The Trail Talk Podcast: Recent Episodes
Rich Lupia
Anything and everything snowmobiling. We interview people from across Upstate New York that are big in the snowmobile community and discuss our favorite winter pastime.
It is #trailtalktuesday and this week we have the one and the only, king of snowmobiling in the Adirondacks for over 20 years, fellow Meteorologist, snowmobile buddy, and most importantly, friend. Please welcome back Darrin Harr from ilsnow.com to the podcast!
To become a MEMBER, drop me $10, and you’ll get name recognition, or if you wish not to use your name, recognition to your favorite snowmobile club or where you live. To become a SPONSOR, drop me $60 and I’ll put up a link to your business, Facebook page or snowmobile club!
Click below to get startedpaypal.me/lupiallc www.venmo.com/u/Richard-Lupia
THANK YOU to our faithful sponsors and members!
SPONSORS
Southern Tug Hill SnoRiders
Saratoga Snowmobile Association
Ohio Ridge Riders
ILSNOW.com
Enjem’s Flooring America
Water’s Edge Inn – Old Forge
Adirondacks Speculator Chamber of Commerce
White Lake Inn
Toads LLC Fisher and Snow Dog Plows, Cairo, NY
John Schoff Memorial Vintage Ride – January 15, 2022
Lincoln Mountain Gansevoort Snowmobile Club
ATV Tractor
Foley’s Lawn Care and Gardening
Better Homes and Gardens Pristine Real Estate – Cape Coral, FL
North Country Market – Thendara, NY
PR Plus Small Engine Repair – Sherrill, NY
EnergyMark LLC
Mountain Culinary Company – Mountain Top, PA
MEMBERS
Chris Rinck
Charles Klesse
Chaz Albertson
Dave Gleasman
John Bates
Darrin Harr
Mark Enjem
Matthew Pistner
Eric Vilovchik
Brian & Paula Bedell
Robert G. Gartley
Chris Higgins
Nathan DeMarco
Frank Presky
Chris Schoff
Richard Keller
Mark Spano
Paul Marconi
Michael Schrader
Chris Skipper
Frank Sansone
Mercy Board LLC
John Scalora
Tom & Alis Vincent
Angelina Gogola
Cricket Corelli
Russ Lamoy
Jeff Greene
Chaz Albertson Jr.
John Bossolt
John Foley
Andy Artessa
Jenny & Ron Tyre
Mark Finkbiner
Christopher Cawley
Darren Bryant
M&M, SnoCh!c and SnoL!fe
Doug Wasiura
Devon Senecal
Billy & Millie McLaughlin
Rachelle Gross
Marc Mellaly
DV
Vicki Muehleck
Gertude Corelli
Brian Shoemaker
Brian Salamone
Tom Sylvia
Tom Robinson
Eric Olofson
Gill Benedek
Jason Sosiewicz
Ron Linich
Debra Hubbard
Dennis Sullivan
JAYSOS!
JDR
Stephen Prinzi
Chautauqua Boat Works
Brian Bedell
Barbara and Joe Monahan
To become a MEMBER, drop me $10, and you’ll get name recognition, or if you wish not to use your name, recognition to your favorite snowmobile club or where you live. To become a SPONSOR, drop me $60 and I’ll put up a link to your business, Facebook page or snowmobile club!
Click below to get startedpaypal.me/lupiallc www.venmo.com/u/Richard-Lupia
THANK YOU to our faithful sponsors and members!
SPONSORS
Southern Tug Hill SnoRiders
Saratoga Snowmobile Association
Ohio Ridge Riders
ILSNOW.com
Enjem’s Flooring America
Water’s Edge Inn – Old Forge
Adirondacks Speculator Chamber of Commerce
White Lake Inn
Toads LLC Fisher and Snow Dog Plows, Cairo, NY
John Schoff Memorial Vintage Ride – January 15, 2022
Lincoln Mountain Gansevoort Snowmobile Club
ATV Tractor
Foley’s Lawn Care and Gardening
Better Homes and Gardens Pristine Real Estate – Cape Coral, FL
North Country Market – Thendara, NY
PR Plus Small Engine Repair – Sherrill, NY
MEMBERS
Chris Rinck
Charles Klesse
Chaz Albertson
Dave Gleasman
John Bates
Darrin Harr
Mark Enjem
Matthew Pistner
Eric Vilovchik
Brian & Paula Bedell
Robert G. Gartley
Chris Higgins
Nathan DeMarco
Frank Presky
Chris Schoff
Richard Keller
Mark Spano
Paul Marconi
Michael Schrader
Chris Skipper
Frank Sansone
Mercy Board LLC
John Scalora
Tom & Alis Vincent
Angelina Gogola
Cricket Corelli
Russ Lamoy
Jeff Greene
Chaz Albertson Jr.
John Bossolt
John Foley
Andy Artessa
Jenny & Ron Tyre
Mark Finkbiner
Christopher Cawley
Darren Bryant
M&M, SnoChic and SnoL!fe
Doug Wasiura
Devon Senecal
Billy & Millie McLaughlin
Rachelle Gross
Marc Mellaly
DV
Vicki Muehleck
Gertude Corelli
Brian Shoemaker
Brian Salamone
Tom Sylvia
Tom Robinson
Eric Olofson
Gill Benedek
Ron Linich
We need your pictures and videos for upcoming Upstate Snow Promo Videos! Please send google drive link to rich@richlupia.com. Please submit by January 8, 2022. All items used will be given name recognition/credit and will only be used by Upstate Snow.
To become a MEMBER, drop me $10, and you’ll get name recognition, or if you wish not to use your name, recognition to your favorite snowmobile club or where you live. To become a SPONSOR, drop me $60 and I’ll put up a link to your business, Facebook page or snowmobile club!
Click below to get started
paypal.me/lupiallc
www.venmo.com/u/Richard-Lupia
THANK YOU to our faithful sponsors and members!
SPONSORS
Southern Tug Hill SnoRiders
Saratoga Snowmobile Association
Ohio Ridge Riders
ILSNOW.com
Enjem’s Flooring America
Water’s Edge Inn – Old Forge
Adirondacks Speculator Chamber of Commerce
White Lake Inn
Toads LLC Fisher and Snow Dog Plows, Cairo, NY
John Schoff Memorial Vintage Ride – January 15, 2022
Lincoln Mountain Gansevoort Snowmobile Club
ATV Tractor
Foley’s Lawn Care and Gardening
Better Homes and Gardens Pristine Real Estate – Cape Coral, FL
MEMBERS
Chris Rinck
Charles Klesse
Chaz Albertson
Dave Gleasman
John Bates
Darrin Harr
Mark Enjem
Matthew Pistner
Eric Vilovchik
Brian & Paula Bedell
Robert G. Gartley
Chris Higgins
Nathan DeMarco
Frank Presky
Chris Schoff
Richard Keller
Mark Spano
Paul Marconi
Michael Schrader
Chris Skipper
Frank Sansone
Mercy Board LLC
John Scalora
Tom & Alis Vincent
Angelina Gogola
Cricket Corelli
Russ Lamoy
Jeff Greene
Chaz Albertson Jr.
John Bossolt
John Foley
Andy Artessa
Jenny & Ron Tyre
Mark Finkbiner
Christopher Cawley
This is my annual Christmas episode to give THANKS to everyone for supporting Upstate Snow and give you all an update on some of the goings on behind the scenes. If you listen to this podcast, especially all the way through, you are a true Upstate Snow FAN!!!
To become a MEMBER, drop me $10, and you’ll get name recognition, or if you wish not to use your name, recognition to your favorite snowmobile club or where you live. To become a SPONSOR, drop me $60 and I’ll put up a link to your business, Facebook page or snowmobile club!
Click below to get startedpaypal.me/lupiallc www.venmo.com/u/Richard-Lupia
THANK YOU to our faithful sponsors and members!
SPONSORS
Southern Tug Hill SnoRiders
Saratoga Snowmobile Association
Ohio Ridge Riders
ILSNOW.com
Enjem’s Flooring America
Water’s Edge Inn – Old Forge
Adirondacks Speculator Chamber of Commerce
White Lake Inn
Toads LLC Fisher and Snow Dog Plows, Cairo, NY
John Schoff Memorial Vintage Ride – January 15, 2022
Lincoln Mountain Gansevoort Snowmobile Club
ATV Tractor
Foley’s Lawn Care and Gardening
MEMBERS
Chris Rinck
Charles Klesse
Chaz Albertson
Dave Gleasman
John Bates
Darrin Harr
Mark Enjem
Matthew Pistner
Eric Vilovchik
Brian & Paula Bedell
Robert G. Gartley
Chris Higgins
Nathan DeMarco
Frank Presky
Chris Schoff
Richard Keller
Mark Spano
Paul Marconi
Michael Schrader
Chris Skipper
Frank Sansone
Mercy Board LLC
John Scalora
Tom & Alis Vincent
Angelina Gogola
Cricket Corelli
Russ Lamoy
Jeff Greene
Chaz Albertson Jr.
John Bossolt
John Foley
It's finally #trailtalktuesday and time to get back into the swing of things with Chris Rinck - President of the Southern Tug Hill Sno-Riders. In this conversation we discuss trail issues, lack of snow, and an interesting concern he has for the club and region going forward in this 15 minute podcast episode.
If you enjoy our weather reports, podcasts, videos, and features, say thank you by becoming a SPONSOR or MEMBER of Upstate Snow! For just $60, sponsors receive a hyperlink to your business or social media page on every morning blog and podcast post on upstatesnow.com for the season (until 8/31/22). For just $10, members get name recognition, or if you wish not to use your name, recognition to your favorite snowmobile club or where you live.
Click below to get startedpaypal.me/lupiallc www.venmo.com/u/Richard-Lupia
THANK YOU to our faithful sponsors and members!
SPONSORS
Southern Tug Hill SnoRiders
Saratoga Snowmobile Association
Ohio Ridge Riders
ILSNOW.com
Enjem’s Flooring America
Water’s Edge Inn – Old Forge
Adirondacks Speculator Chamber of Commerce
White Lake Inn
Toads LLC Fisher and Snow Dog Plows, Cairo, NY
John Schoff Memorial Vintage Ride – January 15, 2022
Lincoln Mountain Gansevoort Snowmobile Club
MEMBERS
Chris Rinck
Charles Klesse
Chaz Albertson
Dave Gleasman
John Bates
Darrin Harr
Mark Enjem
Matthew Pistner
Eric Vilovchik
Brian & Paula Bedell
Robert G. Gartley
Chris Higgins
Nathan DeMarco
Frank Presky
Chris Schoff
Richard Keller
In this edition of the Trail Talk Podcast, we talk to Chris Skipper from the Turin Ridge Riders at their brand new groomer barn just up from Timberview, high up on the Tug Hill Plateau. We talk about the construction of the groomer barn, the new (to them) groomer recently purchased, and why you should join their club, especially if you ride up on Tug Hill at all. Especially if you ride in from Brantingham to get up to the hill!
www.jointrr.com
www.facebook.com/TurinRidgeRiders
https://membership.nysnowmobiler.com
Upstate Snow’s new Rumble Video Page!
https://rumble.com/c/c-1034063
Do you like our weather reports, podcasts, videos, and features? Say thank you by becoming a SPONSOR or MEMBER of Upstate Snow! For just $60, sponsors receive a hyperlink to your business or social media page on every morning blog and podcast post on upstatesnow.com for the season (until 8/31/22). For just $10, members get name recognition, or if you wish not to use your name, recognition to your favorite snowmobile club or where you live.
Click below to get startedpaypal.me/lupiallcwww.venmo.com/u/Richard-Lupia
THANK YOU to our faithful sponsors and members!
SPONSORS
Southern Tug Hill SnoRiders
Saratoga Snowmobile Association
Ohio Ridge Riders
ILSNOW.com
Enjem’s Flooring America
MEMBERS
Chris Rinck
Charles Kleese
Chaz Albertson
Dave Gleasman
John Bates
Darrin Harr
Mark Enjem
In this first episode of Season 3 of the Trail Talk Podcast, we talk to John Bates of the Ohio Ridge Riders. Snow Bash is the big event this weekend and we talk a lot about it! We also go into how the club has survived lack of Snow Bash last year and the previous winter. We also discuss work on great trails in the Ohio system that are truly backcountry expeditions and amazing places few ever get to see at any time of the year. If you are looking for a unique ride idea you probably have never done before, John and I discuss two of them in the podcast.
New this year, you can watch the video of this broadcast on our Facebook page and also on our brand new Rumble channel. The links are pasted below. Thank you so much for your support of Upstate Snow as we kick off Season 3 of the Trail Talk Podcast, of course on #trailtalktuesday
http://www.ohioridgeriders.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ohiosnowbash
Join Ohio Ridge Riders online at https://membership.nysnowmobiler.com/regions/21#c735
Upstate Snow’s new Rumble Video Page!
https://rumble.com/c/c-1034063
THANK YOU to our faithful sponsors and members!
SPONSORS
Southern Tug Hill SnoRiders
Saratoga Snowmobile Association
Ohio Ridge Riders
ILSNOW.com
MEMBERS
Chris Rinck
Charles Kleese
Chaz Albertson
Dave Gleasman
John Bates
Darrin Harr
In this episode I give thanks for all of you, share a few stories and shout outs to the many whom have supported and encouraged me and Upstate Snow throughout the years.
NYSSA Website
https://nysnowmobiler.com/
Join a club (Uh... Multiple clubs as we say!)
https://membership.nysnowmobiler.com/
Download the NYSSA Interactive Trail Map, the best one out there!
Dave Gleasman is the owner of Mapledale Motors in Barneveld, NY. He has been a friend of my family for 20 years. In December 2014 when I had to step back from Upstate Snow due to work reasons, Dave bought it from me and continued to grow it until the summer of 2019 when situations changed and I was able to buy back. Without him, there would be no Upstate Snow today. We share lots of fun snowmobile stories, how he got involved with Penn Mountain and what snowmobiling means to him now, passing it on to the next generation.
https://www.mapledalemotors.com/
https://turinridgeriders.com/
https://www.facebook.com/TurinRidgeRiders
https://adirondackstughill.com/
https://www.hamburgsledheads.com
https://www.ridetughill.com
https://www.upstatesnow.com
Special thanks to the Southern Tug Hill Sno-Riders and KDK Sports for your support of the snowmobiling community and Upstate Snow
www.ridetughill.com
www.kdksports.com
This is a special interview with Meteorologist Chris Cawley, long time friend of Rich Lupia, whom did the weather on Upstate Snow from the end of 2014 until this past March. He has an interesting snowmobile story and we chat about a few other things.
Great podcast with Chris Rinck, President of Southern Tug Hill Sno-Riders. You’ll want to listen to the whole thing. Great discussion on riding the hill, issues you’ve always wondered about, and what you can do to make your Tug Hill experience the best…
This edition of the Trail Talk Podcast we go into why it’s important to have the best equipment for your sled, especially skis! If you have thought about aftermarket skis or don’t really think it will be worth the investment, listen to the podcast as Cody Schuster makes some great points as to why you
This was just two good snowmobile buddies having conversation after recording our previous podcasts. File this under good advice for snowmobiling and life…
This one is Darrin Harr from ilsnow.com and I sharing more stories of snowmobiling and life in general…
This podcast was recorded Saturday December 7, 2019 at Timberview Lodge in Turin with Chris Skipper, president of the Turin Ridge Riders. The message: Communicate with clubs! Ask questions. Don’t assume. And join where you ride!
Jim Rolf, Trail Coordinator for the NYS Snowmobile Association (NYSSA) goes in depth on his work for NYSSA, legal issues, working with NYS Parks & Rec and more!
In the second part of our interview with Darrin Harr we talk more about snowmobile issues including safety on the trails and lawsuits pending in the Adirondacks regarding snowmobile use and trails.
This edition of the Trail Talk Podcast is part 1 of my interview with Jim Rolf, Trail Coordinator for the New York State Snowmobile Association (NYSSA)
Darrin goes in depth into his life, growing up into snowmobiling, how ilsnow.com started and much more!