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best place to ride?

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tbeaton

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well my friends and i have decided that sometime next year we are going to take a trip out west (we are from the east coast). I am wondering where the best place to rent and ride is. we will probably need a guide unless we meet up with friends out there. also what time of year should we go? we want to go when we can't ride around here. so early season or late season, what is the best? if anyone can point me in the right direction i would appreciate it.

i know about the Burant deal, but we don't want to spend quite that much.

thanks
 
Probably one of the top picks would have to be Towgotee Mountain Lodge, great snow and terrain, decent prices on rentals, and (at least when I went) some of the most helpful, friendly guides you could ask for.

Just my opinion, I'm sure there are others just as good.
 
well my friends and i have decided that sometime next year we are going to take a trip out west (we are from the east coast). I am wondering where the best place to rent and ride is. we will probably need a guide unless we meet up with friends out there. also what time of year should we go? we want to go when we can't ride around here. so early season or late season, what is the best? if anyone can point me in the right direction i would appreciate it.

i know about the Burant deal, but we don't want to spend quite that much.

thanks

If you are flying I would look around Salt Lake City. Very cost effective areas to ride with lots of powder.
 
thanks for the responses, we will definetly wait to see where the snow is, i'm not going to plan this right now, but i want to get some ideas of where we should head to.
 
First timers should try West Yellowstone, the Big Horns, even Island Park areas to get their feet wet.

okay cool, any suggestions on places to stay and rent? while we are novice to the real deep stuff, we still ride fairly deep out here in nh and maine, you just have to elude the stumps, rocks and small pines from the loggers.
 
okay cool, any suggestions on places to stay and rent? while we are novice to the real deep stuff, we still ride fairly deep out here in nh and maine, you just have to elude the stumps, rocks and small pines from the loggers.

You can get to the West Yellowstone marketing website and get lots of information. Most places have a welome package of information you can request online or by telephone.


What kind of riding do you want to do?
 
You can get to the West Yellowstone marketing website and get lots of information. Most places have a welome package of information you can request online or by telephone.


What kind of riding do you want to do?


deep bowls, backcountry stuff. no groomed trails or anything like that. we have to much of that out out here.
 
Look at Wyoming and start out in the far east side, move your finger towards the center of the state and the first big range is the big horns. North of Casper and near the towns of Buffalo and Sherdian.

Maine and NH riders, would probably see West Yellowstone as the most comforting when it comes to what they are used to. It's kind of a first time place for many midwestern riders just wanting to get a taste of everything before committing to a mountain sled and never looking back.
 
Look at Wyoming and start out in the far east side, move your finger towards the center of the state and the first big range is the big horns. North of Casper and near the towns of Buffalo and Sherdian.

Maine and NH riders, would probably see West Yellowstone as the most comforting when it comes to what they are used to. It's kind of a first time place for many midwestern riders just wanting to get a taste of everything before committing to a mountain sled and never looking back.

still a good challenge though? i mean i don't want to ride anything thats similar to the northeast.
 
Are you a Canadian or American? there is great riding on both sides of the border, so you don't need to cross the border unnecessarily, so I would stick to whatever country you are from to avoid the border, and its hassles.

If your from Canada, I would strongly suggest Revelstoke, there is weeks of riding in that area alone, not to mention ridiculous amounts of riding around it within an hour drive (Sicamous, Blue River, Hunters Range etc...) there is a reason why the big guys travel from all around the world to ride revelstoke, you should have seen the powder pics being posted earlier this season.
 
There are challenges, just need to find them, but it also allows riding you are familiar with just so your not dumped into it all at once. More of a gradual thing. By the end of the week you will be able to make a judgement if you will come back, go bigger and better, or pass it up all together?
 
deep bowls, backcountry stuff. no groomed trails or anything like that. we have to much of that out out here.

So you can do this 3 ways.

1. Venture out on own and use local snowmobile clubs as a guide
2. Go to a specific area rent a room and ride
3. Get a complete sled touring packing from somebody.

1. Cheapo way with best flexbility. Fly to Salt Lake City, RENO NV or any major city with excessive rental places. Rent a RV for a week and a sled with trailer. Meet with local sled clubs and have a blast.
For example www.cnsa.net or http://www.snowut.com/

2. Get to West yellowstone (http://www.westyellowstonechamber.com ) or where ever rent a room and walk down the street rent a sled and go ride.
http://www.westyellowstonechamber.com/play/snowmobile/


3. Go to similar place and get a packaged deal:
LIKE YELLOWSTONE" PACKAGE: 2 night stay, 1 double ride 4-stroke snowmobile, park passes, guide, and fees ONLY $320 per couple.

"CONTINENTAL DIVIDE" PACKAGE: 2 night stay, 2 snowmobiles, for one day of riding outside of Yellowstone ONLY $300 per couple.

"THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS" PACKAGE: 3 night stay, 1 day in Yellowstone Park, W/1 double ride 4-stroke snowmobile & 1 day outside of Yellowstone, W/2 snowmobiles and fees $559 per couple. ALL PACKAGES INCLUDE CLOTHING

They are everywhere:

You don't have to search long, or hard to find out that Revelstoke, often called the "Powder Capital of Canada", is the premier, world class snowmobiling destination. More than 18,000 sledders make the powder pilgramage to Revelstoke each year to experience some of the finest snowmobiling available, anywhere on the planet.

ombine that with an amazingly priced accommodation package, including meals, from the Powder Springs Inn downtown hotel and you are going to have the snowmobile trip of a lifetime!

nowmobilers are always welcome at Powder Springs Inn. We have plenty of parking for trailers, and you can put those wet things into the drying room for your convenience

About $50 a day for a room then you gotta get a sled maybe a tour guide.
 
yeah i have found a bunch of stuff on the net i just wanted to hear from those who have been there or live there. we will probably do a long weekend. i don't really care where we go but it is nice to have something that we can get to easy and not spend all day driving to get to.
 
yeah i have found a bunch of stuff on the net i just wanted to hear from those who have been there or live there. we will probably do a long weekend. i don't really care where we go but it is nice to have something that we can get to easy and not spend all day driving to get to.

Depending where you go the weekday might be better.

What kind of living quarters do you need?

What kind of sleds do you guys ride in the Northeast? Your riding style?
 
Depending where you go the weekday might be better.

What kind of living quarters do you need?

What kind of sleds do you guys ride in the Northeast? Your riding style?

well i'm not sure how many of us there will be but i think we would rent a cabin if possible.

in terms of what we ride. i have 2 doo revs a 600 and 440x. we do a good amount of off trail, ungroomed climbing and screwing around. as for other sleds, there is a renegade, switchback, couple other doo 600 121's and other trail type sleds. we use the 121's in the deep around here, its not where near the pow you see out west but its no easy task to get through the off trail snow with the 121" x 1" lugs. my 440x with the 1.75 lugs is better but still not easy, but it is easy to get stuck.
 
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