MSA WAS AT THE NOVI SNOW
SHOW
Friday evening was
blustery putting everyone in the mood for a snowmobile
show and playing to a crowd of about five thousand
plus. The aisles were full and large packages were
wrestled out the doors. The MSA booth volunteers and
officers were very busy talking about Proposal 1 to
protect recreation funds, membership, zero tolerance,
and trail issues. Some trendy new clothes were on
display and we did a brisk business.
Saturday there were about
twelve thousand plus crowding the aisles and buying
again. The Snomads snowmobile club did an excellent job
with their safety class program of about 70 students.
Memberships, trail permits, raffle tickets, information
and lots of smiles were presented again to enthusiasts
of all ages. We even saw Tom Anderson (who produces the
show) smiling broadly.
The beautiful weather
Sunday perhaps kept some people in their yards but
thousands more were thinking “snow” and attended the
Rock Financial Snow Show in earnest. We even saw some
of the same faces as they had made decisions and came
back to purchase.
One dealership alone sold
over 80 sleds. So who said snowmobiling isn’t strong
and alive.
Yamaha had three Russians
attend the show prior to viewing Michigan’s trail system
and talking with a couple snowmobile trail grant
sponsors who do grooming about our programs.
Snowmobiling is growing in Russia and they came here to
see it first hand.
The show was a good way to
start them off. Later in the week they were seen
wearing hats embroidered with stars and stripes and the
MSA logo as they viewed some of our trail groomers.
This is one of the largest
shows of its kind. If you missed it, shame on you. MSA
was very pleased with the attendance and the
participation. The new facility is super.