LAST UPDATED MARCH 16, 2025
It’s a wrap…all gates have been closed and our trails are shut down for the season…a tremendous thanks to our gracious landowners and a huge thanks to our great grooming crew that once again made the best of a short but enjoyable season…check back often this off-season for trail work updates as we start planning for the 25/26 season at next week’s executive board meeting…
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Thank you Ossipee Voters for turning out and supporting this great initiative…
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WELCOME TO OUR NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Thanks to all that turned out to our annual meeting Saturday March 1 and congratulations to our newly elected officers for the next two seasons:
President: Parks “Skip” Christenbury, Vice-President: John Bertogli, Secretary: Jean Kirby, Treasurer/Membership: Mitchell Gordon, Trail Administrator: Randi Monroe, and Directors: Mark Fournier, George Kaye, Gary Levy, Steve Ellis, Dave Sweeney and Vicky Strout
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IMPORTANT PARKING UPDATE: the Club has voted to discontinue plowing the lot behind the White Lake Speedway & Fun Center for the upcoming season (former Canoe King/OVSC HQ). Riders are encouraged to use the parking area just up the road northbound at White Lake State Park (1632 White Mtn Highway in Tamworth) for trailside access in that area. Please do not attempt to park at the business at the former club lot, and be aware that a rig with a large trailer may not easily turn around if they pull into the current business front lot. The Club will continue to maintain the parking area located on Great Hill Road that gives excellent access to our trails in that area…
At the NHSA Annual Meeting held Sunday May 19, 2024 at the Church Landing in Meredith, the Ossipee Valley Snowmobile Club was recognized for being a member in good standing with the NHSA for the past 40years! A big thanks to all the officers, Club members, volunteers and especially the landowners & businesses that have stuck through it all and helped make this major milestone possible…
HELP SUPPORT YOUR CLUB!
We thank you for any donation you can make. No amount is too small. Both one-time and ongoing donations can be made through PayPal.
Please make sure to visit our membership page for a direct link to our club on the NHSA portal to join us this season. You can either clink on the link provided, or scan the QR code with your smart device. Enjoy, and see you on the trails this season!
IMPORTANT MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION!
Effective the 23/24 season, you can only join a club(s) by utilizing the NHSA portal, which is now up and running on our membership page. No longer can you join locally or by sending in a paper check. This was a change implemented by the NHSA and its Board of Directors. You can still make a direct donation to the Club by utilizing the PayPal link on our membership page, and all donations will be greatly appreciated!
ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS RESULTS:
President: John Bertogli
Vice President:
Secretary: Jean Kirby
Treasurer & Membership Chair: Mitch Gordon
Trail Administrator: Randi Monroe
Trailmaster & BOD: George Kaye
Directors: Steve Ellis, Christina Bertogli, Dave Sweeney, Mark Fournier and Gary Levy
Thank you all for stepping up to the plate for the next two seasons!
The Ossipee Valley Snowmobile Club is dedicated to the preservation and protection of our forest lands. We believe the sharing and education of the environment is the best way to keep the public interested and aware of the issues concerning our forest lands. We welcome all those who wish to enjoy the outdoor environment of the Ossipee Valley.
The Ossipee Valley Snowmobile Club maintains trails in the Ossipee, Effingham, Tamworth, Albany, Wonalancet, Conway (Corridor 19) and Whiteface Intervale (leading to Sandwich Notch) areas of New Hampshire. The OVSC Trail System travels South on 19 to Ossipee Lake and Effingham and continuing to Polly’s Crossing thru Ossipee Village on the historic rail bed and connects to the Seven Lakes SMC area to the South and the Wolfeboro club trails to the West. To the North on Corridor 19 to the intersection with the Scrub Oak Scramblers System to Freedom, Madison and points East. Continuing North on 19 to Conway and the Kancamaugus Highway and the Mountain Meadows Riders Trails.
Due to several landowners no longer granting trail permissions, White Lake State Park no longer connects with our trails at the foot of Mt Chocorua, Paugus and Whiteface in the WHITE MTN NAT’L FOREST, HEMENWAY STATE FOREST, BIG PINE NATURAL AREA and trails thru Wonalancet and Tamworth leading to the Whiteface Intervale and Sandwich Intervale and beyond to Sandwich Notch and the Sandwich Sidehillers area. Please check our trail conditions page in season for trailer and parking locations to access those trails!
You will see many miles of trails with beautiful views, frozen lakes, ponds, rivers and streams, hilltop lookouts and deep woods riding.
OVSC also maintains local services trails. At the south end of Ossipee Lake Rte 25 commerce is served by our system in Effingham. In the West Ossipee area OVSC maintains the trails servicing businesses along Rte 16 and Rte 25 which also gain access to the Castle Trail.
Remember that the OVSC TRAIL SYSTEM is multi use. These trails include State Corridor 19 and trails connecting to other club systems along it’s length. Also the WMNF, HEMENWAY STATE FOREST and BIG PINE NATURAL AREA as well as land generously given permission to maintain and ride on by private landowners for winter recreation and are all multi use also.
WINTER RECREATION INCLUDES: HIKING, SNOWSHOEING, SLED DOG RACING, CROSS COUNTRY SKIING as well as SNOWMOBILING. BEWARE OF FELLOW USERS OF THE TRAIL SYSTEM AND RESPECT THE RULES OF TRAIL USE!