Your everyday friendly groomer operator, Steve Dalpe.

OFFICIALLY
Season Opens  * * *  December 16th
Season Closes  * * *  April 15th
But of course, all dependent on the beauty of the WHITE stuff!

Getting ready for the new season . . . View photos of NCM Trail Projects August - December 2009 CLICK HERE!

View the North Country Mountaineers groomer in action on U-Tube Friday, January 1, 2010 Grooming by Al's Snowmobile Video by Patrick Martell Saturday, January 24, 2010 Grooming Bob's Quick Stop Trail Doncaster's Field Video by Steve Dalpe

* * * Grooming Schedule Groomer Operators: Steve Dalpe Don Bennett Matt Perrault Wayne Gray (spare) Trail 58 & 14 & C14 Croteau's Trail including feeder trails to Martha's Diner, Royer's Service and Mini Mart & down to Memphremagog by Farrant's Point Sunday & Thursday Trail 14A & 14 Pine Hill Trail to Memphremagog by Prouty Beach & also connector trail to Brownington Monday & Friday Trail 14B Bob's Quick Stop Trail and feeder trail to the Crazy Horse connecting to the Croteau's Trail Tuesday & Saturday To link to map identifying establishments on our trail system, click here. While every effort is made to adhere to the above grooming schedule, equipment breakdowns, weather, snow conditions and operator availability may cause changes to the grooming schedule.

Steve Dalpe's Trail Report  The North Country Mountaineers cover 64 miles of the VAST trail system in Coventry, Irasburg and Newport. Each trail is groomed twice a week. Monday, March 8, 2010     9:34 AM Morning Fellow SnowMobiler's, As most of you already know, we have lost all of the snow on our trails, and the trails are closed. If we get a huge snow storm, we could possibly get back out and work the trails, but at this point in the season, that is very unlikely!!! I want to thank all of you for buying a TMA and supporting all that the local clubs and VAST are doing. Let's hope for a much better season next year!!!!!   Steve To link to our neighboring club Trail Reports click on their link below. Orleans Snowstormers Derby Driftdusters Glover Trailwinders Country Riders of Newport Center Thursday, February 25, 2010     8:58 AM Hello Fellow Snowmobilers, We have received 4-12 inch's of very wet snow yesterday. We have had to take the drag off and put our packer on, since the temperature is just to warm to actually groom. By this evening all trails will be packed, but with the temperature in the upper 30's, we just cannot drag the trails as the snow just bunch's up in the pan. We are also losing the snow about as fast as we received it. We do have snow cover enough to ride, but please ride with caution, as the fields are very rough. As soon as the temperatures drop, we will get the drag out there and smooth everything out and hopefully have some good riding. In the mean time.... Keep hoping for more snow!!!!! Monday, February 22, 2010     9:51 AM Hello Fellow Snowmobilers, As most of you know, we have lost most of our snow over a month ago, and have not received enough new snow for us to groom. The fields are bare in many places, and landowners are starting to become comcerned of all the exposed grass fields that are getting chewed up by snowmobilers that are still riding. We are recommending that you do not ride our trails until we receive more snow fall. None of us want to upset a landowner and have them close their property. With permission to ride on private property getting harder and harder to obtain, please help us all, and wait to ride until after we get more snow. Thanks To All!!!! Friday, February 5, 2010     9:31 AM At this time, we still need some more snow. We received about 4 inch's and we have tried to go out and pack the trails, but it is so rough, we had to turn around. We will need another 4 to 5 inch's of snow and then we will be able to get back out there and get the trails started again. If you ride, please ride with caution!!!! Friday, January 29, 2010     7:58 AM Hello Everyone, Well we still have not received enough snow to ride at this time. We have received about 2 inch's of snow, but we need 8 inch's to get the groomer back out. The fields are all bare and waterways and ditches are all opened up. I will update you all, once we receive some snow to work with. Thanks, Steve Tuesday, January 26, 2010   7:11 AM Good Morning All!!! By the end of last week with the colder temperatures, things were shaping up a bit and we were able to get out and groom. From Friday to Sunday there was excellent to fair riding on our trails depending on the area. However, now after yesterdays tremendous rainfall, I'm sorry to report that Orleans County has lost almost all of its snow. The trails are bare across most fields and we have flooded area's all over. We will update you all once we start receiving more snow and are able to get back out and work the snow once again. Thanks Everyone !!!!    Steve Monday, January 18, 2010     2:57 PM Hello Everyone!!! I'm sorry to report that we are having some really warm weather, and we has lost a lot of snow. The cornfields are getting rough again and the trails are very loose and look brown. You can still ride, but be prepared to have a muddy sled when you are done for the day. The temps are supposed to start dropping Tuesday evening and hopefully they will stay down before we lose more snow. We have stopped grooming until further notice since it is so warm, the snow will not come out of the drag. Please pray for more snow and cold temps soon. Wednesday, January 13, 2010     7:37 PM Hello Fellow Snowmobilers!!! All I can really say is .... The Trails Are Just Awesome!!! The riding in and around Orleans County is just wonderful. This cold weather is allowing all the groomers to get their trails groomed to perfection and the trails last longer than normal. The water spots are almost gone and the cornfields are pretty close to smooth. The groomer operators have been doing a wonderful job and the riding is just GREAT. So please get out and enjoy the trails and have a wonderful time!!!! Wednesday, January 6, 2010     9:00 PM With the little snow we keep receiving each day, and the groomer now out in full force doing all it can to get the trails the best they can be, we are finally making some really good head way and the trails are looking really excellent! Please keep in mind that there are still some wet spots out there and some cornfields are still a little rough, but a lot better! So ride safe and enjoy!!! Sunday, January 3, 2010     9:03 PM We have been out in full force grooming in the newly fallen snow. The trails are really starting to come together and the riding is getting better and better. The cornfields are still rough and there are still some wet spots out there, but the riding overall is good! We are on a regular grooming schedule, so next weekend, with all the extra snow we have, the trails should be very good to ride. So get out there and enjoy !!! Wednesday, December 30, 2009     9:37 AM Hello everyone, We are heading out to pack trails today! We lost a lot of snow over the past weekend, a lot of ditch's opened back up, and we have quite a lot of water spots! We have received about 5 inch's of new snow and we are going to fill ditch's back in and try to get the trails ready for the big Nor'easter headed our way for Friday and Saturday! If we get the 12 inch's plus they say we are getting, we will really be looking good once we have all the snow in place and groomed up! Until we get at least 6 more inch's of snow, I do not recommend riding at this time!!! Thanks and have a wonderful New Year's. Sunday, December 20, 2009     5:36 PM Our trails have all been packed, signs are up, fences and gates have been opened and we have finished tying up the loose ends! The trails need a lot of snow before there is any riding! There are a lot of corn fields that just cannot be passed for lack of snow and many ditches are open for lack of snow to push into them! If you must ride, please ride with extreme CAUTION. We will not be going back out with the groomer until we get more snow to work with. Thanks everyone !!! Thursday, December 17, 2009    10:24 AM We have not gone out packing as of yet. We decided to let it stay cold a few days to try to keep the groomer from sinking in all the mud out there. We are planning on packing Saturday, but it will be awhile before the trails are nice enough to ride, unless of course we get a lot of snow :o) Monday, December 14, 2009    5:13 PM Trails open Wednesday, Dec. 16th. However, we do not have enough snow at this time to ride the trail system. The woods need additional snow and the temps need to drop and freeze up the wet spots before we can begin to ride. All our trails are ready for the groomer to go, but until we get more white gold and some freezing temps, I recommend not riding at this time.

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