Storage Dilemma on my snowmobile

It seems like all the newer mountain snowmobiles have eliminated storage all together.  There used to be compartments built into the seat, but that was back when the seats where much larger.  Now they have shrunk everything down and I guess storage is a secondary priority to manufacturers.  This problem has become very apparent this year when we went out on our first ride last Friday.

October 26th snowmobiling - Video

Here is a quick video of all the snow.  There is also a blip about how the T-motion performs.  My brother the one narating in the video.  It is his new 2011 Ski Doo (He bought it out of the box with 0 miles) with T-motion installed.  I am on the sled at the top of the hill.  He is coming off of a 2007 REV chassis, so the upgrade is substantial.  You can really see the difference in the way he is riding if you compared it to last year.  In my opinion he started this year (rusty and all) looking better than he finished last year.  Snow conditions probably had something to do with it, but I believe it is mostly the sled. 

Keep you eyes peeled for more videos of our first ride.  I am not very good at editing yet, so it takes me a while to put a video together with a bit more action involved.  For now FEAST YOUR EYES ON ALL THAT NEW SNOW.

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DPS

Bret Rasmussen snowmobiling seminar

I just attended the Snowest Intermountain snowmobile show.  It was pretty cool.  There where a lot cool innovative products.  I enjoyed going around and seeing all the displays.  But the real reason I like to go is for the free riding seminar put on by pro rider Bret Rasmussen.  He is a mountian snowmobiling celebrity, and an excelent rider (one of the best in the world.)  Naturally I was sitting as close as I could to the front.  I was on the second row and pretty close to the center.  I really wanted to hear what he had to say. 

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SNOWMOBILING IN OCTOBER

I went out on the first ride of the season today.  It was awesome.  Never has a first season ride been so good.  Snow over our hoods, powder everywhere.  Loved it.

I was disappointed however in the fact that when i got up there and tried to use my new Contour GPS camera the battery was dead.  I must have left it on all night.  I was super bumbed out.  It would have been the first real video with my camera and I was excited to use it.  Now I am going to have to wait another couple of weeks before it snows again enough to go out.

Fortunately my brother had his GoPro so we did get some footage.  I will share once I get it from him and edit it a bit.  But for now... Click READ MORE to see the pictures.

Planning the first ride of the season

We have had uncharacteristic storms come threw northern Utah this week. My favorite riding area got hammered with snow. So I am going out to ride in it tomorrow. But with the first ride of the season there is always a checklist of things to get done before you can go play. Here is mine:

Just takes a bit of cash...

A couple of days ago I was talking to my brother-in-law about some cool ideas.  I brought up amphibious vehicles.  In the past these vehicles are capable of going on land and water, but at snail like speeds.  Where is the fun in that.  Now there is a solution out there.  The first high speed amphibious vehicle.  It looks a lot like a 4-wheeler, but it can also go around 45 mph on water like a jet ski. It just takes finding that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.  If you can fork out $40,000 for a four wheeler- Jet Ski combo then this thing is for you.  When you buy it, give me a call because I would like to go for a ride. 




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DPS

Your first time

There is a first for everything. Sometimes we have to push ourselves to try new things. This can be challenging and even scary at times. For my Nephew he took on the challenge of riding a motorcycle in the sand dunes for the first time. He looks like a natural. In reality he is a very good rider with a lot of common sense, so riding a motorcycle didn't seem that daunting a task to him. He did very well. Rode the thing like he had been riding for a while, but at the very end he crashed. It shook him up a bit, but he was fine. The bike didn't fair as well.



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DPS