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As sledderglen said. The CCSO is that unified voice that takes the good examples from Ontario and Quebec and spreads the word to jurisdictions that WANT to listen. The problem is that some jurisdictions in the west do not want to listen. Jerry B. and I traveled with Minister Cindy Ady(Tourism...

Lights are on, so should be somebody home. Try Lyle at ljbirnie@telus.net

As Sledderglen said the ASA insurance plan that covers all ASA managed trails in Alberta only covers snowmobiles as defined by federal law. SSCC safety standards lay out what constitutes a snowmobile. A person can not put tracks on a quad, side-by-side or a motorcycle and call it a snowmobile...

A big thanks to Glen for being our unofficial photographer for the day. It was greatly appreciated. The snow and trail conditions around White court were fantastic. As was the hospitality of White court

Thanks superduperdave. We all need to keep in mind that the ASA IS snowmobiling in Alberta. In the long run 100% of the funds the ASA gets from portions of trail pass funds the ASA keeps, all the Gov grants we procure, as well as all the profit from the Snowmobile and ATV show goes back into...

The ASA does have two full time staff in the office that are swamped doing regular ASA business for the clubs, so there is no way we could manage a show, which is also a full time job for the show management people. The ASA learned a long time ago to do what you do best and leave things like...

The Calgary venue was just too expensive and due to very small numbers through the doors compared to Edmonton the Manufacturers would not support a Calgary show, which killed it. Any shows in B.C? Without manufacturers booths a show will not fly. Both the Calgary club as well as Crow snow riders...

Show was amazing. Traffic through club area was very busy, and even the Calgary club took two booths. Northlands is an expensive venue to rent space in and the ASA looses money on the club space that is sold at half price to clubs, so if space was free to clubs as Brian wants the ASA would not...

We will be discussing the swap meet idea. Since the reality is that we have more sledders from North of Edmonton than South of Edmonton this is the best place to hold it. I wish Edmonton had a venue like Red deer does, but sadly it does not. This years show is going to be fantastic, with a new...

Topics like this amaze me. The rules about insurance, registration and mounting of plates have been around for years, and beat to death on forums. Follow the rules and check stops are effortless. We are always looking for help with catching the sled thieves, and when the RCMP do something to...

I have not been there for a couple of years, but it sounds like signage to the snowmobile trails is lacking. The ASA has FREE signs available for ASA clubs, so I would suggest that the CSC put together a sign order, submit to the ASA and get permission from SRD to put them up.

Well put Sledderglen. I do not know when the ASA actually started working on access issues relating to crown land, but they were working on it when I got involved in 1993 and I know that since that time there has been thousands of hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars spent by the ASA on...

fargineyesore. You are missing a part of the big picture. As well as working with clubs on a vast variety of trail projects, a bigger portion of what organizations like the ASA do is land access. To be blunt, without the ongoing work done by provincial organizations like the ASA and the...

Just noticed a post from the Peace Valley club. The ASA welcomed this club to the fold last year, and we recently received a trail project funding application from them. Going through the application where they documented all the volunteer hours I was blown away with the hours put in by this...

Our provincial Government is FINALLY considering compulsory trail permits for riding on crown lands. This will have a HUGE impact on the "non-joiners" who currently ride for free on the backs of volunteers. On a club ride last week with the Grande Prairie club we come upon a lady rider...