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Grooming Schedule
Some of our Groomer Operators (L to R)
George St. Onge
Don
BennettSteve Dalpe
Norm Bennett
Ken
Mandeville on the right had the vision and was instrumental in creating
our newest trail -- the connector from Pine Hill OS88 to Brownington OS89. This trail is a tremendous asset to our trail system.
Trail 58 & 14 & C14
Croteau's Trail
- Connecting with the Bob's Quick Stop trail at the bridge on VT RT 14
- Connects with Orleans Snowstormers at Croteau's OS46
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Includes feeder trail to Martha's Diner and Royer's Service & Mini Mart OS19
Thursday & Sunday
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Trail
14A & 14
- Starts at the Airport Road and continues around Pine Hill to Prouty Beach on Memphremagog
- Connects with Derby Driftdusters by Century 21 in Derby OS6 & OS9
- Includes connector trail to Brownington, which connects with Orleans Snowstormers near the Old Stone House OS89
Monday & Friday
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Trail 14B
Bob's Quick
Stop Trail
- Travels down to Memphremagog by Farrant's Point
- Connects with Country Riders near Wayne's Restaurant OS28 and in Coventry at OS44
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Connects to our Croteau's Trail by the Coventry Covered Bridge
- At Bob's Quick Stop connects with Hazen's Notch Snowmobile Club of Lowell OS45 and the Glover Trailwinders and Orleans Snowstormers OS38
Tuesday & Saturday
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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.
Memories of storm damage!
Big Thank you to Chuck Bowman,Steve, Connor & Kyle Dalpe,Norm, Dale & Scott Bennett,Don Bennett, David Aho, and Marshall Bowmanfor all their volunteer work to get our trails open after the big 2013 ice storm!
   
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 Steve Dalpe's Trails
Report
The
North Country Mountaineers cover 65 miles of the VAST trail system in
Coventry, Irasburg and Newport. Each trail is groomed twice a
week We update our Trails Report as often as possible
especially when there is big
news to report such as a pending snow storm etc.
We continue to e-mail our Trails Reports to members who
provided us with an e-mail address. If you would like to receive these
reports by e-mail contact Irene here.
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 4:04 PM
Good
afternoon all. This is the trail report for 2/25/2025. At this time, we
are getting light rain and the temps are near 50. This rain is not
supposed to last and the temps are supposed to drop below freezing this
evening. We have our trail paver drag on which allows us to still groom
in the warmer temps. We are going to be flattening out all the bumps so
when it freezes the trails will be flat. On Thursday we are supposed to
be getting 2-6" of new snow. We will be out getting this moved around
for the weekend, so hopefully the trails are the best they can be. Get
out and ride, stay to the right, watch out for the groomer and respect
our landowners.
Friday, February 21, 2025 10:36 AM
Good
morning All! Today is Friday, February 21st. We are out grooming in
full force right now as we have received a ton of snow. Please watch
out for the drifting snow as there are high winds and some places have
some preety good snow hills on them. But the trails otherwise are in
beautiful shape and ready for you all to enjoy. Please get out there
and ride as much as you can, stay to the right and please respect our
landowners. Monday, February 17, 2025 3:59 PM
Good
afternoon Everyone. Today is Monday 2/17/25. We have received over 12"
of new snow and we are currently out in full force getting this new
snow moved around. Please keep in mind that with the high winds and all
the snow, there are drifts everywhere. Please be extremely careful as
sometimes 10 minutes after the groomer goes through you cannot even
tell it has gone out. There are some drifts that are 5 foot deep and
are dangerous if you're going too fast. Please keep an eye out for the
groomer as it is going around the clock. Please get out there and ride
all you can, stay to the right, ride safe and please respect all of our
landowners.
Friday, February 14, 2025 6:33 AM
Good
Morning All & Happy Valentine's Day 2/14/2025. We have received
another 5-8 inches of new snow as of the AM. The Groomer will be out
today, so please watch out for it. There are very strong winds as well,
please expect drifting in some areas. The trails have shaped up nicely
and are looking good. We will try to get this snow moved around as soon
as possible for you all to enjoy the best trails possible. Ride, ride,
ride, stay to the Right and respect our landowners.
Sunday, February 9, 2025 9:17 AM
We
would like to thank all the groomer operators who have been working
around the clock to keep the trails the best they can be now that we
have a decent amount of snow to work with. It takes a dedicated group
of operators to keep the trails smooth and we wanted to say thank you
for the countless hours you all put in. Most of you work full time jobs
then pull 6-10 hours after work to get it done. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU
DO! It is greatly appreciated. Click on image to view video.
Friday, February 7, 2025 7:58 PM
Hello
All - As of today Friday, Feb. 7th we have received 8-10 inches of new
snow. The groomer will be rolling around the clock until we have
covered all of our trails. I have seen 50 plus sleds so far this
evening riding the trails and we are very happy to see you all enjoying
them. Please keep an eye out for the groomer as we will be out there
smoothing them out for all of you to enjoy. So, get out and ride, ride,
ride. Stay right, ride safe and please respect our land owner's.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 12:34 PM
You
can now ride safely into Pomerleau Park in downtown Newport. Park your
sleds in Pomerleau Park and walk into downtown Newport to enjoy
eateries and more. This is all due to the NCM's involvement with the
VOREC Grant to support the city's goal of having a four-season
recreation enonomy. In past years, you were unable to access the
bridge. This is a tremendous asset for snowmobilers and downtown
Newport. And we have snow! Take advantage and enjoy. Click on image to
link to a video with Steve reporting on the trail.
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 11:53 AMMorning
All - Today is Tuesday, 2/4/25. We have been receiving a good amount of
new snow and we have been out grooming in full force. The trails are
starting to get better and better. We are still leaving the trails in
yellow status for the time being as the cornfields are still pretty
thin, but rideable for sure. So please get out and ride. Please stay to
the right, respect our landowners and enjoy the trails.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 10:02 AMMorning
All - Today is Wednesday, January 29th. We received 2-4 inches of new
snow yesterday and another 2 inches so far today. We are back out
grooming. Just so you are aware, the wind has blown a lot of snow off
the fields and there are some seriously rough areas. Some places are
really good and almost green status. So keep an eye out for the groomer
as it can be rolling anytime, night or day. Also keep an eye out for
water bars. These areas are gettig better as we keep getting more snow.
Keep thinking snow and hopefully it keeps coming so we can give you all
the best trails possible. Ride safe Everyone.
Friday, January 17, 2025 10:16 AMMorning
All! Yesterday we packed what we call the Croteau Trail 105/58B and 14.
There is very little snow and it is full of ruts. There was so much mud
in certain spots the boys got the groomer stuck. We have moved the
trail to Caution/Yellow status. We are not recommending riding at this
time, but if you want to ride, please use EXTREME CAUTION. Today,
January 17th, Friday we will be heading out on RTE 105 toward's Al's
Snowmobile. We have taken the Side by Side through this area and there
is not a lot of snow to work with, but we will do what we can. There
are trees in the trail as well that will be cleaned up as we go
through. Thank you all and think snow. Click on image above to see a
video of the trail conditions.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 12:43 PM
Hello
All, Today is January 15, 2025. We received 3 to 4 inches of new snow
last night. We are currently out in the groomer trying to do what we
can with the little snow we have. We have not opened any of the trails
yet. When we do, it will be extremely rough going, mud and water all
over and very thin snow cover. We will let you know when we open them
to YELLOW (caution) status. As always, think snow.
Thursday, January 9, 2025 7:26 PMHello
All, We all know you are itching to ride, but our trails just do not
have enough snow on them to do anything with at this time. We have been
getting 1/2 inch here and a 1/2 inch there and it's blowing off the
fields and seems to disappear. From Coventry to Irasburg, there is just
not nearly enough snow. Please respect our landowners and stay off the
trails until we receive enough snow to open them. Thank You All and
Think Snow.
Saturday, January 4, 2025 8:05 AM
Morning
All - At this time, we still cannot get out and open the trails. We
only received around 4-5" of snow and with the heavy winds the fields
are bare. Please respect our landowners and stay off the trails at this
time. We will let you all know once we can get out there and ride.
Thank You All and please keep doing those snow dances. We really need
them.
Our Prinoth groomer acquired for the 2022 season.
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