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This has allowed the youth to take part in recreational sports activities such as snowmobiling that is also increasingly seen as an activity in which the entire family can partake.

The Forest Preserve District of Kane County will host a Snowmobile Safety Class for anyone who wants to learn about snowmobiling from 8 a.m.

And the town of West Yellowstone has successfully promoted itself as "the Snowmobile Capitol of the World." Since Yellowstone National Park instituted limits to snowmobiling inside the park about 11 years ago, visitation has dropped.

Higgins Power Equipment in Barre is also thinking snow and hoping for a good year for snowmobiling. The company has managed to keep growing at a time when many dealerships have succumbed to a down economy and unfavorable winter weather.

With more titan 56,000 registered sleds and 110 local clubs, snowmobiling in the Granite State is more than just recreation--it generates some $586 million to the economy according to the Institute of New Hampshire Studies at Plymouth State University.

The body of Shjon Brown was recovered by climbers after the 9-old-year boy had disappeared on a snowmobiling trip with his father.

Since 1998, four separate environmental studies by the Park Service have determined that Yellowstone's air quality, wildlife and tranquility can best be protected by ending snowmobiling in the park and expanding access by cleaner, quieter snowcoaches, a mass transit alternative that ferries visitors to park destinations.

Many state parks and forests also permit snowmobiling. They also go where most all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are banned.

Roberts was with an uncle and pal snowmobiling in Flathead National Forest in Montana when they saw the avalanche.

With annual snowfalls measuring more than 200 inches per year, snowmobiling is one of the most popular recreational activities on Tug Hill.