well heres the deal folks ive been riding pretty steady for the past few years and now i want to plan a trip to valemount ......when is the best/soonest i can ride i was thinkin nov long but i have NO idea what snow will be like .....also anybody have any tips for riding zones like i said it will be first trip to mountains so i dont wan2 just jump in head first and break bones or worse my sled .........as far as machine goes i will either be riding a 01 rmk port polished/151/boondocker/attac/hole 9 yards or a f7 with a 900ss kit and 162(havent decided if i want to buy a new sled and go into debt yet).......so its not like im riding a 85 phayzer or something any info would be greatly appreaceated