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Commission approves $357,000 in snowmobile program grants and recommends fee increase implementation
Summary
The commission approved staff recommendations to fund eight snowmobile program grant applications for 2025–26, allocating about $357,000 from registration dollars; commissioners discussed enforcement funding, public input, and equipment costs.
The Parks and Wildlife Commission on July 18 approved CPW staff and the snowmobile grant review and ranking subcommittee's recommendations to fund 2025–26 snowmobile program grants.
Fletcher Jacobs, assistant director for Outdoor Recreation and Lands, told commissioners the snowmobile program is funded primarily by user registration fees and some federal Recreational Trails Program (RTP) funds. "Last year there were over 40,000 registrations and permits sold at a cost of $30.25 per machine," Jacobs said; the fee will rise to $50.25 on Oct. 1 per prior commission approval. Jacobs said the program supports grooming, safety training, Colorado Avalanche…
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