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SNOWMOBILER Online

New York July 2016

The Official Publication of the New York State Snowmobile Association

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NYSSA Online Magazine

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SNOWMOBILER Online

New York

Publisher: The New York State

Snowmobile Association

P. O. Box 1040,

Pine Bush, NY 12566-1040

Editor: Anne O’Dell

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2016-17 Officers

President Rosanne Warner, 315-697-8130

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Vice

President

Craig LaPlante, 315-854-6719

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Secretary Erin Pittsley, 607-316-6587

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Treasurer John Occhino, 845-225-3140

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Staff

Executive

Director

Dominic Jacangelo, 888-624-3849 x104

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Trail

Coordinator

Jim Rolf, 888-624-3849 x102

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General

Manager

Anne O’Dell, 888-624-3849 x101

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Membership

Helpline

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Join or Renew Membership Online:

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CONTENTS

President’s Message ...Rosanne Warner P. 3

From the Desk of the Executive Director ...D. Jacangelo P. 5

Trail Coordinator Report ...Jim Rolf P. 9

How Do I get my wife/girlfriend to ride with me?

..D.Lombardo P. 13

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President’s Message by Rosanne Warner, NYSSA President 315-697-8130 [email protected]

Your Clubs Need You Now!!

Happy summer everyone. I know that at this time of year, and with the weather being so warm across the state, the last thing on your mind is probably renewing your club membership. The summer months are typically the rough stretch for clubs and early renewal of your membership helps get them through the rough spot.

Clubs still have groomer payments, repairs and overhead to pay for even in the summer months when there is little to no money coming in. Couple that with the dreadful season last year many clubs are really feeling the pinch.

Clubs will not receive trail maintenance funds for months, sometimes well after the season begins in December and even as late as January. Your club can use your support now more than ever.

You can help by sending in your membership renewal in now to help your club survive the summer months and keep the lights on.

Many of the New York clubs have been moving towards Facebook pages but most still retain their websites. If you haven’t ever looked at your clubs website, summertime is the perfect time the take a glance at it. You might be surprised at how much information they put up for members to stay in-formed.

Online membership and registration links, club events, meetings, club apparel, trail maps, safety tips, emergency contact information, Snowmobile Safety Training dates and locations are all common things clubs include on their websites.

Here is a quick link to a list of all clubs in New York State where you can link up to their websites and membership renewals. https://membership.nysnowmobiler.com/clubs

Even if you don’t have time to help with club operations, you can still be an excellent club member by buying those raffle tickets, club T-shirts, maps or continuing to throw a little in the groomer donation cans found at most stops along the trail.

Ultimately, Renewing Your Club Membership Now will go far in helping your club to stay up and run-ning until trail funds are received this winter. I know the clubs appreciate your dedication not only to them, but to the sport and doing your part to ensure that snowmobiling will be a vital part of the New York culture for years to come. Here is a quick link to the login page of the membership site. https://membership.nysnowmobiler.com/ (Note: you must use your NYSSA ID number and password to login, and there is a way to retrieve this in-formation, right on the page.)




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From the Desk of the Executive Director By Dominic Jacangelo, Executive Director [email protected] 888-624-3849 x104

We Love our Farmers

The 230 snowmobile clubs have a unique relationship with the landowners in New York State who so generously open up their land to snowmobiling each year. No other trail based organization is as dependent on the agricul-tural community as we are. The simple fact is that without the generosity of the farming com-munity there would not be a 10,000+ mile snowmobile trail system contributing upwards of $868 million in economic activity to the state.

We know that our farmers put up with a lot to do this. The maverick snowmobiler who can’t seem to read the sign that says “Stay on Trail” to the persona non grata who does damage to farm equipment and runs away, to the litter bug who can’t seem to pick up after themselves. Our farmers put up with a lot and we know it!

As a sport and an Association we know that we can insulate our landowners from malicious lawsuits when someone crashes and claims it is anyone’s fault but their own. Our general liability policy covers both the club and the landowner for the use of the trail, plus NY’s General Obligations law makes it very hard to suc-cessfully sue a landowner as an outcome of a snowmobile accident. This year policy provides higher limits than ever before.

We know that just a “Thank you!” is enough for many landowners, but the Association feels that we should be able to do more and the state has some responsibility here to support a trail system that returns so much to the state. Over the years various bills have been introduced in the State Legislature that would provide a benefit to landowners who give permission for a trail. Each of those bills has presented chal-lenges to local government and were not successful.

This year we worked with Senator John DeFrancisco and Assemblyman Bill Magee to introduce S.4244B/A.1452D. This legislation provides for a tax credit equal to $.10 per foot of state approved trail that may cross a farmer’s property. To qualify for the tax credit the land in question would have to have an agricul-tural assessment or if it is a timber lot be in the 480-A program. While the $.10 per foot does not sound like much statewide this could result in several million dollars in credits being awarded to the agricultural community.

If you think our snowmobile trail landowners deserve more than just a simple “Thank you!” take minute to write your State Senator, State Assemblyman and the Governor a short note asking them to please support

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this legislation. All your letter has to say is “Keep snowmobiling in NY and please support S. 4244B/A.1452D. Those who open their private lands to a public use deserve support!”

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Yamaha Motor Designates North America as Snowmobile Global Headquarters Yamaha Motor Announces New North American Snowmobile Division

Kennesaw, Ga. – June 30, 2016 – Yamaha Motor Co., announces effective July 1, 2016, it will use North America as its global headquarters for snowmobile operations.

The new North American Snowmobile Division will take the lead in managing Yamaha’s worldwide snowmobile business, including product development, business planning, and marketing. The objec-tive is to bring greater focus to North America by increasing speed of product development, improv-ing coordination and efficiencies with industry partners, and better research and product planning decisions due to closer proximity to the market.

Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, the division is comprised of Canadian and US-based employees to remain highly focused on both major markets.

In addition, Yamaha will increase investment in North American based engineering, research and design.

“For the last few years, Yamaha Motor US and Yamaha Motor Canada have been taking on addi-tional responsibility for the snowmobile market,” commented Peter Smallman-Tew, North American Team Leader. “Yamaha Motor Co. has been encouraged with our progress and we are excited to ac-cept this new challenge. We are confident that these changes will help us serve our North American dealers and customers better.”

As a result of these changes, the daily snowmobile operations performed at Yamaha Motor USA’s Lakeview branch office in Pleasant Prairie, WI, will be transitioned to Toronto, Ontario, Minocqua, WI and Kennesaw, GA.

The Yamaha North American Snowmobile Division is busily preparing for the arrival of the first Side-winder Series of snowmobiles, the most powerful snowmobiles ever released. In addition, the up-coming 2017 season will also welcome Yamaha’s 50th anniversary for the 2018 model year.

About Yamaha Motor Corporation

Yamaha Motor Corporation, a leader in the motorsports market, makes the toughest, most capable and versatile vehicles. The company’s ever-expanding product offerings include ATVs, Side-by-Sides, motorcycles, outboard motors, personal watercraft, snowmobiles, boats, outdoor power equipment, accessories, apparel and much more. Yamaha products are sold through a nationwide network of dealers in the United States. For more information on Yamaha, visit www.yamahamotorsports.com.

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Trail Coordinator Report by Jim Rolf, NYSSA Trail Coordinator 888-624-3849 x 102 [email protected]

Snowmobiles, Economic Impact, and Tourism in Oneida Co., NY

While we are still in the summer season, the hot, humid weather surely doesn’t promote too many snowmo-bilers to think much about snow and snowmobiling. Well, to be clear…some of us do! As I write this, the weather has just turned from a really heavy thunderstorm, giving our area a much needed dousing of rain, which followed days of really warm temps with no precipitation. And the outlook for the rest of summer is for more heat. Enough about the “bad” … back to talking about snowmobiling…

The emphasis of this month’s article is what positive effect snowmobiles and snowmobile-related businesses have on our statewide economy, but I will be looking at one region in particular that I have been more in-volved in. Over the years in many of our NYSSA staff and officer articles here, we quote economic impact studies on snowmobiling. The most recent was undertaken in 2012, but the one right previous to that one was performed in 2003, both by the SUNY-Potsdam University. The figure these analyses discovered was $875 and $868 million dollars, respectively, annually. That’s an economy boost this State and its upstate re-gion cannot afford to miss-out on, in my opinion!!

Obviously with inflation and the increased cost of goods considered as well as the registration numbers fluc-tuating, this figure can go up or down. But the fact remains that snowmobiling in NYS represents to our businesses close to $1 BILLION dollars per year! These studies used sample solicitations of known snowmo-bilers across NYS. Examples of what are factors in producing figures relative to obtaining an accurate study are new and used sled purchases, parts and repairs, insurance premiums, winter-wear for cozy riding, hel-mets, performance parts and work, trailer sales to haul the sleds, hotel/motel stays away from home while on snowmobile-related trips, restaurant food and beverages, gas purchases, and many other expenses that snowmobilers spend their money on in the course of a year for their sport. It also includes a multiplier of the total actually spent which represents that same money being re-spent by business owners and their employ-ees.

Only approximately 30 upstate Counties have snow long enough to justify a significant amount of snowmobile trails. That means that this $1 BILLION dollars is mainly generated in these areas, like Oneida County, in an average of 3 months each year. That is an awesome fact!! Yes, people outside those Counties do purchase sleds and goods, but it is mainly upstate where their money is spent while out riding, staying in hotels, and purchasing fuel in their vehicles and sleds, and food for themselves.

Many people simply cannot fathom or understand large amounts of money when the digits are carried out as far as millions. But we all can recognize time. So here’s a great analogy to ponder: There are 60 seconds in a minute; 60 minutes in an hour; 24 hours in a day; and 365 days in 1 year. That translates to 86,400 sec-onds in 1 day and 31,536,000 seconds in a year. In order to add up to 1 BILLION seconds, 11,574 days would have to pass before one would see 1 billion seconds!! That’s 31 and ¾ years!!! Quite a lot of time, eh? In comparison to money, if each second of time represented a dollar, that’s a lot of cash that is gener-ated by snowmobilers to this State’s economy. It’s interesting to put it in perspective like that. Picture that many dollar bills lined up totaling almost $1 BILLION dollars!! WOW!

Over the past 25+ years or so that I have been promoting snowmobiling in my home area, I have had to meet with political figures to gain their support for our sport’s future growth and to explain what snowmo-biles truly represent to our State, County, Cities, and local municipalities. I have met many who were both







remarkably impressed and unaware of the numbers that these studies brought out, as well as a few skeptics who simply could not comprehend it. Using the study above, Oneida County alone realizes at least $25 mil-lion dollars per year due to the snowmobile industry and enthusiasts. Each County is different of course, but I am only using Oneida as I was so involved there for many years.

Over the most recent years, I met several times with a local Rome businessman who was fully enthralled with the numbers I had presented, what they represented locally, as he realized what our region was missing by not being more involved with the clubs. Many times he invited me to address our local Visitor’s Bureau to educate them more and get them onboard. This businessman saw what many locally didn’t or just took for granted in regards to the impact snowmobilers had on the region. He used those figures to introduce sup-port for our local snowmobile clubs and their efforts to the County Government officials. Due to his relent-less pressure then, the doors are still open today for us giving our leadership access, influence in spending, and advertising for the anticipated wintertime visitors.

Christopher Destito, whose family owns the Inn at The Beeches & Conference Center as well as the local Rome fa-vorite The Savoy Restaurant, was that man with an unrivaled vision when it came to tourism and seeing what many others don’t in the business of drawing visitors to this area. He was a past President of the Oneida Co. Convention and Visitors Bureau (the OCCVB is now known simply as Oneida County Tourism) and was instrumental in many of their endeavors that showcased the Oneida Co. area and its many attractions. Through the years that I was privileged enough to have known and worked with Chris, he made it quite clear that he would not and could not be a party to politically influence his wife, the former Utica-Rome Assemblywoman RoAnn Destito. That stance and viewpoint

really drew my attention, as well as my utmost respect. I truly learned a lot from Chris and his positive atti-tude towards attempting to make our area more attractive to tourists, as well as to our own residents.

This same savvy businessman saw that by bringing me onboard as a Board Member of the Oneida County Tourism, I could have the ears of the other BoD members in setting policy there to be more friendly and un-derstanding of snowmobiling… finally giving our sport a voice within their Board. I accepted that position and was at one time the BoD Vice-Chair as well as their Personnel Committee Chair for a while, enjoying the ex-periences and the opportunity to work with other business leaders to accomplish their goals and bring new economic activity to this area for 9 years. The OCT, among many other initiatives, oversees promotion of the local business interests from cooped bed tax dollars along with I LOVE NY grant funding to bring travelers to learn more about all of the local attractions and things to do when they come to stay, to play, and spend money in the Oneida Co area. That bed-tax is NOT a County tax on the local County residents, but only charged to those that stay there in hotels/motels or bed & breakfast businesses to enjoy what the Oneida Co. area has to offer.

Unfortunately, we lost this great businessman and community leader to his serious illness back in early 2010. My wife and I attended his calling hours to show our respect and to show sympathy for his family. And by the amount of cars and traffic in the area of the funeral home that weekend showed how many others also respected and loved this man. His efforts to put Oneida County tourism at the top of the NY map for visitors will never be forgotten by me, and his work of promoting my home city of Rome, Oneida County as a whole, and the entire region was left to be carried on by many others attempting to fill his shoes. He definitely gave us all a lot of work to do, in that sense! We certainly need more people like Chris Destito in this world!

What caused me to write this article about Oneida Co. tourism at this time of year? I just read an article that gave an incredible monetary figure which represents the amount of money tourism means to their County.



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For those wishing to read more about the $1.3 Billion dollars per year attributed to tourism in Oneida Co, NY, the link to that article is found here: http://wibx950.com/travel-tourism-tops-1-3-billion-in-oneida-county-in-2015/ . For information on Oneida Co. Snowmobiling, visit this site: http://www.oneidacountytourism.com/do/seasonal/winter-sports/place/480/oneida-county-area-snowmobile-association .

I am quite sure that many snowmobile destination areas have similar stories about the great economic

benefit snowmobiling brings their area as well as other people like Chris Destito, who have promoted snow-

mobiling in their respective areas. NYSSA invites anyone who would like to write an article about their

area, citing what makes it special as a region that attracts and keeps snowmobile riders coming back. Just

submit your articles to Anne, the NYSSA General Manager, at her e-mail address:

[email protected] . Thank you!



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How do I get my wife/girlfriend to ride with me? By Darlene Dietrich Lombardo

NYSSA Director-at-Large & Member Webster Ridge Runners

I get asked this all the time. The smell of 2 stroke is all I

need to get in the mood, but I guess all women aren’t like

me. I have been riding over 45 years, took my first trip to

Stillwater at 6 months old (see picture below). My dad was a

snowmobile dealer, so we usually had something to ride.

Most of my extended family is from the “North Country”, my

parents graduated from Copenhagen. Snowmobiling was the best winter entertain-

ment around. We have a family cabin on Chases Lake where my cousins and I rode

for many years, from Kitty

Cats to Sno Jets. It was just

part of growing up for me, so

I had to really think about

how to entice women onto a

sled who might not have it in

their blood like me.

1) WARM GEAR!

The number one thing

you have to have is warm

gear. If she isn’t warm, she

won’t want to go again. If

she has pants from skiing,

these will not be enough to

keep her warm. Good foot

wear is especially important.

Once your feet get cold it is

very difficult to warm up. Driv-

ing gloves will also not cut it for snowmobiling. I say all these things because I have

had friends over the years try them all. Luckily, it was only around my house, so

when they got too cold we could just go in. If you are worried about shelling out all






that money, the good

news is styles have

come a long way in re-

cent years. Even if she

ends up not snowmobi-

ling, it’s still attractive

winter outerwear that

she could wear

throughout the winter.

More fun, take her

shopping! While you're

checking out the latest

sleds and accessories,

let her check out the

cloths. The Big East

show in Syracuse, the

first weekend in Octo-

ber, is a great place to

get a deal on clothing.

There are also online

outlets. If she's not

fussy, even craigslist and Facebook offer little worn jackets and bibs that can be found

for a fraction of the price. Maybe a buddy has something you could borrow for her

first ride.

2) TAKE SHORT TRIPS!

Another point is to take short trips the first time out. She needs a place to stop to

warm up and use the restroom. Generally, women need to stop more frequently for

the restroom and although going on the trail CAN be done, if you want her to come

again, I wouldn’t suggest it. A nice food stop can be appreciated as well. Traveling

with another couple, or at least having other girls in the group, can be helpful as well.

Emphasize the social aspect of snowmobiling. It's really a great way to hang out with

your friends and even make new ones! There are also nice overnight accommoda-

tions too. By turning it into quality time together, she’s more apt to enjoy it.







3) RIDE A LITTLE SLOWER

You also have to know what kind of person you are riding with. I tend to have a

need for speed, not every girl does. If you are just touring around or riding hard, that

could make a difference on whether she comes again. I know plenty of female rough

riders, but not all of them are. I am also a terrible passenger, I want to drive. This is

worth discussing before you go out. Maybe you have a buddy that would let you bor-

row a sled for her to “test drive”. (ok maybe not his/her new one)

4) EXPLAIN THE CONTROLS

If she is riding her own sled, take the time to

explain all of the controls on the sled (particularly

the kill switch). Go over the hand signals you will

be using and what they mean. Reassure her that

you will wait for her at every intersection (to allevi-

ate that anxiety of being left behind, that all new

riders experience).

These are just a few tips to try to get them

out there. You need to remember this ride is about

HER. Check with her often on how things are go-

ing and adjust accordingly. A little extra attention

can get you a long way (in everything, not just

snowmobiling). Just know that it won’t be for eve-

ryone. If she ends up loving it, and I hope she

does, contact me and I will invite her to our next

“chick ride.”


NYSSA General Manager Anne O’Dell in 1991.

“If you want her to stick with it.. Buy her a decent

sled! I never liked the 440, and wound u p riding

“his” Polaris Indy 500 most of the time. It felt more

solid and of course it was FAST. For my own

purchase.. It was a Dragon… well, I guess

I like to RIDE!”





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Q: When you operate a snowmobile on a highway posted for snowmobiling, you must

A) Attach a safety flag to your snowmobile so it can be seen more easily

B) Stop when a car or truck comes by in either direction

C) Stay to the right side in a single file except to overtake and pass another snowmobile

Note: we don’t make these questions up - they’re

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swer: C



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As the unified voice for NY Snowmobiling, NYSSA works year-round to promote

the sport and protect the trails needed for winter enjoyment. NYSSA is recognized

and accepted in Albany, across the state, and nationally as the organization that

represents the rights and needs of New York’s snowmobilers.

PO Box 1040, Pine Bush, NY 12566-1040

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NYSSA Calendar of Events

September 10, 2016 NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting Board meeting at 1 pm.

Rusty Rail, 3231 Seneca Turnpike, Canastota, NY 13032

October 1, 2016 NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting Board meeting at 1 pm.

OnCenter, Syracuse - in conjunction with the Big East Powersports Show

November 5, 2016 NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting Board meeting at 1 pm.


December 3, 2016 NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting Board meeting at 1 pm.


January 7, 2017 NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting Board meeting at 1 pm.


February 4, 2017 NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting Board meeting at 1 pm.

The Beeches Inn & Conference Ctr Turin Road, Rome, NY

March 4, 2017 NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting Board meeting at 1 pm.

Tailwater Lodge Altmar, NY

April 2, 2017 NYSSA Board of Directors Meeting Board meeting at 1 pm.

TBD, Central NY Location

April 28 & 29, 2017 April 30, 2017

SLEDNY EDUCATIONAL FORUM & NYSSA Annual Meeting

Lake Placid Conference Center Lake Placid, NY

(11 days after each BOD Meeting).

September 21, 2016

October 13, 2016

November 16, 2016

December 14, 2016

January 19, 2017

February 15, 2017

March 15, 2017

April 12, 2017

Season 2016-17 NY Snowmobiler Publication Dates:


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