A Community's Passion for a Sport (Melissa Allard) (video)
Many of you have seen me running around with my camera at various SAM events over the past season. For those who don’t know me, I’m a born-and-raised snowmobiler from the Berkshires. Growing up, the Snow Seekers were like my ...Read more
Published on Thursday, January 12, 2012 in Guest Columns, News & Updates
Tags: access, DCR, education, environment, family, opinion, people, public lands, sam, trail-riding, volunteers
Saddle Bagging the Gaspe Peninsula (Tom Rosato)
We did it – sixteen hundred and fifty (1650) miles in eight days on a sled. Just as planned – well, almost, anyways. A group from the Easy Riders Snowmobile Club toured the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec, Canada in a ...Read more
Published on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 in News & Updates, Snowmobile Travel
Tags: humor, people, trail-riding, travel
Snow Angel (Bill Dighton)
It was like a scene in a Hollywood movie; a trip that probably shouldn’t have happened, a near death experience and a renewed faith in humanity. On a trip last February, Rich Murray and myself had all these things happen ...Read more
Published on Sunday, January 1, 2012 in Guest Columns, News & Updates
Tags: people, trail-riding, travel
SAM Vintage Rides Announced
The Mass Vintage Snowmobile Club (MVSC) has selected three clubs to host the 2012 SAM vintage rides. The events, which have become extremely popular the past few years, allow SAM members to ride their vintage sleds in a parade-like atmosphere. ...Read more
Published on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 in General Announcements, News & Updates, Vintage
Tags: clubs, sam, sleds, trail-riding, vintage
Snowmobiling in Massachusetts: A Beginners Guide
Are you new to snowmobiling in Massachusetts or considering taking part in the best winter fun on the planet? Here is a beginners guide that outlines what you need in order to snowmobile in Massachusetts. This is just a summary ...Read more
Published on Saturday, December 10, 2011 in General Announcements, News & Updates, Safety
Tags: clubs, education, laws, safety, sam, trail-riding
Ski-Doo 2012 Snowmobile Video
The early snowfall has most of us thinking about riding already. While that reality may not be upon us yet, this video will only make you hungrier. ...Read more
Published on Saturday, October 29, 2011 in General Announcements, News & Updates
Tags: sleds, trail-riding, weather
American Snowmobiler Magazine Features SAM Trails
American Snowmobiler magazine has a feature story about SAM and trail riding in Massachusetts. Mike Carr, wrote, “One of the best kept secret sledding destinations is western Massachusetts, where the Berkshire Mountains offer venturesome sledders an abundance of snow and ...Read more
Published on Monday, October 3, 2011 in General Announcements, In The News, News & Updates
Tags: clubs, family, people, sam, trail-riding, travel, volunteers
Real Riders: Be Bold, Ride Old! (Mel Scuderi)
While most snowmobilers want to be riding the latest and greatest, hot, new sleds my buddies and I prefer the challenges of driving the old stuff. Three of us, Wally Black, Bob Gagnon and myself, were riding in the DAR ...Read more
Published on Friday, August 26, 2011 in Guest Columns, News & Updates, Vintage
Tags: humor, people, trail-riding, vintage
Efforts To Preserve B-52 Crash Site (video)
A B-52 left Westover Air Force Base in Massachusetts on January 24, 1963 and later crashed on Elephant Mountain in Greenville Maine. The site, which is accessible by snowmobile, is visited by thousands every year. The Bangor Daily New reports ...Read more
Published on Sunday, July 10, 2011 in General Announcements, In The News, News & Updates
Tags: trail-riding, travel
Planes Trains and Snowmobiles: Part 1 (Gerry Balchuinas)
For years I have been taking riding trips all over the North East and have written about many of them for SAM and sledmass. This past trip was no exception. I took another trip up to Maine to do some exploring ...Read more
Published on Sunday, July 10, 2011 in Guest Columns, News & Updates, Snowmobile Travel
Tags: trail-riding, travel
Life of a Groomer Operator (Gerry Balchuinas)
We all look for them and smile when we find them. No, I’m not talking about the winning lottery numbers. But if you have those and would like to share them, give me a call. What I am talking about ...Read more
Published on Thursday, January 27, 2011 in Guest Columns, News & Updates
Tags: opinion, trail-riding, volunteers
