How did you get into it

[duke1n]

For me it started with trash talking on the innerweb. I didn't even own a sled but knew I was capable of world class riding skillz. I bought a sled a couple years ago and headed for the parking lots. The rest is history

 

[FurryCURT]

First ride for me was a day long trip with my dad and some of his buddies. I was 7 I think. It was a bluebird day and my dad even trusted me enough to ride around the meadows by myself. The only scary part was the cornice drop off of Heber mtn ! A few years later dad bought an old Ski-Doo 400 Free Air. Wow the stories with that sled are epic. After that sled came the 340 Polaris, 300 Skiroule, 440 TNT Ski-doo, 440 Yama SS, Kawa Drifter, and an 84 Indy Trail. By now I was 15 and fearless ! Folks had a cabin in Island Park and we rode the tracks off those old sleds. I picked up some better technique ( and judgement ) form a dear friend that passed last month and from my two most frequent riding buddies ( Idahoans ) and I think thats why I enjoy it so much. Sledding really does wonderful things for my state of mind and stress relief.

 

[DragonFreak]

Well it all started when i was like 9 years old. I had friends that pretty much rode their whole life and when i hung out with them i would see them at their house. I thought they were the coolest things ever. So when i was 12 i got a 89 indy 650 then i built an Arctic cat 700, i had 3 different 670's, 99 rmk 700, 2002 Pro x 800 mod,now a 04 Vertical Edge 800 and hopefully will get dragon this next week.

 

[jetnfool]

We had nieghbors that that had a Ski Dadler!!They had a cabin in Withrop and we used to spend the week between Christmas and New Years with them. My Dad bought a new Yamaha 396 in about 1969. We rode with alot of the clubs in the area back then, Salmon La Sac, Easton airport etc. We got out of sledding for quite a few years for finacial reasons, then one day Dad showed up with a 433 Yamaha. I finally bought my own sled in about 79 it was a 399 Ski Doo, it lasted all of about one weekend. My next sled was quite a few years later in about 1990 it was a 84 Phazer, I long traked it to an outrageous 136x1, man what a ride. Next was a Phazer II, full mod, Built a tunnel for it and put a 136x1.5 under it, ported, piped,etc. Next was a 600 Vmax did alot of work to that thing but no matter how much I did to it, it still was a bulldozer! Bought a 98 700 RMK next and had that for many years until I picked up my 07 Dragon.
I used to enjoy riding with my Dad and Uncle and thier friends, buy sadly they have all given it up
Still have quite a few friends that ride so I still have a great time

 

[m_beeson]

I was around them as a little kid, but didn't get much time on them until I was about 11 yrs old, when I along with my cousin rebuilt a couple of old ski doos. That 775 was the sh** back then.

 

[Desperado]

I got started in 1973 when my Grandpa bought us an Yamaha SL 338. It was a hoot and I've been hooked every since. Boy sleds have come along way since then. That 73 had boggie wheels and a single cog driver for a suspension. The 5.5gal gas tank was at the rear and the carbs blew gas back into your gut. Also those metal skis what a joy to steer!. One good thing is it did have oil injection and it worked pretty good. I still have that sled in the barn and I'm going to restore it some day. I'm still smiling about some of the rides we did back then. I was 10

 

[plumnuts]

My mom and dad bought new Chapparel snowmobiles in the early seventies.. and my dad got me a ride on a Scorpian as a racer in the "Boys 300cc Class" from a local dealer in Spokane... then later dad picked up a 1968 Moto Ski 250 for me.. it was the trail breaker (before there was any grooming)... we used to tie the sleds together (actually dad build a trailer hitch outfit so each sled would be bolted together)... then between three sleds we could push through the drifts.. riding in front was the wild ride