3. You will get stuck. I was shocked to learn even the best riders get stuck … a lot. Riding in technical terrain or pushing your limits always results in a few “stucks” on the day. And by a few I mean up to 40. Interestingly, snowmobilers have an approach to solving these tricky scenarios the rest of the world could learn from:
Step 1. Take a picture of the stuck human/sled then ask if he is ok.
Step 2. Brainstorm best strategy to remove human/sled from said stuck position.
Step 3. Get every member of your group to start stomping, digging, and pulling. It’s a 500-pound snow leopard, remember?
Step 4. Go get stuck again. And if you were the last one stuck, try to wait like 10 minutes before you get stuck again (my average is only up to like eight minutes).
Step 5. Laugh at pictures of stuck human/sled in the bar at the end of the day.
It’s a good model for problem solving. If only Congress worked liked this.