Trail Conditions

Southwest Michigan SnowStompers

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PO Box 534
Lawton, MI 49065
(269)624-9032

Trail Conditions

2005 - 2007 Maps are now Available!!!!

If you would like a map of the trails in Van Buren, Cass & Berrien County, please send $2 plus $0.80 for postage and include your return address to:

Southwest Michigan SnowStompers

PO. Box 534

Lawton, MI 49065

Please allow a minimum of 5 days for delivery.

Please remember that these trails are a privilege, not a right. Stay on the trail and respect our landowners. These trails will be closed permanently if continuous Trespassing becomes a problem.

Trail Permits

Snowmobile Trail Permit:

In addition to registration of a snowmobile in Michigan or from another state or province, a person who desires to operate a snowmobile in this state shall purchase a $25.00 snowmobile trail permit sticker. The snowmobile trail permit sticker shall be valid for a period of 1 year which begins October 1 and ends September 30 of the following year.

Snowmobile trail permits are available from snowmobile dealers and many retail businesses located adjacent to or near the Michigan snowmobile trail system. These permits are also available through all DNR electronic license agents.

Snowmobiles are exempt from the Trail Permit Sticker if they are:

Operated exclusively on lands owned or under the control of the owner, used entirely in a safety education program conducted by a certified snowmobile safety instructor, exclusively operated in a special event of limited duration which is conducted according to a prearranged schedule under a permit from the governmental unit having proper jurisdiction or a snowmobile used solely for transportation on the frozen surface of public waters for the purpose of ice fishing.

Display of Trail Permit Sticker:

The trail permit sticker shall be permanently affixed to the forward half of the snowmobile directly above or below the headlight.

Trail Conditions as of:

03/31/08 The trail was taken out Sat 03/29/08 by 12 club members. Check this site during the summer for notification of trail work to be done. This club works to keep this trail year round. Just because there is no snow doesn't mean the work is done.

As many of you may or may not know the snowmobile trails here in Michigan are put in, maintained, groomed and taken out all by volunteer labor. Without the very dedicated volunteers in our club and all clubs around the state there would not be any trails at all. This will be my last year as Trail Coordinator. I cannot continue to spend the time that I have doing the duties of Trail Coordinator, Treasurer and the web updates. I volunteered to do it because no one else would do it. I have done it for 2 years now and at some point my wife would like me to spend some time at home. I will continue to be the Treasurer and update the website.

Page last Updated: 03/31/2008 04:05 PM