How Deep Do You Like It?

[Coldfinger]

For the first ride of the season, how deep do you like the snow to be showing on your favorite Snotel site for on-trail riding and how deep for off-trail riding?

For off-trail, please tell which riding area because some have more and larger boulders than others.

I'm thinking 30" for on trail and 48" for off-trail for the Snowy Range by Laramie.

 

[MTNMAN800]

To me it depends more on the quality of the base than the overall amount. I have ridden early season before where the snow was over my windshield most of the day and yet all but refused to go off trail because there was no base. I tried going off trail in an area that I knew was rock free and I could feel that the skis and track were pretty much riding on dirt even though the snow was coming over the windshield. I decided to stick to the trail for the day. Ended up being a good idea since when I got back to the parking lot there were about 4 or 5 brand new sleds that were headed to the scrap yard due to hitting rocks, stumps etc. Personally I need about 3 feet of solid base before I'm going off trail.

 

[snowdingo]

I agree. If you're just playing in some meadows, which you know are rock free, you can get away with playing early. But any area that has a lot of rock needs at least a few feet of base. Buying replacement A-arms at the start of the season sucks!

 

[sutton600xp]

I agree you need to have a good base to ride off trail. Since all my riding is off trail i usually wait until the end of Dec. to ride.

 

[ezra]

so the stripper asks the other stripper ^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[wjl]

I have rode on covered asphalt with 10" but leading, would like 18" to be safe for trail.
Off trail I go buy the local ski resort total, if they show above 70" base it should be good to go off trail. (they tend to fib on there base but 70" means there is at least 50" to 60" in the woods)
Lots of other factors too. If your not the leader 2nd or 3rd may hit something, base, logging from the summer, wind storms/downed trees.
When I first got my sled it was fun to go out first now I wait for all the others to tell the tails of how they wrecked there sled and should have waited.
Location Utah, North

 

[Wheel House Motorsports]

i like it DEEP..

but hey, doesnt mean you cant have fun when things are a little wanting

 

[High Velocity]

Give me enough settled base to cover all the landmines and a couple feet of pow on top for the first ride. I love having 3+ feet later on but I'm usually too out of shape the first ride to really enjoy the super deep pow.

 

[i'llDooit]

the first ride is usually with my girlfriend. she dont want to ride unless its deep

 

[newmy1]

Snowies, first weekend of December hell or high water..

 

[POLZIN]

36" for the first tuning ride 60 before its safe(er) off trail

 

[tudizzle]

I like it deep enough where if I push it hard enough I will bottom out...




oh wait....your talking about snow?

 

[druchti]

Balls deep is usually nice.... ..lol

 

[Ski-Dont89]

anytime there is enough to cover the hifax...

 

[2XM3]

off trail nice to see around 70-80 inches...