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A member of the Missouri Valley Trail Association of Snowmobile North Dakota

A member of the Missouri Valley Trail Association of Snowmobile North Dakota

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WELCOME!

The Rough Rider Snowmobile Club is an organized group of sledders in the Bismarck/Mandan Community since 1968.  We maintain trails connecting to the communities of Wilton, Sterling, Lincoln, and Moffit.



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Link to Rough Rider Snow Facebook Group  


Trail status 1/2/2023
Trail is groomed but 8 miles south of Wilton.

RouchRiderSnowmobile Association is hosting a Fun Run January 14 2023

 



RouchRiderSnowmobile Association presented the newest Hall of Fame members. Congrats to Jim Eslinger, Bob Gregoire, Will Hoesel, and Doug Buckmann

 



RouchRiderSnowmobile Association presented a donation to Capitol City Young Guns.

 



RouchRiderSnowmobile Association presented a donation to Carrie's Kids.

 



RouchRiderSnowmobile Association presented a donation to Heavens Helpers Soup Cafe.

 



RouchRiderSnowmobile Association presented a donation to United Way.

 



RouchRiderSnowmobile Association presented Butch and Tammy Aberle for thier sincere donation of a building in which we converted to a warming shack.

 



RouchRiderSnowmobile Association presented Don Schmidt as Snowmobiler of the Year.

 




RouchRiderSnowmobile Association recently donated to the Heaven's Helpers Soup Cafe.

 




RouchRiderSnowmobile Association Sponsored
a Poker Tour November 21 2020

RoughRider Poker Tour   RoughRider Poker Tour  



SPORTSMAN SWAP MEET - OCT. 27, 2018!!!

OPEN TO ALL TYPES OF RECREATION!!!



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             GUN and CASH RAFFLE!!!                   

Raffle tickets on sale now through December 12, 2016.
The prizes don't get any better than guns and cash!

The drawing will be held on December 12, 2016
There are 10 GUN prizes and 3 CASH prizes

Don't want a gun?
Use the gun value on a Scheels Gift Card for anything in the store!



Contact a club member or Al Hoesel at 701-391-8713 for your ticket purchase today!
If you're a member and need tickets to sell, contact Al Hoesel.

Posted: 9/13/2016
REMINDER!

It is that time of year again.
September 1 is the official start of the new snowmobiling season for the club.

Current members: please renew your membership as soon as possible.
Membership dues can be paid by mail or in person at one of the club meetings.
We would love to see some new faces at the club meetings!

Thank you! And here's to an exceptional year of snowmobiling!!




SND Convention

On December 4 & 5, 2015 SND and the Rough Rider Snowmobile Club hosted the 37th State Convention at the Ramada in Bismarck.

What a great turnout!
The vendors had awesome displays of the new sleds and apparel!
We even had Bret Rasmussen and Amber Holt at the convention
doing a meet & greet on Friday night and each did a presentation on Saturday.

The Fertile Turtle award was won by the Rough Rider Snowmobile Assoc.
for $2000, with $1000 going to ND TAPS, $500 to Ruth Meier's, $250 to Aid, Inc., and $250 to Care and Share.

The club received a Medallion coin from the ND Parks and Rec for working with the kids who attended the Snowmobile Safety Certification Course.
The club and Extreme Sales of Mandan paid the fee for all 19 kids
who attended the course.
The future of our sport relies on our youth and it all starts with safety education.
Way to go Rough Riders!!

Thanks to everyone for coming out!






Check out all of the pics in the Photo Gallery: 2015 Convention Pictures



5th Annual Show n' Shine

On October 24, 2015 the Rough Rider Snowmobile Club hosted its 5th Annual Show n' Shine at the Gateway Mall.

Thanks to everyone for coming out!

Check out all of the pics in the Photo Gallery: 2015 Show n' Shine Pictures





A full house at BRP's free Avalanche Safety Class.

On Oct. 2, 2015, Moritz Sport and Marine hosted the annual avalanche safety class
sponsored by BRP and was FREE to ALL snowmobilers.
The instructor is Mike Duffy. Check out his website at Avalanche1.com

A big THANK YOU to Moritz Sport and Marine, BRP, and Mike Duffy!

Thanks to everyone who came out to learn avalanche safety and check out the new Ski-Doo sleds




Posted: 9/8/2015
REMINDER!

It is that time of year again.
September 1 is the official start of the new snowmobiling season for the club.

Current members: please renew your membership as soon as possible.
Membership dues can be paid by mail or in person at one of the club meetings.
We would love to see some new faces at the club meetings!

Thank you! And here's to an exceptional year of snowmobiling!!



Posted: 1/26/2015


Posted: 12/24/2014
The 2nd Annual Dealer Demo Day was held on Dec. 13, 2014
at the Missouri Valley Fairgrounds


What a fun event and a rare opportunity!!

Where else do you get a chance to see and test ride multiple new, current year
sleds AND ATV/UTVs from all four manufacturers in one place?!!

Thanks to the Gold Sponsors and our members for making this day possible!

Check out all of the pics in the Photo Gallery: 2014 Dealer Demo Day Pictures







Posted: 12/24/2014
2014 Raffle Winners

Congrats to all of the winners!!




Gold Sponsors:
Link to Action Motor Sports Link to Extreme Sales Link to Moritz Sport & Marine Link to Planet Powersportz Link to Vallely Sport and Marine


Posted: 12/12/2014
Rough Rider CERT team in National Publication

FEMA's December 2014 CERT E-Brief contains an article on the Rough Rider
Snowmobile Association CERT team. Below is a link to the article:

FEMA CERT E-brief article



Posted: 12/11/2014
Snowmobile Safety

RRSA members are interviewed by local TV station and give safety tips and help promote safety on and off the trails.

Staying Safe on the Snowmobile Trails



Al Hoesel, Snowmobiler of the Year!

On November 1, 2014, our very own rough rider, Al Hoesel, was presented
with the SND Snowmobiler of the Year award at the state convention.

Al has been an outstanding leader for our club and is dedicated to promoting
and preserving the sport of snowmobiling.

CONGRATS, AL!! A well-deserved recognition!







A BIG weekend for the Rough Riders!

On October 24 - 26, the Rough Rider Snowmobile Club was involved with
3 events!!!
What an awesome weekend to get everyone amped up for the upcoming
riding season!!

2014 Sportsman's Expo at the Bismarck Civic Center
On Friday and Saturday, the club shared a booth with Snowmobile ND



Open House at Planet Powersportz
On Saturday, the club hosted an open house at Planet Powersportz
and provided FREE hot dogs, pop/water, and chips at this event.

Thanks to everyone who came out to check out the new Arctic Cat sleds
and 509 gear!





The 4th Annual Show n' Shine
On Saturday and Sunday, the club hosted its 4th Annual Show n' Shine at the Kirkwood Mall.
This event is always exciting and a great way to get everyone thinking snow!!

Thanks to the Gold Sponsors who brought display units
and to everyone for coming out!

Check out all of the pics in the Photo Gallery: 2014 Show n' Shine Pictures





Posted: 10/23/2014
Nearly all of the signing for our trail system has been completed!
THANK YOU to all the awesome volunteers who helped!!!

Here are a few pics of some of the trail signing crew in action:







Another full house at BRP's free Avalanche Safety Class.

On Oct. 3, 2014, Moritz Sport and Marine hosted an avalanche safety class
sponsored by BRP and was FREE to ALL snowmobilers.
The instructor was Mike Duffy. Check out his website at Avalanche1.com

A big THANK YOU to Moritz Sport and Marine, BRP, and Mike Duffy!

The Rough Rider Snowmobile club provided FREE hot dogs, pop/water, and chips at this event.

Thanks to everyone who came out to learn avalanche safety and check out the new Ski-Doo sleds





Club hosts open house at Action Motor Sports

The Rough Rider Snowmobile club hosted an open house at Action Motor Sports
on August 16, 2014.

The club provided FREE hot dogs, pop/water, and chips.

Thanks to everyone who came out to check out the new Polaris sleds
and test ride the new Victory motorcycles!!









The Rough rider Snowmobile Club maintains part of the
Missouri River Valley Trail System.
We use a Tucker-Terra groomer supplied to us by Snowmobile North Dakota.


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NEXT EVENT:

Fun Run
January 14th, 2023

Gold Sponsors:

Link to Action Motor Sports

Link to Dvorak Motorsports

Link to Moritz Sport & Marine

Link to Moritz Sport & Marine

Link to Extreme Sales

Link to Extreme Sales