School of Hard Stucks!

[farmerger]

OK, so I bought Frenchie's 600 Summit and have just been puttering around my front pasture with my two boys for the last couple of months. I think my wife noticed I was getting a little stir crazy from just doing laps so she took the boys to town today and let me play on our hillside.

Well it turned out to be about 50% playing and 50% digging. Dang, my respect for you fellows (and ladies) just quadrupled. I had thought I might take an avy course in the next couple of weeks seeing as this years snow pack should be great to learn from, but I guess I'm going to have to first figure out how to really ride this beast. Does anyone ever put on a nooby ride or lessons? Alternatively, maybe this could be a thread for everyone to throw in their sage riding advise. I'll start:

1. Before venturing into the untracked powder purchase a shovel. Shovelling with your hands and stomping with your boots sucks.

2. Remember to keep your weight on the uphill side of the sled.

3. You know who hates a coward, don't stop squeezing with that right thumb.

4. You guys fill in the rest!!!:d

 

[MADPOW]

5. be sure and have a long track sled (for the "MADPOW" that is)
6. be sure and have the right amount of horses for the "job"
7. be sure and have a "good" buddy along for the ride lol (help dig)

 

[pipes]

5. be sure and have a long track sled (for the "MADPOW" that is)
6. be sure and have the right amount of horses for the "job"
7. be sure and have a "good" buddy along for the ride lol (help dig)

8. the trottle is your friend.
9. if your bleedin' speed turn out early.
10. no replacement for displacement.

 

[woodies]

11. ride with peeps that are better than you and WATCH THEM! LEARN THE TRICKS!

 

[Trashy]

12. Lead, follow, or get the f$ck outta the way.

 

[pipes]

12. Lead, follow, or get the f$ck outta the way.

I believe farmerger asked for sage advice not savage advice. Farmerger concider point 12 striken off the records.

 

[ferniesnow]

if you're leading.....

13. Make sure the rest can follow; don't be a trencher.

 

[Trashy]

12. Lead, follow, or get the f$ck outta the way.

12. Lead, follow, or please stay off to the side.

 

[Puba]

that's better quadtrash 666

 

[Trashy]

14. Think, before you speak....look, before you leap.

 

[pipes]

14. Think, before you speak....look, before you leap.

now your on the same page buddy

 

[meierjn]

14. Think, before you speak....look, before you leap.

When in doubt....pin it!

 

[Summiteer]

11. ride with peeps that are better than you and WATCH THEM! LEARN THE TRICKS!

16. Ride with people you know you can trust. It's real easy to get into trouble if guys take you where you shouldn't be but don't know it.

 

[stuckenough]

#13 (have we done 13 yet?) Watch what good riders are doing and try to copy that.
#14 don't be afraid to ask "how'd you do that" any real good rider will be more than happy to give advice.

 

[stuckenough]

Ooops hit post by mistake

 

[Labradorian]

#13 (have we done 13 yet?) Watch what good riders are doing and try to copy that.
#14 don't be afraid to ask "how'd you do that" any real good rider will be more than happy to give advice.

17. When you stop on a groomed trail, try not to take off fast leaving that big pile of snow, depends on the amount of traffic on the trail, but when that bump hardens up it's sure hard when you hit it at speed. :d

 

[growly]

18. Just like learning to walk,you must fall before you succeed

19. Play hard!

 

[Summiteer]

20. Everyone gets stuck
21.Everyone falls off.