Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Fall 2016 | 1 Table of Contents Fall 2016 Features 21 VAST Charity Golf Tournament It was a beautiful day for golfing and an even better day for fundraising for two deserving charities 22 Annual Meeting Awards presentations and photo gallery of VAST Annual Meeting held on Aug. 20 at the Killington Grand Resort Hotel 32 VAST Potential Anthony Marcari III is a shining example of what the next generation can do to advance snowmobiling with their peers 52 Featured Club The Lunenburg Polar Bears have weathered change and challenges since 1966 with a vision for the trail ahead 60 Photo Contest Winning photos from the 2015/16 VAST Photography Contest Departments 2 VAST Direction, Executive Director’s Message 3 VAST News 4 Letters 10 Snow Angels 14 Trailblazers’Corner 16 Safety Course Calendar 17 Calendar of Events 34 Club News 57 Real Estate 58 Lodgings On The Cover: VAST Trail 114 “Enjoying the sunset, as we head home riding the limited elements of the season.” Nancy Piette of the Newark E-Z Riders is once again our first place winner in the Annual VAST Photography Contest! Congratulations to Nancy on her prize of a full-season TMA. Second through sixth place winners will receive a Snowmobile Vermont beanie hat or sweatshirt in their choice of color. See more photo contest winning entries on pages 60 and 61. For details and to enter the 2016/17 season contest, go to www.vtvast.org/photocontest.html 32 22 52