I've heard both ways. Can we in NH and Vermont ride w/ the same registrations in either state?

:augen41: NO :augen41: :fluffy: :div20:

No BUT ... you can travel across the border into each state to get gas, food, etc. I think it's 3 miles or "Nearest Services" , but I'm not sure. It's called a "Commercial Zone" or something like that. We ride out from Island Pond and cross the river into into Colebrook, NH for lunch & Gas. There is actually a sign I see returning into Vermont warning that you need to buy a trail permit if you pass that point.

You CAN ride in both states with the same regisration...IF you live in New Hampshire.

Here's how it works:
If you live in N.H. you register your sled as a resident. When you want to ride in Vermont, you purchase a non-resident TMA.
If you live in Vermont, you register your sled and buy a TMA. If you want to ride in N.H., you must register your sled there also.

If you thought that you could purchase one registration for either state and not pay anything to ride in another, you would be wrong.

My thought on this:
How about a regional trail pass. If you want to ride in Maine, N.H. or Vermont you pay $150.00 for a regional pass. $50.00 goes to each state to help with trail expenses. If you want to snowmobile in Maine you pay the going rate there. If you want to snowmobile in Maine and New Hampshire you pay $100.00 and each state association gets $50.00. You get the idea.

The big hang up on reciprosity is the money for each state association. If we can solve that....

the problem is some states have more trails to groom then others and some need to groom more often then others. it's not really something that can get divided up evenly... the money needs to get divided by usage amounts.

That sounds great to me. I would be up for that 3 way split. If that were the case I think more would do it and now some don't do either except for there own state because of the cost. You can't get much fairer even thou some states have more trails to work on.

It's too bad that something couldn't be worked out. I reg. in NH but buy the TMA in VT also. I don't mind, but a package deal for all three states would be nice. Of course I don't want to sacrifice trail conditions to save $50.

$9000 for a sled
Perfect trails---PRICELESS


Mike

My thoughts were that most riders will frequent one state and visit the other states. This should minimize the impact to each state with regard to trail grooming.
If I live in Vermont and buy one of these "regional" passes, Vermont gets $15.00 less than they would normally get if I bought a Vermont TMA.The return on their "investment" is the money they would get from two neighboring states for their part in the regional plan. New Hampshire and Maine would get $50.00 each for almost no investment on their part.
I win in this deal because I only have one sticker to place on my sled next to my registration insted of three.

From reading the monthly newsletter put out by NHSA I understood the following:
NH residents can ride in VT. If a VT rider wants to ride NH, they must join a NH club or otherwise register in NH.

Dont quote me on it,
but check out NH SNOWMOBILE ASSOCATION for details.

You might not need to register but you need to buy a trail pass to ride called VAST.

In my opinion VT is starting to suck. Ya the trails are nice but now there are strickly enforced low speed limits...must have a cagillion dollars worth of insurance, must pay another cagillion dollars worth in trail fees.... :banghead:

I agree with you on the cost......it really adds up. But for me, I cant really afford not to insure my sleds anyway, and the trail conditions really justify the $100 trail pass to me

As far as the speed limits, I put (only ) 900 mile on in the NEK last year and didnt see 1 official trying to enforce the speed limit. The only ones I saw were at intersections checking registrations. I have not seen it as a problem yet......maybe I will regret saying that soon

I live in CT and I've been registering my sleds in N.H. and buying a V.T. TMA for four years now. I've had several "spot checks" by the authorities with no issues!

From the VAST website:

If I am registered in my own home state or province, do I need to register in VT too?

No, as long as your machine(s) is registered, you do not need to re-register it in the state of Vermont. You must be able to provide proof of registration when purchasing your TMA.

what is the cost for TMA? 95 dollars if registered in NH right?

The cost for a non resident TMA is no less than $105 but most clubs charge $110.