Trail Conditions

March 19th Thursday We did get rain showers yesterday. The temperature through Sunday will be warm with sunny skies. If you wanted to take that last ride this week-end. Unload at Butterfield parking lot and ride in the high ground. The snow is very thin in the field across from the Upper Valley Grill. The dirt patch's are growing. There is no snow in the future forecast. It has been a great season and the Buckaroos of 302 want to thank everyone that joined our club. We appreciate the support and all your comments telling us how you have enjoyed your ride. If we happen to get a snow storm. We will do a trail report. It is ok to call me at 802-584-3630 to check on the trails. Happy Trails and can not wait till next year.

March 16 Monday: When the temperature dropped last night Buzzy fired up the Sur Trac and groomed trail rt. 302 out in the "Gore" and the "Loop" trail rt. 302 C. At 3 AM Carl climbed into the Sur Trac and started grooming over the hill to CA 5 and down onto the RR bed. Carl will groom down to the Upper Valley Grill, the snow is very thin in the field across from Upper Valley Grill. Carl will come back to CA 4 Ricker Pond and groom up trail rt. 232 to CA 18. There he will groom up the hill on trail rt. 232 and go to Choates pasture where he will turn around. It has been too warm to groom over Hooker Mt. and we do not want to put the Sur Trac in the fields before US Hwy. RT. 2. Carl will come back to CA 18 and groom down trail rt. 2 to CA 12 onto RR bed and back to CA 7 up to CA 5 on Trail rt. 302A and back to CA 10. It is suppose to reach the 50's today and Tuesday. Wednesday possible rain. We hate to give up the snowmobile season but I guess it is coming. It is ok to call us for trail conditions. 802-584-3630.

March 13th Friday: We have groomed all of the Buckaroos trail system. Thursday Buzzy groomed down to Ryegate and up to the "Pitstop" came back to RR bed and groomed to US Hwy RT. 2 in Cabot. Got back to CA 10 at 6PM. Dave got in the Sur Trac and groomed the "Gore" trail rt. 302 and and "Loop" trail rt. 302C. Groomed trail rt. 2004 arriving back to CA 10 at 12:05AM. Buzzy reports that all of Buckaroos trail system are in good condition. The only place you will find dirt or ice is going through Groton Village on the RR bed. Trail is in the road for a short distance. The next 3 days are going to be sunny and temperatures as follows: Friday 30/12 Sat. 41/12 Sun. 42/22. We will groom as much as time and weather allows on Sat. night.

March 12th Thursday: It is 14 degrees at 10 AM here at Jct. CA 10. There is a hard crust. Buster and I can walk on the crust. Buzzy fired up the Sur Trac and left at 8:30 this AM. He will groom over the hill to CA 5 and down onto the RR bed at CA 6 on trail rt. 302. The plan is that he will groom down trail rt. 302 pass the Upper Valley Grill, through Groton Village and down to Ryegate at CA 1 where he will turn up trail rt. 5 and groom to the Pitstop. There he will turn around and come back to CA 1 and groom back to Ricker Pond CA 4. At this point there maybe a change in drivers. Dave is on his way from his home in Mass. to his home here in Groton. At some point Dave will take over the drivers seat and groom up trail rt. 232 to CA 18 and to US Hwy RT. 2 where he will turn and come back to CA 18 and Lanesboro CA 12 down the RR bed to CA 7 Up to CA 5 and back to CA 10. I will have a better idea of trail conditions after the drivers get back home. But I'm sure high elevations have plenty of snow but you may have to be cautious in lower elevations. Always be alert, you may meet the Sur Trac or ice or dirt.

March 10th Tuesday: Today Buzzy will groom the "Gore" he will leave CA 10 about 8:30 AM and groom trail rt. 302 to CA 9 OE 75 turn up the "loop" trail on trail rt. 302 C groom around to OE 78 down to the "Y" at OE 76 up to Butterfield Parking lot, turn around and come back to OE 76 up to OE 75 and turn up the "loop" trail again to groom the "loop" for the second time. Come back to OE 78 down to the "Y" and back to OE 75 and CA 9. There he will turn down trail rt. 2004 and groom to CA 10. If the snow is not too sticky in the afternoon. Either Buzzy or Carl will groom down trail rt. 302 to Ryegate and up trail rt. 5 to the "Pitstop". They are predicting rain on Wed. and dropping back cold on Thur. and Fri. We will just have to wait to see what we get here in Groton. The Buckaroos trail system is holding up good, no water on the trail and trails are mostly snow covered. You will find dirt in just a few spots where the trail has logging or a short distance of plowed road.

March 9th Monday: It was a warm week-end and the temperatures too high to groom. The Buckaroos trail system is holding up good. It was 28 degrees this AM and snowing. Buzzy fired up the Sur Trac and headed out about 8 PM. Buzzy groomed over the hill to CA 5 down onto the RR bed and up to CA 12 "Lanesboro" there he turned up trail rt. 2 to CA 18 and up the hill on trail rt. 232 to US Hwy. RT.2 where he turns around and comes back to CA 18. Not sure whether he will come back to the RR bed at CA 12 or cross over the bridge at CA 18 and groom trail rt. 232 to Ricker Pond. This time of year we have to watch the temperature. When it is cold enough we will be out on the trails grooming.

March 8 Sunday: 1:30 PM the sun is shining and eating up the snow. The temperature is 40 degrees. We could not groom Sat. night because it was too warm. We are watching the temperature for Monday. It is looking promising. If it drops cold Buzzy will groom from CA 10 in West Groton over to the RR bed and up to Lanesboro to CA 18 and groom to US Hwy RT.2. We will continue to groom as long as the weather cooperates. Keep in mind that we usually have snow in this area but when you leave here you might find trails closed due to lack of snow.

Mar. 7 Saturday: At 7:30Am here at CA 10 the temperature is 36 degrees and overcast but not raining. We could not groom Friday night because the temperature never dropped below 40 degrees. Tonight, Saturday, we will have to wait and see what the temperature is before we fire up the Sur Trac. Buckaroos trail system is still snow covered and in good condition. Enjoy.

Mar. 6th: Friday: First I must explain why there has been no grooming reports and the web cam has been down this week. My DSL internet connection has been down and the my provider determined that I needed a new box. So that is what caused the down time. This AM it is 30 degrees and occasional rain in the air. The Grooming crew have been out grooming since early Wednesday AM. We have been over all the Buckaroos trail system. The trail system is holding up good and still snow covered. Last night Dave Wheatly climbed into the Sur Trac at 4:40PM and started grooming from CA 10 over the hill to CA 5 down onto the RR Bed at CA 6 up to "Lanesboro" at CA 12 onto RT. 2 to CA 18 turned down trail rt. 232 to CA 4 Ricker Pond. There he turned around and went back to CA 18. Turned down rt. 2 and back to "Lanesboro" CA 12. Down the RR bed to CA 7 CA 6 CA 4 passed the Upper Valley Grill and down to CA 1 in Ryegate. Turned up rt. 5 and groomed to the "pitstop" where he turned around and came back to CA 1, CA 4 Ricker Pond , CA 6 CA 7 where he turned up trail rt. 302A to CA 5 and back to CA 10 at 3:30 this AM. Thank you Dave you were grooming for 11 hours and 63.8 miles. You deserve to catch some sleep.

Feb. 26 Thursday Carl started grooming at 8 PM. He groomed over the hill to CA 5 down onto the RR bed at CA 6 down trail rt. 302 to CA 4 passed the Upper Valley Grill and continued through Groton Village to CA 1, There Carl turned up trail rt. 5 and groomed to the "pitstop" there he turned around and came back to CA 1. Turned up trail rt. 302 to CA 4 CA 6 CA 7 and groomed up to CA 12 "Lanesboro" where he turned around and came back to CA 7. There he turned up onto trail rt. 302A for the fast trail to CA 5 and over the hill getting back to home base CA 10 at 3:25PM. At 6:45 PM Dave climbed into the Sur Trac and groomed over the hill to CA 5 down onto the RR bed at CA 6 down to Ricker Pond CA 4 where he turned up trail rt. 232 and groomed to CA 18. There he turned down trail rt. 2 and groomed down to CA 12 "Lanesboro". There he turned down trail rt. C 2/302 to CA 7 and turned up trail rt. 302 A to CA 5. Over the hill to CA 10 and groomed out trail rt. 302 to CA 9 down to OE 75 where he turned up trail rt. 302C and groomed around to OE 78. Groomed down to the "y" at OE 76 and up to Butterfield parking lot where he turned around and came back to OE 76 and trail rt. 302 up to CA 75. At CA 9 he turned down trail rt. 2004 to come back to home base CA 10 at 3:27 AM. We thank Carl and Dave for their hours in the groomer. This completes the Buckaroos trail system. Should be all set and hope we do not get too much rain and warm temperatures.

Feb. 25th Wednesday at 1:50 AM Dave Wheatly fired up the Sur Trac and groomed over the hill to CA 5 down trail rt. 302A to the RR bed at CA 7 down to CA 6 at CA 4 Dave turned up trail rt. 232 made his way through the logging operation and mid way Dave groomed the loop, continued on to CA 18. There Dave turned around. Groomed the loop again on his way back to CA 4. There Dave turned down the RR bed on trail rt. 302 to Upper Valley Grill. There he went in for breakfast. Back in the Sur Trac and groomed back to CA 4 CA 6 CA 5 arriving back at CA 10 at 9:14 AM. We now have all the Buckaroos of 302 trail system open after last Sundays storm. Enjoy but remember it will take another trip of grooming to get a hard packed trail back.

Feb. 24th Tuesday: Today Buzzy will fire the Sur Trac up and groom over the hill to CA 5 and down onto the RR bed at CA 7. There he will turn up the RR bed to CA 12 "Lanesboro" there he will turn up trail rt. 2 and groom to CA 18. At this point Buzzy will have to make a decision whether or not to try to groom up Hooker Mt. There is 20" of new snow in that section of trail. We may have to wait a couple of days for the snow to settle down before we try to climb up Hooker Mt. If he decides to wait than he will turn right and cross the bridge at CA 18 onto trail rt. 232. Midway he will groom the loop and come back onto trail rt. 232. There is a logging operation on this trail. After the logging Buzzy will groom down to CA 4 at Ricker Pond and come back to CA 6 up to CA 5 and back to CA 10. I repeat all we have done is open the trails. They are not hard packed

Feb. 23rd Monday: The Sur Trac left CA 10 in West Groton with Buzzy in the drivers seat. Not sure if he was going to be able to drag through the deep snow. Buzzy headed for the RR bed. From CA 5 Buzzy groomed trail rt. 302A down to CA 7 on the RR bed turned down the RR bed to CA 4 Ricker Pond. Buzzy groomed down past the Upper Valley Grill on trail rt. 302 to CA 1. Everything seemed to be going ok so he turned up trail rt. 5 and groomed to the Pitstop where he turned around and came back to CA 1 groomed through Groton Village. Stopped for lunch at Upper Valley Grill. After lunch Buzzy continued to groom trail rt. 302 to CA 4 CA6. At CA 6 he turned up to CA 5 back to CA 10 CA 9 OE 75 there he turned up trail rt. 302C and groomed the "loop" trail coming back onto trail rt. 302 at OE 78 down to the "Y" and groomed up to Butterfield Parking lot. There he turned around and came back to the "Y" and groomed up to OE 75. At CA 9 Buzzy turned down onto trail rt. 2004 and back to home at CA 10. Even though I have used the word "groomed" it does not mean that the trails are hard packed. They are not. All the Sur Trac was doing is opening up the trails. Will take time to get the hard packed trail back.

Feb. 20th Friday. Dave will climb into the Sur Trac around 3:30 Friday AM. Dave will groom over the hill to CA 5 and down onto the RR bed at either CA 6 or CA 7 and groom up to CA 12 where he will turn up trail rt. 2 and groom to CA 18 and up the hill on trail rt. 232 to US Hwy. RT 2 where he will turn around and come back to CA 18. Dave will turn left and cross the bridge onto trail rt. 232 and groom down to Ricker Pond at Jct. CA 4. Be alert for the logging operation on trail rt. 232. At Ricker Pond CA 4 Carl Emerson or Buzzy will meet Dave sometime mid morning and they will swap drivers. Carl or Buzzy will groom down the RR bed on trail rt. 302 past the Upper Valley Grill, pass through Groton Village to CA 1. There he will groom up trail rt. 5 to the "Pitstop" where he will turn around and come back to CA 1, CA 4, turn off the RR bed at either CA 6 or CA 7 and groom back to CA 5 and over the hill to CA 10. It will be close to dark and he will park the Sur Trac. When these routes are complete our trails will be all groomed and in good condition after the storm. We will do our usual Sat. night grooming. That is we get over as much of the trail system as we can for the Sunday riders. Happy Trails.

Feb. 19th Thursday We received about 4 inches of wet snow. Buzzy fired the Sur Trac up this Am and started grooming out trail rt. 302 from Jct. CA 10 to CA 9 OE 75 turned up trail rt. 302 C groomed around "the loop trail" and back down onto trail rt. 302 at OE 78 down to the "Y" and up trail rt. 302 B to Butterfield Parking lot where he turned around and came back to OE 76 up trail rt. 302 to OE 75 and turned on to "the loop trail" again to groom it for the second time. Coming back onto trail rt. 302 at OE 78 down to OE 76 up to OE 75 CA 9 and back to CA 10. Buzzy came in for lunch and than went back out to groom trail rt. 2004 from CA 10 to CA 9 turned around and came back 2004 to CA 10. Buzzy is fueling up the Sur Trac and Dave Wheatly will sleep the first part of the night.

Feb. 16th Monday Carl will climb into the Sur Trac at 9 AM here at Jct. CA 10 and start grooming over the hill to CA 5 on trail rt. 302 down onto the RR bed at either CA 6 or CA 7. From there Carl will groom down trail rt. 302 to CA 4 pass the Upper Valley Grill and down to CA 1 where he will turn up trail rt. 5 to the "Pitstop". There Carl will turn around and come back to CA 1 up trail rt. 302 to CA 4 CA 6 or 7 turn off the RR bed and come back to CA 5 over the hill to CA 10. Groom to CA 9 on trail rt. 302 to OE 75 turn up trail rt. 302C to groom "the loop" and come back onto trail rt. 302 at OE 78 down to OE 76 up trail rt. 302B to Butterfield Parking lot and turn around. Back to OE 76 up to OE 75 and CA 9. There Carl will decide whether or not to groom trail rt. 2004 or 302 back to CA 10. It will be late in the afternoon and Carl will park the Sur Trac for the day. The Dick page Ride-in and Chicken BBQ was a huge success. We served 336 hungry snowmobilers, landowners and friends. We want to Thank everyone for coming. It was a great day. There are pictures on the front page of web site.

Feb. Friday the 13th. Carl will climb into the Sur Trac at 8AM. The Sur Trac has been at Matt's garage for service, so Carl will start grooming from Matt's Garage and groom down trail rt. 302 to CA 1 up trail rt. 5 to the "Pitstop" where he will turn around and groom back to CA 1 groom past Upper Valley Grill to CA 4 up to CA 6 CA 7 where Carl will turn up trail rt. 302A for the fast run to CA 5 and over the hill to CA 10. There Carl will continue groom out to the "Gore" CA 9 down to OE 75 groom the "Loop" trail rt. 302C and back onto trail rt. 302 at OE 78 down to the "Y" at OE 76 up trail rt. 302B to the Butterfield Parking Lot. There Carl will turn around and come back to OE 76 up trail rt. 302 to OE 75 CA 9 CA 10 over the hill to CA 5 down the Swamp trail to CA 6 and groom down trail rt. 302 to CA 4 and park the Sur trac at Upper Valley Grill. When it gets dark Dave Wheatly will climb into the Sur Trac and groom back to CA 4 and turn up trail rt. 232 to groom the long run to CA 18. There Dave will turn down trail rt. 2 and groom to CA 12 to CA 7 CA 6 where Dave will turn up trail rt. 302 to CA 5 and groom back to CA 10 where the Sur Trac will be parked. It will be late in the night. Remember to come to Buckaroos of 302 Dick Page Ride-in and Chicken BBQ on Sat. Valentines day. The Sur Trac will do Sat. night grooming and get over as much of the trail system that time allows. Happy Trails.

Feb. 11th Wednesday the Sur Trac will spend the day in Matt's garage getting serviced. We have been watching the weather forecast and they are calling for rain starting tonight. We will have to wait for the weather to straighten out before we can start grooming. Hopefully the temperature will drop late Thursday so that we can get all Buckaroos of 302 trail system groomed and ready for the Saturday Dick Page Ride-in and Chicken BBQ. The Chicken BBQ Starts at 11 AM and will keep serving till the last rider comes in. Please encourage all your friends to come to this delicious Chicken BBQ dinner either by snowmobile or car. We do take outs.

Feb. 10th Carl grabbed his cup of coffee and climbed into the Sur Trac at 8:21AM. Started grooming at CA 10 and groomed out trail rt. 2004 to CA 9 onto trail rt. 302 to OE 75 down to OE 76 up to Butterfield Parking lot turned around and came back to OE 76 took trail rt. 302 to OE 75 CA 9 CA 10 CA 5 onto trail rt. 302A for the fast run down to the RR bed at CA 7 from there down to CA 6 CA 4 passed the Upper Valley Grill. Down in Groton Village Carl pulled into Matt's garage at 12:15PM where the Sur Trac went into the garage to get thawed out and serviced

Feb. 9th Monday It is 8:33 AM and Buzzy is in the drivers seat of the Sur Trac leaving Jct. CA 10 to groom over the hill to the RR bed on CA 6 up to CA 7 CA 12 where he will turn up trail rt. 2 to CA 18. There the Sur Trac will groom up the hill on trail rt. 232 pass Choates pasture, Over Hooker Mt. down onto Hookerville Cut-off road, thru the fields and pasture to US Hwy. RT 2. There Buzzy will turn around and come back the same route to CA 18 CA 12 CA 7 CA 6 CA 5 coming back to CA 10 around 4:30PM. ALWAYS KEEP WATCH FOR THE GROOMER ON THE TRAIL DURING THE DAY.

Feb. 8th Sunday night Buzzy fired up the Sur Trac at 5:15PM and left CA 10 on trail rt. 302 to CA 9 to groom the "Gore" and Loop" trails and up to Butterfield Parking lot. All the trails were groomed twice and Buzzy was home by 8:50PM. Buzzy reported that the trail rt. 302 was ripped up pretty good from the regular Sat. riders plus the Border to Border riders. We were not able to groom the "Gore & Loop" Sat. night because the temperature was too warm.

Feb. 7th Sat. night Dave left Jct. CA 10 on trail rt. 302 at 5:15PM The temperature was 32 degrees. Dave groomed over the hill to CA 5 and down onto the RR bed at CA 6 up to CA 7 CA 12 turned up trail rt. 2 to CA 18 crossed the bridge onto trail rt. 232 and back to trail rt. 302 at CA 4. BE ALERT FOR THE LOGGING OPERATION ON TRAIL RT. 232. Dave groomed down to the Upper Valley Grill and turned around coming back to CA 4 CA 6 CA 7 up trail rt. 302A to CA 5 the snow started to stick in the groom when he left the RR bed. When Dave groomed by "Stormy"s barn it was 42 degrees on the temperature gauge. It was warmer in the higher elevation than down low. It was just too warm to groom the "Gore" and "Loop trail rt. 302C" So Dave parked the Sur Trac at 11:46PM.

Feb. 5th Dave started warming up the Sur Trac at 2AM, that is this morning!! Dave left Jct. CA 10 at 2:20AM grooming over the hill to CA 5 down onto the RR bed at CA 7 to CA 6 CA 4 where he turned up trail rt. 232 for the 9+ miles to CA 18. The logging has started about mid way on rt. 232 so be on the look out for equipment. Loggers have the right away. Dave groomed the lower loop on trail rt. 232 and turned around at CA 18. The Sur Trac kept on chugging along back to CA 4 where Dave turned down trail rt. 302 to the Upper Valley Grill. It was time for a cup of Bill's coffee!! Dave got back into the Sur Trac and groomed back to CA 4 CA 6 CA 7 and up trail rt. 302A for the fast run to CA 5 and back home to CA 10 at 9:10AM. All of the Buckaroos trail system has been groomed. Even though the temperature is still only 5 above put on your duds, fire up your favorite sled and get out there and enjoy. The sun is shining. Remember the Border to Border Ride-in is this Sat. the riders will be going through Groton.

Feb. 4th Buzzy started grooming at 8AM from Jct. CA 10 on trail rt. 302 over the hill to CA 5 down to CA 6 on the RR bed up to CA 12 turned up trail rt. 2 to CA 18 where he groomed up the hill on trail rt. 232 to Hooker Mt. and down to US Hwy RT. 2. Where he turned around and came back the same route to CA 12 down the RR bed to CA 6 up to CA 5 and shut the Sur Trac off at 3:10 PM. As Buzzy groomed this trail rt. to US Hwy RT. 2 he put up the pink directional signs for the Border to Border Ride.

Feb. 4th Here at Jct. CA 10 there is 26" of snow on the snow stake near "Stormy's" barn. This Sat. Feb. 7th the Border to Border riders will be going through Buckaroos trail system. Be on the look out for the extra traffic. Today Wed. Buzzy will groom from Jct. CA 10 Over the hill to CA 5 down onto the RR bed at CA 7 up to CA 12 where he will turn up trail rt. 2 to CA 18 and continue grooming up the hill through Choates pasture, over Hooker Mt. down onto Hookerville Cutoff Rd. and into the fields and pasture that will take you to US Hwy. RT.2 where Buzzy will turn around and come back over the same trail to the RR bed and back to CA 10. ALWAYS WATCH FOR THE GROOMER. We do a lot of grooming in the daylight.

Feb. 3 Tuesday Carl climbed into the Sur Trac at 7:45 AM to groom trail rt. 2004 from Jct. CA 10 to CA 9. Back to CA 10 and groomed over the hill on trail rt. 302 to CA 5 down onto the RR bed at CA 6 down to CA 4 pass the Upper Valley Grill and through Groton Village to CA 1 where he turned up trail rt. 5 and groomed the 2.4 miles to the "Pitstop" there Carl turned around and came back to CA 1 up trail rt. 302 to CA 4 CA 6 CA 7 where he turned up trail rt. 302A for the smooth run to CA 5 and over the hill to CA 10 where he parked the Sur Trac. Thank you Carl

Feb. 1st & 2nd Yesterday, Sunday Dave Wheatly groomed from Jct. CA 10 over the hill to the RR Bed and up to CA 12 to CA 18 around trail rt. 232 to CA 4. Down to the Upper Valley Grill where Dave turned around and came back to CA 4 CA 6 CA 7 up to CA 5 and back to CA 10. where he parked the Sur Trac. This AM Monday Feb. 2 Buzzy climbed into the Sur Trac and groomed from Jct. CA 10 on trail rt. 302 west to CA 9 down to OE 75 where he turned up the "loop" trail rt. 302C. He groomed the loop around to OE 78 down on to trail rt. 302 and back to OE 76 up to Butterfield Parking lot where he will turn around and come back to OE 76 up to OE 75 and groom around the "loop" for the second time. Coming out at OE 78 down to OE 76 up to OE 75 CA 9 and back to CA 10. There he will groom trail rt. 2004 out to CA 9. Turn around and come back over trail rt. 2004 to Jct. CA 10. There he will park the Sur Trac. Tomorrow the Sur Trac will head out again. Will groom to the Pitstop on trail rt. 5. Will give a more complete report tomorrow. Always be on the look out for the Groomer. Pull hard to the right when you see the groomer. Allow room for the grooming equipment to go by.

Jan. 31 At 4PM yesterday Dave Wheatly met Buzzy and the Sur Trac at Ricker Pond Jct. CA 4. Dave took over the drivers seat and Buzzy came home for supper. Because of the deep snow Buzzy had groomed back the same trail route that he had groomed going to US Hwy RT. 2. So Dave needed to groomed up trail rt. 232 going to CA 18 where he turned around to groom back to Jct. CA 4. On the return trip Dave groomed the lower loop on trail rt. 232. At Jct. CA 4 Dave turned down trail rt. 302 and stopped at Upper Valley Grill. After a late dinner Dave climbed back into the Sur Trac and returned to Jct. CA 4 on trail rt. 302 to CA 6 up to CA 5 passed by CA 10 to CA 9 OE 75 OE 76 up to Butterfield parking lot. Turned around and back to OE 76 up trail rt. 302 to OE 75 CA 9 there Dave turned down trail rt. 2004 and groomed back to CA 10. Dave shut the engine off at 12:01AM and went home for a well deserved rest. This Sat. night after dark Dave will groom from Jct. CA 10 over the hill to the RR bed up to CA 12 take trail rt. 2 to CA 18 cross the bridge on trail rt. 232 and groom down to Jct. CA 4. Turn down the RR bed to the Upper Valley Grill and turn around come back to CA 4 CA 6 CA 5 CA 10 and groom out through the "gore" CA 9 OE 75 OE 76 Turn around at Butterfield Parking lot and come back to OE 76 OE 75 up to CA 9 there Dave will decide which trail back to CA 10 needs the grooming either 302 or 2004 that will end night time hours. That is all the miles the Sur Trac can groom in one night. Thank you Dave for your dedication to the trails.

Jan. 30 Buzzy has the Sur Trac all warmed up and he is leaving Jct. CA 10 here in West Groton at 9:30AM. Buzzy will groom over the hill to CA 5 on trail rt. 302 down to CA 6 where he will turn up the RR bed to CA 7 CA 12. There Buzzy will turn up trail rt. 2 to CA 18 and continue on trail rt. 2 & 232 over Hooker Mt. and down to US Hwy RT. 2 where he will turn around and come back to CA 18. There he will cross the bridge on trail rt. 232 and groom down to Ricker Pond at CA 4. By the time he gets there it will be late and Buzzy will turn the Sur Trac up the RR bed to CA 6. There he will turn off the RR bed and groom back to CA 5 and CA 10. When the Sur Trac gets home tonight we will have been over all our trail system with the exception of the "loop" trail rt. 302C out in the gore. We will get to that trail tomorrow. WATCH FOR THE GROOMER.

Jan. 29th Carl climbed into the Sur Trac at 7:21PM to start breaking out the "gore" trail rt. 302. Carl left CA 10 went to CA 9 OE 75 OE 76 Up trail rt. 302B to Butterfield parking lot where he turned around and came back to OE 76. It was late evening and the snow was very deep. Carl made the decision not to groom the "loop" trail rt. 302C. We will go back in the daylight and after a few snowmobiles had tread the snow down. Carl came back to OE 75 CA 9 and turned down trail rt. 2004 and back to CA 10 where he parked the groom for the rest of the night.

Jan. 29th Buzzy got the 12+ inches of snow off the Sur Trac, warmed up and left Jct. CA 10 at noon. Buzzy groomed over the hill to CA 5 CA 7 down to CA 6 CA 4 pass the Upper Valley Grill and Groton Village to CA 1. Where he turned up trail rt. 5 to the "pitstop" there he turned around and came back to CA 1 CA 4 CA 6 CA 7 up trail rt. 302A to CA 5 and back to CA 10.

Jan. 28th Here at Jct. CA 10 on trail rt. 302 in West Groton we received 12+" of new snow. I am sure that the "loop" and "Gore" trails received more. The Sur Trac will spend the next two days opening and grooming the Buckaroos of 302 trail system. I will take this space and time to explain where our grooming contract ends and we turn around. We groom trail rt. 232 from Ricker Pond through to US Hwy. RT 2 in Cabot there we turn around. On rt. 5 we turn around at what we have nicknamed "The Pitstop" because there used to be a back house in this gravel pit. This "pitstop" is located 2.4 miles from Jct. CA 1 on trail rt. 5. On trail rt. 302 after grooming the "Gore" and "Loop" we turn around in the Butterfield parking lot. We have a 58 mile contract that we groom with the Sur Trac and four drivers. Be patient. Be cautious there will be a lot of snow dust. This added snow will extend our snowmobiling season.

Jan. 27th There is a snow storm coming, suppose to start tonight. We should get anywhere from 4 to 8 inches. Buzzy warmed the Sur Trac up and left CA 10 at 9AM. This has been a great winter. A little chilly but that keeps the trails hard. Keep in mind that the studs on your track are for a safe ride when you in counter ice. Not to see how fast you can take off on a hard packed snow trail. Buzzy, Carl and Dave enjoy grooming and put in long hours to keep the trails hard and flat. Enjoy with common sense. Lets not be the one to cause an accident. Buzzy will groom to the RR bed and up to CA 12 "Lanesboro" where he will turn up trail rt. 2 and groom up to CA 18 and continue on trail rt. 232 & 2 to US Hwy RT. 2 where he will turn around and groom back to CA 18. There Buzzy will turn and cross the bridge and continue down trail rt. 232 to CA 4. At that point Buzzy will check the time and decide whether or not to groom down to the Upper Valley Grill. We may have to wait until Wed. to groom down trail rt. 302 to Upper Valley Grill down to CA 1 and up trail rt. 5 to the "Pitstop". Will see what the weather does.

Jan. 26th Carl climbed into the Sur Trac this chilly AM. Carl will groom the "Gore" area. Starting at CA 10 on trail rt. 302 headed towards CA 9. At OE 75 Carl will turn the Sur Trac up the hill on trail rt. 302C to groom the "loop" around to OE 78. There Carl will turn down trail rt. 302 to Jct. OE 76 up the hill to Butterfield Parking Lot where he will turn around and come back to OE 76. There the Sur Trac will groom to OE 75 and turn up trail rt. 302C to groom the "loop" for the second time. Arriving back at OE 78. down to OE 76 back up to OE 75 CA 9 CA 10. There Carl will groom trail rt. 2004 back to CA 9 where he will turn around and come back over trail rt. 2004 for the second time. Carl started at 9:30AM and got done at 3:22PM. Thanks Carl. Always be on the look out for the Sur Trac. It is scary for the driver as well as the snowmobiler when they come upon one another. If it happens to you, pull hard on the handle bars to the right and get off the trail. Thanks and enjoy.

Jan. 24 The temperature is anywhere from 15 to 22 below this AM. All the Buckaroos trail system are in good condition. Dave Wheatly climbed into the Sur Trac at 5:26 PM to start the long Saturday night grooming. Dave groomed over the hill to CA 5 down onto the RR bed at CA 6. Groomed down to CA 4 and turned up trail rt. 232 to CA 18 there he turned up the hill on trail rt. 2 & 232 to Choates Pasture, Hooker Mt., Hookerville Cutoff Rd and down to US Hwy. RT 2 where he turned around and came back to CA 18. There Dave groomed trail rt. 2 down thru the Groton State Forest to CA 12 at "Lanesboro". There Dave groomed down the RR bed to CA 7 CA 6 CA 4 continued down trail rt. 302 and turned around at the Upper Valley Grill. Came back to CA 4 CA 6 CA 7 where he turned off the RR bed onto trail rt. 302A to CA 5. From there Dave was grooming on trail rt. 302 W to CA 10 CA 9 OE 75 OE 76 turned up trail rt. 302B and turned around in Butterfield Parking lot and back to OE 76. Up trail rt. 302 to OE 75 CA 9 and back home to CA 10 where he parked the Sur Trac at 3:58 AM Sunday. Thanks Dave.

Jan. 23 Buckaroos trails are all in good condition. Not so many trucks & trailers in the parking lots. That means that the surrounding trails must all be snow covered enabling riders to ride from their homes. We have two logging operations going on. Watch for the signs and yield to logging equipment. Dave Wheatly will go out grooming tonight.

Jan 21 Wed. Buzzy will groom from Jct. CA 10 in West Groton trail rt. 302 over the hill to CA 5 down to the railroad bed at CA 6 up to CA 7 CA 12 change to trail rt. 2 and groom to CA 18. There Buzzy will groom up the hill on trail rt. 2 & 232 to Choates Pasture, Hooker Mt., Hookerville cut off road and down to US Hwy RT 2. This is one end of our contract. Buzzy will turn around and come back the same route that he went up. Keep in mind there is logging at Hookerville Cutoff road. Logging trucks have the right-away. All the Buckaroos trails are in good condition. Enjoy.

Jan 20. Carl fired up the Sur Trac at 8:30 AM. Started grooming from Jct. CA 10 over the hill to CA 5 and down to the railroad bed at CA 7. Carl will turn down the trail to CA 6 at CA 4 he will groom up trail rt. 232 grooming the long haul to CA 18. Logging will start soon about mid way on this route. Keep an eye out for logging activity and give the equipment the right away. At CA 18 Carl will turn around and come back to CA 4. There he will turn down trail rt. 302 and groom down past the Upper Valley Grill, Groton village till he gets to CA 1. There Carl will groom up trail rt. 5 south pass the Whitcher Mt. bog and continue down to the "pitstop". That is the end of one of our trail grooming contracts. Topsham takes over at that point. Carl will groom back to CA 1 where he will turn up trail rt. 302 and groom back to CA 4 CA 6 CA 7 CA 5 and arrive back at CA 10 early evening.

Jan. 19th Monday MLK day. Early this AM Carl will fire the Sur Trac up and start grooming from Jct. CA 10 on trail rt. 302 to CA 9 at OE 75 Carl will groom up trail rt. 302C the "loop" trail around to OE 78 back onto trail rt. 302 to OE 76 up trail rt. 302B to Butterfield Parking lot where he will turn around and come back to OE 76 up to OE 75 where he will turn up the "loop trail " again for the second time around come back to OE 78 down to OE 76 on trail rt. 302 up to OE 75 and CA 9. There Carl will groom down trail rt. 2004 and back to CA 10. Where he will park the Sur Trac for the day. At dark either Carl or Buzzy will take the Sur Trac out and start grooming over the hill to the railroad bed. Where they will go will be decided at dark. All the Buckaroos trail system is open with good snow cover. Come out and enjoy.

Jan. 16 At day light it was 34 below here at Jct.CA 10 in West Groton. This is the start of the long MLK holiday week-end. We wish it was warmer but just bundle up. Watch the exposed areas on the kids. Adults too. The trails are groomed flat and frozen down. Buckaroos trail system is all open for you to enjoy. The Sur Trac will go grooming Sat. night and try to get over as much of the system as possible for the Sunday riders.

Jan. 14th At 9:30 AM it was "0" here at Jct. CA10. It will be cold for the next couple of days. Week-end should warm up to 20's during the day with possible snow flurries. Buzzy has just left in the Sur Trac to groom trail rt. 302 W. Going to the "Gore" CA 9 OE 75 OE 76 and up trail rt. 302B where he will turn around in Butterfield Parking lot and come back to OE 76 turn up trail rt. 302 to OE 75. There Buzzy will turn up trail rt. 302C to groom the "loop" around to OE 78 back to OE 76 up to OE 75 where he will groom the loop the second time. Coming back to OE 78 OE 76 Back to Butterfield parking lot turn around and come back to OE 76 up trail rt. 302 to OE 75 at CA 9 turn down trail rt. 2004 back to CA 10. At this time Buzzy will decide whether or not he should go back over trail rt. 2004 for the second time. Beware that logging will start asap on Mary & Paul Berlejungs property. That is about 3 miles up from Jct. CA 4 on trail rt. 232. The other logging operation is in and around Hookerville Cutoff Rd. still on trail rt. 232 but it is located after you have gone over Hooker Mt. but before US Hwy. RT.2. Caution Logging signs will be put up at both of these locations. All our trail system is open and in good conditon.

Jan. 13th At 12:30PM Carl started up the Sur Trac at Matt's garage down in Groton village. Groomed down trail rt. 302 to CA 1 turned up trail rt. 5 and groomed up the hill's pass the Whitcher Mt. bog and descended down into the "Pitstop" where he turned around came back to CA 1. There he groomed up through the village passed Upper Valley Grill. Up onto the railroad bed trail rt. 302 to CA 4 CA 6 at CA 7 Carl turned up trail rt. 302A and continued to groom to CA 5 and back home to CA 10 at 4PM.

Jan. 12 Bright sunny day, temperature reached 20 degrees. Buzzy fired up the Sur Trac at 9:35AM and groomed over the hill to CA 5 on trail rt. 302. Turned down trail rt. 302A to CA 7 on the railroad bed. Groomed up trail rt. C 2/302 to CA 12. Turned up trail rt. 2 to CA 18 and continued on trail rt. 2 & 232 to Choates Pasture, Hooker Mt. and turned around at US Hwy Rt. 2 and came back over the same route to CA 12 down to CA 7 CA 6 and CA 4. It was 5:03PM when Buzzy got to Ricker Pond CA 4. At 5:30 PM Carl climbed into the drivers seat and continued to groom up trail rt. 232 going towards CA 18. At CA 18 Carl turned around and came back over the same route to CA 4 where he turned down trail rt. 302 grooming past the Upper Valley Grill. Stopping at Matt's garage, in Groton Village. Where he will turn the Sur Trac off at 2:30 AM and get into his truck and go home to get some sleep. Buckaroos trail system is all open and in good condition and has a good hard packed base.

Jan. 9th Yesterday when Dave arrived at CA 12 the decision was made to groom back to CA 18. There Dave turned onto trail rt.232 crossed the bridge and groomed to the Bog road where he groomed the lower loop on trail rt. 232 twice. Coming back onto the upper trail and grooming down to CA 4 Ricker Pond. Up to CA 6 CA 5 and back to CA 10 late in the afternoon. Buzzy and Carl will start grooming tonight just asap. They will groom as much of the trail system as time allows. Our trails are all open and no water. It was 18 below here at CA 10 early this AM. Sun is shining now. Dropping cold again tonight.

Jan. 9th At 3:30 PM yesterday Dave fired up the Sur Trac and groomed over the hill to CA 5. Down trail rt. 302A at CA 7 from there down to CA 6 CA 4 CA 1 turned up trail rt. 5 to the "Pitstop" where he turned around and groomed back to CA 1 up trail rt. 302 to CA 4 CA 6 CA 7 and turned around at CA 12 "Lanesboro". Groomed back to CA 7 turned up trail rt. 302A groomed to CA 5 and back to CA 10 and parked it for the night at 10:11PM. Today Dave started grooming at 6PM. Dave groomed over the hill to the railroad up to CA 12, CA 18. Turned around at US highway Rt. 2 and came back to CA 12. When Dave gets to CA 12 he will see where to go next. I will report this in the next trail report. Looks like cold nights ahead. This will keep trails in good hard packed condition.

Jan. 8th We got about 5 inches of snow. It was a mixture of rain, sleet & snow. Our trails are all open and good snow cover. Yesterday Buzzy groomed from Jct. CA 10 out trail rt. 302 to CA 9 OE 75 turned up trail rt. 302 C and back to OE 78 down to OE 76 up to Butterfield Parking lot, turned around back to OE 76 up trail rt. 302 to OE 75 CA 9 and back to CA 10. Late today Dave Wheatly will gas and fire up the Sur Trac and groom over the hill on trail rt. 302 to CA 5 down trail rt. 302A to CA 7 at the railroad bed. Turn up trail rt. C 2/302 to CA 12. Will turn around at Lanesboro and come back to CA 7, CA 6 CA 4 pass the Upper Valley Grill and groom through Groton Village to CA 1 where he will turn up trail rt. 5 and groom to the "Pitstop" the end of our contract. There Dave will turn around and come back to CA 1 CA 4 CA 6 CA 5 and back to CA 10 where he will stop for the day.

Jan. 6th: Tuesday. Carl Emerson fired up the Sur Trac at 7AM. Gave the Sur Trac an eyeball check and started grooming from Jct. CA 10 trail rt. 302 over the hill to CA 5 down the "swamp" trail to CA 6 down to CA 4 at Ricker Pond where he will turn up trail rt. 232 going to CA 18. At CA 18 Carl will turn around and come back over the same route. When he gets back to CA 4 he will turn down trail rt. 302 and groom down to the Upper Valley Grill. Carl will grab a bite to eat and than climb back into the Sur Trac and come back up trail rt. 302 to CA 6, CA 5 and home to CA 10. This will take most of the day and hope that Carl will make it back to CA10 before the big storm hits. Weatherman is calling for mixed participation starting in the night Tuesday and continuing through the day on Wed. When the storm is over we will go over the whole trail system, starting Thursday night and continue grooming on Friday.

Jan. 4: Sun is shining and the temperature is 10 above at 9:30AM. Beautiful day to go snowmobiling. Buckaroos of 302 trail system is one of the lucky ones. We never lost all our snow. It did shrink down to about a foot here at Jct. CA 10 but we have a hard packed base. Late afternoon when it gets dusk so the snowmobiler can see the Sur Trac lights Buzzy will fire up the tractor and start grooming out to the "Gore" on trail rt. 302 to CA 9 down to OE 75 where he will turn up the "loop" trail rt. 302C and groom around to OE 78 back onto trail rt. 302 to OE 76 up trail rt. 302B to Butterfield Parking lot where he will turn around and come back to OE 76 up to OE 75 and groom the "loop" a second time. Come back to OE 78, OE 76 OE 75 CA 9 and turn down trail rt. 2004 arrive back home at Jct. CA 10 sometime in the night. Monday Buzzy will climb back into the drivers seat and groom over the hill to the railroad tracks, up to CA 12, CA 18 and take the trail rt. 2 & 232 to US highway rt. 2. Where he will turn around and come back to Jct. CA 10 the same route, We need to check to see if Carl will be free to groom on Tuesday. Will keep you posted. Happy Trails.

Jan. 3rd. Matt, Bill, Mike, Carl and Buzzy have worked and chased parts since New Years Eve. Thank you, Doug Wilson for getting the parts delivered today from Wisconsin by noon. The Sur Trac was up and running by 5PM. Carl Emerson climbed into the drivers seat at Matt Puffers garage and groomed down trail rt. 302 to CA 1 and turned up trail rt. 5 south to the "Pitstop". The "Pitstop" is where our contract ends and Topsham's contract starts. Carl groomed back to CA 1 and continued back up trail rt. 302 through Groton Village, to the Upper Valley Grill. Carl stopped for a well deserved cup of coffee and than climbed back into the Sur trac and continued to groom up trail rt. 302 to CA 4, CA 6, CA 5, arriving at Jct. CA 10 at 9:30PM. Buzzy got into the drivers seat at 10PM and started grooming towards the "Gore" trail rt. 302 to CA 9, OE 75 OE 76 turned up trail rt. 302B to Butterfield Parking lot where he turned around and came back to OE 76 up trail rt. 302 to OE 75, CA 9, turned down trail rt. 2004 and should be back to Jct. CA 10 by 2AM. We thank the snowmobilers for being understanding during this short down time. The Sur Trac will go out grooming again Sunday night after the traffic has slowed down.

Jan. 2 @7 AM The temperature is 10 below here at Jct. CA 10. Yesterday it never got above "0". Weatherman says that it should get in the teens and 20's for the week-end. On New Years Eve the Sur Trac broke down while grooming over the hill to the railroad bed. A couple of snowmobilers came along and helped Carl. So that he was able to drive the Sur Trac back to home at Jct. CA 10. The next morning Buzzy drove the Sur Trac down to Matt's garage in Groton. Buzzy put a call into Doug Wilson and Doug has the parts we need coming. Because of the Holiday, the parts are delayed, we will not be able to do our usual Sat. night grooming. We should be up and grooming by Monday.

Dec. 30th 7:30AM we got about 3 inches of new fluffy snow last night and it is still snowing. Temperature about 28 degrees and is suppose to drop through out the day. The rest of the week will be colder and snowy. That is all good news. The Sur Trac will leave Jct. CA 10 on trail rt. 302 about 9 AM. With Buzzy in the drivers seat. He will groom over the hill to CA 5 down trail rt. 302A to the railroad bed at Jct. CA 7 turn up trail rt. C 2/302 to Jct. CA 12 turn up trail rt. 2 to CA 18. There Buzzy will groom up the hill on trail rt. 2 & 232 to Choates Pasture, Hooker Mt. down onto Hookerville Cutoff Road, turn into the fields and continue down to US Hwy. Rt. 2 where he will turn around and come back to CA 18. Buzzy will groom back to CA 12. At some point Carl Emerson will take over the drivers seat and groom down to CA 7, CA 6 CA 4 CA 1. Turn up trail rt. 5 and groom to the "Pitstop" where he will turn around and groom back to CA 6, CA 5 and turn the motor off at CA 10. Tomorrow Wed. Buzzy will groom over the hill to the railroad bed and down to CA 4 where he will turn up trail rt. 232 and groom to CA 18 where he will turn around and groom back over the trail to CA 4 and back to CA 10. We will have been over all of Buckaroos trail system and it should be great for a New Years Day ride. Happy Trails.

Dec. 29th at 8:30 AM the Sur Trac left Jct. CA 10 on trail rt. 302 with Buzzy in the drivers seat. The Sur Trac went out trail rt. 2004 and out to CA 9 on to trail rt. 302. If the snow flows through the groom and does not make snow balls. Buzzy will groom the "loop" and up to Butterfield Parking lot and back to CA Jct. 10. We have about a foot of snow left on the ground here at Jct. CA 10. With the promise of cold temperatures and snow coming the end of the week. We will do our best to get over the Buckaroos trail system as the temperature allows. We are all anxious to plan our trips and enjoy the great snowmobile season that is due us. Please be patient and call 802-584-3630 if you are traveling a long distance and want last minute assurance.

Dec. 28 @ 7AM It rained most of Sat. and the temperature was too warm for the Sur trac to do it's usual Sat. night grooming. This AM it is fogging outside and the temperature is 34 degrees. Not good conditions for grooming. The Sur Trac will have to wait for cold air and temperatures to drop before we can groom.

Dec. 24: The Temperature is 20 and light snow is falling at 8AM. There is a chance of snow mixed with sleet. The Sur Trac is pulling out of Jct. CA 10 with Buzzy in the drivers seat. Buzzy will groom on trail rt. 302 going to the "gore" towards CA 9 down to OE 75, OE 76 turn up trail rt. 302B to Butterfield parking lot where he will turn around and come back to OE 76 groom up to OE 78 on trail rt. 302 where he will turn up the hill on trail rt. 302C and groom the "loop" trail. Back down onto trail rt. 302 at OE 75 turn up the hill to CA 9 where he will turn down onto trail rt. 2004 and return to home at Jct. CA 10. Merry Christmas to all. The Sur Trac will rest on Christmas Day. On Friday Dec. 26th the Sur Trac will leave CA 10 with Buzzy in the Drivers seat. He will groom over the hill on trail rt. 302 to CA 5 where he will groom down to the railroad bed at CA 6 on trail rt. 302. Continue down to CA 4 and turn up onto trail rt. 232 going towards Jct. CA 18. At Jct. CA 18 The Sur Trac will turn up the hill on trail rt. 2 & 232 and groom to Choates pasture, over Hooker Mt. down onto Hookerville Cutoff road for a short distance and turn off into the fields for the final leg of the journey to end at US Highway Rt. 2. Where Buzzy will turn around and groom back to CA 18. At that point the Sur Trac will groom trail rt. 2 down through New Discovery and reach Jct. CA 12 at Lanesboro. Buzzy will groom down the railroad bed to Jct. CA 7 where he will turn up trail rt. 302A for the fast run to Jct. CA 5. Groom over the hill and back to home at Jct. CA 10. At some point in this grooming journey Carl Emerson will take over the drivers seat and steer the Sur Trac down trail rt. 302 pass the Upper Valley Grill. Continue down to CA 1 where he will turn up trail route 5 south and turn around in 2.4 miles at the "pit stop". Groom back to CA 1 and bring the Sur Trac back to CA 10. The Buckaroos trail system will be all open and groomed for the week-end.

Yesterday we got another 10 inches of snow. We must have at least two feet of snow on the lawn here at Jct. CA 10. The Sur Trac will leave Jct. CA 10 around 10 AM on trail rt. 302 going towards the "Gore" Jct. CA 9, Jct. OE 75, up oto the "loop" trail rt. 302C, down at Jct. OE 78 on to trail rt. 302 to OE 76, up to Butterfield Parking Lot on trail rt. 302B turn around and come back to OE 76 up to OE 75 groom the loop a second time and back to OE 76 on trail rt. 302 to CA 9 where Buzzy will turn down trail rt. 2004 and groom back to CA 10. Either Carl or Doug Smith will get in the Sur Trac tonight to groom over the hill on trail rt. 302 to CA 5 turn onto trail rt. 302A for the trip down onto the railroad bed at CA 7 at this point the Sur Trac will turn down the trail to Ricker Pond to groom the drifts that will be high at Ricker Pond. We ask for your patience we are getting over the trails as fast as we can.

Sunday December 21, 2008:

Carl Emerson got into the drivers seat of the Sur Trac last night at 6:30PM. Carl groomed from Jct. CA 10 over the hill on trail route 302 to Jct. CA 5 where he turned down the swamp trail to CA 6 on trail rt. 302 down to Rt. CA 4, continued down to the Upper Valley Grill where he stopped to get a bit to eat. Back into the Sur Trac and continued grooming down rt. 302 through the village of Groton and to Jct. CA 1 where he turned around and came back to CA 4, CA 6, CA 7 where he turned up trail route 302A grooming a great trail to Jct. CA 5 where he turned up the hill on trail rt. 302 arriving back at Jct. CA 10 about 1 this Sunday AM. The Sur Trac will rest at Jct. CA 10 today and start grooming again on Monday AM. Happy Trails and watch for the Groomers.

There is at least a foot of new snow on the ground. The Sur Trac started grooming on Wed. Dec. 17th. We got about 3 miles from Jct. CA 10 on trail route 302 going west to the "Gore" when a tire went down. Crippled the Sur Trac at about noon. With the help for Matt Puffer, Bill Cassidy, Dean Edson, Carl Emerson and Buzzy they removed the tire. Used snowmobiles to get it out of the woods and down to Bill's Garage. Buzzy went and bought a new tube. Back to garage where Matt and Bill installed the tube. Everyone pitched in and got the tire back to the Sur Trac in the "Gore". Installed the tire back onto the Sur Trac and Buzzy was up and going again by 1 PM on Friday. Keep in mind that the days are short, it does not get daylight until 7AM and is dark by 4:30 PM. We needed a generator and other equipment at the site. We have such a great group of guys that are willing to come out in the deep snow and pull on wrench's. Dean Edson has a work sled that pulls a dog sled enabling a man to stand on the ski's and tool's in the sled. Worked great to get from parking lot to job site. Buzzy & I are very humble and thank these guys very much. If it was not for your assistance we would not be able to get the job done as quickly or efficiently. On Friday Buzzy finished packing and grooming the "Gore" and "Loop" trail rt. 302C. Grooming route was from Jct. CA 10 on trail rt. 302 to Jct. CA 9, OE 75, OE 78, Jct. OE 76 up to Butterfield Parking lot on trail rt. 302B Sur
Trac turned around and back to Jct. OE 76 up to Jct. CA 9 where Buzzy turned down trail route 2004 and groomed back to Jct. CA 10 where he parked the Sur Trac. This Sat. AM Buzzy is in the drivers seat again and guiding the Sur Trac over the hill on trail route 302 to Jct. CA 5 where he will turn right and go down the Swamp trail to Jct. CA 6 on the railroad bed. From there he will go to Ricker Pond Jct. CA 4 and turn up trail rt. 232 going towards Jct. CA 18. There he will turn up trail route 2 & 232 and continue to Choates pasture where he will turn and come back to CA 18. At that Jct. he will groom down through Groton State Forest to Jct. CA 12 and the railroad bed to CA 7 where he will turn up trail rt. 302A to CA 5 and back to CA 10. Park the Sur Trac. Buzzy and his drivers, Dave Wheatly, Doug Smith and Carl Emerson will get over all Buckaroos trail system as fast as we can.
There is another storm coming on Sunday. Not sure what the storm will develop into but the weatherman is saying that we should get several more inches. Happy trails and be on the look-out for the Groomers.

April 10, 2008 This will be the last trail report for this season. Today the sun is shining bright and tempertaures expected to reach 55 degrees. Temperature did not drop to freezing last night. The extended forecast is Friday, rainy, Sat. rainy, Sun. rainy. If you live close by you probably could get in a last ride in the "Gore" Rt. 302 OE 76 and "Loop" trail rt. 302C. Not sure if you could get to the Upper Valley Grill or not. We have put our sleds to rest for the summer. We hope that you will keep in touch with The Buckaroos of 302 by login onto our web site. We will put notices on as they come up. If you are willing to help with fall trail maintenance send a e-mail to any of our officers or to us. Our e-mail is bnbuzeastman@fairpoint.net This has been a great season. We have enjoyed hearing from you. Looking forward to next year.