Arctic Cat Catalyst 858

[Vern]

My whole family are early birds, my wife hates it haha. If we ride later into the day it's no big deal, but usually the old guys are tired by early afternoon anyway.

The stress comes from the hoardes of people moving to Bozeman that have no common courtesy. There never used to be issues, but now it's not uncommon to come back to your truck and have 3 or 4 vehicles blocking you from getting out of the parking lot. The biggest lot we go to can have around 100 rigs in it sometimes, it's insanity. Being early at least gets you a spot with a straight shot to the highway.

We have the same problem. This year has been ridiculous. If we’re not to the lot by 8am we’re lucky to find a spot and we ride from one of the less popular trail heads in the area. The “cool” places where everybody leaves from are usually already filled up with trucks parked on the side of the highway by that time even.

 

[boondocker97]

The poor winter has concentrated people to the areas that do have snow too.

 

[Clark42]

I’m more of a spring rider type fella. I always say, when I start to see boats on trailers, it’s time to start sledding!

Sounds like a good weekend coming up for that?

 

[Clark42]

holy crap, it’s gonna be beautiful. I better change my motor and get out there. View attachment 417684

Uhh yeah! Gonna be nice and springy this weekend too

 

[Clark42]

No goodView attachment 417784

Everything that will slide has likely slid by now. Atleast that’s the case across the border

 

[IDspud]

Not sure I’d bet fully on that.
Some of our worst avalanches are as it warms and gets heavier settling along rocks. Also more deadly as you’re in cement instead of drier loose snow.

 

[MTsled3]

Everything that will slide has likely slid by now. Atleast that’s the case across the border

Not really. Slides happening pretty frequently still around here in SW Montana. Same weak layer there's been all year, it's just deeper now.

Scroll through posts in the last week: https://www.facebook.com/friendsgnfac?mibextid=ZbWKwL

 

[Clark42]

You guys are all talking about a snowpack 700 miles inland from us. Valid points, but not applicable to our coastal snowpack here right now. It’s been 40° at elevation for 3 days now. All my local areas are cleaned out

For reference. I’m an hour from Kane. I ride 3-4 days a week and assess snow. I have a pretty good pulse on the snowpack.

 

[Clark42]

But to be fair to the same point, whistler’s snowpack could be completely different than my local snow. Although close in proximity

 

[IDspud]

Mine was general snow physics statement, there are those that don’t consider your specifics and head out blindly not realizing warm snow can let loose as well.

 

[boondocker97]

Not really. Slides happening pretty frequently still around here in SW Montana. Same weak layer there's been all year, it's just deeper now.

Scroll through posts in the last week: https://www.facebook.com/friendsgnfac?mibextid=ZbWKwL

Yep. Our poor layers near the ground were so deep that slopes that slid earlier are sliding again after they have filled back in over that crap.

 

[Clark42]

I’ll contact Avalanche Canada right away and let them know they are wrong. High hazard, schmigh hazard.

Add this to the report

 

[IDspud]

Nice sombrero.

 

[caper11]

Everything that will slide has likely slid by now. Atleast that’s the case across the border

definitely not where I am riding in Canada.


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[Clark42]

Still riding everyday

 

[caper11]

Meadows


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[EBartling]

This is worse than the Polaris forums . So anyways- the reviews on the new 858 recalibrations sounds pretty good. Glad I ordered one!

 

[Clark42]

Kane where did you go?

 

[IDspud]

Neutered

 

[Clark42]

Ran into some Canadians in the parking lot today. They said any danger was too high and came down to the states. Go figure!