Restoring old snowmobiles is the same as restoring old cars, trucks, or other machines, said Tony Crnkovich, president of the association. Only the costs of entry into the hobby are quite a bit lower.

When state officials took $1 million from the snowmobile trail maintenance fund to balance the 2008 budget, snowmobilers said they felt double-crossed. After all, in accordance with a 2006 agreement ...