Since 1968, Casper Snowmobile Association, AKA “Casper Snow Gypsies'' has been helping to protect, promote, & develop snowmobiling in the Casper area and around the state of Wyoming. They continue to be a voice that will advocate for snowmobiler's rights and expanding access to winter trails.

The Casper Snow Gypsies, along with many generous donors and volunteers, have helped to build and maintain multiple safety shelters on Casper Mountain and its surrounding areas including the Muddy Mountain Safety Shelter and the Ponderosa Safety Shelter. They have countless volunteer hours invested in continuously maintaining these shelters. They’ve contributed thousands of dollars to the State Snowmobile Association scholarship program. Many local members have successfully completed multiple winter search and rescue missions over the years.

In the next year, the Snow Gypsies aim to work alongside the appropriate state and county officials and local landowners to regain access to trails that have been lost in the last 5 years, and to also establish approximately 15 miles of new trails on Casper Mountain and the surrounding areas. They are always looking to help local landowners see and understand that not all snowmobilers are “bad” and that the trail system is not only a resource for our community but for wildlife as well.

The Snow Gypsies strive to improve the winter motorized culture by organizing multiple poker runs. All are encouraged and invited to attend. You don’t have to own a snowmobile to be a part of their organization. They hold monthly meetings on the second Thursday of each month at 6pm at Pizza Ranch in Casper. You can join at any time with an annual single, family, or associate membership. Keep an eye out for them on Facebook for all of their upcoming events!

Gannett Peak Sports is a service-centric bike, ski, & specialty sport shop located in downtown Lander. Their obsession with being active and having fun is focused on biking, nordic skiing, backcountry skiing and snowboarding, swimming, skating, and disc golf. They carry a full range of mountain, gravel, fitness, kid's bikes, and e-bikes, and have a full-service shop with professional mechanics for repairs on bikes and skis. Gannet Peak Sports is humbled and honored to be awarded the Bicycle Retailer Excellence Award by the National Bike Dealers’ Association for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022,and again in 2023.

Being an outdoor store in Lander, their customers range from long-time bike and ski enthusiasts to people trying out the sports for the first time. They see many touring cyclists riding through Lander on the Trans America and Great Divide bicycle routes. And lastly, because their storefront is on Main Street, they see a lot of tourist traffic during the busy summer months.



Their main objective at Gannett Peak Sports is to be a place where people can come for information regarding Lander area biking and skiing and to provide the best service possible when a person needs to be outfitted. They are very passionate about outdoor recreation in Fremont County and so they strive to be an active member of the community to see it grow and thrive. Since the very beginning of the store in 2008, they have been very active members of the Lander Cycling Club, Lander Nordic Ski Association, Wind River Visitor's Council, WRORC, and Destination Lander to help grow and maintain Lander's outdoor recreation community. The Jurassic Classic Mountain Bike Festival and WYO 131 Gravel Race were founded and directed for many years by Gannett Peak Sports employees. They also host many events at the store including clinics, guest speakers, films, slideshows, etc. for the benefit of our local outdoor recreation community.

Frederick Kissner, SCORC

Who is your employer, and what is your official job title?  Bureau of Land Management - Field Staff Law Enforcement Officer



Why do you love your job? My job is amazing. I am paid to keep public land users safe and to keep public lands a place where all can enjoy. Recreation specifically is my favorite use of public lands. I believe that all should have a place to relax and recreate. I have briefly lived in places in the country where public land is hard to find. If you could find a piece, it is small, overcrowded and limited. Wyoming public lands brought me back home and I am blessed to be a part of maintaining them.



What are 3 ways you support outdoor recreation through your work?

1. I provide security to public land users through law enforcement, search and rescue and response to emergencies.

2. I protect public land from damage so that the public can recreate without large amounts of litter, damage to vegetation, etc.

3. I assist recreation in maintaining and monitoring established recreation sites and events.

What are some projects are you currently working on? I am currently finishing the removal of a number of abandoned vehicles that I located on public lands within the Rock Springs Field Office. I have multiple reports of dumping on public lands in the Rock Springs Area that I am working on investigating and removing. Other than that, I am prepping for another search and rescue heavy winter and trying to make myself as useful to the public as possible.

How and with whom do you like to spend your free time? It sounds cheesy, but I enjoy using public lands in my free time with my family. We ride bikes, camp and like to explore.

What’s something about you (a fun fact) that not many people know? I am a vehicle lover, who spends most of his time driving and working on lifted trucks but is most passionate about lowered cars, for no good reason.



What are your 3 favorite places in Wyoming to visit, and why? Bighorn Canyon NRA (BICA), the Pryor Mountains, and Kirby. My honorable mention are the Killpecker Sand Dunes. BICA was my first government job. The Pryor Mountains are quiet and offer a small driving challenge. Kirby has been on my list for a long time and I finally made the trip this summer. I can't wait to go back. I like all of these because they, like much of Wyoming, are relatively unknown depending on who you talk to and they are quirky. Next on my list is the Morrison Trail, but first I need to buy a couple lockers for my Toyota...

Janie Curtis, PCORC

Who is your employer, and what is your official job title? I am self-employed. I am a race director - I organize and direct running and biking races and other events in Cody. 

Why is outdoor recreation important to you?  Not only do I love recreating outdoors, but outdoor recreation is the root of my business - I enjoy bringing people together to accomplish something they can be proud of in the outdoors. And through training for my events, I hope people are reminded that getting outside to run, bike, hike, etc is free and freeing. 

What organizations and clubs do you participate in? I head up our local Running Crew in Cody - we run every Thursday at 6PM all year long. I'm also treasurer of That Other Project and we are currently working on a new Active Transportation Master Plan for the City of Cody. 

How do you spend your time outdoors? I'm a runner. I also love to hike with my dog, backpack, I try to get on my gravel bike every once in a while, and sometimes my husband can get me out hunting. I'm also into very casual fly fishing.

Why did you choose to join the Outdoor Recreation Collaborative?  I was inspired by other WY Collaboratives' accomplishments. 

Do you have any project advice for other Collaborative members in the state? Just start and learn as you go.