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An Effort To Open Vermont’s Snowmobile Trails
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The floods that ravaged Vermont’s roads and bridges this past spring and summer took a heavy toll on the state’s snowmobile trails. After months of mostly volunteer labor, spokesmen for the sport say almost all of Vermont’s 5,000-mile trail system will be ready for action when the season starts next month. But an important North-South link will be missing.Vermont Edition
Snowmobile Safety
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We talk about how to stay safe while snowmobiling, and explore why people love the sport. Also, a look at new lead plumbing restrictions, and we read from our mailbag.VPR News
Snowmobile Enthusiasts Urge Safety On Trails
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Over the past two months, six people have died on snowmobiles in Vermont, so snowmobile enthusiasts and law enforcement officers kicked off a safety campaign in Hinesburg on Tuesday.VPR News
Rash Of Snowmobile Accidents Raises Alarm Calls
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A relative of three people who died when their snowmobiles plunged through ice on a Vermont lake says the wife of a victim told him her husband checked the thickness beforehand.VPR News
Some Snowmobile Trails To Open
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Vermont’s snowmobile season is open but the first rides could be short.VPR News
Woman has minor injury when train hits snowmobile
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A 36-year-old Huntington woman says she’s feeling stiff and still a bit in shock, but is otherwise OK after her snowmobile collided with an Amtrak train.VPR News
Economy taking toll on upcoming snowmobile season
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Despite snow on the ground and low fuel prices, the weak economy is casting a shadow on Tuesday’s opening of Vermont’s snowmobile trail network.VPR News