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Snowmobile association reports mostly safe season, urges higher fines to enforce registration
Summary
Cindy Locke, executive director of the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers, told the House Transportation committee on April 16 that VAST logged two accidents (one fatality), manages roughly 20,000 members and a $4 million budget, and supports raising fines in S.326 to deter unregistered riders.
Cindy Locke, executive director of the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers (VAST), told the Vermont House Transportation committee on April 16 that the organization had a strong season overall but saw two serious accidents this winter, including a fatal crash involving a rider with no prior experience or mandatory safety training. Locke said VAST counts about 20,000 members statewide, budgeted roughly $1.2 million for grooming this season and runs a total organization budget of about $4,000,000.
Locke described VAST’s safety infrastructure: about 40 volunteer safety ambassadors who patrol trails in high‑visibility vests, cooperative agreements with state agencies including the Agency of Transportation and Fish and…
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