Safety Class Information
(Posted October 4, 2011 @ 5:45PM)
(Posted 12/12/11) At the bottom of this page you can find an update from this years class.

Here is information about our 2011-2012 Snowmobile Safety Class.

The Tomsbstone Pickerel Sno Club will be holding a safety class at the Clubhouse on Hwy DD on
Saturday December 3, 2011 from 8AM to 1PM and on Sunday December 4, 2011 from 9AM to Noon.
Students MUST attend both days, and have a WI DNR Customer ID Number when pre-registering. Pre-registration is required by calling Jacquie Bailey at 715-484-8917 after 6:30pm or Pat Girtz at 715-484-3634

The cost of this Safety Class is free thanks to the Langlade County Snowmobile Council!

Class Size Limited to 30 Students

New Requirement: All Wisconsin recreational safety students are required to obtain a WI DNR Customer ID Number before the completion of any recreational safety class and will also be required to provide that WI DNR Customer ID Number along with students personal information to the instructor. You can obtain a WI DNR Customer ID Number 7AM to 10PM by calling the WI DNR Customer Service at 1-888-936-7463

Snowmobile Age Requirements
Who may operate a snowmobile? -- Any person who is born on or after January 1, 1985 and who has reached the age of 12, must have completed and received a snowmobile safety certificate in order to operate a snowmobile in Wisconsin. The certificate must be carried while operating the snowmobile, and displayed to a law enforcement officer upon demand

This does not apply to the operation of snowmobiles upon lands owned or leased by the operator's parent or guardian. As used in this section, "leased lands" does not include lands leased by an organization of which said operator or the operator's parent or guardian is a member.

No person under the age of 12 years may operate a snowmobile unless the person is accompanied either by a parent or guardian or by a person over 18 years of age. Accompanied means to be on the same snowmobile as the operator.

Other states and Provinces that issue a snowmobile safety certificate to snowmobilers will be honored in Wisconsin.

Snowmobile Education
Snowmobiling provides great opportunities for family recreation during the winter months in Wisconsin. Many people will be operating a snowmobile for the first time and along with that, new skills must be learned and new attitudes developed. The purpose of snowmobile safety training is to expose new users to basic snowmobile safety, responsibilities, ethics, laws and mechanical functions.

Course Objective
To reduce the potential for snowmobile accidents, injuries and fatalities; to reduce the potential for conflict between snowmobilers, landowners, and other resource users; and to promote safe, responsible, and ethical use of the environment and our resources.

Course Content
History of snowmobiling; environmental impacts and concerns
Parts of the snowmobile, safety features, maintenance and repair
Preparation, operation and handling, terrain, fueling, safety tips, and transporting a snowmobile
Protective gear, clothing, equipment requirements, emergency situations, first aid, and survival techniques
Regulations, trail signs, alcohol, and registration
Courtesy and ethics
Course Information

Classroom Instruction
The snowmobile safety course consists of six hours of basic instruction in the principles of snowmobile safety. The course is comprised of six hours of classroom study and an optional two hours of hands-on snowmobile operation or optional snowmobile ride simulation.

Who is eligible to take a class
Classroom Instruction
Anyone is eligible to take the class and receive a safety education completion certificate. For children under 12 years of age, the certificate does not become valid until the child reaches 12 years of age. Go to the Snowmobile Age Requirements page for additional details.

**Students with special needs must contact the instructor at least two weeks in advance of the course to request special accommodations.

The TPSC Officers and Board of Directors would like to take this opportunity to THANK the Certifed Instructors who volunteer many hours to make this class possible.

(Posted 12/12/11) We had a total of 23 students (20 kids under the age of 18) and 3 parents who took our class on Dec. 3 & 4, 2011. All students successful passed the class! 2011 Safety Class picture.