Drummond Dirt & Sno-Jacks

06/05/2026

Good looking group today at the Drummond 63 Trailhead.

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Great starting point for riding.

06/01/2026

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05/15/2026

It takes a village (or a lot of club volunteers). New groomer deserves a new home….and storage for club and barstool races! Thank you club members! We will be finishing the other half on Sunday, come out and join us!!

05/13/2026

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Effective May 13th, 2026
All County Roads in Washburn County are now open to ATV/UTV traffic.
Signs are posted at all border crossings authorizing use of the County Roads and No ATV Traffic signs are installed where there is not a direct crossing of the State Highway.
An updated map showing all County Roads are open will be posted on the Highway Department Website.
Please drive safe and be respectful of others while driving on our Highways.

Brian Danielsen, P.E. Washburn County Highway Commissioner

05/05/2026

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04/24/2026

While the trails are not yet open, we want to let everyone to know that the town has closed the gates on the Drummond 63 corridor to Arnie Carlson road. We have a washed out culvert and will have it repaired after the water recedes. While SXS’s can make it through, this may cause excessive damage to the culvert area. Please avoid!

03/20/2026

03/03/2026

While there has not been any official statement from the county on trail closures, I would suggest no travel north of Grandview on trail 63, and no travel on trail 4 from Delta to Mason to Sanborn. The Bibon swamp has many bare spots and standing water. These trails are also on private property and we do not want to risk any damage to farm fields.

Jeff Kistner
Drummond trail and grooming coordinator.

03/01/2026

No bling here…just a Thank You!

Just got done with a ride, trying to enjoy fruits of our labor. Unfortunately, as of right now, the trails are on life support, and looking at the forecast, I think the plug will be pulled tomorrow. Took the groomer out last night which will probably be the last time this season. There just isn’t much Shinola out there to polish with.

I want to thank the groomer operators this year. Gene Dubiel, Rick Schuller, Jordan T, Tommy Gustafson, and Mitch Popelka. Along with me, we all had over 340 hours of grooming time this year. All the guys take much pride in making the trails the best they can be. Gene put nearly as many hours in the groomer as I did, and I turn to him often for his expertise and experience.

It seems the groomers usually get the glory. The trails are a team effort. It starts with the property owners who allow the trails and they cannot be thanked enough. Early in the season we had a real mess with downed trees and brush, and it took a group effort in cutting our way through. The White River Ramblers cleared trail 4 from Mason to Delta. Thanks to all who went out and cut trees and getting the trails open.

Even further, work is year-round. Dirt work and trail improvements during the summer make for better trails in the winter. Thanks to Chuck Jerome for making great improvements on a couple of hills on trail 7.

Credit also goes to Lulich Implement and the service team. When the tractor went down in the early season, the service guys got us up and running as quickly as they could. John Mesik made a couple of service calls in the field, they treat us well.

The Town of Drummond is also a huge partner. They allow us to get fuel at the town pump and provide a stall in the shop when repairs or maintenance for the groomer is needed. Hopefully, we will have our own shop completed for next year and have a warm place for maintenance and to let our baby thaw out. Our main fundraiser is the Barstool Races, which is the main funding for the storage and shop building. Thanks to all who worked, planned, supported, and participated in the Barstool Races.

The problem with saying thank you to many folks at one time is that someone sometimes gets overlooked. Since I am a guy with many faults, I’m sure I missed someone, and apologize in advance.

Overall, I think we had a great year with great trails to ride on.

Thanks all,
Jeff Kistner
Groomer operator, Grooming and Snowmobile Trail Coordinator

02/25/2026

We were having some trouble grooming this year. With the ice under the snow the groomer would sometimes lose traction on the hills, and I can tell you it is scary when you have a tractor and 20 foot drag sliding back down the hill without control. Thankfully we never jackknifed, done any damage, or most importantly got hurt or worse. Yesterday Gene, Rick, Jordan, and Jeff K installed studs in the rear tracks. Later that evening I took the groomer to our worst area for ice, the hills between Drummond and Lake Owen, and was thoroughly impressed. No spin-outs and no sliding. The studs cost the club over $1,800, which took some of the money from our equipment building project. I am donating the first $100 to the club for these studs. Anybody else willing to join me with donations to the club?