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Riders fly through the air while racing in the Rock Maple-sponsored snocross event in Skowhegan on Feb. 26. See story.
Snocross fans brave the cold beneath blankets to cheer on high-flying snowmobile racers competing in Skowhegan. More from Deirdre Fleming. [Maine Sunday Telegram 3/6/05]

Learn more about snowmobiling in Maine, including license, registration fees, and safety information.


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A weekly column published in the Maine Sunday Telegram

This week: Happy trails weren`t there for most this season
The 2005-2006 snowmobile season for most of Maine has been a huge letdown. [Maine Sunday Telegram 3/26/06]

Previously: Sledders make tracks for St. John Valley
The St. John Valley has been inundated with snowmobilers from all across the Northeast this winter. [Maine Sunday Telegram 3/19/06]


Craven returns to riding roots with charity snowmobiling event
Snowmobiling in Maine led Ricky Craven into NASCAR racing, and NASCAR racing led Craven back to snowmobiling in Maine. [Maine Sunday Telegram 1/8/06]

Snowmobile trailblazer to enter Hall of Fame
The late Earlan ''E.B.'' Campbell of Millinocket becomes the first Mainer to earn the national honor. [Maine Sunday Telegram 12/1/05]

Four snowmobilers rescued in whiteout
An emergency medical technician was there to meet them, but none of the four required hospital treatment. [Portland Press Herald 3/10/05]

Snowmobilers avoid serious injury
A Waterville man and his 6-year-old son were slightly injured when they were flung from a snowmobile on Pattee Pond Sunday afternoon. [Central Maine Newspapers 3/7/05]

Sled games
Snocross fans brave the cold beneath blankets to cheer on high-flying snowmobile racers competing in Skowhegan. More from Deirdre Fleming. [Maine Sunday Telegram 3/6/05]

Volunteers maintain Maine's vast network of snowmobile trails
On a good day, you can ride uninterruped on groomed trails from Sanford to Allagash. But most impressive of all is the small army of volunteers who make it happen. [Central Maine Newspapers 2/26/05]

More snowmobiling news and features


For a Maine snowmobile trail map, contact the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, Snowmobile Program, State House Station 22, Augusta, Maine 04333 or call (207) 287-4957.

For safety rules and Maine snowmobile laws, visit the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Web site.

You can also register your recreational vehicle online or get a non-resident snowmobile registration, find out where to register your vehicle if you arrive in Maine from out of state, and get a list of snowmobile rental agencies.

The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands administers five trail systems for snowmobiles within Maine public lands.

Maine Snowmobile Association has a comprehensive guide to exploring Maine's 12,000 miles of trails.

Snowmobiling in Northern Maine has rules, regulations and trail maps.

SledMaine is a commercial site with information on Maine snowmobiling including clubs, dealers, rules and regulations, trail maps and reports and more.

Maine Guides can help you find places and guides for snowmobiling.

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