'12-13 Snowmobiling season!

Haydays last weekend (Official kickoff for winter snowmobiling), and a new sled in the garage. Reports coming in of snow on the peaks of the mountains. Leaves are changing colors.

Hopefully this year will be better than last year.

Drove from CO to MN for Haydays. Lots of this...


Minnesota sunrise/fog as the sun rose (We drove straight through the night)


this place is -huuuge-


One of three swap meet fields :eek1


Got there and unloaded our junk


Did I mention *huge*....


Wind kicked up a bit saturday afternoon.


Didn't sell as much as I wanted to, but did get rid of some of some 900 parts. About 1400 I slapped a "Free!" sticker on the bulkhead, and an hour later someone took it home. I think I got a better deal than they did.

And a new smowmobile for me
'12 Pro-RMK 800, 155". A *LOT* lighter than the 900. Shouldn't have to pull this one apart every year to replace motor mounts and bulkhead braces.

Out of the crate...


...and into the trailer.


Home!


It'll never be this clean and shiny again.


:eek1


Let the modding begin.

As much as I hate the thought of winter coming, congrats on the new toy! Take lots of pics (again) this winter wouldya?

M

When I rode from Kansas City to Halifax back in '04, it was interesting to note the change in toys in the yards along the way. Down here it's boats. Going through IL, IN, and OH, it transitioned to ATVs. Once I got up to NY, MA, and NH, it was snowmobiles.

you took the southern route.

May be as 205 as Hitler's GS, but always worth a re-post...

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I needed to be in Halifax, so I slabbed it. I took a right at Erie and ran I-86/88/90 across to Worcester, MA. It was my first long bike trip (and I still had the stock saddle), so it took me three days instead of two.

You will be happy to know we are getting snow up high in Revelstoke.

Apparently we had snow up in the hills here last week.

Wish I could afford to run my FREE sleds this year, aint going to happen. I will live vicariously through y'all so y'all better be posting some good pics!

That's sig line material right there.

hopefully that means we'll have a good year this year in the Rockies. It's no joke been T-Shirt weather here since mid MARCH! That's when I traded off my old Edge RMK for a Jeep and I drove the Jeep home with no top and in a T-Shirt.

I'm ready for the snow to hit the mountains.

Hopefully start riding later this month....

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I can't beleive that as much as I LOVE motorcycles, that I have NEVER been moved to buy a snowmobile. I have never even wanted to ride one but once when a buddy asked me to ride his I did. It was fun but didn't make me want to buy one. I guess if it was as trick and as fast as some I would have been moved to buy one. It was a stock Ski Doo and had to be twenty years ago.

Might be time to give it another try.

Sleds today are -nothing- like they were 20 years ago.
Or even 10 years ago.

150 - 200 horses of two stroke goodness will pull your arms longer for sho!

Have a 154 xm on order. Hoping this winter is as deep as last!

can you school me on the sno mobile? is the rear fender ? that long to cover the track?more track ,more traction ? or is a it big rack for gear etc? anyways thats looks really fun.......................steve

Its so when you fall of the back your arm doesnt get sucked in and ripped off... Oh, wait that happened. .

Longer track= more flotation and traction in deep snow, worse turning radius unless you know what youre doing. It IS a blast, whish I could afford to do it!

Mrs. Trail Ryder got a sled for this upcoming season (the one on the left):