November 16, 2003 – There will be a  two-day Grooming Equipment and Technique Clinic, on the weekend of 14-15th of January 2004.  This clinic is a combination of seminars, on-snow demos, show and tell, training and trade show. The agenda will have:

-group demos
-review and training on various real-life grooming scenarios (low-snow,
ice-hard pack renovation etc)
-individual demos and hands-on sessions
-lectures/seminars on recreational and race trail grooming techniques
-trail design and preparation
-beginner groomer hands-on group lessons
-test drives

Vendors who will have equipment and staff on site:
– Kassbohrer Pisten-Bully
– Bombardier (big units)
– Bombardier (Skidoo units)
– Tidd Tech
– Yellowstone
– Alpina/Sherpa
– XCSkigroomers
– KRC Snow Paver

Snow Implements (vendor for YTS, Tidd Tech, Alpina and Trakor)
Northland Equipment (Arctic Cat and John Deere)
Equipment has been on sale in the past. Trails will be open for participants
to ski if they wish.

For more information on lodgings, agenda, costs:
Check out the websites – www.michiweb.com/snowimplements/ and
http://www.michiweb.com/abrski/

Contact Eric Anderson of Snow Implements at 906-932-3502 (FAX 906-766-9467),
E-5299 West Pioneer Road Ironwood Michigan 49938