was back at it this weekend in N.H....pittsburg,colebrook,errol,stewartstown..... did the radar runs on diamond pond...1000ft track..NO BITE for 300 feet..after it hooked up i got 90 m.p.h. out of it... (they should have left 3-4"of snow on the starting line but...)..riding was superb!there was 3 fatalities this weekend...one girl on foot was hit on first connecticut lake..died at the scene..the driver that hit her died later at the hospital....another fatality in mass was caused by a tree at the end of a pond...friday at diamond pond someone on a brand new 1000 ski-doo (26 miles) wrapped it around a tree...broken shoulder and 3 ribs...a girl in pittsburg,sat,into a tree 2 dislocated shoulders and facial gashes..sat a 19 yr old on a brand new artic cat into a tree..2 compound fractures in the right leg..airlifted out of the woods...and down the hill from where we stay in colebrook 2 guys on brand new f-7's (in the same backyard) one kid hit a firepit and went end over end into the woods..not hurt(lucky)....his friend went off a jump and tagged a tree with the right ski...ripped it off the machine and he hurt his back but will be o.k. ..MAN!!!!!!!...WE NEED TO LEARN TO RIDE BEFORE WE DO "STUPID" THINGS...hope everyone learns a lesson here...zap!

 

People need to realize that these are powerful machines! They can easily reach 100+mph in seconds. Something that powerfull can kill. You wouldn't let a 14 year old jump on a 1300 Kawasaki Ninja? So why would a someone let their kid jump on a sled that will go just as fast in the 1/4 mile?? Example the new Ski-doo Mach Z. A rocket on ski's



The new sleds today handle awesome but people have to understand what they are about to ride.

 

AMEN!!!!!!(my 800 is plenty fast for me)...zap!

 

What, are these people watching slednecks and trying the crazy stuff they do? I don't think people realize how powerful a snowmobile can be. One blip of the throttle and it can get away from you. I like to ride on the edge, BUT, I know and respect my machine.
Keep the track side down.
On a side note, how many miles do you snowmobiliers have on so far this winter? I've got 490 miles to date. In the next 3 weeks, I should add another 1000 miles to that.

 

Will it ever snow again in iowa?? Ever since i bought my 99 600 mountain max it hasnt snowed enough to ride and that was 3 years ago. I have put on about 400 miles since ive bought it. Plan on making a trip to the black hills or Laramie, Wyoming in about two weeks. Cant wait. And yes...these machines will take you to places you never want to go. Good adrenalin rushes haha.

 

as far as miles go we usually try to get in 80-90 miles per DAY..i reset the trip odometer at the first ride this yr..we have gone 460 miles or so this winter...happy trails!...zap!

 

Check out this picture (sorry about the size, but it's worth the wait if you're on dial-up)....



If that aint enough to slow you down a little bit, nothing will. This happened in Michigan last Friday, and according to the report, "it is believed that alcohol and speed" were factors in the accident. The sled hit a tree and the rider was killed. Slow down people, and enjoy the scenery around you!!!

I've got about 525 miles on my sled this year. 400 of those miles were in the Dubois, WY area, 100 miles were in NW Wisconsin and the other 25 miles were just riding around my home/neighborhood in SE Minnesota. We had decent snow for a couple of days, but the day after the trails were groomed, we saw temps over 40, so that put an end to the trails for now.

 

we saw alot of that this past weekend....study the picture...burn it in your brain and repeat after me...gotta be careful gotta be careful gotta be careful...zap!