The Benefits of Joining a Local Snowmobile Club
Joining your local snowmobile club is important and crucial for the future of the sport, but it also offers many benefits.
Author: Christina Markovitz
Joining your local snowmobile club is important and crucial for the future of the sport, but it also offers many benefits.
Community and Networking:
Snowmobile clubs offer the opportunity for you to meet other riders and families, connect with the community, and foster relationships with others who share the same passion. Snowmobile clubs offer rides and events throughout the year leading to lifelong friendships while contributing to the future of the sport.
Trail Access and Maintenance:
Many snowmobile clubs maintain trails, warming huts, and support grooming efforts. Their involvement helps ensure riding areas are safe and accessible throughout the season. Most clubs rely on volunteers, so membership fees often contribute directly to these efforts.
Preservation of Riding Areas:
Snowmobile clubs help protect and secure access to riding areas through collaboration with landowners, local governments, and conservation groups. When potential closures surface, clubs act quickly to protect trails and riding areas making it important for riders to come together as a united front.
Safety and Education:
Snowmobile clubs will offer safety and education opportunities throughout the season including skill-building workshops and safety courses. Many clubs will partner with avalanche centers and coordinate avalanche awareness programs both on and off the snow. Joining a club gives you access to valuable resources to promote safer riding.
Advocacy:
Snowmobile clubs advocate for the sport and the rights of snowmobilers at a local, regional, and national level. Clubs are the “voice of snowmobiling” and joining a club means your voice becomes a part of a larger group working together to protect the sport and snowmobiler rights.
Events, Fundraisers, and Rides:
Snowmobile clubs often organize rides, social gatherings, fun events, and fundraisers throughout the year. Joining a club provides the opportunity to get involved and meet other like-minded people while enhancing your overall experience.
Discounts:
Many snowmobile clubs partner with local businesses to provide members discounted rates on gear, fuel, lodging, and more! This helps make the sport more affordable while supporting small businesses who rely heavily on snowmobilers, tourism, and the sport.
Contributing to the Sport’s Future:
Joining a club means actively supporting the future of snowmobiling and helping grow the sport. The snowmobile community grows and becomes stronger while encouraging involvement and longtime support.
Snowmobile clubs are important for the longevity of the sport and require members to help support their mission. Joining your local club(s) means you are supporting the future of the sport and offers many great benefits. Encourage your friends and other riders to get involved and join their local club, too!
