January 19, 2017 (New Gloucester, Maine) – CCSAA, in conjunction with Pineland Farm, is offering a NE Grooming clinic with hands on grooming workshops.  Clinic topics will be specific to NE including ice and low snow.  much of the discussion will be round table format.  This clinic will include both large machines and quad tracks and snowmobiles.  More information coming shortly.

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Elements

• Snow Science
• When to groom, when not to groom
• How to set up a snowmobile and quad track for grooming

Schedule (draft)

8am – Registration & Coffee (meet at Pineland Outdoor Center)

8:00-9:00 – Equipment expo, visit with reps

9:00 – Introduction of experts, discussion of how this will run

9:15-9:45 – Indoor – Snow Science and When to groom, when not to groom

9:30-10:30 – Session #1 – Pre-op inspection of Pisten Bully

Session #2 – Pre-op inspection of Husky

Session #3 – Pre-op on a snowmobile and Quad Track for grooming

10:30-Noon – Group #1 – Booked 30min in a cat with a master groomer

Group #2 – Time on the tracked machines with implements

Noon-12:45  – Lunch at the Market

12:45-1:15 – Indoor – Equipment Recovery round table – What do you do when your equipment goes down

1:00-2:30pm – Group #2 – Booked 30min in a cat with a master groomer

Group #1 – Time on the tracked machines with implements

2:30-3:30pm – Indoor – Pineland’s approach to choosing and setting up the equipment, power source, ergonomics, etc

3:30pm – Low Snow Grooming Round table and beers with reps in the Nordic Center –

Cost

$40 to includes coffee and lunch, $60 for non – members

Request

Bring your equipment to share and discuss.  What clever tricks have you come up with the make the equipment work better or more comfortable for the groomer.

Registration is limited so please register early!!

Register Here:  CCSAA Winter Grooming Registration