How Do You Sidehill?

[NITROSKIDUDE]

hit the nail on the head. esp for me on a trx 1 with simmons gen 2s. great in the pow but any crust or hard pack and you can not get the hi ski to sink like you need it to. early in the day you can use the power to help, later it just helps you go down (the wrong way) that much faster. i stiil love it!!

Yeap thats the way to do it!!!! Even if you do this right you can actually do it sitting down in the right snow conditions.

 

[deaner]

I like to stand on the downhill runningboard and push on the handlebars as hard as I can.

 

[spomey]

here is my method

Her is my method...
for beginners, point your sled accross a semi steep incline, climing at a low angle, this helps control speed, most beginners are afraid of the throttle and going accross straigt you get going to fast. have them come to a complete stop, then Wide Open Throttle when you feel the track start digging a trench pull with you hands and push with your feet to get the downhill ski in the air.
(your now side hilling kindof).

Next step go flatter and flatter across the hill side and practice using your balance and varying the throttle until you feel comfortable.

Foot placement can mean a lot in the amount of control. I kep one foot in the foot well, the other foot as far back on the footrail as is comfortable (the BEAUTY of the M-Series long runningboards!!!!)

now you can start playing on the sidehills varying the thottle then using your body weight pressing down with the aft foot and practicing washouts. pretty oon you are looking for obstacles on the hillside to sidehill trough and using trees to slolomn through!!!!

spomey

 

[Weekday Warrior]

This is how i sidehill... left foot on the left running board, right foot on the right running board.

If you put both feet on the uphill side and keep your sled straight up and down you'll get more track in the snow and go further. The more you tip your sled into the hill the quicker your track will wash out.

This is a nice thread, really nice when you ask for help to include pix like the above so we can see what your doing wrong

 

[olddodge]

I like to stand on the downhill runningboard and push on the handlebars as hard as I can.

this makes it fun for everyone, those at the bottom watching as well lol

 

[TheOnlyBFC]

If you put both feet on the uphill side and keep your sled straight up and down you'll get more track in the snow and go further. The more you tip your sled into the hill the quicker your track will wash out.

This is a nice thread, really nice when you ask for help to include pix like the above so we can see what your doing wrong

Doing wrong? Who are you to say what right or wrong is? Looks like its working just fine to me since i can sidehill to china like that if i wanted to. It's all about doing what works best for you. I don't like doing your technique because then you tend to drag your legs in the snow and i think that looks sloppy.

 

[Weekday Warrior]

one leg hanging way out looks cool man, don't you watch the vids?

rofl

just pokin fun at ya

was a nice pic btw

 

[Bubba700]

This is how i sidehill... left foot on the left running board, right foot on the right running board.

Nice pic, Where was that one from? After seeing it in person last week he can hold that side hill for ever Just emailed you the pics from the Red butte ride.

 

[powderman800]

Leftys and mountian bars

I have a lefty on my 800 but not my 600 and it depends on ur style. I never use the mountian bar on my 800 or my 600 and the lefty is only for bad situations. I'm only 150lbs and I keep both hands on the bars in a left hand side hill but in a right hand I use the mountian bar. I just lean with feet on one side.

 

[doors4u]

I don't even have a mountain bar on my sled.

 

[PKkeith]

Many sidehill while standing on one side. Going accross a steep face this is often necessary. Once you've mastered it sitting down, it's even more fun while playing in the meadows or turning back up a hill. Basically, turn your skis the other way, hang your butt to the side you want to turn into and crack the throttle. it will come over. If it comes over too far (as in oops) turn the skis back in and they will bring the sled back up. Practice in the meadows with your balance and your ski technique. You'll be doing figure 8s in no time. Once you've got it down head to a nice powdery slope. Enjoy

 

[cmanz28]

Here is a couple pictures of how I side hill........

 

[kootenaycat]

Stand on side of sled you want it to tip to, point skiis opposite direction and lots of throttle. Reverse steering theory works just like on a streetbike at highway speed. Turn right, bike will fall/lean/turn left. Same with a sled but only when on the throttle! And as for a lefty, never needed it, when I sidehill on the left, the bars are turned right and the throttle is close to me.

 

[blackout94zr700]

for me the bars aren't quite high enough so it takes more effort, but momentom into the hill, rip it towards the uphill at the same time,hit the throttle. no lefty for me, just mountain bar.

 

[jsellaz]

Doing wrong? Who are you to say what right or wrong is? Looks like its working just fine to me since i can sidehill to china like that if i wanted to. It's all about doing what works best for you. I don't like doing your technique because then you tend to drag your legs in the snow and i think that looks sloppy.

Sloppy- lol. Graig you make me laugh. I like legs on the side because i can shift my weight a little faster if i need to in case i hit a wierd rut or hard spot in the snow. To each his own..... and practice makes perfect.

 

[TheOnlyBFC]

Sloppy- lol. Graig you make me laugh. I like legs on the side because i can shift my weight a little faster if i need to in case i hit a wierd rut or hard spot in the snow. To each his own..... and practice makes perfect.

Silly Joshua... That was the main point i was trying to make, to each his own. P.s. i'm still heart broken over that pic evan sent us

Nice pic, Where was that one from? After seeing it in person last week he can hold that side hill for ever Just emailed you the pics from the Red butte ride.

That picture was taken at strawberry reservoir or whatever in UT. It was nice to ride in the sunshine, but i'd go back to our outstanding day at red butte anyday. Got the pics, thanks. I'm sending you all the ones that my uncle shot right now. Heard about your sled, that sucks man, good thing you got warranty right? How did you break it in?

Here's some more pictures of sidehilling. Some different people and some different techniques.

 

[800poodragon]

I love to side hill with both feet on the uphill side. the sled makes it so easy. it just seems to keep climbing and climbming...

 

[Rmskypilot]

Countersteer and stay on the gas. As soon as you let off the gas and stop the track from spinning, down the hill you go.

 

[Rmskypilot]

One more thing. If the back end dips down, countersteer even harder. If the back end goes up then steer into the hill to bring it back down. Its all in the steering. Stay on the gas.

 

[AkHockey10]

OK. First things first.
The original post was about sidehilling and how to.
Lean it into the hill, big hand full of throttle and go.
Throttle holds the right side up, so no need for left side throttle in side hilling.

Now about the left side throttles and the bashing they are taking.
Throttle choice does not change sexual prefference, hanging out with Larry Craig does

Left side throttle is not normally ment or used for sidehilling.
Think about it though. It's about 2 or 3 times a year that they are really needed.
What ever you climb up, you have to ride back down. We all know this.
So what about the steep downhills where it's also steep off camber to the right and you need to go left to avoid trees, cliff, or rocks etc.
Rather than reach down hill across the sled moving your weight to the wrong side of the sled, and having to grab the huge hand full to correct what you just did, it's far better to just lean your weight back into the hill and use the left side throttle and mountain bar to finess it over to the left where you need to be, nice and smooth.

For those who complain that they can't learn it, think back to when you were a kid and learning to drive a clutch.
At first you hit the wrong pedal a couple times because the brake is right there too. But then with practice, you didn't make that mistake any more and then started laughing at others for doing it. It's exactly the same with the left side throttles.
So just take the time to learn your equipment.

That all being said, I know that about 1/2 of the mountain riders like having a left side throttle, and about 1/2 don't.
That's OK. weather or not you like having a left side throttle is no reason to bash others.

WORD! good post, these kind of posts is what i like to reed! - apple juice!