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WG4 WESTERN GUIDE TO SNOWMOBILING Western Guide To Snowmobiling W We sent out the call (well, actually a survey) and once again SnoWest Maga- zine readers responded in a big way. We once again asked our readers to tell us where they like to snowmobile. And once again, Wyoming's Conti- nental Divide Snowmobile Trail was the overall favorite, followed closely by West Yellowstone, MT. Some readers ask why SnoWest's editors don't just name the top rid- ing areas in the West from our own personal riding experience. Honestly, our readers read enough about what we do and don't like in all the other issues of SnoWest that come out during the season. We like the idea of our readers sharing what they like when it comes to snowmobiling areas in the West. Once all the surveys come in, we tally them up and release those results in the form of the Top 15 Trails in the West. Many, if not all, of the areas listed in this year's Top 15 are familiar to anyone who sleds the West. All have appeared in the Top 15 before, many areas mul- tiple times. As mentioned, the CDST once again finds itself in the No. 1 spot, now its third in a row. One riding area, Colorado's Grand Mesa, dropped out of the Top 15 this year after placing No. 13 last year. ere were no newcomers to the Top 15 this year, either. e rest of the list shows some movement within the ranks— some places moved up, some fell—but there was no major shakeup on this year's list compared to past years. e state of Wyoming leads the way in the number of snowmobile areas that are found in the Top 15 with four: No. 1 CDST, No. 4 Snow Range, No. 5 Alpine, and No. 7 Big Horns. So not only does Wyoming have four in the Top 15, they're all in the top 10. Idaho has three in the Top 15: No. 3 Island Park; No. 13 Stanley; and No. 14 Mc- Call. Oregon, Colorado and Montana each have two. e only states with substantial groomed snowmobile trail systems not represented in the Top 15 are Wash- ington and California. Washington's Lake Chelan was close to cracking the Top 15 again this year and has been represented in the prestigious list in previous years but didn't quite make it. e California area closest to making this year's Top 15 was Mammoth Lakes, which also has appeared on the Top 15 in years past.