How much snow is enough to ride?

[straight-shot]

Remember when you were a little kidand you would get up in the morning and there was 2" of snow on the ground and you would throw on your Snow suit and brush off your old polaris colt 340 and burn tank after tank of gas?
How much snow does it take for you to ride now?
Just curious!

 

[AkHockey10]

when the park rangers open things up.

OR when there is just enough snow to ride on

 

[TheCirque]

how much money you got??

the last "early season ride" i remember cost exactly 2 trailing arms and a belly pan.

so the answer to your question is directly porportional to the size of my wallet.....

Or

If there's a foot of new snow, I'll go ride the road. ;O)

 

[02prox440]

Atleast a foot.....depends on where your riding

 

[minnesotam7]

Here in the semi-great state of minnesota there's yahoo's that will ride on frost.

 

[speeddemon]

it is measured in feet not inches !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mike

 

[AkSummit]

depends on how much i want to break- or how bad i want to ride cause i'll probably break something

 

[FurryCURT]

I'm with Speedemon on this one. I don't really relax and let loose until there is at least 3 feet of solid base. Takes that much to cover the stumps and most of the rocks. I don't enjoy road rides so if that's my only choice I'll wait. Only rode 3 times last year because it was so scant.

 

[R J]

About a foot (12") would probably make me get the sled out around the metro area. Anything less it just really isn't worth the energy.

I'd be in the groomer at 10" though.

 

[vmaxfrank]

Here in CO you can get a ticket for riding on less than a foot on Rabbit Ears pass, from what I read here last year.

 

[BlgsRX-1mtn]

I won't even think about heading to Cooke City unless the snotel shows at least 3 ft. Even then I'm still leary of the hidden land mines that can create major damage. I don't get really crazy off the trail until at least 4 1/2 ft.

Jim

 

[Ollie]

I'll do a road ride with 12" of snow.
I won't start tree running till there is at least 2' of base.

 

[Snowizard]

Here in the semi-great state of minnesota there's yahoo's that will ride on frost.

About a foot (12") would probably make me get the sled out around the metro area. Anything less it just really isn't worth the energy.
I'd be in the groomer at 10" though.

We got 11-12 inches of that "frost here in Brain-nerd yesterday. I just came in to warm up from snow plowing around my place. I got a lot more to do since I built my pole barn.
Barn=Good.
Much more snow to remove=not good ..

But for sledding= very good. I may get out later this afternoon for a first ride of the season. Nice to have snow now, and not having to wait until February like last year.

 

[Billy Bigrigger]

No Base

Hard to believe, but this isn't enough snow. No base. Pic taken Sunday Dec 2nd 07

 

[89sandman]

me and trench digger went out in oct. and the snow cam said 3 inches, was plenty for me!!!

 

[snowmobiler]

1 inch of hard snow is all i need.

 

[WatchThis!!!]

It doesnt matter because it's never gonna snow over here in Saudi Arabia anyway. And i just bought a Turbo nytro w/ vanamburg Tunnel and boondocker nos. :[

 

[FurryCURT]

So where is it kept? i'd be happy to break it in for you and ride it once a week or more. I could even send you videos and pictures....Elko? I can get there no problem... Thanks in advance...

 

[AKrider]

It depends.... what kind of snow? The most important part is having a base. You can have 2' of dry, crystalized powder and still be riding on the ground. Or you can have an 1-2" or crusty, set up base that will allow you to ride roads, smooth trails, etc as long as you are careful.

I'd still be around 50 miles my Nytro this season if I waited for more than the icy, crusty, wind blown and melted 6-8" of base I'm currently riding on. Be careful, put on old skags and skis, and ride slow through the unfrozen creeks. I've probably ridden 220 miles in this crap.

 

[irydcat]

I realy need is a inch if I can find some unplowed fields to ride in.