The Eighth “Be Bold, Ride Old” Vintage Sled and Tractor Show and Swap Meet
Here’s your chance to pull out that old snowmobile or tractor, clean it up, and and show it off at the eighth Knox Trail Sno-Riders Vintage Snowmobile and Tractor Show plus Swap Meet. It all happens on Sunday, September 18, ...Read more
Published on Thursday, September 8, 2022 in
Tags: Knox Trail Sno-Riders, vintage
The Eighth “Be Bold, Ride Old” Vintage Sled and Tractor Show and Swap Meet
Here’s your chance to pull out that old snowmobile or tractor, clean it up, and and show it off at the eighth Knox Trail Sno-Riders Vintage Snowmobile and Tractor Show plus Swap Meet. It all happens on Sunday, September 18, ...Read more
Published on Thursday, September 8, 2022 in
Tags: Knox Trail Sno-Riders, vintage
Annual Vintage Snowmobile Show & Cookout
Crane’s Snowmobile Museum located on Main Street in Lancaster, New Hampshire, is sponsoring it’s annual, Vintage Snowmobile Show and Cookout on February 2, 2019. It’s a free, no entry fee event. However, trophies will be awarded. The classes cover from ...Read more
Published on Thursday, January 3, 2019 in
Tags: cookout, snowmobile, vintage
Annual Vintage Snowmobile Show & Cookout
Crane’s Snowmobile Museum located on Main Street in Lancaster, New Hampshire, is sponsoring it’s annual, Vintage Snowmobile Show and Cookout on February 2, 2019. It’s a free, no entry fee event. However, trophies will be awarded. The classes cover from ...Read more
Published on Thursday, January 3, 2019 in
Tags: cookout, snowmobile, vintage
Snowmobile Safety Course
The Coldbrook Snowmobile Club will be conducting its annual Vermont Snowmobile Safety Course, for riders 12 years and older, on Saturday, December 9th from 9:00am – 3:00pm. It will be held at Oakmont Regional High School, 9 Oakmont Drive, Ashburnham, ...Read more
Published on Monday, October 23, 2017 in
Tags: clubs, family, safety, Teens, vintage
Snowmobile Safety Course
The Coldbrook Snowmobile Club will be conducting its annual Vermont Snowmobile Safety Course, for riders 12 years and older, on Saturday, December 9th from 9:00am – 3:00pm. It will be held at Oakmont Regional High School, 9 Oakmont Drive, Ashburnham, ...Read more
Published on Monday, October 23, 2017 in
Tags: clubs, family, safety, Teens, vintage
BGL Vintage Ride
Join the BGL Snowmobile Club for a Vintage Ride (approximately 35 miles) traveling the trails of Bernardston & Leyden. Registration opens at 8:00 AM at the Kringle Candle auxiliary parking lot 244 South Street, Bernardston, Massachusetts 01337. Riders will head out at ...Read more
Published on Friday, October 20, 2017 in
Tags: clubs, family, trail-riding, vintage
BGL Vintage Ride
Join the BGL Snowmobile Club for a Vintage Ride (approximately 35 miles) traveling the trails of Bernardston & Leyden. Registration opens at 8:00 AM at the Kringle Candle auxiliary parking lot 244 South Street, Bernardston, Massachusetts 01337. Riders will head out at ...Read more
Published on Friday, October 20, 2017 in
Tags: clubs, family, trail-riding, vintage
Trail Tales: A Chip Off The Old Ice Block (Brad Stafford)
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
Published on Sunday, October 30, 2016 in News & Updates, Vintage
Tags: vintage
2016 Sled Expo Vintage Show
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
Published on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 in News & Updates, Vintage
Tags: expo, sam, vintage
Be Bold Ride Old Sled and Tractor Show (Mel Scuderi)
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
Published on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 in News & Updates, Vintage
Tags: clubs, sleds, vintage
2016 Sled Expo Vintage Show
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
Published on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 in News & Updates, Vintage
Tags: expo, vintage
Crazy About Mercury Snowmobiles (John Ruffo)
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
Published on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 in News & Updates, Vintage
Tags: people, sleds, vintage
Ski-Doo Olympic Wood Sculpture
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
Published on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 in News & Updates, Vintage
Tags: people, vintage
2016 SAM Vintage Rides
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
Published on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 in News & Updates, Vintage
Tags: clubs, sam, trail-riding, vintage
My Grandfather: The Golden Age of Snowmobiling (John Ruffo)
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
Published on Monday, October 19, 2015 in News & Updates, Vintage
Tags: people, sleds, vintage
Your Vintage Snowmobile on Display at the Sled Expo
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
Published on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 in News & Updates, Vintage
Tags: expo, vintage
Snow Cruiser Built to Explore the Antarctic
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
Published on Monday, July 6, 2015 in News & Updates, Vintage
Tags: National, vintage
SAM Vintage Ride Vintage Hosted by Knox Trail Sno-Riders
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
Published on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 in News & Updates, Vintage
Tags: clubs, vintage
Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts Vintage Rides
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
Published on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 in News & Updates, Vintage
Tags: sam, vintage
Massachusetts Vintage Snowmobile Registration Law
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
Published on Sunday, January 11, 2015 in News & Updates, Vintage
Tags: legislative, sam, vintage
Santa Delivers Toys by Snowmobile (Video)
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
Published on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 in News & Updates, Vintage
Tags: family, humor, vintage
SAM Vintage Ride Saturday February 15
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
Published on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 in News & Updates, Vintage
Tags: family, sam, vintage
Reflections: The Charlene Whitaker Story (Robert Dodge)
“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
Published on Friday, February 18, 2011 in Archive, Guest Columns, News & Updates, Vintage
Tags: competition, family, people, sam, vintage, volunteers























