I am new to the board and was wondering if anyone from the Northeast part of New York or even VT, is a member? I would love to meet other members from this area. I have been riding for 25 years and am 31 years old. I have a great group of friends that I ride with. I live in Niskayuna, NY and also have a home on Lake George. I look forward to hearing from you all.

Shane :)

Welcome to the board! :thumbsup: I'm sure you will find a few new riding partners on here. ;)

Thanks phazer...good to meet you. :)

Live in NH right now, but will probably be moving to plattsburgh real soon. I just acceped a job up that way...

I'm near Speculator in the southern Adirondack mts. Glad to have another New Yorker here.

My family has a log cabin in Diamond point, we stay ther and travel to Indian Lake, Sabattis, Old Forge, Ect... :hallo9:

Thanks everyone! MXZ 700, my home on the lake is in Diamond Point! In fact, until I got married I lived there full time for 10 years. My neighbor at the lake is from Dutchess County, he owns Foam & Wash Car Washes and Mobil stores. Are you familiar with them? We shold definitely hook up. Shoot me an e-mail @ shaneskater24@aol.com

I hope to meet you soon.

Shane

Howdy Shane
From West Chazy which is about 18 miles north of Plattsburgh. & next to the Canadian border. The best riding is west of here Essex & Franklin Counties which have lots of groomed trails.

Hi Shane, I live now in Burlington, Vt., but grew up in Rutland, Vt. which is close to Lake George. I still vacation occasionally down that way. Sled mostly up in Northeastern VT, NH, and Maine. Only been riding for about 5 yrs, but love every minute of it. It compliments my other interest....motorcycles.

Jay

MXZ900,
I ride Speculator. Maybe we could hook up sometime. :thumbsup:

600MXZ,
How much snow do you guys get up that way? I always thought that Plattsburgh are didn't get much in the way of precip?

I live in the berkshire county of Mass. Which is only about 10 minute to Vt and about 20 minute to Ny. We ride the second week of Feb at Old Forge. And it the snow is low here in Mass we will be heading either to Ny or Vt or Nh. SWRules

jv vt,
Souds great. Let me know when you are heading down this way. Do you come for Americade? Would love to hookup and ride.

tom w,
One of my friends at work lives in Adams Ma. We should hook up as well. A great area to ride from is Woodford Vt. Been there a few times but do not know the trail really well at all. Beautiful scenery. Keep in touch.

Shane :thumbsup:

Shane We are planing to reg in Vt this year and we can leave from Savoy Mass and with good snow we can ride into Vt. Maybe you can come down here an try some of our smooth trial LOL Let me know? SWRules

Tom,

That would be great. As soon as we get some decent snow let's plan to get together.

Shane :thumbsup:

Hey Shane,

I'm definitely in Northeast Part - Vermont. I live (we run an Inn - right in town) right on the trails in Island Pond VT (Snowmobiling Heaven) this is as Northeast as it gets . Last Year I was riding day and night (mxz 800). Let me if coming to Island Pond we have awesome trails. BW we had some snow yesterday. Anyone with more than 700 cc and up is welcome to stay
:D

Doorider,

What Inn do you run?? Been going to the NEK for about 12 years now. I agree, winter heavan up there, although, I have to admit, I try to stay out of IP, its gotten too overcrowded the last few years. ???

Originally posted by Shane@Oct 19 2002, 06:31 PM
A great area to ride from is Woodford Vt. Been there a few times but do not know the trail really well at all.
That's my home turf. I get onto the VAST trails in Readsboro from trails that go directly from my yard, provided the snow is deep enough. Readsboro is only a few miles from Woodford. Any time you guys are looking for somebody to ride with in that area, let me know. My friends and I usually go out on Sunday, so I'd love to find a saturday crew to ride with. :thumbsup:

Jim85iroc We ride tuesday and thursday night and also sat and sun. Sat we have a slow ride were we ride to some place to eat. On sun is for the hot shoes LOL. But we ride for the fun of it. I do the sweep and my brother in law is the trail boss. We are also so called the HTO ( hill town outlaws) LOL. We are planing to reg in Vt this year because of the low snow last year. Let me know if you want to hook up to go for a ride We are also known as TEAMBLUE. :hallo1:

Yeah, I'm definately interrested. I'll fire off an email so that we can stay in touch when winter gets here.

Shane, Haven't done the Americade yet, hopefully 2003. Sounds good about the riding, I'll go where the snow is! Jay

Another Vermonter right here,I live in Barre(central vt.) ride up north quite a bit.
doorider: I have 1400 cc's (2 -700's,does that count?)

Doorider Could you send me some prices on staying at your inn because if we get the low snow condition like last year we might come up and visit you. Letme know? :D

Hey There,

I believe we are gonna have lots of show this year, gotta find that snowblower.

Our Inn - Avalon is right in town (Island Pond) on VAST trails. We are a small Inn with four rooms, hot tub(indoor) etc... We have ample parking and you can leave your trailer if coming back next week.

I'm prepping the garage for sled riders with sled lift, air tools etc available to you to tinker with your sled(performance mods and then take her to the lake!) , I will also have some special tools (clutch, carb, etc..). Prices range from $60- $120 depending on the room, stay etc...

Oh yeah, the number to call 802-723-5470 for reservations. Directions etc... will be available on web site(coming up)

Hey DooinVT,

2 700 cc does qualify unless you ride a yamaha

doorider: I have NO yamaha...
had 2 Doo's now have a Doo and a Poo
I will be looking you up this winter as well! Sounds like a good setup youre gonna have there!

You know what would be cool..?.. If there was an annual "SnowmobileWorld" gathering ! What do you guys all think?? just an idea.....

hi shane


i live in barre vt.been riding in the area for 15 years.never been to ny. but always would like to go some where new.plan on going to maine this year and maybe canada.if you get a chance to go to island pond do so.it is a wonderful place to ride.just make sure to go during the week.way to buisy on the weekends.glad to know that ther are a few people from the north east.

Jim85IROC, tomw, jv vt,

Let's all share e-mails so we can ride this winter. I have a home on Lake George and if conditions are good we can all ride right from there some times as well. I live during the weeks in Niskayuna, NY, between Albany and Clifton Park and Woodford is about an hour away so it an easy ride for day shots. I too like to ride on Thursday and Saturday and Sunday. I ride blue but hold no prejudices. ;) It looks like we have a good group forming here. My information is as follows:

shaneskater24@aol.com
Niskayuna: 518-393-7187
Office:518-373-2633
Cell:518-281-7963
Lake:518-668-5389

Looking forward to hooking up soon. Oh yeah, I ride a 200 SXR700, pretty well dialed in too. :thumbsup:

44xcr800,

Just saw your post. We are going to Maine this winter too. I was there a few years back. I go to Canada every year and would be happy to give you some do's and don'ts about where to go and what to do and what not to do. If you ever want to ride NY I know hte trails on Lake George, Speculator and Indian Lake/Old Forge like the back of my hand, so I would love to ride with you.

Great to see so many people hooking up here on SW. Oh, BTW, The XCR800 is one of my FAVORITE sleds! :thumbsup:

I never rode up Lake George area or even Vt. Here my email tctwandrei@adelphia.net. Let me know what going on this winter and my name is tom. I ride one of those other sled LOL.I own a 01 Yamaha srx 700. :hallo1:

GO TEAM BLUE! :D

shane, we normally ride on thursdays also. I don't ride weekend days as I am in my shop repairing sleds, usually quit noonish on sun. let me know when you come to Speculator. I've been riding skidoo till this year but I'm trying an RX1 this year.

MXZ900,

I try and stay off the trails on weekend days unless we get out REALLY early and head back by noon. The RX-1 is awesome! I just jope it is not too heavy for the tight trails in Speculator. Be safe and enjoy it. I would love to ride with you. Let's keep in touch.

Shane :thumbsup:

Hey guys,
I live in Berlin, Vermont. im definetely looking for some more people to ride with. Would yall mind a 600 coming along for a SW ride. I haven't really been out of central Vermont riding yet but thats gotta change.

Hi Shane, Saw your post. I'll be up on Lake George this season if not trailering from there if the snow does not fall. Friend has a cabin one bay over from Sandy Point. His nieghbor owns a restaraunt/bar near by where the local clubs hold their meetings. Swap meets will eventually be held there as well. The main trail is groomed right to the back door for sledders to eat. I'll also be in Pittsburg, NH a lot for the deep stuff. Live in Boston. Send me a personal e-mail here or at home and we try to plan something for a meeting if you game. And no, we are not lake racers. but like to crank right along.

Do the Doo a.k.a. Robert

:withstupid: Do the Doo, now don't lie "not a lake racer" I bet my wife would disagree as you forced me to leave her in the dust crossing Moosehead last year. Oh did I forget to mention that she was petrified of the lake last year because everyone we spoke to said it was unsafe.
Don't you also have a friend with a place on Island Pond? We'll have to look up doorider. The in-laws got the place in Vt so its a definate I'll be registering NH & Vt.

GreenmtnZR6, Do The Doo, Mrzzzz, MXZ900, 44XCR800, tomw,

can you guys send me your e-mail and any other contact info. you would like to share? I have posted my info above, I believe it is on page 2. I would like to start a SW file so I can easily contact everyone. Thanks for the reply's guys and I look forward to meeting you all soon.

Shane :thumbsup:

Hey there,

It can get crowded here in Island Pons on weekends, but mostly around town since I’ve noticed a lot of people looping around , once you get further its fine. I personally like to see our sport grow the more of us out there - the longer we get to ride until greenies finally finish it off (they are working on it hard). Riding at night is awesome, on some trails you have to watch out for moose - despite the loud sleds they do not seem to hear it coming... We can also ride from IP to Rangeley Maine - awesome ride. Anyway hope to hear from you gyus when trails open. Feel free to call me at 802-723-5470, or email at superdba@hotmail.com, I prefer phone since I do not check personal email very often (sick of endless emails at work already).

MXZ900 If you every rode an srx700 I think it feel the same. Last year we were up Old Forge Ny at Big Moose Yamaha and they had an RX 1 there. I seat on it and it feel like my SRX. But that was sitting still but I think that the sled is cool looking. By the way what color is your RX 1 You could be a member of teamblue. :hallo1:

Tom If you wil let a black yamaha in I guess i could be a member of team blue. Where do you ride?

Hey Shane my email is Grnmtnzr6@aol.com. I'd give you my number but the g/f doesn't like me giving it outline :sarcasm: For the fellas that have ridden up in Canada what's the deal with the border? Also anybody know how close you can get to montreal on sled?

GreenmtnZRT600,

I am on aol as well. You get pretty close to Montreal but no into the city. However, the riding is not as good between Plattsburgh and Montreal proper as that is not really in the snow belt and the fields get pretty wind whipped. What are you trying to accomplish in Canada? I will be able to point you in the right direction I am sure. I have been there many many times and know the area well.

Shane :thumbsup:

MXZ900 Any one who own a Yamaha can be a member of TeamBlue. I live in Berkshire county in Mass. When we do get snow the riding is not bad the local snowmobile do there best to keep in good condition. Last year was the first time that I rode up Old Forge. When we went the trail were in great shape I can't wait this year. We are going to reg in Vt this year because the Vt border is only about 10 mile from where we start from. :hallo1:

Shane, i was just wondering how close to St. Catherine street i can get :D I figured i couldn't make into the city. I've never driven up there in the winter so i didn't know how much snow is up that way. I can see your point about the fields getting wind whipped. But man they could be fun. Flats for miles... How many of you go boondocking or do you mainly just ride the trails?

hey shane..im right around the corner from you....i live in clifton park...i usually ride in VT on the weekends..cant beat that place...well worth the $$ for the pass....i sometimes go to the hill and to tupper, indian lake..i have buddies that live in lake george, but didnt ride there much at all last year :(.......drop me a email or post