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Nepisiguit Club #1
The Nepisiguit Snowmobile club #1, which is the oldest snowmobile club in the province, has the largest membership in New Brunswick with 949 registered last season (826 for 15/16), (849 for 14/15), (794 for 13/14), (809 for 12/14), (765 for 11/12), (579 for 07/08) with a strong Nova Scotia and PEI contingent and maintains a trail system about 400 Kilometers in length. The club started in 69/70 with one small groomer with membership fees of $10 and groomed about 175 Km in the area between Brunswick Mines (Old Theriault Rd), Highway 430 (Nine Mile East Rd), and the now Caribou Mines.
Trails were designated and signed by such names as Caribou, Bear, Fox, Rabbit and Beaver. Log shelters were built along the trails and were also designated with animal names. One unique feature at the beginning was that all traffic was in one direction. It made for safer trails as the drags were only so wide. The trails were made in a series of 5 loops and one could vary their trip in any combination of loops as they so wished. We only use a small percentage of these trails today in our present system< namely: Nine Mile East, Nine Mile North, Rio, and the Forty Four. As time progressed the trails expanded closer to Nepisiguit Falls where the Bathurst Fish and Game Ass. had built a lodge which is currently the Nepisiguit Sports Lodge. Then it progressed into Bathurst to the Atlantic Host Motor Inn. Then the trail system blew up into the Chaleur area ( we were all one club back then) and down to the Miramichi to the Belfont area where there was a thriving club house.
Of course everything was dependent on the volunteer. Some of the founders were Howard Doucet , Bud Kenny, John Labonville and there were a few more, plus loads of volunteers.
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PEI
Thanks for all the work you guys put into the trail system. It is always a joy to look forward to! Randall
New Brunswick
Can't say enough for all the work you guys do.The grooming alone is an epic task but that's just the icing on service provided by volunteers provide to ensure a safe and enjoyable trail system...Thanks to all. Bob
Bathurst
I have heard so many wonderful comments from tourists and those who visit our region on what an amazing job you have all done! Kudos to you all!! Angella
PEI
you guys do an awesome job and you get lots of snow which PEI does not. Donald
PEI
you guys do an awesome job and you get lots of snow which PEI does not. Donald
Blair Branch
I would like to thank Don and all the staff at Nepisiguit club Number 1 for another great year also the Groomer operators for a great year Blair
Bathurst
Outstanding trails this year as usual.
Joey
Great job Don to you and your team another awesome year of trails in the books
Denise
Thank you so much for all your updates and infos, you're an amazing volunteer And yes the trails were awesome all winter..great job ???? Nepisiguit Club #1
Mark
Thank you. Great trails as usual. So much hard work.
Bathurst
Outstanding trails this year as usual.
Thunder
Don -sending you GOOD vibes for you and your family-hoping all turns out ok-Family first is right my FRIEND--big hug
Bill from Labrador. Wec
Big shout out to Nepisiguit club for giving us some prime trails to ride on! We did a tour of northern New Brunswick and loved it. We did Bathurst area, Acadian Peninsula, Miramichi and Edmundston and Moose Valley Lodge area.
Barry NS
Thanks for the great up to date website and I really enjoy the trail map that shows grooming status. I wish we had 25% of your snow. Regards
Mike
We were out for a run to the camp on Saturday, trails were great..thanks to the groomer operators for all their work. Point of interest to sledders with blinders on, stop signs mean stop! Please use them. We followed a couple of sledders down from Arlo brook and they blew through every stop sign on the trail to the Sormany Lodge, and the signs were visible. Be safe out there.
Trevor NS
I was with a group on your trails last week, SUPER AWESOME JOB! Thank you Don for your daily reports and hard work!
mike
Keep up the great job grooming we couldn't sled with out yas cheers BOYS FROM THE SOUTH
Randall and André PEI
Enjoying some of the best trails we have been on in a long time. Great job to all the hard workers that make it so enjoyable. Even today with the new snow it was a lot of fun.
Fred NS
Great job folks we were on your trails yesterday for a few hours. Awesome flat trails what a great job you guys do and that’s on a Sunday morning
George Richard
Trails were awesome today , the best I've ever been on. great job ! Everyone we met were smiling and happy about the trail condition.