Well December will be closing in on us and for those of us who just
gotta get out there, whats it gonna take for you to hop on your
SLeD for the 1st time this season and ride! I've always had this
saying... 8" in the bare minimum for me to head north and ride!
And for me its usually a 4hr drive up to good decent snow! The
2nd weekend in Dec. has been the norm lately. -Dave

im so ready to go, as long as its white ill be out

I REALLY pity people who have to drive to ride. Living here in North Bay the first few weeks of the season usually consist of a 10-15 minute drive out to Redbridge. Every time I do I think "this is nuts, driving that far just to go for a quick blast in marginal conditions". For the bulk of the season I leave right from work, where I keep my sled.
Two or three times a week I'll knock off an hour early and go for an evening ride.
On the weekends it's a short drive from home to the shop and I'm gone all day without the sled ever seeing the back of a truck.

Still doesn't compare to Newfoundland where I would normally leave right from home, except for a week at either end of the season, when I'd have to drive for 10 minutes at the most.

So, in answer to your question, I need enough snow to cover most of the rocks, and ideally enough to keeps the carbides from cutting to the dirt.

Probably going to go for a ride next weekend, or the one after that. :D

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Depends on the type of snow. 6" of heavy snow is fine. 6" of fluff is worthless.

Depends on the type of snow. 6" of heavy snow is fine. 6" of fluff is worthless.[/b]

Someone could doo a pole on heavy wet fluffy snow! LOL

Probably going to go for a ride next weekend, or the one after that. :D

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Thats CooL! but this has to doo with the 1st offical ride of the season
ON snow! :thumbsup:

Depends on the type of snow. 6" of heavy snow is fine. 6" of fluff is worthless.[/b]

Will just pretend its a heavy wet snow then! :thumbsup:

my new sled doesnt come out unless theres at least 6" of relatively rideable snow, we've got some old iron for the anything less......

I REALLY pity people who have to drive to ride. Living here in North Bay the first few weeks of the season usually consist of a 10-15 minute drive out to Redbridge. Every time I do I think "this is nuts, driving that far just to go for a quick blast in marginal conditions". For the bulk of the season I leave right from work, where I keep my sled.
Two or three times a week I'll knock off an hour early and go for an evening ride.
On the weekends it's a short drive from home to the shop and I'm gone all day without the sled ever seeing the back of a truck.

Still doesn't compare to Newfoundland where I would normally leave right from home, except for a week at either end of the season, when I'd have to drive for 10 minutes at the most.

So, in answer to your question, I need enough snow to cover most of the rocks, and ideally enough to keeps the carbides from cutting to the dirt.[/b]

Yeah you got it made NewfieBullet! Must be nice! :thumbsup:
Better make sure those rocks are buried! :tongue: A foot plus for you buddy!

Last year on Oct. 10th I drove up the mtn. and searched for snow. I found about 6". Skies kept hitting the rocks. So loaded up and found a water hole.
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I guess it depends on how excited I am, If it is december and I have a new sled, well I don't care if there is 3" or 3'!
I am riding!

8 inches is good

Snow4

Well December will be closing in on us and for those of us who just
gotta get out there, whats it gonna take for you to hop on your
SLeD for the 1st time this season and ride! I've always had this
saying... 8" in the bare minimum for me to head north and ride!
And for me its usually a 4hr drive up to good decent snow! The
2nd weekend in Dec. has been the norm lately. -Dave[/b]
I voted 10" but it depends.

Last year we went when they got 12" of lake effect 2 days after it was 70 degrees..........BAD!! Brand new hyfax, brand new carbides.....gone in one ride!! I won't do that again no matter how bad I want to ride.

If the ground is frozen and the snow has enough moisture content I'd say 10" is a good start and worthy of riding on.

I voted 10" but it depends.

Last year we went when they got 12" of lake effect 2 days after it was 70 degrees..........BAD!! Brand new hyfax, brand new carbides.....gone in one ride!! I won't do that again no matter how bad I want to ride.

If the ground is frozen and the snow has enough moisture content I'd say 10" is a good start and worthy of riding on.[/b]
:thumbsup: My thoughts exactly... we did the same thing last year!

I know that shd needs enough to do (circles) before he will go. :thumbsup:

I'll ride when there is a good 8 in. Just need a good base under it though. I hope the snow is better this season, compared to last season. :lookaround:

I know that shd needs enough to do (circles) before he will go. :thumbsup:[/b]

And didn't SHD say he would ride on 8 inches, not very many circles can be done in 8 inches :lookaround: :wink:

For me its a minimum of 12" to take a road trip. Probably around 6" for just a rip around the house.

dad's rule of thumb was 6". I voted 4" since this year is the first year i actually own a sled. Ill probably to a few laps around the yard before the snow hits to make sure every thing is working properly after i get it back together.

And didn't SHD say he would ride on 8 inches, not very many circles can be done in 8 inches :lookaround: :wink:[/b]

But for a shake down criuz I'm in! LOL
It is the first ride of the season though! :thumbsup:

I picked 8"


Rick :D

last year i rode my 600 in sleet that barley covered the grass

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i ride right from my shop

My first ride is always on the ice infront of us, as long as there is enough snow to crawl over the rocks to get there!

I voted 12 but it was more like 6 to 8 last year of great rideable snow in camp grayling on a wed. & I think it was 2nd week of dec.

I don't have a new sled this year but I'm still pumped to go as I have some new stuff on three of my sleds.All dealing with how they ride & some.

let it snow ,thats when I go

I picked 6 but I keep an eye on the trails & if there is a good base I'm gone. Last season we had like a 4 inch base & the trails were awesome, went up north where there was over 3 feet of snow. The trails were bad, no base :cussing: just powder

Not until there's enough snow for the water bars to be filled! I damaged my old sled twice because I just had to ride as soon as stuff turned white. The first time I hit something under the snow up on the powerlines and bent the driveshaft. Last year I hit a waterbar, and must have hit a rock just in the right spot and I bent the hell out of my tunnel right around the drive shaft bearing.

This year I'll be waiting until it's safe to ride. There's no way I'm going to take a chance on wrecking my new sled, and to be honest, I doubt I'll want to wreck my old sled after all the time I'll be spending fixing it in the next few weeks.

Of course I say that now. As soon as my grass turns white I'll tear up the yard. :D

I will ride when the trails are listed as open and groomed.