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National Issues
Yellowstone National Park Opens
to Snowmobiles this December
On Dec. 15, the gates will open for the 2011-12 season for snowmobile
access to Yellowstone National Park. This access is being permitted by the
National Park Service (NPS) as part of their new Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) process. The EIS process will determine a long-term Winter
Use plan for Yellowstone.
The park will operate under the same regulations as the 2010-11 season.A
new long-term regulation should be in place by the 2012-13. Watch for more
information at www.saveyellowstonepark.com.
The information from the NPS provides visitors, area businesses
and park employees with an outline they can use for the 2011-12 season.
Under the plan, motorized over-snow access will continue this winter, just like
last winter.
Here is a quick summary of this coming season’s rules: Up to 318
commercially-guided, best-available-technology (BAT) snowmobiles and up to
78 snowcoaches will be allowed per day in Yellowstone. Yellowstone’s East
Entrance and Sylvan Pass will be open for motorized and non-motorized
oversnow travel, subject to weather and safety constraints.
“Trail and off-road use of snowmobiles and snowcoaches has always been,
and will continue to be, prohibited.,” reported Jack Welch, special consultant to
the Yellowstone watchdog group, BlueRibbon Coalition.
Another already completed special rule has been published that addresses
snowmobile access in Grand Teton Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Memorial Parkway, including access along
Grassy Lake Road from Flagg Ranch to the National Forest and on Jackson
Lake for licensed anglers.
“I understand that the fight over Yellowstone has been a long, contentious
and complicated battle,” Welch noted. “We are now in the 13th year of our
combined efforts to maintain snowmobile access to Yellowstone National
Park.
“Please remember, the fact that Yellowstone remains open to snowmobiles
represents one of the most profound victories over the extreme environmental
movement in our lifetime,” Welch continued. “Enjoy the victory and make your
plans to come and enjoy Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks this
winter on a snowmobile!”
to Snowmobiles this December
On Dec. 15, the gates will open for the 2011-12 season for snowmobile
access to Yellowstone National Park. This access is being permitted by the
National Park Service (NPS) as part of their new Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) process. The EIS process will determine a long-term Winter
Use plan for Yellowstone.
The park will operate under the same regulations as the 2010-11 season.A
new long-term regulation should be in place by the 2012-13. Watch for more
information at www.saveyellowstonepark.com.
The information from the NPS provides visitors, area businesses
and park employees with an outline they can use for the 2011-12 season.
Under the plan, motorized over-snow access will continue this winter, just like
last winter.
Here is a quick summary of this coming season’s rules: Up to 318
commercially-guided, best-available-technology (BAT) snowmobiles and up to
78 snowcoaches will be allowed per day in Yellowstone. Yellowstone’s East
Entrance and Sylvan Pass will be open for motorized and non-motorized
oversnow travel, subject to weather and safety constraints.
“Trail and off-road use of snowmobiles and snowcoaches has always been,
and will continue to be, prohibited.,” reported Jack Welch, special consultant to
the Yellowstone watchdog group, BlueRibbon Coalition.
Another already completed special rule has been published that addresses
snowmobile access in Grand Teton Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Memorial Parkway, including access along
Grassy Lake Road from Flagg Ranch to the National Forest and on Jackson
Lake for licensed anglers.
“I understand that the fight over Yellowstone has been a long, contentious
and complicated battle,” Welch noted. “We are now in the 13th year of our
combined efforts to maintain snowmobile access to Yellowstone National
Park.
“Please remember, the fact that Yellowstone remains open to snowmobiles
represents one of the most profound victories over the extreme environmental
movement in our lifetime,” Welch continued. “Enjoy the victory and make your
plans to come and enjoy Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks this
winter on a snowmobile!”
Information on Take a Friend
Snowmobiling Campaign Contest
The members of the International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association –
Arctic Cat, BRP. Polaris, and Yamaha – are pleased to announce the Take a
Friend Snowmobiling Contest for 2012. A cash prize of $5,000 will be awarded
to the TOP WINNING Associations/Federations in the United States and
Canada. Only member organizations of ACSA and CCSO are eligible to win.
The contest event CAN be held between Jan. 1, 2012 and March 31, 2012.
Contest entry forms are available on the www.GoSnowmobiling.org web site.
The event is designed to encourage snowmobile clubs and associations to
enhance and expand their partnerships with Chambers of Commerce, Visitors
and Convention Bureaus, Snowmobile Dealers, and all businesses related to
the snowmobile community.
In addition, clubs and associations/federations are encouraged to partner
with the local print media, radio stations and Television stations in promoting
their Go Snowmobiling event.
This is the first annual Go Snowmobiling Campaign contest being
sponsored by the manufacturers who hope to encourage snowmobilers to
take their non-snowmobiling friends out snowmobiling.
Snowmobiling Campaign Contest
The members of the International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association –
Arctic Cat, BRP. Polaris, and Yamaha – are pleased to announce the Take a
Friend Snowmobiling Contest for 2012. A cash prize of $5,000 will be awarded
to the TOP WINNING Associations/Federations in the United States and
Canada. Only member organizations of ACSA and CCSO are eligible to win.
The contest event CAN be held between Jan. 1, 2012 and March 31, 2012.
Contest entry forms are available on the www.GoSnowmobiling.org web site.
The event is designed to encourage snowmobile clubs and associations to
enhance and expand their partnerships with Chambers of Commerce, Visitors
and Convention Bureaus, Snowmobile Dealers, and all businesses related to
the snowmobile community.
In addition, clubs and associations/federations are encouraged to partner
with the local print media, radio stations and Television stations in promoting
their Go Snowmobiling event.
This is the first annual Go Snowmobiling Campaign contest being
sponsored by the manufacturers who hope to encourage snowmobilers to
take their non-snowmobiling friends out snowmobiling.
ACSA Raffle Calendars on Sale Now
The ISSA is selling 100 raffle calendars to support the American Council
of Snowmobile Associations (ACSA) fundraising efforts.
The calendars cost $20 each, and calendar owners are then eligible to
win more than $12,000 in prizes and gifts as well as the chance at a new
snowmobile. Each day, a buyer’s name is selected as a winner and posted
on the ACSA website at www.snowmobilers.org.
A summary of the prize money is as follows: seven $500 winners, five
$100 Grand Raffle tickets, 48 $40 winners, 304 $20 winners and a Klim
jacket. The grand prize is a 2012 snowmobile.
“This is ACSA’s primary fundraiser and as such we should all support it in
our clubs and regions,” ISSA President Gary Burger said.
For each calendar sold, the ISSA retains $5. The ISSA recently donated
$1,050 back to ACSA representing its share of past calendar sales proceeds.
For more information or to purchase a calendar, please contact your
region director or Burger at (515) 707-3000.
The ISSA is selling 100 raffle calendars to support the American Council
of Snowmobile Associations (ACSA) fundraising efforts.
The calendars cost $20 each, and calendar owners are then eligible to
win more than $12,000 in prizes and gifts as well as the chance at a new
snowmobile. Each day, a buyer’s name is selected as a winner and posted
on the ACSA website at www.snowmobilers.org.
A summary of the prize money is as follows: seven $500 winners, five
$100 Grand Raffle tickets, 48 $40 winners, 304 $20 winners and a Klim
jacket. The grand prize is a 2012 snowmobile.
“This is ACSA’s primary fundraiser and as such we should all support it in
our clubs and regions,” ISSA President Gary Burger said.
For each calendar sold, the ISSA retains $5. The ISSA recently donated
$1,050 back to ACSA representing its share of past calendar sales proceeds.
For more information or to purchase a calendar, please contact your
region director or Burger at (515) 707-3000.