SOUTH DAKOTA Snowmobile Advisory Council
May 2nd, 2020

Conference Call Information
Call in Number: 866-410-8397
Call in Code: 9120065685

 



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Approval of 2-14-20 Minutes
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Black Hills Season Review

Black Hills Grooming
• Started Grooming
December 15th
• Last Day Groomed
March 21st
• Grooming Miles
• South Dakota – 37,682
• Wyoming – 5,111
• Total- 42,793

 Black Hills Sno-Cat Use
2018 – 2019
Tucker
Hours
Miles
#1
883
6,331
#2
658
3,547
#3
686
5,256
#4
398
3,342
#5
857
6,316
#6
924
6,064
Total

4,406

30,856

2019 – 2020
Tucker
Hours
Miles
#1
956
6,902
#2
1,466
7,575
#3
565
4,464
#4
1,023
7,385
#5
976
7,146
#6
1,055
7,910
Mitchell 323
1,411
Total
6,364
42,793

 Sno-Cat Downtime
• First winter tracking groomers being broke down
• Even one groomer down has an impact on:
• Full-time and Seasonal schedules
• Trails going un-groomed causing un-safe trail conditions
• Trailside businesses and popular attractions

• 1,188hrs of downtime with repairs that include:
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Replacement of 2 Oil Coolers
Replace Fuel Rail
1 differential
Multiple Tracks

• 3 Things Guaranteed in Life:
• Death
• Taxes
• Multiple Groomers breaking down the week of President’s Day Weekend

 Black Hills Trail Counts
SITE
Black Fox
Kirk Snow
RL Snow
Sugarloaf Snow
Tr. 1 N (trail 1)
Tr. 1 S (S. 1&3)
Tr. 12 (FS117)
Tr. 2A (Rapid Creek)
Tr. 4 (Trailhead)
Tr. 5 ( Hanna)
Tr. 9 (BJW)
Tr. 3
Tr. 2C
Tr. 3 (Lost Canyon)
Tr. 7
TOTAL

2018-2019
5,747
3,496
11,306
3,567
10,513
9,153
1,635
5,045
10,788
11,550
2,898
3,087
3,817
5,614
8,431
96,647

2019
6,736
7,913
14,492
5,651
18,423
7,047
1,795
9,433
15,075
14,389
2,938
9,894
5,043
5,492
13,411
137,762

Difference
989
4,417
3,186
2,084
7,910
-2,106
160
4,388
4,287
2,839
40
6,807
1,226
-122
5,010
41,115

 Black Hills Revenue
2019-2020
PERMIT

QUANITY

AMOUNT

COMMERCIAL

0

MOTORCYLE

19

$

5-DAY

709

$ 28,360.00

$7,320.00

5111 Miles

$ 15,000.00

$0.00

WYOMING TRAILS
CROSS COUNTRY SKI TRAILS

1.5 hrs.

TRAIL DIRECTORY

25

FINES

0

DONATIONS

TOTAL

(Fat Tire Bike)

$

$ Compared to 18-19

$

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380.00

$0.00

$280.00

45.00

-$15.00

$ 3,125.00

$125.00
-$270.00

$

500.00

$ 47,410.00

$260.00

$7,700.00

 5 Day Temporary Permits
2018-2019 5 Day Snowmobile Permits

Arkansas

4

Canada

4

Colorado

2

Iowa

69

Minnesota

50

Missouri

2

Montana

2

Nebraska

55

North Carolina

2

North Dakota

145

Oklahoma
South Dakota

6
148

Wisconsin

7

Wyoming

5

Unknown

25

Total

526

Resident

148

28%

Out of State

378

72%

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http://gfp.sd.gov.snowmobiling
• 2019
• 34,046 Page views = Total Number of
pages viewed. Repeated views are
counted.

• 2020
• 20,173 Page views = Total Number of
pages viewed. Repeated views of a
single page are counted.

•

•

1:04 average time on page = The
average amount of time users spent
viewing a specified page or screen, or
set of pages or screens.

• 38% Bounce Rate = The percent of visits
that are single-page only (people who
visit one page and leave.) Usually a high
bounce rate is a sign that people are
leaving your site/pages because they
aren’t finding what they are looking for.
26-40% is excellent 41-55% is average.

*Jan 1st through March 31st

2:54 average time on page = The
average amount of time users spent
viewing a specified page or screen, or
set of pages or screens.

• 28% Bounce Rate = The percent of visits
that are single-page only (people who
visit one page and leave.) Usually a high
bounce rate is a sign that people are
leaving your site/pages because they
aren’t finding what they are looking for.
26-40% is excellent 41-55% is average.
• Bounce Rate is equivalent to an A+
• Most page views in a day include
December 9th, 12th and 16th.
• February 25th and 26th

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FY 2020
Budget Review

 

Black Hills
FY20
Budget
Personal Services
$384,612
Travel
$ 4,817
Contractual Services $110,112
Supplies & Materials $167,550
Capital Outlay
$264,000
Total
$931,091

* As of 7-1-19 through 4-4-2020

FY20
Expense
$ 94,383
$ 13,810
$ 56,398
$147,458
$117,713
$429,762

FY19
Expense
$ 113,544
$ 2,789
$ 78,500
$ 174,219
$ 76,654
$ 445,706

 Program Summary
FY19
Budget
Personal Services
$ 416,745
Travel
$ 54,754
Contractual Services $ 143,476
Supplies & Materials $ 184,750
Grants
$ 312,500
Capital Outlay
$ 264,000
Total
$1,376,225
* As of 7-1-19 through 4-4-2020

FY20
Expense
$ 230,415
$ 18,344
$ 73,573
$ 170,222
$ 55,011
$ 117,713
$ 665,278

FY19
Expense
$ 214,365
$ 7,771
$ 91,392
$ 206,601
$ 58,095
$ 81,187
$ 659,411

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FY 2020
Revenue

 

FY 20 Revenue Summary
Gas Tax
3% Excise Tax
License Fees
Charges for Sales/Services
Interest
5 Day Temp Permit
Motorcycle Snowmobile
Total Revenue

$406,805
$194,839
$ 83,786
$ 15,020
$ 21,585
$ 28,360
$
460
$750,855

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2019-2020 GIA Summary

Grant In Aid
Aberdeen
Beresford
Brookings
Clear Lake
De Smet
Huron
Milbank
Miller
Mitchell
Poinsett
Redfield
Siouxland
Sisseton
Watertown
Webster
Total 2019 - 2020

Request
$18,123
$22,931
$29,124
$32,124
$30,912
$15,881
$19,538
$11,377
$ 6,576
$26,155
$13,520
$16,024
$27,181
$15,831
$19,904
$316,563

Expenditures
$13,728
$ 8,479
$13,375
$18,530
$16,956
$ 5,919
$ 9,361
$ 2,763
$
0
$ 7,954
$ 5,856
$ 7,241
$ 8,785
$ 7,449
$ 4,647
$131,043 (FY19 – $175,240)

 Grooming Hours
Aberdeen
Beresford
Brookings
Clear Lake
DeSmet
Huron
Milbank
Miller

215
0
181
235
206
25
151
32

Mitchell
Poinsett
Redfield
Siouxland
Sisseton
Watertown
Webster

0
119
67
85
132
96
24

Total- 1,568
• 2,271 hrs in 18-19

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2020-2021 GIA Overview
Proposals Received
State Owned Groomers
Privately Owned Groomers
Miles of Trail
Miles of Groomed Trail
Total Funding Request

15
12
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1,064 *(FY20 1,089)
1,403 *(FY20 1,463)
$311,301

 Aberdeen
Trail Miles
72
Groomed Miles
76
Grooming Cycles 25
Groomer
State Owned
Total Proposal
$18,123

No Reroutes Proposed

 Beresford
Trail Miles
73
Grooming Miles 73
Grooming Cycles 20
Groomer
Privately Owned
Total Proposal
$22,931

No Reroutes Proposed

 Brookings
Trail Miles
124 (+1)
Groomed Miles
157 (+1)
Grooming Cycles
20
Groomer
State Owned
Total Proposal $29,124 ($319)
*No Reroutes Proposed.
Grooming miles adjusted for accuracy.
Insurance had a small increase also.

 Clear Lake
Trail Miles
67
Groomed Miles
108
Grooming Cycles
20
Groomer
Privately Owned
Total Proposal
$32,123

No Reroutes Proposed.

 De Smet
Trail Miles
104
Groomed Miles
142
Grooming Cycles
20
Groomer
Privately Owned
Total Proposal $42,274

*4 mile spur from Lake Norden to Hwy 81 back.
13 mile spur from Oldham to Heartland Corner is
back.
Loop around De Smet eliminated and changing
signing to get snowmobiles through town.

 Huron
Trail Miles
55
Grooming Miles 110
Grooming Cycles 15
Groomer
State Owned
Total Proposal
$15,881

No Reroutes Proposed

 Milbank
Trail Miles
66
Groomed Miles
84
Grooming Cycles 25
Groomer
State Owned
Total Proposal
$19,538

No Reroutes Proposed

 Miller
Trail Miles
31
Groomed Miles
62
Grooming Cycles
20
Groomer
State Owned
Total Proposal
$11,377

Looking at Reroutes

 Mitchell
Trail Miles
33
Groomed Miles
38
Grooming Cycles 15
Groomer
State Owned
Total Proposal
$6,576
No Reroutes Proposed

 Poinsett
Trail Miles
62 (-10)
Groomed Miles
91 (-29)
Grooming Cycles
25
Groomer
State Owned
Total Proposal $20,575 (-5,580)
Removing trail from Estelline
south to Bruce due to lack of use

 Redfield
Trail Miles
35
Groomed Miles
70
Grooming Cycles 20
Groomer
State Owned
Total Proposal
$13,520
No reroutes proposed.

 Siouxland
Trail Miles
78
Groomed Miles 108
Grooming Cycles 15
Groomer
State Owned
Total Proposal $16,024
No reroutes proposed.

 Sisseton
Trail Miles
103
Groomed Miles
122
Grooming Cycles
25
Groomer
State Owned
Total Proposal $27,181
No reroutes proposed.

 Watertown
Trail Miles
76
Groomed Miles
76
Grooming Cycles
20
Groomer
State Owned
Total Proposal
$15,831

Looking at Reroutes

 Webster
Trail Miles
85
Groomed Miles
85
Grooming Cycles 25
Groomer
State Owned
Total Proposal $19,904
No reroutes Proposed.

 2020 – 2021 GIA Proposals
Aberdeen
Beresford
Brookings
Clear Lake
DeSmet
Huron
Milbank
Miller

$ 18,123
$ 22,931
$ 29,443
$ 32,123
$ 42,274
$ 15,881
$ 19,538
$11,377

Mitchell
$ 6,576
Poinsett
$20,575
Redfield $13,520
Siouxland $16,024
Sisseton $27,181
Watertown $15,831
Webster $19,904
Total: $311,301
*($325,715)

 


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Black Hills Snowmobile
Accidents
• 2018-19 – 21
• 2019-20 – 25
• Zero Fatalities
• 19 out of the 25 on rentals

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