November 2025

FALL WORKSHOP 2025

Fall workshop took place the last weekend of October in Minneapolis,MN hosted by MnUSA Region 8. The vote for this next years Executive Board took place with all current officers retaining their positions for the next year.

From left to right: Vice President Scotty Harder, President Mike Clevenger, Secretary Janet Widness, Treasurer Gordon Heitke, Director at Large Scott Wakefield

NOMINATION SUBMISSION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO

DECEMBER 1ST, 2025

MORE UPCOMING EVENTS!

DEC 20-21: Sunday Funday ERX Elk River, MN

JAN 3-4: Sunday Funday ERX Elk River, MN

JAN 17-18: Sunday Funday Steeplechase Mazeppa, MN

JAN 9-10 2026: US Airforce Snowcross National Shakopee, MN

JAN 31-FEB1: Sunday Funday ERX Elk River, MN

FEB 12-15 2026: MnUSA Winter Rendezvous - Bemidji, MN

FEB 21-22: Sunday Funday Steeplechase Mazeppa, MN

FEB 14: International Snowmobile Ride Day

MAR 6-7 2026: Elk River Snocross National Elk River, MN

MAR 14-15: Sunday Funday ERX Elk River, MN

APR 3-4 2026: Amsoil Snocross National Duluth, MN

MnUSA BOOTH APPEARANCES!

JAN 9-10: US Airforce Snocross National - Canterbury Park Shakopee, MN

Want FREE Admission to an event?

Help support MnUSA and volunteer to work at the MnUSA Booth and receive admission passes as a thank you for volunteering!

Contact Scott Wakefield at to schedule a time!

ATTENTION CLUBS!

Having an event? Have the MnUSA Membership Booth come join you!

Our Membership:Booth Committee is always looking for opportunities to be present for your event. If you would like a MnUSA Booth at your upcoming club/community event, please reach out to the Membership:Booth Committee.

Membership:Booth Committee Interim Chair

Scott Wakefield

612-483-5638

oliver1650@icloud.com

OFFICE CLOSED THANKSGIVING WEEK

Office staff will be on vacation Thanksgiving Week with limited access to calls and email. We greatly appreciate your understanding for any delays and will do our best to respond in a timely manner.

Happy Thanksgiving to all our members!

SNOWMOBILE SAFETY CERTIFICATION CLASSES

PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS: To all clubs holding safety trainings, please do not forget to reach out to the MnUSA office for promotional magazines, safety stickers, DNR quadrant maps, activity books, and pens to offer at your classes.

MnUSA CALENDAR: If you would like your safety class added to the MnUSA calendar, please send a message to the office with any details so we can be sure to post your class online on the mnusa.org website! A fun graphic or flyer is always helpful too!

MnUSA Logo:

SUPPORT YOUR STATE!

BUY A WRAP!

use discount code

MUSA15

at checkout

Membership Benefits

and Beneficiary Secondary Mailing

Minnesota United Snowmobilers Association is a proud partner with American Income Life (aka Globe Life), a 100% union insurance company. Through this partnership, all members of Minnesota United Snowmobilers Association have $4000 Accidental Death and Dismemberment policy at no cost.

As a member of MnUSA, you should have received a second letter in the mail, in the past few weeks going over member benefits. If you have previously already responded to this request, please disregard this notice.

It is not a requirement for members to designate a beneficiary in order to receive this benefit, if you do, please note:

1. An AIL representative will be contacting you to confirm your beneficiary, and to inform you of additional benefits: AIL PLUS (saves 10-85% on out of pocket healthcare costs), FREE Will Kit, and FREE Child Safety Kits.
2. If you experience any issues with your AIL/Globe Life agent, or have any questions about AIL or your benefits, please feel free to contact the MnUSA Office or our AIL representatives directly for assistance:

IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING WITH SALES CALLS FROM AIL, PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE OFFICE OR TYLER HARLAN FOR ASSISTANCE

Tyler Harlan

763-464-0974

tlharlan@ailife.com

ATTENTION MEMBERS!

Help MnUSA save money and read Minnesota Snowmobiling digitally online! To remove yourself from our mailing list please CONTACT US, asking to be removed from our magazine mailing list.

Fun events? Exciting club news?

Share it in the magazine!

Have a business and want to advertise?

2026 RAFFLE CALENDAR UPDATE!

This year we are STRONGLY ENCOURAGING ALL MEMBERS TO CONTACT A LOCAL CLUB in their area to purchase their calendars and give that additional support to snowmobiling in Minnesota!

CLUBS: Raffle calendars have all been distributed! Please contact the fundraising committee as soon as possible to be added to the wait list for any possible unsold returns! ALSO - ALL calendar stubs and payments must be returned by DECEMBER 15th, 2025!

ATTENTION RAFFLE CALENDAR WINNERS!

Winning raffle calendar payments are now being sent directly from our QuickBooks BillPay system. When these checks come in the mail, they will come directly from QuickBooks and may look like junk mail!

PLEASE DO NOT THROW THESE PAYMENTS AWAY!

For those that included your email address on your raffle slip, you will also get a notification that your payment is on it's way and an expected delivery time.

CALENDAR PHOTO WINNER: NOVEMBER

Photo by Connie Roepke

"Putting in trail signs for the Savage Sno-Pacers in Savage, MN"

THIS MONTHS QUESTION

LAST MONTHS RESULTS

Which winter forecast do you think will be correct?

Farmer's Almanac: Very cold, Snowy

37.5%

The Old Farmer's Almanac: Mild, Dry

16.7%

NOAA: Average temps and precipitation

45.8%