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Well, bcrider has finally worn me down, I am done with the resort on anything but full on storm days or bluebird weekday powder days.
the rest of the time i will be hitting the b/c......
on this. :D Arctic Cat M7 EFI 153" :FIREdevil
http://www.arcticcat.com/snowmobiles...E5USG_sled.jpg
edit: anyone have a suggestion on a ski rack for this sucker. the x-rack (www.x-rack.com) looks pretty good.
:eek: :fm:
Ski rack suggestion...just put me on the back and I'll carry everyone's ski's myself :DQuote:
Originally Posted by lph
YEAH BUDDY!
EDIT: But serioulsy...for racks check out www.cheetahfactoryracing.com
Racks are totally unnecessary and expensive, and the CFR attatchment uses super-shady snowboard straps.
I agree...but tow ropes aren't.Quote:
Originally Posted by BakerBoy
Of course. But then again, he should have bought a REV, of course. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Arty50
Nice sled...
my buddy and I basically made our own x-rack for his sled with 10 dollars worth of metal and bungy cords from the hardware store...
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Originally Posted by BakerBoy
actually the closest new rev available was somewhere up in your neck of the woods. they are, umm, pretty popular apparently.
also, the dealer i bought the arctic cat from is the first and only snowmobile dealer in south lake and they will have a fully stocked service dept. I like keeping the money local and having the service a mile from my workplace is key.
the closest place to get a rev serviced is about an hour and half drive.
huh, so no rack? so just some bungy cords or what?
so what do we use? buddy suggested just a straight up waterski tow rope.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arty50
that gonna work to get us to the staging area? (at which point we are gonna have to get good at riding two at a time on the sled....ugh, i am dreading trying to get me an arty up to the top of red lake peak. )
I usually use old dynamic climbing rope for towing. Works well. No need for a fancy ski rack or waterski rope tow. Keep it short. Nice sled, you'll have a bunch of fun with it.
Red Lake? Dude, why are you fucking around with the road side shit? Get deep, Pass Ridge yo!Quote:
Originally Posted by lph
Oh come on. I'm light as a feather.Quote:
Originally Posted by lph
lph, now also known as the snowmobilechamp.
with only one sled and no experience, we will definitely be starting close to the road. and i think you could spend about 2 weeks lapping redlake and not get bored. great terrain with alot of line choices.Quote:
Originally Posted by Greydon Clark
but don't worry my very first day will be spent scouting sonora pass. :D
LPH, you’re being too cautious. That isn’t very sledneck. You need to rally 15 miles up a closed road, in the dark, and slay Kirkwood’s gnarlier little brother. When you’re down at Sonora, look a little south towards Virginia Lakes or even the Tioga Pass Road. Both are popular with the spring skiing crowd, but accessing them in powder conditions…. well, you have an imagination.
The mere thought of skiing these two areas mid-winter just made me soil myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Greydon Clark
Shit, sled into TPR, live like a king, and then access Saddle Bag Lake Road…
Excuse the Euro Jong question but how does this work? You take it in turns to ski down so the other can drive you back up? Sounds good to me... If you own the sled I guess you get extra runs while your buddies drive you just so they get a shot at all...???
sounds good to me!Quote:
Originally Posted by Huck_Schmuck
yeah, that is how it works with one sled.
the other option is finding a wide open bowl and letting the sled ghost ride back down. (can't wait to try that. ;) )
That is very, very cool. WOW
Nice sled man, anton pointed it out when we drove by the dealer the other day.......def sick as hell.
As for towing i think I saw on here either last year or the year before that you can us a rope with an old bike tube so you can put is around your waist or something. (quick clip for releasing iscase you fall or something.........) or I could have just made that up in my head...cant really remember.
A rack is super nice when boondocking or slednecking while going out/back, ie., Sonora Pass from the lower gate. Or whoopdee-doos!!
Tow rope, mtb tube as harness w/ 'biner holding together. Then you have a couple options. Just have a rabbit ear tied in tow rope w/ another biner. Feed tail thru harness biner, then back thru rabbit ear'd biner. Hold on to end of rope. A small knot is nice to hold and will slip right thru biners.
Or tie a short pc of rope on harness biner and feed thru rabbit ear in rope. Sit back and hold on to harness rope.
We tow 8 mi/lap and generally do 5 or more laps. Plus the tow up and back, 16mi.
Watch for overheating when towing in anything other than pow.
Get ice scratchers.
You might wanna get one of your bros to ghost ride his sled down a bowl first.
It works unless the sled gets bumped squirrelly. Can you say, D'OH!!?
It fits ALL my skis, Prophet 130's - Explosiv's
first day out on saturday up to Freel peak area.
OH MY GOD is this sport fun! Bluebird day, mushy snow, temps in the 50's. what a rush! the amount of ground you can cover, the pitches you can climb, the speed! :D :D :D :D
I think with the 'typically' bomber tahoe snowpack i am going to be spending alot of days touring and ski touring on this bad boy.
Good to hear your enjoying your new touring rig. Loads of power available at the flick of a wrist is cooooooooooool.
So stoked for you, Len. Go get after it!
one of the coolest things, is that i now have a second winter sport. I love skiing, but i needed something else. Living in tahoe every year we seem to get a long warm hi pressure stretch and the conditions, well, frankly they are either barely OK or shitty.
can't wait to get back out there. I love learning something new and being a beginner at something again.
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Originally Posted by Greydon Clark
Dude, Sounds awesome.
I would love to meet ya at Tioga or Virginia Lakes if you ever head down that way!