Wyman Pond Racing

2013-2014 Season Starting!!!
Snowmobile clubs and the Bureau are finishing up trail projects to be ready for this season.  This riding season marks the 40th Anniversary of the creation of the Bureau of Trails (originally created in 1973 as the Bureau of Off Highway Vehicles), and what a 40 years it has been.  NH boasts over 7000 miles of maintained snowmobile trails, which connect all four borders of our state to riding with our neighbors.  We work with more than 5000 landowners across the state, that generously allow public snowmobile use of their private lands and we work in cooperation with 108 snowmobile clubs.  Snowmobiling in NH is in excess of a $586 Million dollar industry annually and it is run by volunteers, not employees.   

Most trails traditionally open on Dec 15th but the last few years we have had later snow and most trails opened later.   We are tracking a winter storm for this weekend that may put 6-12" of snow (powdery) onto trails in the southern half of the state and up to 6" on trails in the north.  Northern snow is expected tonight also.  
The new on-line NHSA map is available. See the link below.  Yeti and Snow Miser are certainly working their winter magic to bring in an early riding season in NH.  They will continue to work up winter storms for us in preparation for the Easter Seals Ride-In in February. 

Reciprocal Weekend is Jan 31st-Feb 2nd. Snowmobiles with a valid NH Registration will be able to ride on all trails in VT and ME that weekend; ME and VT sleds will be able to ride here.  Without your registration you get to ride nowhere; put the stickers on the sleds now!  

Some early, ungroomed, riding may be available on the recreational rail trails by late Sunday.  Gates will not be opened at this time and riders should use the bypasses on these trails.  Most other gates will also be closed so riders should use caution and wait for clubs to open gates before riding on other trails. Bodies of water are not yet frozen. Stay off lakes and ponds. 


Pittsburg
No riding at this time, waiting on additional snows.  Stay off lakes and ponds.  With winter logging operations Primary trails 112 (Four Mile) and 137 will be closed.  Corridor 20 has a major reroute south of Lake Francis toward Diamond Pond.  Look for the signs.  A new section of P112 will open this winter connecting Magalloway Road to Perry Stream (P147).  

Diamond Pond/Coleman State Park
No riding at this time, waiting on additional snows.  Watch for trail reroutes on Corridor 20 due to winter logging.   

Errol
Primary 112 (Four Mile) closed for season for logging.  Stay off plowed logging roads unless they are signed open.

Berlin
No riding to report.  If snows come this weekend riding would be available in Jericho Mountain State Park

Gorham
No riding to report.  If snows come this weekend riding would be available on the Presidential Rail Trail.  Use caution as gates will not be open and riders should use the gate bypass.

Bear Notch
Meadow brook bridge repaired. No riding to report at this time.  Railroad tracks closed until January 5th, 2014. Watch for Mushers and other users. 


Recreational Rail Trails:
No riding to report at this time.  If we get the forecast weekend snow storms the trails will be available for riding.  Gates will NOT be opened and riders should use caution and use the gate bypass.  

Northern: No riding at this time.  
Ashuelot: No riding at this time
Fort Hill: No riding at this time
Sugar River: No riding at this time
Rockingham Rec Trail: No riding at this time
Upper Coos Rec Trail: No riding at this time. 


Railroad Lines:
Concord to Lincoln: Closed until Jan 1st
Whitefield to Groveton: Closed for season (Corridor 5A)


Additional Resources and Information 
Please be safe and ride with caution.  Clubs will be opening gates when trails are ready for riding.  Grooming will not begin until sufficient snows are on the ground to allow the groomer and drags to be used effectively.  
Respect our landowners.
Watch speeds and stay to the right.



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