Thanks to the members of which back in the early eighties arranged to move a camp from the Kancamaugus Highway to its present location piece by piece, including the fieldstone chimney, where they painstakingly rebuilt it to become our clubhouse in 1983. There are pictures at the clubhouse showing the project. This is what happens when you work with a great group of volunteers. Every year these mem
bers try to improve what the previous generations began. A couple of years ago we added a deck to the back of the club to make our Saturday open houses more spacious. Recently we added new rustic counters to the kitchen area to make things a little easier on our hosts for the open houses. Every project brings in more new friends and bonds our members together. Then there are the trails, we have a varied multi use trail system, long straight-aways, short twisties, steep hills and flat runs, something for everyone. In the early years they groomed these trails with snowmobiles and logs or what ever would smooth the trails with multiple passes. Later on it was a track truck, only the older members know the agony of these machines. Today we have two Tucker Sno-cats that do the heavy work, one skandic for the narrow areas and a four wheeler with tracks pulling a member built custom drag to make the trails smoother. The drag is another project that was fun because the members did it together. We also have members young and "mature" who turn out to do whatever they can to help out with the various work parties and fundraising that keep the club going strong. Lately we have had cross country skiers show up at the clubhouse for lunch and that's a welcome site, as it shows the diversity of the sixty plus mile trail system we have come to love and enjoy almost year round. When you have ridden every trail in our system you can go west and travel north or south on Corridor 19 to North Conway or Ossipee where you will find several restaurants to fill that void in your stomach. You also have the option of another sixty plus miles of trails with views to the White Mountain National Forest, Sandwich Notch, and the Ossipee Mountains if you keep going west into Ossipee Valley Snowmobile Clubs trail system. From the old airstrip in the new Freedom Town Forest to the chimney in the mountains bordering Maine, people from all walks of life will find someplace they can call their favorite trail or view. We will be having a winter carnival on Feb. 14 for all to enjoy at that old airstrip, so if you're out riding stop by and take a test ride on a snowmobile from one of our sponsors, have something to eat with your valentine or see how fast your sled can go in the radar run. For anyone who would like more information about the club or to join, check the website at SOSSC.com for everyone else please ride safe and enjoy our trails.
