TRAILBUSTERS SNOWMOBILE CLUB, Inc.

Proudly maintaining snowmobile trails in northern Oneida County, New York, including north Rome, Western, 
Hawkins Corners, Lee Center, Stokes Corners, West Branch, Point Rock, Ava and into West Leyden.

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The Trailbusters Snowmobile Club, Inc. is a non-profit snowmobile club founded in 1966. The club maintains over 41 miles of Class A trails over both public and private lands. The club provides snowmobile safety education classes and encourages preservation, conservation and a healthy respect of nature and the environment. 


In the News

Below is a link to the July 2008 issue of the New York State Snowmobile Association Online magazine. It is full of information regarding the trail fund increase, as well as numerous other articles of relevance to our sport. Please take a few minutes and give it a read. 

NYSSA Magazine - July Issue

Our next monthly meeting is Tuesday, September 9th at 7:30 p.m. at the Lee Town Hall. Everyone is encouraged to attend. 

The Trailbusters trails are now officially closed for the season.

The club would like to thank all of its very generous landowners for allowing us the use of their property for our trail system. We hope everyone enjoyed the increased grooming this year and we look forward to providing safe and well maintained trails for our club members and friends next year.

If you enjoyed our trails and would like to become a club member, please click on the Join the Club link (left) for a downloadable membership application or a link to join the club via the NYSSA website.

Thank you to all and have a great summer!

What's up with this site? 

Some members have asked about why the site had not been updated. Unfortunately, we had some ftp communication problems with our server. The problem has been fixed and come this fall we will be completing some major updates. Thank you everyone for your patience. 

What an awesome year!


(Left to Right)  Ava, Point Rock and West Leyden. Photos taken March 13th

The club greatly increased the amount of grooming this year and it showed. Appreciation is extended to our trail coordinators, groomer drivers and mechanics who donated their free time to provide us with some of the most consistently flat trails in memory. Just one reason of many to join or renew your membership with the Trailbusters next year!

If you see any of the following guys, please be sure to thank them for an outstanding job: 
John Beggs, Lance Blood, Larry Casalenuovo, Art Cole, Mark Destito, Darwin Piersall, David Piersall, Neil Sestito, Pete Beck, Jim Newbill, Doug Finster, Walt Buhler, Jr., Tim Hyde and Jason VonMatt. Thank you!

Registration Numbers. As of March 1st, 2008, there are 122,625 snowmobiles registered in New York State. Of that number, 19,127 were registered at the $100 non club member rate. The total amount dedicated to the trail fund from all registrations this year is $5,343,860. At this time last year, there were approximately 128,630 sleds registered. 

.....and the winner is!  The winner of the park bench was drawn on Sunday, February 17th by club President Mark Destito. It was won by long time club member Randy Topi of Rome, New York. The club wishes to express thanks to Bob and Karen Gerace for chairing the raffle and to those faithful club members who purchased the tickets sent to them. Although we had about a 25% return from the tickets mailed out, we did realize a profit which will be put towards fuel for the groomers. Thank you!


(Left to right) Club President Mark Destito with raffle tickets, Mark and Darwin Piersall picking the winner, Randy Topi and his son with the bench. 

Still Haven't Registered Your Sled? READ THIS!  This year, you can no longer join a snowmobile club at the DMV. If you do not join a club, your registration fee will be $100 per sled. If you do join a club, the registration fee is $45 per sled. The Trailbusters Snowmobile Club would be honored to have you join us as a member! Please follow the Join the Club link on the left to join or renew your Trailbusters membership. We offer two options to join. You can print out our application form and send it in by mail or you can choose the NYSSA online membership application and printout your membership voucher immediately. Either way, we thank you for supporting the Trailbusters Snowmobile Club!

Fundraising Chairperson Needed. The club has invested a large sum of money in refurbishing our groomers to avoid the nonstop breakdowns that were experienced last year. In addition, the cost to fuel the groomers has skyrocketed and there is a strong possibility that the club will not have enough money to groom through the entire season.  We could use a good fundraiser at this point.  Any suggestions?  Better yet, anyone willing to volunteer to head one up?  If so, please contact Mark Destito at 336-1727 or Dennis Hesse at 337-5373, to offer your help. As a small gesture of appreciation, the club will pay your membership next season for taking this leadership position. 

 

The Lee Center Trailbusters would like to thank all of our landowners for their generous cooperation in allowing us to have trails travel across their property. Without their cooperation, it would not be possible to have these trails. 

Email Addresses. Emailing the club newsletter makes this task much simpler, faster and more cost effective. If you are not on our email list, please provide your address. We will be sending email grooming reports as well as any pertinent trail information as it happens. Don't be left out.

Use this link to add e-mail address


Bridge Decking Completed. Lance Blood, Darwin Piersall, John Beggs and Ev Aldridge labored all day Monday, December 4th and Tuesday, September 5th decking the steel bridge that was hauled on site Sunday. Thank God for senior citizens! ;)  The club owes these gentlemen a big round of applause! 

Names of workers are L to R in top photo: Lance Blood, Darwin Piersall, John Beggs and Ev Aldridge.

On Sunday, December 2nd, the club moved the 45' steel bridge over Burke Creek on Trail C4H. This was the first chance to complete this project as the adjacent corn field was not cut until last week.  It was only 14 degrees with blowing snow when Club President Mark Destito, with his two employeees and three pieces of heavy equipment, along with club members David Piersall, Larry Casalenuovo and Bill Joyce, Jr. brought the bridge from the VonMatt farm to the site. Later in the afternoon, the work crew was joined by John Beggs and Darwin Piersall. Photos of the move and redecking can be seen by clicking the link below. A big thanks to Millie Piersall for the pics!

Burke Creek Bridge Photos

Safety Course Completed.  The club sponsored a snowmobile safety course at our groomer barn on November 30th and December 1st.  John Beggs was the course instructor. A terrific group of 13 kids had a great time learning the safe way to operate a snowmobile and how to conduct themselves on the trail. Click the link below for some classroom photos courtesy of Millie Piersall. 

2007 Safety Course Photos

Trail Relocation Completed Behind M & M Collision. A trail relocation was completed on Saturday, December 1st, behind the new M & M Collision building on Route 26. With the assistance of a chipping machine, Dave Piersall, Millie Piersall, Darwin Piersall and Neil Sestito completed the task, for which the club is greatly appreciative! Millie provided the photos which can be seen by clicking on the link below. 

M & M Trail Relocation Photos

"Maitland" Bridge Repaired.  The club will again be using this large bridge on C4A between Thomas and Hawkins Corners Road. This bridge had not been used for several years because of a forced trail reroute. Reopening the bridge will enable us to keep the sled traffic from using the shoulder of Marsh Road. The bridge is 100' long, with 22' ramps on each end. A group of volunteers stripped this entire bridge, hauled away the debris and redecked it in three days. The club wishes to extend its appreciation to our highly dedicated volunteers including John Beggs, Dennis Hesse, Darwin Piersall, Millie Piersall, Art Cole, J.T. Sprock, Lance Blood, Mark Destito, Carl Goodhines, Nick Destito, Dion Lemon, Jeff Petroski, Bill Joyce, Jr. and Phil Cox.  Thank you!  Click the link below for some great before and after photos courtesy of Millie Piersall. 

"Maitland" Bridge Photos

For additional club news, go to the Newsletters link on the left and check out the most recent or historical club newsletters.