Choconut Valley Riders

Snowmobiling is a family sport that everyone can enjoy. It makes for winter fun if you live where there’s lots of snow. The Spolar family lives where snow has been plentiful over the years. My children and the grandchildren have been riding sleds across the trails since they were youngsters.

As family we’d go miles on sleds stopping at every bar to warm up. Along the way at each one of the stops there would be other groups of snowmobilers and multiple types of sleds. The Spolar family’s choice is to ride custom designed Cats… I had a Bad Kitty…

After many years my children joined a club, called Choconut Valley Riders. The club has by-laws for their members, who clean trails with groomers and build bridges so sleds can cross the creeks.

They’ve held snowmobile drag races, dinners, clambakes, Easter egg hunts, and other events, and have been successful with annual Harley raffles. They are grateful to the landowners that let them travel across the hillsides and through the forest. They have sponsors and a clothing line. Meetings are held monthly.

Drag racing is an all day event, which my children and the grandchildren enjoy. Racing and keeping a sled running at top performance is an art in itself that my guys conquered. Things to conquer as a rider are the fear of high speeds, crashes, and rollovers.

All types of sleds roll off trucks into the garages at our place, guys wanting my twins to check the sled’s performance. We’re known as the Bad Dog Racing Team. Three cheers to Choconut Valley Riders…