Click here for our 2011-2012 Membership Application (.pdf) 

Annual club membership is $30.00 (all clubs in the county have the same membership fee).  If you do not wish to join on-line, just stop by a club meeting to fill out your membership renewal application or mail it into us, with your check, to: Lake Effect Trailbreakers, PO Box 146, Falconer NY 14733

The members of our club receive a free county-wide trail map and our club newsletter. Club members also, automatically, become members of the New York State Snowmobile Association (NYSSA).

The fastest way to register a sled in New York is to download the NYS Snowmobile registration form (see below) and fax or mail it in to DMV, along with your discount registration voucher (proof of NYS club membership), a copy of your driver's license and a copy of your state's registration card or proof of origin for your sled. The Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) here in New York will process and send your registration sticker to you within just a few business days.

The DMV Registration Form  (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and print out) 

There are four ways that you can join a snowmobile club in New York State: 

1) NYSSA Online System: fill out the on-line application, pay with your credit card and print out your snowmobile registration discount voucher (this is available right now at New York State Snowmobile Association Membership Website or by clicking on the link provided on our home page) 

2) by joining a Club directly: print out our membership form (see above), fill out the form and mail to the club's PO Box with your check and receive a numbered snowmobile registration discount voucher in return, as proof of membership, 

3) at a Snowmobile Dealership (pick a club when buying a new sled, so the dealer can complete your registration and you can receive the discount or you will have to pay the full $100 registration fee with no discount) 

4) at a NYS DMV (Department of Motor Vehicle) Office: fill out the club application at the DMV office and pay for your club membership and complete your discounted snowmobile renewal registration all at one time. 

Click here to read the "Frequently Asked Questions" regarding the new "Two-Tier" registration process.   It answers ALL the questions!  

New York State, Department of Motor Vehicle has temporary snowmobile registrations available on Saturdays in January through mid-February from 9AM to 3PM at the DMV office in Mayville, NY. Call (716) 753-4229 for Saturday registration info and availability. None of the previous business locations can provide Temporary Weekend Registrations anymore.   

Or you can now fax your voucher and registration form to DMV, give them your credit card information and they will fax back a copy of your registration and put the original in the mail to you.

You can renew your Club membership online! If you were a Club Member in the 2010-11 season, Click Here, and you will be taken to the NYSSA Online Club Membership System.

Enter your six-digit NYSSA ID number and your password. Your six-digit NYSSA ID number can be found on your membership card or on last year's voucher or you can contact your Club Administrator, Dianne Cornell    

If you've forgotten your password, enter your six-digit NYSSA ID number and click on 'RESET PASSWORD'.

NYSSA recommends that you print one voucher for each sled you are registering (or make copies). Staple one voucher to each registration when you send it in. Print an extra copy for your file - in case you buy a new sled this year! Reminder: don't forget to sign your registration discount voucher!

If you experience technical difficulty, you may call or email the NYSSA Office at 888-624-3849.  Help is available 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

For Snowmobile Safety Course Information call the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Dept. at (716) 753-2131, as they keep a list of all courses being offered throughout the year in our county. Or click on NYS Parks - snowmobile safety courses This link provides a comprehensive list of dates/locations, etc. for every snowmobiles safety course offered throughout the state.

You must register your snowmobile if you operate the snowmobile in New York State. A registration is not required if the snowmobile is operated on the private property of the owner or private property the owner has a contractual right to use. A snowmobile that is registered in another state and owned by a resident of that state, but is operated in NYS, must get a NYS registration. New York State also requires a registration on trailers.

Snowmobile stickers and registration number placement

Snowmobile registration numbers are permanently assigned to the snowmobile when it is first registered. If you have a snowmobile that was first registered before August 1995, you must supply the numbers that attach to your snowmobile. You must display those numbers on each side of the snowmobile cowling or hood. The numbers must be: 

New snowmobile registrations receive a Registration Decal set. Attach the decals to each side of the cowling or hood. Validation stickers are issued annually. Put the stickers on the upper left-hand corner of the decal. Put the annual validation stickers to the left of the numbers on snowmobiles registered before 1995.

DMV Commissioner's Regulation section 107.11 requires that any registration decal issued on or after December 24, 2008 must be displayed on a vertical plane of the snowmobile's cowling or hood so it is easily viewed from either side of the snowmobile. You can be subject to a minimum $200 fine if you do not display your registration decal in compliance with this regulation.