Camaraderie abounds at snowmobile poker ride
The adult beverage staff at the $50,000 Bar in Haugen took marvelous care of the participants and the families for the 35th Annual $1,000 Super Poker Ride. They became even busier at the awards ceremony and raffle after all of the riders returned by 5 p.m., Saturday. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
Snow was scare in the parking lot of the $50,000 Bar and Motel for the poker ride, but the course held up great. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
Shela Glasgow, left, and Jodi Bentley played their part of the $1,000 Super Poker Ride in Haugan over the weekend. The theme was Vikings and Dragons with a little over 200 snowmobilers taking part in the 35-mile course. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
Raffle tickets for gazillions of prizes were sold by a table of volunteers with the Montana Nightriders Snowmobile Club. This event is the biggest fundraiser they hold each year with the proceeds helping to groom the trails in the west end of Mineral County. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
There may have been 100 fewer participants in the $1,000 Super Poker Ride in Haugan due to the snow conditions, but the snowmobilers couldn’t tell because they were having way too much fun.
The Montana Nightriders Snowmobile Club pulls out all the stops and plugs when it comes to this monster extravaganza.
Brad Moorehead has a bar in Coleville, Wash., and has participated in this event many times.
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