Winni to Burlington Vt

[Doobs41378]

Originally Posted by ultrarider

Insurance required in VT. That's good to know, but I don't why anyone would choose not to have insurance on these machines?

His answer sums up the attitude towards insurance. They only think it covers their machines when they should be more concerned about taking somebody out going around a corner.

[BroadHopper]

Several years ago, out of state sleds are required to purchase an environmental sticker. No longer a requirement?

[BoulderBronco]

I understand the liability argument. But our family has been riding sleds on Winni for 30+ years and we typically stay on the lake or on our property. So honestly, insurance was never even on our minds. But it is now. Thanks.
I would strongly argue the "huge risk" theory however. For something to be a huge risk, the odds of a bad situation have to be pretty high. Even doing a lot of trail riding the odds of an accident are quite slim. That's certainly no excuse and I would agree that insurance is a good idea. Let's just put it in the correct context.
Now that we are getting more into riding on trails in potentially more dangerous situations with other riders, we will certainly look into the insurance thing, especially with a trip like this.

Back on the topic at hand; I looked at the map ultrarider posted (Thanks Ultra). The problem seems to be getting to the VT trails in an efficient manner. Going all the way North to Littleton/Monroe seems a long way to go in a less than desirable direction. Is there any other way to cross over to VT farther south to make the trip as direct as possible?

[DickR]

Originally Posted by BoulderBronco

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Back on the topic at hand;.... The problem seems to be getting to the VT trails in an efficient manner. Going all the way North to Littleton/Monroe seems a long way to go in a less than desirable direction. Is there any other way to cross over to VT farther south to make the trip as direct as possible?

I'm just curious (I'm not a snowmobile rider), but I wonder if any enterprising folks near such borders, where major rivers and developed downtown areas physically separate trail systems, operate snowmobile "ferry" services. I can imagine coming to a trailhead, driving the snowmobile onto a 4-6 machine trailer, and being hauled a few miles or more by truck/passenger van to the next system. Reservations and cell phone contact when near would be part of it.

[ultrarider]

The only other place I see to cross the river into VT is near Walpole which is west of Concord