What makes you want to snowmobile? Is it the scenery, friends, the power of your throttle, the powder under you, getting away? I know it could be all of the above, but what is it you look forward too when you know your going to go?

For me, I do love fresh snow to make new tracks on, I also love the atmosphere when a bunch of people get together talking sleds and trails ect...

and of course, it's all my friends who can relate to the passion of this sport !


BUT, I think one of the best things about snowmobiling is how you can forget everyday stresses when you put on your helmet, it's like magic as everything goes away even if it's just for a few minutes. :thumbsup:
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Snow4

I just love the fact that you are out in the middle of nowhere, with your best friends and riding machines in deep powder. Also, the rush of riding is great!
It is a great moment for me, to not only realize the beauty of nature, but have an activity that me and my friends can enjoy toegether.

-Frank

I like to go right after a new snow the scenery is always nice and then theres the power.

Snowmobiling is my Passion. There's nothing like being someplace nobody else can go unless they are doing the same thing. No Bugs, No Heat. The feeling of the Frozen Air in my face when I ride with my visor up. The way the world looks after a new fallen snow. Making new tracks, Cruizing with Slednutts like myself. A blast across a frozen lake. Sitting atop a Moutain looking out over the Scenery below for miles. Kneeling on the seat as I ride down the trail watching the Sled glide through the snow and the skis cutting a path through it. The excitment, The rush, Cruising in total darkness at night, Shutting down the sled in the middle of nowhere and just sitting there listening to nothing but the wind, I could go on forever. It's better than sex.......

I love it because it takes a special breed that wants to snowmobile, same with riding motorcycles. Snowmobiling takes you to places you normally do not see providing you with such beautiful scenery. You also have the comradery of fellow snowmobilers that also have the same desire to be there as you. Nothing else compares to it in the world.

born the son to a rider/racer , I was bred to be the same I guess. other than that anything with an engine w00t .

I like it because its pretty much the only thing you can do in the snow. Theres nothing like a snowmobile, a 4-wheeler is nothing compared to a snowmobile (IMO)

I just love the fact that you are out in the middle of nowhere, with your best friends and riding machines in deep powder. Also, the rush of riding is great!
It is a great moment for me, to not only realize the beauty of nature, but have an activity that me and my friends can enjoy toegether.

-Frank[/b]
I couldn't have said better myself. :thumbsup: That works for me.

most have already hit on why i grave snowmobiling. the majestic scenery and atmosphere gives me a feeling of peace i don't seem to encounter any other time of the year. is it snowing yet ?

oh man!!!..just the smell of 2-stroke smoke gets my heart pumpin......its not just a passion..its a way of life.....i have had some money problems and my friends tell me to sell my sleds.......lets just say they arent my friends anymore...... :devil: .....there will be none of that!!!...lol...i give them that look and say "are you retarded??.........thats like saying throw your kid in a garbage can!!!"....lol........if your a snowmobilier....your friends have to be too...thats all there is too it...or at least love sleds.........it helps a lot with stress...my job sucks!!!! ill come home from work sometimes at 12am and be riping clothes off and putting on my riding gear and be out til i cant stand anymore......snow+sled=love!!!.........now im all excited....damn you snow4....lol...we love ya!

Peace and tranquility do it for me, stress disappears and life is good once again!

wish i could post my sled at the bottom (says to himself "soon") http://emoticons4u.com/sad/014.gifhttp://emoticons4u.com/sad/1361.gif

It won,t be long , someone 11 until you will be on that great snow with your sled !

For me its a way to escape from everything and have the freedom to go wherever you want. Kind of. The sled is one thing that I can go out for a nice easy ride by myself and cruise and take in the scenery and have a great time or I can be riding with a group of friends and be having a ball also.

Sledding is a great release where I can get out of control from a career that I have to remain in control too much. The thought of high marking that next mountain run or boondocking a virgin glade. Just kicking back and reflecting the day's events. Just nodding in agreement with MikeD even though with our helmets on and sleds running I can't hear a darn thing he's saying LOL

Life is stressful,,,, thats a fact. when you gear up, get on, and fire it up,,,,, there is NO stress. I can go out and run the trail by myself all day, I can ride with a group of 20 friends,,,, it doesnt matter,,,, its a great way to clear the mind,,,, now, in about 5 months, theres a chance I can clear my mind once again,,,,

Life is stressful,,,, thats a fact. when you gear up, get on, and fire it up,,,,, there is NO stress. I can go out and run the trail by myself all day, I can ride with a group of 20 friends,,,, it doesnt matter,,,, its a great way to clear the mind,,,, now, in about 5 months, theres a chance I can clear my mind once again,,,,[/b]
How true is that Brian? Geeez it's amazing how your head get's cleared when you ride. Oh sure the stress of life will pop up once in awhile as you go down a long flat stretch but it goes away just as fast as it came.

Snow4

Can you say ESCAPE :thumbsup:

I like it because it makes me feel like a kid again... I am usually grinning ear to ear under my helmet and talking to myself saying things like "this is GREAT!" "awesome, groomed smoothie!", "perfect temp".. etc. etc.... I don't know why, but I've never been cold on a sled, is that just our riding gear? or the excitement of sledding... When I'm NOT sledding on a winter day, I get cold... very strange... I also think a snowmobile is like the ultimate sports car, just on snow...The power of todays sleds is mind boggling compared to what was the norm in the early 70's. You can't NOT smile every time you crack the throttle.. I really hope science is wrong and global warming will stop or reverse in our lifetime and we will continue to be able to enjoy the sport.

STRESS is gone :D I always try to find a way to get out. I never make plans in the winter unless it is to do with snowmobiling. I like after a ride & someone tells me that I smell. I laugh & tell them that it is my calone. I look forward to riding new places & meeting people that enjoy this sport as much as I do. I like to say the cold but I would ride in any temp. :thumbsup:

FREEDOM!

That's sums it all up. Snowmobiling is the one sport that covers ALL RIDING STYLES. When the conditions are right, the racer style riders can most safely (compared to some other sports) ride to their hearts content, while the groomed trails allow riders of all speeds and styles to come together and ride to their hearts content. Everyone has the same goal: ride to your hearts content. Everyone has the ability to get out, enjoy the power of the sled, the freedom to go where you want and places you typically can't go (let's face it, a quad can't go everywhere) and it allows you to take a step away from the everyday stresses with life and simply do something you and everyone you meet enjoy doing. A winter utopia, if you must call it that. Before I discovered snowmobiling Heaven for me was warm, and Hell for me was freezing cold. Now I know that Heaven can truly be white, as the snow brings so much happiness for me now.

:)

Good Question, Costs Me a ton of money and always working on them. :lmao:

Good Question, Costs Me a ton of money and always working on them. :lmao:[/b]
I thought of that too, it cost me alot of money. But for some reason I don't think of that when I am riding. As for break downs I don't care for them, but I love working on sleds or helping other people getting there sleds fixed & ready to ride :D

Friends that understand, internal combustion, competition, acceleration, air, adrenalin, snow and snowdrifts, remote areas of nature, stress relief, speed, freedom, travel, sightseeing, gear, innovation, modifications, trails, did I say speed?, 2-stroke smoke, ...

feel free to add your words

friends that understand cc's not hp's

I love just riding, going to places you normally would never go or see. Reading others I would agree you forget all other lifes troubles and actually have fun. It is the excitement of sport, scenery, friends and dont forget family. There is nothing else like it in the world.
Ride on!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I like snowmobiling because there is just nothing else like it, i like it when it can create those butterflys in your stomach and afterwards when you have a big smile on your face from ear to ear. And i love it because i can spend time with my family and you can go places you have never been before, its just all one big adventure.

i like the fact that there is a system in place that you can use to go places safely without tresspassing. during quad season around here you have to be able to withstand rock salt because you are running on crops or the paved trail.

Just nodding in agreement with MikeD even though with our helmets on and sleds running I can't hear a darn thing he's saying LOL[/b]
sue-anne has taught a few of us :whistling:

Friends that understand, internal combustion, competition, acceleration, air, adrenalin, snow and snowdrifts, remote areas of nature, stress relief, speed, freedom, travel, sightseeing, gear, innovation, modifications, trails, did I say speed?, 2-stroke smoke, ...

feel free to add your words[/b]
Boy! Ain't that a mouth full of truthful words. :thumbsup:

I like the fact that in my area the snow opens up the land to riding you cant do with an atv, the freedom to make your own path. There's nothing like getting ready to ride on a cold day, most people are trying to stay warm inside but I see the snow blowing outside and can't wait to get out into it. The anticipation of waiting for snowfall, waking up in the middle of the night to the sound of the plow truck driving by, or being at school or work and watching it snow like crazy outside while you're stuck inside. I like the off season, when I'm wokring on my sleds, customizing is half the fun. I like the first test rides of the year, making sure things are in working order, or breaking in freshly rebuilt engines, or just plain breaking things. I like just cruising along checking out the land, and I also like hitting a hill wide open and climbing to the top. I like making it back home with everything still running and working, I almost anjoy making trail repairs too :D I enjoy meeting great people and seeing new areas. I do a lot of other activities, but none of them seem to get me as excited as snowmobiling.

Just nodding in agreement with MikeD even though with our helmets on and sleds running I can't hear a darn thing he's saying LOL[/b]


ROTFLMAO, Poor Mikey. It's a good thing we all love him as we do.
It is amazing he tolerates us like he does since next to Paul Yarek, Mike does endure more than his fair share of teasing.

For me, it's all about time with family, friends, nature, awesome scenery and THE EXHILLERATION OF THE ACCELERATION!!!! Nothing like all that adrenaline rushing through your body to wash away the stress that life brings us. I also enjoy wrenching on the sleds with Cody and Jacqui.
Whoohoo! Only 210 more days until sledding season.

Jeff

just nodding the affirmative .... ;-)

You guys are all too much fun!

Sledding to me is getting outside and enjoying myself with a bunch of friends ... I can't wait to get back at it and hopefully have a bunch of you visit again next year!!

BTW ... we've officially started the next adventure. The lot has been purchased, and as of this past week end, a driveway and building site has been cleared and an outhouse is in ...

We'll see how it goes, if all goes well (including the $) we MAY be sledding out of it this season.

Michael

(if any one can offer their services, even just for guidance, it would be greatly appreciated)


Michael

Once we have something to show, we'll post some pics ...

What kind of services or guidance are you looking for Mike? I'm a licensed builder in the state of Michigan and experienced in all forms of construction. Call me any time.

Hi Mike

I'm an unlicensed go pher.
Just let me know when and I'll do my best to work it into my schedule.
I can help out with general building stuff but you will definitely have to have someone that knows their stuff and can give direction.
Are all the trees cleared Mike? I can help with that.
I happen to know a young big muscled lad that I'm sure would want to help as well and his skills are way greater to what you need than what I have to offer.

Are you up to getting together soon for that brew & dinner I owe you for your birthday?

Jeff

I like the snow days! :D

Call me any time.[/b]

Thanks Keith ... I'll do that.

Just let me know when and I'll do my best to work it into my schedule.[/b]

Any time you'd like to pop up, there is alway something to be done, even if it's just to help me empyt a couple of bottles ... ;-)

I can help out with general building stuff but you will definitely have to have someone that knows their stuff and can give direction.[/b]

Perfect ... I'm the same way. I love building and working but I just not familiar with codes and stuff. Obviously, I can't do the excavating and such, but when it come time to build forms etc. I'm OK with that.

Are all the trees cleared Mike? I can help with that.[/b]

Done, cleared and brushed. All I have to do is split and stack the stuff I kept. Mind you, there is lots of that .....

I happen to know a young big muscled lad that I'm sure would want to help as well and his skills are way greater to what you need than what I have to offer.[/b]

It would be great to have you and Cody up for the day sometime ... If you ever want to get away for the day or just happen to be in the area, c'mon over. There is nothing in particular that I need yet, but as construction progresses ....

Are you up to getting together soon for that brew & dinner I owe you for your birthday?[/b]

We should try to do that soon, I still have your dvd's and a bag from the winter ... ;-)

There is not one thing mentioned so far that I would disagree with and those of you who know me know how disagreeable I am.

The hardest thing to deal with about sledding is the sore muscles you have to put up with at the end of the day, face muscles that is, from grinning alll day long. What a great way to spend the day with friends and family

there is one thing thats alot harder to deal with then sore muscles in this great sport, and that is WAITING ALL DAMN SUMMER FOR THE SNOW TO FLY AGAIN :confused:

there is one thing thats alot harder to deal with then sore muscles in this great sport, and that is WAITING ALL DAMN SUMMER FOR THE SNOW TO FLY AGAIN :confused:[/b]
get a bike it goes by better and shapes up the face muscles.

what makes me want to snowmobile??? In the winter once Friday afternoon rolls around I forget all worries, head up with my father to vermont, throw on the gear and head out. The clear air, the family bonding, the outdoors, the adrenaline rush, it all adds up to one of the best things in the world. It is one of the reasons why I can't understand why anyone would ever want to live in the city!

THE FIRST TIME I START MY SLED FOR THE WINTER, ITS LIKE INSTANT GRATIFICATION, THE SMELL GETS MY HEART PUMPING. I LOVE JUST BEING OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WITH A SPECIAL SOMEONE. :blush:

The part i like about snowmobiling whould have to be fixing them, i like sleding as a sport but i just like taking things to so how it all work and etc.... Favorit sled i have is my 77 elan just love putting around in the deep powder with not worried about getting stuck lol.

sitting at the side of the highway waiting to cross

and watch the people drive by looking at your sled or slow down to look more closly

great feeling

sitting at the side of the highway waiting to cross

and watch the people drive by looking at your sled or slow down to look more closly

great feeling[/b]
especially those people who don't know too much about snowmobiling and they just stare like your on some sort of space vehicle..........It's a proud feeling to let them see how our sport has grown with the times. :thumbsup:

Snow4

I cant wait for that feeling. :inlove: :blush: :cool:

how about digging and old merc, a heavy one at that 440 tank , out of the 15' snow drift that you just burried it in :thumbsup: . remember the year and the machines well , do you? engines mounted on the tunnel with huge amount of power :lmao: . all the while watching a nimble light twister (trail or snow) sceam by. pic of an sr

here is a pic of what made me want to snowmobile, no 5 doug hayes' sled factory backed merc racer, sled is 75 model and one like what my father raced. yeah I guess the old doo back there means something :) , performance chasers I assume.

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For me its just in my blood . Im the third gen in my family to snowmobile. Yes I love the everything you guys said but I cant wait either for my kids to ride and enjoy the sport as much or more then me . I even still have the 1972 kitty kat that my father bought my brother Jeff in 72 in hopes my kids get to ride it aswell.

Heres some pics

A couple more pics

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Good thread Snow4! I LOVE the challange of me against the machine, the elements, my riding buddies. There is nothing like opening it up accross a wide open field and feeling/hearing the wind because you are going so fast. It's great exercise (the only kind I like to do) :blush: .
Going places you have never been before, seeint all the beautiful scenery and critters. Looking at their tracks and figuring out who/what was there and how long ago.
The new fallen snow is so beautiful and peaceful...ahhhhhhh

Freedom. That is what does it for me. That and everyday life itself. I like being out in the woods@ 3:00 am with the snow falling softly, not a sound to be heard, in the middle of the week when nobody is around. I am another third gen rider, some of if not most of the best times in my life have been spent on my sled. I cannot even imagine life without this sport.

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Bone Daddy......that is an awesome pic ! after clicking on it to see it a little better I see it was taken in April of 1971. and look at all the snow !

Thanks for sharing that with us.. :thumbsup:

Snow4

Freedom, meet new people that enjoy this sport, good times, Many stories of the good times & places you went to :D

Railing through a corner - butt hanging off the seat - stabbing the brake to kick the rear end out - mash the flipper and slide her through... repeat, repeat, repeat... aaaahhhh.

Besides, with my helmet strapped on and sled running I can sing without fear. :thumbsup:

I can only hope Snow 4 we can see that again some day. I have alot more pics of those old sleds and even more stories about skidooing as they called it in the U.P. , before all the trails . In fact some of the trails we ride in the U.P. are because of my great grandfather.