Recent content by snoboy

Not a toy hauler, but Western RV might have some ideas for you

Stage at ski hill and head straight down the road the goes past the resort itself, about 8km back there's a meadow on the left of the trail and a nice ridge to ski on the right. Stay on the trail, into the trees and bank right when you get past the "sidehill" section of the trail. There will...

Only two weeks on a set, but I love them so far. Same review as ZRrrr really.

Exactly. My bikes were stolen by a spoiled little dirtbag of a white kid, some of the best times I've ever had were following situations where I found myself surrounded by natives and managed to work it into an invitation to come party with them instead of a beating. I've known a few exceptions...

I've bought two superduties and an other from Okotoks Ford and feel like they were good deals with solid service. Lots of acreage based, hauled my show horse type trucks out there and they tend to be traded in shortly after warranty, but well maintained up until then. Not much risk of ending up...

Hinton/Grande Cache is a great idea. I moved to Cowtown from NE BC, so I've explored the Alaska Hwy route and N BC. Always missed the part in the middle, though. Thanks.

There are definitely a lot of different factors in play. 5% of GDP, 25% of exports. Oil & gas is both not as big as some think and a lot bigger than some think at the same time. Consumer spending drives our economy in terms of GDP, but that's directly impacted by our exploitation of the...

We were planning a trip into Montana to check out the trails at Pipestone, but it looks like Montana's regulations now ban sxs use on the trails. My bike is fine, but the wives won't approve if the Rzr is limited to forest service roads. Preference is definitely for trail riding with things to...

I paid ~$1.18, not unusual for prices to vary by 6-8cents between different areas within Alberta. We all get screwed at the pumps, BC isn't special in that regard. I'm saying that Canada's oil exports provide us all with cheaper fuel than what we'd be faced with without them, not arguing minor...

Sorry, didn't want to go down this road, but I just can't resist. Canada Fuel Taxes by Province Alberta 24.440¢ GST British Columbia 36.533¢ GST + Includes carbon tax of 5.56 ¢/L as of July 1, 2011 (scheduled to rise to 6.95 ¢/L on July 1, 2012). Manitoba 27.312¢ GST Manitoba's PST does...

What point of view? I didn't offer an opinion. You just assume that I, and apparently all Albertans, want to see economic growth at all costs, the message was simply that everyone in Canada does see some benefit from the industry. Unfortunately, that growth and our way of life do come with a...

I didn't say I agreed with it. Personally, I think we screwed up decades ago by not investing in the infrastructure needed to be a lot more self-sufficient. Not a big fan of globalization in its current form, but it is the reality we exist with today. As far as the precautions surrounding any...

Wow, dude. You really need to think before you type, because you totally missed the point of that post. Perhaps your panties got all bunched up before you got to this part? "I'm certainly not saying that the concerns aren't valid and that we should push ahead with no regard to others...

But we're now working in a global environment, the old way of thinking isn't really applicable anymore. If that oil gets shipped to Asia, it comes back to BC in the form of cheap crap on Walmarts shelves. It builds parts for your sleds and quads, your laptops, your iPods, your TVs. It helps to...

Unfortunately, and not meaning to pick on you specifically, but this attitude is the problem. Can't have our cake and eat it too. We could probably do a great job of safely transporting enough oil to meet true needs of the world, it's trying to move enough to cover the wants that has us in this...