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Snowmobiling Fact book: Snowmobiling in Europe
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Snowmobiling in Northern Europe is very popular and growing. There were 30,389 new snowmobiles sold in the countries of Finland, Sweden and Norway, Russia and others in 2010-2011. There are over 300 snowmobile clubs in Sweden alone and they, like their North American brothers and sisters, participate in fund raising, trail development, shows and more. In the Scandinavian countries, snowmobiling is a big part of their winter economic engine and provides thousands of full time jobs.
Russia has embraced recreational snowmobiling and is building trails in the Shoria Region of Russia. Sheregesh Road - one of the first trails in Russia is now open, serving tourists and local riders.
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2012 Go Snowmobiling "Take a Friend Snowmobiling" Contest
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Clean Snowmobile Challenge - March 5-10, 2012
A record number of teams are expected to participate in the SAE 2012 Snowmobile Challenge, sponsored by the snowmobile manufacturers along with other supporting businesses, set for March 5th-10th, 2012 at Michigan Technological University.
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Plan on Participating in Take a Friend Snowmobiling Week
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Snowmobile Safety: Ride Safe so you can Ride Tomorrow
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Snowmobiling Websites and Facebook Expand
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Snowmobiling Economic Benefits Realized Worldwide
The snowmobile community generates over 28 billion dollars in economic activity in North America. Snowmobiling supports over 90,000 full time jobs and generates millions of tax dollars.
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Yellowstone/National Park Service to Implement One-Year Rule for 2011-2012 Winter Use Plan
The National Park Service planners will implement a "One-Year Rule" for the upcoming 2011-2012 winter season, in order to allow time to better address significant public input regarding the proposed long-term legislation.
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