Snowmobiling officials: ‘Knucklehead’ sledders who ride off designated trails ruin things for others
Updated Jan 20, 2021;
It’s a problem every year on the Upstate New York snowmobiling season. This year is no different and the mild winter appears to have exacerbated things.
It’s the issue of snowmobilers riding off the designated trails on land where they’re not supposed to be on, ticking off the landowners who’ve given permission for a trail on their property.
The result? The landowner decides to close his section of the trail and bans snowmobiling on his or her land. When trail sections are closed, the private snowmobile club members, who volunteer their time to clear and maintain the trails and put up signage marking the routes, are forced to come up quickly with an alternative route – if they can