REGULAR MEETING MINUTES for 03/04/10
CALL TO ORDER -
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM MEETING: Meeting from 02/04/10, as posted on the web site, unanimous.
TREASURER'S REPORT (Larry): Checking balance $1308.52. Petty cash $52.00. Larry will be paying our $100.00 annual BlueRibbon dues.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES:
Nordic Bypass: Nordic Center opened. We have no Club rides thru here scheduled.
Warming Huts/Sheds/Sno-Mobile Parks: Chuck’s Park: 03/03 New snow, around 2 feet of snow at the Park. The Shingle Springs loop has been plowed for logging, please watch for logging trucks and equipment up and down the road. Stain hut & parking expansion fix up this spring. 4-Corners/Medicine Lake: 03/03 New snow, around 3 to 6 inches. There is a good foot at the Park and more as you start on the trails. 12 inches of new at Medicine Lk and 6.5 feet at the snow pole. Door Knob: 03/03 Road plowed with packed snow, parking area plowed and open. Around 4 to 6 inches of snow at the Park. Pilgrim Creek: 03/03 There is around 2 feet of the snow at the Park. The road to and the parking lot have snow, but you can drive there.
USFS: Klamath: From Jim Stout; Our groomer is running again. A couple of things to bring up: 1) Our OHV grant request for planning an ATV area off af A12 is out and public comments are welcomed, you can send them to me and also post on the OHV grant web site. Hope their positive. 2) The Klamath Snow Drifters may be contacting you (the Club), they want to build a wood shed at 4 corners and had some questions and maybe a request for some help. Thanks. Michele said that the ATV grant request is for fencing, signing and maps of the area. You can view the grant requests from the OHV web site. Shasta-Trinity: Val has a new boss now, she had her first meeting with him today. She would like to have the Club meet with him in a couple of weeks.
Grooming Reports: Klamath/Modoc report: 3/3 Davis Rd, Medicine Lk loop, Lt Mt Hoffman. 3/2 Tamarack Lk, Lost Springs loop. 3/1 4-Corners to Door Knob. Shasta/Trinity report: 3/4 to Chuck’s park with grooming back to Pilgrim Ck. 3/2 Trout Ck. 3/1 to Pomeroy.
OHMVR: Grants can be viewed at http://www.ohv.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1164.
CNSA: Convention this month.
Safety: We talked about avalanche safety! Do not hit the hill climbing on your machine when the rest of your group is not with you! Wait for them to watch you so that if anything happens, they know about where you are. A snowmobiler was buried on Lt Mt Hoffman last weekend. The group had no beacons or snow probes. Luck his hand was sticking out of the snow so his buddies got him out. But it took them 2.5 hours to find his sled which was down 10 feet in the snow. Another group with snow probes came along and found the sled. Our own board member Ken Anderson set off an avalanche last weekend. Lucky for him he or the sled did not get buried, but he had hit the snow alone, without his riding buddies around. If he had been buried, I don’t think he would be with us today. Please review the avalanche info on our web page and make sure you wear your avalanche beacons (have them turned on) and know how to use them! Make sure you have snow probes and shovels. Your buddies are going to be the ones to save your life, take care of them.
Public relations: Nothing new.
PHI Air Ambulance (Eileen Maier): If you have any questions, see Eileen.
Adopt-A-Highway (Dick Holcomb & Bill Willison): Next clean up is scheduled for May 22nd.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Wilderness Intrusions: There is a lot of snow out there, stay out of the wilderness.
Xmas Tree Farm: Don’t know if there is any agreement with the FS to groom through here yet.
Club Web Site: As of this morning, the hit count for the Home page was 8818 (8319 last meeting) and the Conditions page was 6787 (6304 last meeting). The “LowRes” hit count for the Home page was 894 (837 last meeting) and the Conditions page was 361 (342 last meeting).
CORRESPONDENCE: (Mail box last checked this week.) IN: One applications, BlueRibbon dues bill, Adopt-A-Highway encroachment permit and Rouge Snowmobilers newsletters. OUT: Minutes to Club members requesting written copy.
NEW BUSINESS:
Membership Numbers: As of today, 4 new members, 10 last season.
Total Memberships: As of today, 57 memberships, 59 last season.
Membership Number: As of today, 121 total members, 129 last season.
Campout/Club Ride/Potluck 02/27: Cancelled because we had no chairperson. Which brings me to letting everyone know that without a chairperson we will not be having these Club functions. Eileen is not going to be doing everything, we need Club members to help out. This is suppose to be one of the reasons we get people to join our Club and help show our support for the sport of snowmobiling. Come on people.
GOOD OF THE ORDER:
Grooming Reports: Klamath/Modoc report: 3/3 Davis Rd, Medicine Lk loop, Lt Mt Hoffman. 3/2 Tamarack Lk, Lost Springs loop. 3/1 4-
OHMVR: Grants can be viewed at http://www.ohv.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1164.
CNSA: Convention this month.
Safety: We talked about avalanche safety! Do not hit the hill climbing on your machine when the rest of your group is not with you! Wait for them to watch you so that if anything happens, they know about where you are. A snowmobiler was buried on Lt Mt Hoffman last weekend. The group had no beacons or snow probes. Luck his hand was sticking out of the snow so his buddies got him out. But it took them 2.5 hours to find his sled which was down 10 feet in the snow. Another group with snow probes came along and found the sled. Our own board member Ken Anderson set off an avalanche last weekend. Lucky for him he or the sled did not get buried, but he had hit the snow alone, without his riding buddies around. If he had been buried, I don’t think he would be with us today. Please review the avalanche info on our web page and make sure you wear your avalanche beacons (have them turned on) and know how to use them! Make sure you have snow probes and shovels. Your buddies are going to be the ones to save your life, take care of them.
Public relations: Nothing new.
PHI Air Ambulance (Eileen Maier): If you have any questions, see Eileen.
Adopt-
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Wilderness Intrusions: There is a lot of snow out there, stay out of the wilderness.
Xmas Tree Farm: Don’t know if there is any agreement with the FS to groom through here yet.
Club Web Site: As of this morning, the hit count for the Home page was 8818 (8319 last meeting) and the Conditions page was 6787 (6304 last meeting). The “LowRes” hit count for the Home page was 894 (837 last meeting) and the Conditions page was 361 (342 last meeting).
CORRESPONDENCE: (Mail box last checked this week.) IN: One applications, BlueRibbon dues bill, Adopt-
NEW BUSINESS:
Membership Numbers: As of today, 4 new members, 10 last season.
Total Memberships: As of today, 57 memberships, 59 last season.
Membership Number: As of today, 121 total members, 129 last season.
Campout/Club Ride/Potluck 02/27: Cancelled because we had no chairperson. Which brings me to letting everyone know that without a chairperson we will not be having these Club functions. Eileen is not going to be doing everything, we need Club members to help out. This is suppose to be one of the reasons we get people to join our Club and help show our support for the sport of snowmobiling. Come on people.
GOOD OF THE ORDER:
Your Riding Areas – Bunny Flats, Deer Mt Park, Whale Back, Pilgrim Ck Park, 4-Corners Park, Door Knob Park, Brewer Ck area, Ash Butte Ck/Crater area, Dry Ck Ridge, Swamp Ck, Antelope Lk area, Hemlock Ridge area, Medicine Lk area, Eddies via South Shore, Eddies via Steward Springs, Dead Fall Lks area, Bull Lk, Kangaroo Lk, Medicine Lk area, Tri-Forest map/plus areas, Siskiyou Mts., Willow Ck area, Ball Mt, Goosenest area
Duck Award – The Duck award was given out to Kenny Anderson for his avalanche close call, mainly because we are glad he is still with us to carry the Duckie.
Classifieds – Remember to get your snowmobile related items, with pictures, to Eileen so she can get them on the web site. We don’t have anything listed right now.
RIDES/ACTIVITIES OF THE MONTH –
- March 20, Sat: Club Ride - need chairperson – TBA.
TIME AND PLACE OF NEXT BOARD MEETING – None.
TIME AND PLACE OF NEXT REGULAR MEETING April 1, Thurs: Regular Meeting, Purple Plum in Yreka, 7pm.
ADJOURNMENT: Time: 7:44 pm.
