What is the best sled town in Saskatchewan? It might be Yorkton, the city is in the running for SnoRiders West Magazine’s SledTown ShowDown, and needs votes to secure the prize for best sled town in the province.
Jason Popowich, president of the Yorkton SnoRiders says the competition has been exciting so far, as Yorkton has narrowly advanced over Candle Lake in the first round.
“To be the top destination in the province would be a feather in the cap for the hard working volunteers in our club, maintaining and signing our trails.”
The city won’t be named the top destination without votes, and Popowich wants people to get online and support the city.
“We need folks in Yorkton and area to certainly support our community and get on the bandwagon.”
While civic pride is one reason to vote for Yorkton, it’s not the only one, and the club has celebrated twenty five years of working hard to improve snowmobiling in the area.
People also need to vote because of the competition in the province. Popowich says that the other towns have a lot to offer as well, and it says good things about what Saskatchewan has to offer.
“In our province in the winter time, you typically think that people pack their bags and go somewhere warm. But the reality is that in Saskatchewan because we live in such a great province, in the winter if you can’t beat it you might as well join it.”
For the SnoRiders, one of the things they’re looking forward to this winter is a new trail groomer, and they are looking forward to putting the $280,000 machine to work to maintain the trails and keep the level of quality for which the city has become known.
To vote, people can visit www.snoriderswest.com/sledtown_showdown.
