Retirement gift for this 63 year old. New 2023 SkiDoo XR-S 900 Turbo R.
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Are you Over 50 and STILL SHREDDING?
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sounds like you will be tearing up some trails this season!
I'll be 70 before the end of the '24 season, my current snow buddies are all retired now so we will be spending more time this season on the mountain. The hardest part for us has been acclimating to the high elevations as we are flatlanders for most of the season. Our first trip in '24 will be two weeks so we can be more productive in the backcountry. We don't do hill climbing anymore as we have witnessed to many slides in the last thirty years or so. We're all about trees and meadows now. We have all shifted to +170" length skidoo's now to reduce stucks. As I get older I still have good strength but have lost quite a bit of endurance. So I can get around quite well but simply have to rest more often. That lets us enjoy the beauty of the back country more than in the past.
Love to hear about guys OLDER than me still RIPPING it up!!
Gives me HOPE.
Not yet but soon. Will be 49 before the end of the season.
Riding better and in tougher terrain than ten years ago.
Coming home without pine needles in the underwear is considered a failure
Riding better and in tougher terrain than ten years ago.
Coming home without pine needles in the underwear is considered a failure
Ya, I remember back when I was ONLY 49!Not yet but soon. Will be 49 before the end of the season.
Riding better and in tougher terrain than ten years ago.
Coming home without pine needles in the underwear is considered a failure
Those were the Golden Days to be sure.
Was damn near invincible back then when I was just a YOUNG PUP!
I will never forget. I was riding with my Dad and friends. There was a guy with us, in his early 60’s I expect. Great rider. Could read snow and terrain better than anyone I ever saw, and back in those days (early 80’s) that was important. We stopped for lunch and my Dad asked him how he was feeling. He said good, but the doc told him to not even go to the mountains the elevation could kill him. Dad asked him why he was up there. He said “ I can’t imagine a better way to go out than deep snow and a good sled working.”
Hard to argue with that sentiment.
This thread has been one of the better ones on Snowest since it came out back in 2017. Love reading the comments posted by the "old dudes" who are still out there kickin' ass(or trying to). Just hit the big 80 last Sunday and patiently waiting for the white stuff to hit the Sierras. Might be a late start this season, as we already had a couple of rides in at this time last season. Thrills me to read that some gents in their mid-80's are still out there riding. Gives me something to shoot for. Like I said on a previous post, it beats the hell out of sitting home eating Cheetos. Hope everyone has a great season and a safe one.
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inspectorgadget
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3 years ago, at the age of 53, After 30+ years of trail riding all over the east coast my group of sledhead friends took our 1st trip west to West Yellowstone. Lets just say I didn't get it right away (deep snow technique) and was only getting 6-7 days seat time for each of the past 3 seasons. I may only get 5 days out west this season. Can't wait.
that it does!
heck of a difference isn't it.
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inspectorgadget
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Yep. Way different. Years and thousands of miles of trail riding might actually be negative for learning to countersteer. Everyone seems to "get-it" via different tips or practice too. Of course, the young guys who started with us picked it up quicker.
its ALWAYS easier for the young pups!
DAMN STRAIGHT BROTHER.Different learning curve for us older school-bus drivers, eh Chris
Having spent MANY years riding boosted yamahas, and LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF IT, when I switched over to my First 2-stroke in December of 2016, I will NEVER forget the FIRST MINUTE of riding.
I backed the sled down off the trailer, flipped it from reverse into forward, and leaned into it (just like the Nytro & Viper) to make a really tight turn away from the trailer
AND ROLLED THE SLED OVER in the parking lot.
Absolute funniest moment of my entire riding career.
Damn Doo was so light I had to TOTALLY RELEARN how to ride that season.
And lets not forget the ENORMOUS SMILE I had on my face laying in the parking lot laughing...I can just envision that one Chris
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