Has this ever happened to any of you? I was out I Laramie last week for the second time riding anywhere this year. I took a friend out for his first mountain trip (he rides in the Black Hills and has only been off trail once, that was with us last year) he could hardly wait to boondock. We finally get there after a 650-mile ride. The next morning we hit the snow, was awesome weather. We are on our way to Lake Marie, I see a spot to jump off and go through the trees. It was nothing hard; he gets stuck several times. I can tell he isn't having fun. So I take him back to the trail and away we go.
Months before this trip he is telling everyone how he is going to out ride me, that is fine alittle competition never hurt anyone... The first day went OK.
The second day wasn't so good. We hit the snow in the morning, the wind was blowing and there was a light snow in the air (nothing bad). I took him through the Gap and the Roller Coaster (this is when I knew something was wrong). I found some great meadows to play in off the trails. But, all he wanted to do was ride back to the cabin and go home. He hated so bad that he said he would never go out there again. We were off the mountain by 1:30 and back home at 4 in the morning. The trip was going to be a 2 3/4 days of riding fun, but instead it turned into about 8 1/2 hours with full expenses.
Like I said in the description was the best of trips and the worst of trips. This was the best snow I have been in, in the last two years out there. There was around 12 to 24 inches of powder back up in there with an over all total of more than 7 feet of snow...
The funniest thing is, Thanks Giving I took my wife there for the first time ever. She might have put on 50 miles ditch riding ever before this trip. There were five of us and she was the only girl. We took her off trail right away and not one complaint about anything. She out rode the SALLY I just took out there 100 to 1. She even said he was a sissy, and wished she were there to show him how it was done.... All my buddies just shake there heads and laught.....

NO Sally’s Allowed!!! :cussing:

Next time leave the SALLY at the cabin and keep riding ;) Ask him if he needs some training from the ladies :) :)

I know where your coming from.... ive ridden with guys that talk to the talk but complain the whole time if the conditions arent out of an arctic cat model video..... Makes your trip no fun

Yep, been there before. Some folks just don't like off trail riding. I think it is the physical part they don't like. LOL

Send them back to the cabin to get dinner ready....hahaha :D

Hey Kiote, next time you go just let me have his place on the trailer!! :D

he must have been riding a mach, they're no fun off trail.lol :D

Almost sounds like my bro in law. He spends more time complaining about the bumps or snow conditions when we stop during a ride for a break, it aint a long one. I always lead cause he rides off the trail too much by accident and gets stuck when he leads and then throws a tantrum on how much he hates sledding cause he got himself stuck and cant blame some one else.....even though he trys to blame the clubs for not marking the trail enough.....this makes me laugh. I guess he needs guard rails in the woods to keep him on the trail.

Another couple I no longer ride with couldnt go more than 30 minutes without stopping for a smoke. Then they would either get in an argument or spend the whole time taking turns screaming at there kid. Because the only maintence there AC's saw was gas and oil, almost every ride one of them had to be towed back and the ride would be cut short cause they refuse to ride 2up with each other. Once at home they would drink coffee for hours and talk about riding and if you didnt know them you would swear that they did 10,000 miles a year. They dont ussually go more than 500 miles a season at best.