International
Snowmobile
Hall of Fame
Meet the Class of 2020
Submitted by the International Snowmobile Hall of Fame
Terry Hutchinson, Prior Lake, Minn. –
Volunteer and Club Organizer
In his nearly 50 years of organized snowmobiling, Terry
Hutchinson has been involved in all levels of the sport. It all
started with the creation of the Prior Lake Snowmobile As-sociation
(PLSA) in 1972. Hutchinson served as PLSA presi-dent
for over 10 years and as trail coordinator for the past 45
years. In 1984, Scott County’s three snowmobile clubs created
an alliance called Sno-Trails, Inc. Hutchinson held the office
of president and served as trail coordinator for over 40 years
for Sno-Trails, Inc., as well.
It didn’t take long and Hutchinson found himself involved
at the state level, serving the Minnesota United Snowmobilers
Association (MnUSA), and he became a Region 8 director.
Eventually, Hutchinson became vice president and then
president of MnUSA, where he also took on the role as chair of
the Trails/DNR Committee. It was then that Hutchinson was
instrumental in the implementation of a statewide corridor
trail system across Minnesota’s 22,000 miles of snowmobile
trails. In 2008, during his presidency of MnUSA, and as
chairperson of the Minnesota Snowmobile Advisory Council
(MSAC), Hutchinson played a lead role in implementing
funding changes when the club payment systems went from
a reimbursement program to a performance-based funding
program. Other significant legislation that passed under
Hutchinson’s leadership includes the change in statute
regarding the use of studs on state asphalt trails and the
inclusion of a state trail pass with Minnesota snowmobile
registration fees. Presently, Hutchinson is leading discussions
with MnUSA and the state’s ATV association regarding joint
snowmobile and winter ATV trails.
Hutchinson also represents snowmobiling on the
Minnesota Motorized Trail Coalition and the Coalition of the
Recreational Trail Users where he has served on their board
since its inception in 2007. Not surprisingly, Hutchinson
became involved on a national level as the MnUSA delegate
to the Midwest Chapter, American Council of Snowmobile
Associations and has attended Washington, D.C., Fly-
Ins and several International Snowmobile Congresses
(ISCs). With all that, Hutchinson still remains actively
involved in his local snowmobile club and is responsible for
marking his own section of trail. His passion for the sport
of snowmobiling knows no bounds. He lives it every day of
his life and it reflects in his actions and involvement in the
snowmobile community.
32 September 2020 | snowopsmag.com
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