Ayrhill Farms, 192 Henry Wood Rd, Cheshire, Massachusetts The ride, hosted by the Adams Sno-Drifters, will be approximately 25 miles long. Registration is at 9am, the ride starts at ...Read more
“O.K., onto my favorite subject”… that’s what most of us say when we’re talking about snowmobiling. Those were the first words Charlene Whitaker said when we started this interview for our story. Knowing this lady, and knowing what she’s done ...Read more