BCSF News Article: Choosing the right sled crew

[MOMMA]

Here's da link!
https://www.bcsf.org/articles/how-t...xazTBMUCtW-_F11dvz5Kk19O1qehyRg2a1gtWAr4vRLXg

Group dynamics play a huge factor in your ride day. How do you all choose your sled companions? What's a deal breaker for you?

have a good one!

Momma

 

[JungleJim]

Great article Momma! Good tips or reminders for us all. For me it's all about finding good camaraderie, with similar approach to safety, preparedness, positive attitude and ideas of what constitutes fun riding! I've been very blessed to have great riding partners who have also become best friends. Deal breakers for me are anyone who heads off down the mountain alone without telling the group. Not a fan of prima Donna's who take off all the time and expect the group to chase them down to get them unstuck all day...

 

[Turts]

Perfect timing.
I’m searching for a new crew this season.
I’ll run this past any takers and see if it sticks.

 

[RXN]

Great write up. This really applies with our group.
None of us drink on the hill. Or back at the trucks for that matter. We save it for the room should we choose to have one or two. And are never hung over for riding either.

Our skill level is all fairly on par with eachother. And the stronger riders look after the weaker ones. We do make mistakes but we are always there to help eachother get out of them. Part of the fun.

I really enjoy riding with all the guys in my group. Whom all but 3 I met off snow and mud. (Two off Facebook and one from a sled club).

Looking forward to this seasons Adventures with the crew.

 

[kanedog]

Our crew injuries in the last three years-1 ankle, 1 passenger wrist, 1 wrist, 1 coccyx, 3 vertebrae, 1 collarbone, 1 hip. One fella still in rehab to help walk again. 1 sled totalled, 1 sled burned to the ground. Fun fact-We are all over 50. Haha

 

[MOMMA]

Our crew injuries in the last three years-1 ankle, 1 passenger wrist, 1 wrist, 1 coccyx, 3 vertebrae, 1 collarbone, 1 hip. One fella still in rehab to help walk again. 1 sled totalled, 1 sled burned to the ground. Fun fact-We are all over 50. Haha

Hahaha Omgosh I can totally relate! I was just designing a graphic from the ISMA press release. The Average age of a snowmobiler internationally is 45. Us old farts may take a beating but we're out there enjoying life!

 

[Teth-Air]

Our crew injuries in the last three years-1 ankle, 1 passenger wrist, 1 wrist, 1 coccyx, 3 vertebrae, 1 collarbone, 1 hip. One fella still in rehab to help walk again. 1 sled totalled, 1 sled burned to the ground. Fun fact-We are all over 50. Haha

You guys either go really hard or are really bad riders.

 

[martmanpg]

Great article Momma!
on that topic, heres another look at one of the points - I have no problem with selfishness on this level:

https://sleddermag.com/riding-partners-save-your-life/

 

[MOMMA]

Great article Momma!
on that topic, heres another look at one of the points - I have no problem with selfishness on this level:

https://sleddermag.com/riding-partners-save-your-life/

Awesome Marty!!! Thank you so much! Awesome info!

 

[brian h]

the first deal breaker i think for me would be people who dont respect the true dangers in the backcountry, for example if 1 person is high marking on a slope with high avi danger and gets stuck and you see his riding partner to continue to play above him, this is a situation i wouldnt want to be around so for me mostly safety of what can go wrong with the area a person is in. yes i know we all take risks and backcountry riding especially but imo as long as we are preppared and do our best in the choices we make. on another note i used to ride with a guy regularly who rides with a group that he said years ago he was gonna stop riding with for they pack beacons,shovel,probes etc but he says by talking with them they dont know how to used beacons,shovels are cheap and useless,wont take avi course etc. yes he still rides with them, so some people know better but just dont want to make a change, so when looking for a new group for some can be hard to take the first step, ...the first time i took a avi seminar thru martins with frozen pirates i was shocked how many people did not know how to even switch beacon to search little own how to search

 

[MOMMA]

the first deal breaker i think for me would be people who dont respect the true dangers in the backcountry, for example if 1 person is high marking on a slope with high avi danger and gets stuck and you see his riding partner to continue to play above him, this is a situation i wouldnt want to be around so for me mostly safety of what can go wrong with the area a person is in. yes i know we all take risks and backcountry riding especially but imo as long as we are preppared and do our best in the choices we make. on another note i used to ride with a guy regularly who rides with a group that he said years ago he was gonna stop riding with for they pack beacons,shovel,probes etc but he says by talking with them they dont know how to used beacons,shovels are cheap and useless,wont take avi course etc. yes he still rides with them, so some people know better but just dont want to make a change, so when looking for a new group for some can be hard to take the first step, ...the first time i took a avi seminar thru martins with frozen pirates i was shocked how many people did not know how to even switch beacon to search little own how to search

Such an excellent post. Thank you so much for sharing this. There are so many awesome points that you've made.