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Snowmobile industry growing in popularity in NH, state sees rise in accidents Share Updated: 10:39 PM EST Feb 21, 2021 Share Updated: 10:39 PM EST Feb 21, 2021
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Show Transcript SNOWMOBILE CAN DO. THE TOP SPEED LIMIT ON NEW HAMPSHIRE TRAILS IS 45 MILES PER HOUR, BUT THE MACHINES CAN GO MUCH FASTER. THERE IS PEOPLE RIGHT NOW HAVING LUNCH ON THE TRAIL. JESSICA: A SUNNY, CHILLY, AND SNOW FILLED FEBRUARY DAY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE MAKES FOR GREAT SNOWMOBILING CONDITIONS. WE ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME, WE WANT TO KEEP GOING. JESSICA: STEVE KIANDER, WITH NEW HAMPSHIRE’S SNOWMOBILE ASSOCIATION, SAYS INDUSTRY SALES ARE UP THIS WINTER. PEOPLE WANT TO ESCAPE THE CONFINES OF COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS WHILE STAYING SOCIALLY DISTANT. BUT WITH THAT COMES A LOT OF NEW RIDERS AND AN INCREASE IN ACCIDENTS. IN THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS, THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF ACCIDENTS IS UNREASONABLE SPEED FOR EXISTING CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH INEXPERIENCED RIDERS. JESSICA: FIS
A quiet political maneuver, an immediate ban, and a new effort to allow motorcycle riding on a frozen Concord pond
Jake Strong of Concord pulls a wheelie on his motorcycle as he heads out to the small oval at Hoit Road Marsh in Concord on Saturday, February 3, 2018. A group of motorcycle enthusiasts gather on Saturdays to race each other on the frozen marsh. GEOFF FORESTER
Motorcyclists drive on tracks plowed by snow plows on Hoit Road Marsh in Concord on Feb. 3, 2018.
Jeff Strong of Concord rides on a short oval track at the Hoit Road Marsh in Concord on Feb. 3, 2018. Monitor file photographs
Lack of snow, pandemic hurt North Country businesses
Few snowmobile trails open during mild winter Share Updated: 6:56 PM EST Jan 14, 2021
Few snowmobile trails open during mild winter Share Updated: 6:56 PM EST Jan 14, 2021
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Show Transcript ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY. MIKE C: WMUR’S KRISTEN CAROSA SPOKE WITH PEOPLE ABOUT THIS CHALLENGING TIME. THIS YEAR, SNOWMOBILE TRAILS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE OPENED UP THREE WEEKS LATE AND NOW, GOING INTO A HOLIDAY WEEKEND, CONDITIONS ARE NOT IDEAL. PEOPLE ARE CALLING FROM ALL OVER THE NORTHEAST WITH PLANS TO COME UP AND RIDE AND VACATION AND THEY ARE UNAWARE THERE IS NO SNOW AND THEY ARE PRETTY UPSET. DAN GOULD RUNS THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SNOWMOBILE ASSOCIATION. HE SAYS BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT CONDITIONS THERE ARE ONLY A FEW , OF TRAILS OPEN AND THEY ARE FAR UP NORTH. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, BUSINESS FOR RENTALS HAS BEEN SLOW. THERE IS A LAG. WE ARE STILL HOPEFUL, BUT WE REBOUND THROUGH COVID PEERED W
9 Best Options For “Skis-off” Fun
December 23, 2020
Years ago, my brother Mike, a proud member of Manchester Central’s Class of 1978, sported a fun bumper sticker on the back of his truck: Skiing = Life. It was, I thought, the perfect mantra for those hearty New Hampshire residents and visitors who love winter.
Still, while it might sound sacrilegious to some, man does not live by skiing alone. Same for every woman and child. Because although skiing and New Hampshire is a match made in heaven for many, it’s not the “be all, end all” for everyone. Even most skiers and snowboarders understand that.