Saratoga Snowmobile Association was created in 2020 by merging two successful clubs in the Northwestern section of Saratoga County, the Mulleyville and Sacandaga Snowmobile Clubs.
Located in the Southern Adirondack Region, the Mulleyville and Sacandaga Snowmobile Clubs have been maintaining and grooming snowmobile trails there since their inception in the early 90’s. The two clubs maintain approximately 70 miles of funded and unfunded trails of the Kayaderosseras Mountain Range, including The Great Sacandaga Lake at the base of the mountain to Lake Desolation up near its top.
These trails traverse through the towns of Corinth, Edinburg, Porter Corners, Greenfield, Middle Grove, and Day, N.Y. with local connections on both ends to almost the entire region. Much of the trail system is located at an elevation of anywhere from 1,400 feet above sea level to over 2,000 feet. These elevations result in sustained freezing temperatures and higher than average snowfall amounts when compared to the surrounding areas. It is not unusual for other nearby areas to have rain or no precipitation while these higher mountain elevations receive snow. As a result, most of the trails get an early and prolonged base layer, which often allows for an extended snowmobile season. This past year the Mulleyville snowmobile club grew to a membership of 554 members while the Sacandaga club saw 344 members. With nearly 70 miles of trails and just shy of 900 members, these two clubs were quite stout; however, from the beginning, they have always operated separately.
Since the clubs’ trails are integrally connected, Mulleyville and Sacandaga began helping each other over the past few years. This collaboration allowed the trails to remain open with better conditions whenever storms, manpower issues, equipment failures, or other challenges may have otherwise caused serious disruptions in the past. This collaboration led to discussions between the clubs about the idea of a possible merger. Given the membership counts, as a combined entity, the merged club would fall in the top 10 in New York State. After well over a year of planning and voting from the members of both clubs the decision was made to merge the two clubs to ensure we simply provide the best snowmobiling trails and conditions in the area.
