[Lakegeezer]

NHSA membership isn't a choice when joining the Moultonboro Snowmobile Club. You pay $35 and the club gets $25 of that. A lot of donations come attached to membership mailings and on-line applications. It keeps the club afloat. This year, a groomer engine broke and it cost over $5000 to fix it. Without donations, a repair might have had to wait until next year, but it was fixed quickly and trails were groomed.

Taking the clubs out of the membership transaction likely means fewer donations. With less revenue, trail maintenance suffers and that promotes a downward spiral in the sport. Snowmobiling in NH doesn't need another problem on top of erratic weather and property owners withdrawing permission to use their land! From my point of view, a non-problem was solved by creating a new one that the industry will regret. Hopefully NHSA will realize the potentially negative impact of the decision it fought for and keep the clubs in the middle of selling memberships.