Best Line Powersports Grand Opening Event

Cruise for Cure - 2015 Photos

CMATVA coordinated the Cruise for Cure event for 2015. The money raised goes towards fighting cancer. A group of balloons were let go in memory of those that passed due to cancer. What a great moment it was for all those of us that have a loved one that had passed fighting this terrible disease. A 60 mile atv ride was held in coordination with DCNR, CMATV and many others. Then, on Sunday, a private landowner also took us on another ride on his property for seveal hours. What a great tour that was too, just Awesome. The CMATVA officers, volunteer staff deserve so much credit for the time to schedule and hold such a great event. Thank you also to the number of vendors that supported the evnet too. So many good people supporting the cause.

View photos from this event, click here.

TRAIL NOTICE 06-03-2015

Snow Shoe Township Supervisors advise that the gas company is working in the middle of the hill on Kato road on the Orviston Side of the creek. There will be many delays and possibly shut downs of the road for hours. The area is very narrow and the gas company is willing to work with us to get through. However, there may be times that it not be possible.

So, please be patient with the gas company as they can shut the road down completely for the length of time to complete the job, if they want too.  We do not want that to happen. They are working with us as an atv organization.

The Snow Shoe Rails to Trails is asking it's members to understand the importance of this project and to have patients with the contractor. We need the Kato Bridge once this project is completed.

Thank you,
Snow Shoe Rails to Trails Officers

New SSRT Corporate Sponsors

Three new SSRT Corporate Sponsors. Please support them if you get a chance.

Goodies Lawn Care Service - 1679 Colonial Manor Drive, Lancaster, Pa. 17603
Ph: 717-940-6047; Email: beaudyne@comcast.net
For all your lawn care service.

McClung's Handyman Service - 312 Hilldale Road, Pequea, Pa. 17565
Ph: 717-278-6540; Email: beaudyne@comcast.net
For all your home improvements/Investment properties.

Union Pipeline Inc. - 44961 Old Hopedale, Cadiz, Ohio 43907
Ph: 740-942-1121; Email: rich.grasselli@unionpipeline.com
Installation of gas lines.

Kato Road Gas Line Project Update

Dwain Harkins - Master Mechanic for Union Pipeline attended the May monthly SSRTA Meeting. The Union Pipeline joined the SSRT as a corporate sponsor and also provided a donation to the organization too.

Dwain advised that they will be digging ditches & installing gas lines on the Kato Road on both sides of the Kato Bridge. They will be bringing in a large piece of equipment from Texas to help cut through the rock on the Bloody Skillet side of the Kato Bridge.

Dwain advised that the road will be open for atv/utv usuage Memorial Day Weekend.

The gas company will normally be working 6 days a week and would like the project to be completed by the end of August or before.

The SSRT is asking it's members to be patient with the gas company while they are working in this area. Remember, monies from this project is going towards the Kato Bridge Replacement Project for Snow Shoe Township.

So, please do not climb any dirt banks near the contruction sites as there could be ditches on the opposite sides. Also, please do not climb on any equipment. If you see anyone vandalizing construction equipment, we ask for your help to identify them. Contact Dwain Harkins immediately with any information or if you have any questions about the project. His number is: 330-413-4305. Also, please notify the State Police if you see anything suspious in the area.

The SSRT will also be notifying the Centre County Sheriff's Office so they are also aware of this project too.
The Gas Company will have to shut the township road down in various locations where the road is narrow. However, this should be for a short time, hopefully a day or two. They will notify Snow Shoe Township Supervisors if/when the road will be shut down. Then, Snow Shoe Township Supervisors will notify the SSRTA. Then, we will post any notifications of road shut - downs on our web site and face book. So, please check our web site and face book regularly to keep up to date with the project.

Thank you SSRTA Officers.

Bollard Widening

Brooks Welding of Pleasant Gap widen the following gates/bollards to 65 inches on the SSRT. They are both bollards in the Gillentown Trailhead, Route 144 Underpass, Number 10 & Clarence. This will allow wider units to leave the Gillentown Trailhead and travel to Clarence to access Newman's Sandwich Shop or Clarence Moose and to continue to the Bloody Skillet.

These widen bollards will be evaluated for the next year to determine if there is an increase in membership and also if membership follows the Slow Down Area Signs.

If this is successful, the plan is to widen more of the bollards towards Gorton next year. If we do not increase membership and also have people not following the Slow Down Area Signs, then the bollards that were widen this year will be narrowed back to 62 inches next year.

So, it is up to you our membership to ensure people are joining as members and also following the rules of the trail. So, patrol within your ranks to ensure the more of the bollards get widen next year.

SSRT Excutive Officers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clarence Gate Bollard Widened

Brooks Welding widened the bollard width today to 65" on the Clarence Gate Bollard. We will be painting it in the near future. They will be working in the following order to widen Number 10 gate, Route 144 Gate and both gates in the Gillentown Trailhead in the days ahead. Please be patience with them as they are working on the gates as they get free from their other work demands. The SSRT will evaluate this width over the next year and determine if we continue with this project on the rest of the gates/bollards or narrow them up again. A lot of time has been spent planning this project. It was decided to do these gates/bollards first so that people could park and leave from Gillentown Trailhead and travel to eat at Newman's Sandwich Shop, stop by and eat/visit the Clarence Moose and also travel to the Bloody Skillet Trail. So, this project depends on the membership and your respect for the trail neighbors in this area. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. SSRTA Officers

 

 

Trail Notice - Gas Line Project on Kato Road

The Snow Shoe Township Supervisors have notified the Snow Shoe Rails to Trails that gas companies will start the gas line project on Kato Road soon. Expected start date might be May 18,2015 or sooner. Crews are expected to start on each end of the project and work towards each other.  One crew will start  by Gas Line 55 near the Bloody Skillet Connector Trail and the other near the Snow Shoe Mud Race Track. If necessary, at a later date, they may have to start a 3rd crew.

This project is expected to be completed by the end of September 2015.

The gas companies are going to work closely with the Township Supervisors and keep the road open for atv, utv usuage. However, there may be times where the road is narrow and the road may be shut down for a short period of time. However, they will let us know in advance so we can keep the web site updated with new information.

We do know the one section of road on the Bloody Skillet side of the Kato Bridge Crossing is narrow and when they get to this section of road, it may cause some closings.

The contractors are expected to work six days weeks so please be careful & respectful while riding in these work areas.

The township will be receiving money from this project that will be put towards the Kato Bridge Replacement Project. So, we need your help and patience until this project is complete.

We have been promised that the road will be open for this Memorial Day Weekend with no closings.

Please continue to check out the web site & face book for up to date reports. Thank you all in advance for your cooperation.

Snow Shoe Rails to Trail Officers

Steve Seltzer 10th Anniversary Celebration

The SSRT was invited to participate in the Steve Seltzer 10th Anniversary Celebration April 23, 24 & 25. The SSRT had people on site Thursday and will again on Friday. A great time today and everyone there made you feel at home and part of the family. Tamara prepare a great lunch for everyone too.

Soon after arriving a young couple from Ebensburg purchased the first atv. It was a Rubicon-very nice unit. So, they were the first to receive a SSRT Hoodie. Hope they enjoy the new atv and prior to leaving they said that they will be new members shortly. Thank you!

Thank you Steve Seltzer and the team for making us feel part of your team for the day. From parts service to the mechanics, everyone was great. A very nice facility to maintain whatever is purchased.

We also want to thank Bob Harris for stopping by and helping out for a few hours too.

View photos from this event, click here.

Gates on SSRT

The Snow Shoe Rails to trails has 5 gates with bollard width of 61" and 8 gates with bollard width of 62". We have been getting a lot of request to increase the bollard width to 65". A lot of families are now getting 4 seated utvs and need more room to pass through the bollards and support the SSRT and it's businesses.  

Since we are a family oriented trail, we have decided to widen several of the gates. A motion was made and passed at last night's SSRT meeting to hire Brooks Welding of Pleasant Gap to widen several of the bollards and make a gate repair to another. Once the work  is completed, we will evaluate this year  how the wider gates are working with our membership. Then, if the width is a  successful move,  we will look at widening the others next year.  

The gates that will be widen this year is:

Both gates in Gillentown Trailhead

Route 144 Gate

Number 10 Gate

Clarence Gate

The trail will also widen the bollard towards Moshannon Community Center as time & volunteers permit.  

We are waiting to hear from Brooks Welding when the repairs to the gates can be made. So, we will post on our web site and face book when the repairs begin.

Thank you to our family members that have brought this to our attention.

Officers of the SSRTA