VERMONT – The 2025 Vermont snowmobile season officially opened December 16, following the end of the muzzleloader hunting season, with conditions dependent on snow. Grooming starts then for the roughly 5,000 miles of VAST trails in the state. Riders need registration, insurance and a TMA (VAST Trail Maintenance Assessment, which serves as a membership and pass to use and support VAST trails). Those born after 1983 need to have taken a safety course.
Learn more on the VAST website, vtvast.org/trails.html.
Paul Fixx is editor of The Hardwick Gazette and lives in Hardwick.
