On Monday, February 19, 2024, the Vermont Warden Service responded to a snowmobile crash in Waterbury.
Game wardens responded to the scene along with Stowe Rescue, Stowe Mountain Rescue and the Stowe Police Department. An investigation of the crash determined that the operator of the snowmobile was on a guided tour in Mount Mansfield State Forest.
The operator lost control of the snowmobile while navigating a curve along Vermont Association of Snow Travelers (VAST) Trail 100S. The snowmobile left the east side of the trail and went head on into a tree. The operator and passenger were ejected from the snowmobile.
The operator was transported out of the woods by the tour guide and then transported to Copley Hospital in Morristown and treated for minor non-life-threatening injuries.
The snowmobile sustained minor front-end damage and was removed from the trail by the guiding service.