1. IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON SNOWMOBILING NO SNOW NO DOUGH $

2. Michigan Snowmobile Facts Michigan Has 378,000 Registered Snowmobiles. Total Economic Impact Of Snowmobiling In Michigan Alone Is Over $1 Billion. Michigan Has Over 6500 Miles Of Marked Groomed Trails. Over 15,000 New Snowmobiles Were Sold Last Year At An Average Price Of $6,800.

3. Michigan Snowmobile Facts That’s Over $100 Million Dollars In New Machine Retail Sales. The Average Michigan Snowmobiler Spends $4,218 Annually On Snowmobile Activity, Equipment, And Vacations In The State. 65 Michigan Clubs And Business Groups Groom Over 6000 Miles Of Trail. The Department Of Natural Resources Grooms 500 Miles Of Trail.

4. Michigan Snowmobile Funding Michigan Snowmobilers Fund The Entire Snowmobile Program With a $22.00 Three Year Registration. This Money Is Used For Law Enforcement, Sled Registration With The Secretary Of State, and Safety Training.

5. Michigan Snowmobile Funding A $20.00 Per Year “Snowmobile Trail Permit”. This Money Funds All The Grooming, Maintenance, And An Equipment Cost- Sharing Program (tractors and drags) To Maintain The Trail System. A Percentage Of The Gasoline Tax We Use Is Returned To The Program.

6. World Wide Snowmobile Sales Most Sales Are Pre Season 1995- 227,400 1999-230,887 1996-252,324 2000-208,297 1997-255,733 2001-208,592 1998-257,936 * 2002-203,153 *Denotes Low Snow Year

7. National Economic Impact Snowmobiling’s Economic Impact Over $12 Billion: United States$7 Billion Annually Canada$3.6 Billion Annually Scandinavia$1.6 Billion Annually Over 75,000 Full Time Jobs Are Generated By The Snowmobile Industry In North America.

8. SNOWMOBILE STATS The Average Age Of A Snowmobiler Is 42 Years Old. The Average Annual Household Income For Snowmobilers Is $70,000. The Average Snowmobiler Rides His Or Her Sled 960 Miles Per Year. The Average Snowmobiler Has 18 Years Of Riding Experience.

9. SNOWMOBILE STATS 75% Of Snowmobile Owners Are Married. 65% Of Snowmobile Owners Usually Trailer Their Snowmobiles To A Destination. 35% Either Ride From Their Primary Residence Or Have A Vacation Home Where They Keep Their Snowmobiles. 20% Use Their Snowmobiles For Work Or Ice Fishing Activities.

10. SNOWMOBILE STATS 80% Of Snowmobilers Use Their Snowmobile For Trail Riding And Touring On Marked Trails. Snowmobilers Spend An Average 7 Nights Per Season Away From Home While Snowmobiling. 17% Are 60 Years Old Or Older. 37% Are 50 Years Old Or Older.

11. Miles Of Trails Groomed 1995-96340,100 Miles 1996-97348,608 Miles 1997-98To Few Miles To Record 1998-99289,788 Miles 1999-00268,797 Miles 2000-01430,805 Miles 2001-02276,738 Miles* *Groomers Did Not Start Until Mid Feb.

12. 2001-2002 Impact First Snow Did Not Happen Until Dec 23, 2001. All The Normal Lake Effect Areas Received A Large Measurable Amount, But There Was Insufficient Base For Riding. The Snow Was Pounded Into Snert (a combination of snow and dirt). By January 5, 2002 The Cold Air Quit And The Lake Effect Machine Stopped.

13. 2001-2002 Impact Other Than A Few Inches Here And There The Great Snow Making Machine Lay Dormant Until Mid February. Clubs Were Wondering How They Were Going To make The Groomer Payment. Motel Owners And Restaurants Were Wondering How To Pay The Bills.

14. 2001-2002 Impact After The Second Week Of February It Started SNOWING! Northern Lower Michigan Snowmobile Trails Were Open And Groomed Until Mid March. All The Upper Peninsula Snowmobile Trails Were Open Until The Second Week Of April.

15. Climate Change You Can Ask Any Snowmobiler And They Can Tell You About The Lake Effect Areas Of Michigan. You Can Ask Any Northern Michigan Business Owner About Climate Change, And They, Better Than I, Can Tell You About How It Effects Snowmobiling.