I can't ride without a front fender. My mind plays tricks on me and I feel like my depth perception is way off. Instead of focusing on the terrian in front of me I was constantly watching my front ski bob up and down when I broke one.
If you are looking for a smaller front fender Acerbis makes a universal supermoto one that is pretty compact.
Im with you on this. I like snowbiking because im on a dirt bike. I like the feel of it. I get thrown off when I just jump on different brand bikes for the first few minutes because my fender looks odd in my peripheral and then I keep looking at it to see whats wrong.