Trail Sponsors are the Lifeblood of the Trails! 

Trail sponsors  help pay for  winter trail grooming , snowmaking, fall mowing (with the 65 hp Case Tractor and by hand), tilling, grading, trimming, clearing.  trail insurance and the special use permit (permit fee increased by 5 times last year!), from the Michigan DNR, that allows us to use the state forest for many of the X-C Ski HQ Trails. It is trail sponsor support that helps pay the groomer operators, snowmakers and mechanics, as well as such things as the Bombardier 250 Snowcat &  plow,  the SkiDoo Skandic snowmobile, the state of the art Italian made Alpina Hirth 1200 pound giant snowmobile,  and  Ginzugroomer (see story on page 28) and the LatueXpert Trackmaker roller that we use for making great tracks, even when there is not much snow. Sponsor support helps pay the dozer costs to make new trails, enhance trails (see story on page 1) take out stumps, level and smooth, not to mention the expense of tree clearing after big storms. Just maintaining machinery is costly.  Besides a season of  great groomed X-C trails, the trail sponsors get other benefits too; such as use of the Stone Turtle Day Lodge and Picnic Area, use of Trapper's Cabin,  season of free parking, wax bench & tools to share, the enjoyment of real logs burning in the huge fieldstone fireplace, 2 deluxe rest rooms a shower and a membership in the Coffee / Hot Cocoa Club!  As a Trail Sponsor your cost for Coffee, Hot Cocoa, Cider and Cappuccino is only 25 cents per cup!   This fall we trimmed, mowed, and cleared all the trails. We also enlarged the west hill in the practice area so the south face will now face east. We also make snow with a Areco Snow Gun, a 25 hp pump and 30 KW generator, 400 feet of 2 inch hose and big pumps. In 2000 we built a 32' x 30' pole barn pump house, brought in 480 3 phase power, buried pipe and have really become more efficient and quiet when making snow.   With Global Warming we really need Trail Sponsor support more than ever! Family Sponsor (HQ season pass) $55.00  Individual Sponsor (HQ season pass) $33.00 Send to: Cross Country Ski HQ 9435 N. Cut Rd. Roscommon MI 48653 or call 800 832 2663 and ask to sign up for a trail sponsorship.