⚠️ Important Update for the Flathead Snowmobiling Community

The Flathead Snowmobile Association currently helps coordinate grooming and maintenance across more than 230 miles of snowmobile trails in the Flathead Valley. Those trails exist today because volunteers from our community have stepped up over the years to organize, lead, and support the work that keeps them running.

Right now, the club is facing a leadership gap.

In order for the Flathead Snowmobile Association to legally operate and remain in compliance, we must fill the following officer positions:

• President
• Vice President
• Secretary
• Treasurer

Nominations close March 20th

These officer and board positions are the bare minimum required for the organization to exist, but they are not enough by themselves to keep the club running smoothly.

If we cannot fill these leadership roles, the Flathead Snowmobile Association will not be able to continue operating. That would mean:

• Trail maintenance and grooming operations would stop across our 230+ mile trail system
• We would not renew upcoming land use agreements with the State of Montana
• Our federal land agreements could be revoked due to non-compliance
• State-owned grooming equipment, including groomers and plows, would be returned
• We would likely lose our equipment shop and storage facility
• Recent grant applications intended to fund grooming and trail maintenance for the next two years would be lost

Just as important — the four officers and board members cannot and should not carry the entire workload alone.

If you’ve appreciated the increased communication, trail work, and community efforts over the past year, we will also need additional volunteers to keep that momentum going. Running a strong club takes many people contributing in different ways.

We need help with things like:

• Grooming coordination and groomer operators
• Social media and communications
• Events and community activities
• Committees that support trail work and club initiatives

The time commitment varies depending on your level of involvement and what you want to help accomplish. Some people choose to focus on keeping the organization stable, while others may want to help lead improvements and new ideas. Both are valuable, and no one is expected to do this alone.

If you’re interested in learning more about what these roles involve, the current President and Vice President would be happy to talk with you and share their experience from the past year.

To submit a nomination:
Email flatheadsnowmobileassoc@gmail.com

• If you are nominating yourself, simply send your name and the position you’re interested in.
• If you are nominating someone else, they must have already accepted the nomination and be included on the email.

Anyone who is a member of the Flathead Snowmobile Association is eligible to run. There are no special qualifications required.

The trail system we enjoy today exists because people in this community stepped up to lead and support it. Now we need the next group of volunteers willing to help carry that work forward.

If you care about the future of snowmobiling in the Flathead, please consider stepping forward before March 20th.