ghost<rider>buster

[Joa]

Any tips on keeping your sled from going ghost?

Ok, smart8ss- don't say "don't fall off"

Most of the really badly damaged sleds I've seen were when the rider fell off and the sled took a fast trip into a slow tree.

Seriously, if you're not trying hard you won't ever fall off... but sometimes it happens if you're pushing things.

So how do you keep your sled from taking a ride without you?

 

[BigRed118]

It's the nature of the beast. Sometimes it's going to happen.

 

[Motley Doo]

A kill switch teather helps. It may not always STOP a sled but it will slow it down a bit!

 

[Reeb]

A kill switch teather helps. It may not always STOP a sled but it will slow it down a bit!

Totally. First sled I wrecked was a '97 Summit 500 and instead of slowing down and doing minor damage, I wasn't wearing the tether my dad made sure worked properly before we left the parking lot. Sled kept picking up speed and hurling itself into the forest. I worked for a lotta years pushin brooms trying to pay for that sucka!

 

[Killerk]

Pick 2 or 3 turn outs.
It's real easy to plan a climb, and have a safe turnout planned, but what if you don't make it to where you planned on turning out?

Also turn out before you loose all of your speed.
I see lots of people try to get every last inch in a climb, then end up in trouble.

 

[decarls]

I was looking online not long ago for something that applied the brakes when the teather was pulled off. I seen a couple things that were proposed but nothing in production. Is there anything currently on the market? seems like it would be a pretty good idea till the thing slid sideways and began to roll??

 

[Himark]

plan your climb and note your escape routes and whats below.


But you WILL climb where trees are everywhere its just a risk. I have had my sled successfully saved twice by pals. A good pal will use his sled to parallel intersect it as a runaway and hook skis. Works!

 

[decarls]

When it happened to me the popple tree got to mine before it could get down to my buddies. Planning the climb wasn't an option, needed to sidehill to get out. Hit a rock and layed there in the snow as the sled headed south. I should have been able to hold on but it happed so fast I couldn't react.

In that particular situation the brake/tether idea would have worked.