Is just me or are there alot of jerks on the mountain?

[sodfarmer]

Example one. We pull into the parking lot and the guy that parks next to us has a couple modded up M sleds (twins, mesh hood, etc) so I say to him nice sled what have you done. He acts like wtf are you talking to me for. If someone commented on my junk I would be more than happy to talk to them about it.

Example two. After riding most of the morning my brother hit a rock with his belly pan and exploded his primary. We are 5 ish miles off the trail so our only option was pulling him out down a drainage. We come onto 2 guys 1 50 year old on an xp and a 20 year old on a turboed Nytro stopped in the middle of the drainage. The kid on the Nytro had no business being off the trail. My brother that was being towed out was outriding him. When we got out in the open they had stopped so I asked the kid how he liked his Nytro. Again he and the old man acted like wtf are you talking to me for.

Example 3. We get down on the trail and are going slow because we are towing and 2 guys on xp's pass us and as soon as they are like 1 ft. past us rooster us. I wanted to just beat them. It took all I had to not say anything since they were parked next to us.

The only 2 people that were nice to us were 2 guys on an old xlt and a powder special. Maybe since we ride older stuff we are not worthy to talk to the guys with new stuff. I just don't understand why it's hard to be friendly. We like to ride just as much as anyone else.

Sorry for the rant, but I am a little bent.

 

[Freak]

I find most sledders are pretty cool. but that might just be me. but there are jerks everywhere you go. I usually am nicer to riders on older sleds cause theyre not so cocky.

 

[V-Man]

Where do you ride. I need to make sure I never go there!!

My encounters in Washington have been very positive. Strangers always stopping to help dig out a sled, and I do so in return, etc.

 

[WatchThis!!!]

I know what you mean. I even ride the new sleds and there are still some stuck-up pricks that think they're all that and then some because they have poser flames.
It bugs me. Im up there to have a fun time and they'll just ruin it for you. I just try to ignore them.
Sorry that happened!

Jay

 

[Bubba700]

Post what part of the country your talkin bout, Idaho Pieps are always nice from my exp.

 

[christian]

only place I have ever come across jerks is in overloaded parking lots!!! Which you know anyone that havent got to run their sled yet is gonna be a little tense!!



99.99% of riders I have meet here in WA are some of the best people around!

Example 1.

someone really stuck "everyone stops and helps"

Example 2 .

someone broke down "everyone stops and helps"

Example 3.

someone hurt "everyone stops and helps"




Wa riders Rock!!!

 

[Soccerd6]

yep, there are jerks on the mountain - but it's been my experience (like Christian) that there are many more good folks on the mountain!

It has also been my experience that banking good Karma is a good idea

 

[dre]

I started my mountain experience skiing. Then snowboarding for over a decade & recently got sleds. I've found snowmobilers to be the most welcoming, helpful & friendly folks on snow. Compare them to the ski crowd at your average ski resort...totally different vibe. Most snow sports are full of pointless attitude & snootiness. When I take my ski & snowboard friends out on the sleds, they all comment that slednecks are friendly & helpful. I'm sure there are a few tools out there, but it feels like they are few & far between.

 

[sodfarmer]

I was riding in Logan Canyon Ut. There are alot of nice people out there don't get me wrong, but I just don't get not being friendly. Maybe it was just my day to deal with jerks.

 

[grubbn]

Dont let a couple jerks ruin your opinion of all. Most snowmobiler's are just like you, there looking for good conversation w/like minded peep's. The sledders here in Wa. are great people. Very friendly and always willing to lend a hand. I do agree however there is a social gap between people who ride new iron as apposed to old. But with that said i think i dont think its "stuck up posers on new machines". Just the opposite. I have seen people who ride older sleds purposefully segregate themselves from groups with newer machines. Maybe based on the belief that people who ride new sleds feel superior in some way? I dunno? The best advice is be friendly and talk to everyone...you dont want to end up the subject of a forum someday

 

[WatchThis!!!]

BTW, The old crowd from Elko were some of the nicest folks I ever did meet. I miss them. lol

 

[AdrenalineAddict]

I don't think it matters what sport you're dealing with you're going to have a melting pot of personalities. You're always going to have those who think they're gods gift to whatever they're participating in. I simply distance myself from the known azzholes on the mountain put them on ignore (works for me), but overall I feel sledding has some of the finest people I've ever met. Most sledders have a smile on their face and love the gift of life. I had a great ride yesterday where a few people were ripping up a hill we run drags on, a few people stopped to watch, some joined in, it wasn't long and we had a semi-organized hilldrag competiton going on. It was a fabulous morning spent with life loving people. If someone would have broke down or needed any kind of assistance there would have been twentysome folks lending a helping hand. You would have loved it Jay, maybe you can make it over for a ride sometime this winter.

 

[R J]

Some guys get to high on themsleves that is for sure, others may just not want to talk at that time but simple jesture or thank you would be much better then nothing at all.

This could be a reason why we as a group have so much trouble banning together for the betterment of the sport. Too many people are "in it" for themselves.

Your examples are what a lot of have seen many, many times.

 

[rockdog2112]

We ride in the Snowys almost every weekend. While up on the mountain, I don't think I've ever met a jerk. Last week we were breaking in my wife's new sled. We did some stopping for "cool downs" and to check levels. I don't think anyone drove past (no matter what brand they rode or where they were from) that didn't stop and offer assistance. Unfortunately, the parking lot can be a different story, Some folks act poorly there. Thanks to the two guys that helped me dig out up by Rob Roy yesterday. I was buried and would have been there for a while. It was a case where a nice sled, no base, a creekbed, and me not pinning it fast enough got me sunk. Thanks guys.

 

[ragincajun]

ive met alot of both. some really stuck up, some who are really nice and are willing to talk to you about their sleds and some who are so so. most of the time they are nice guys who will help out anytime.

 

[m_beeson]

I was riding in Logan Canyon Ut. There are alot of nice people out there don't get me wrong, but I just don't get not being friendly. Maybe it was just my day to deal with jerks.

You think you had a bad experience. How do you think their wives feel...

 

[duke1n]

More whining

 

[line8]

It's mostly arrogance and that is usually caused by something else. You wouldn't want help from them anyway. I experienced this a couple times last week. In a parking lot in Cle Elum with a stuck car. Said Hi to the guy as he walked by and he looked at me like I invaded his space. I said this will be fun when he gets back and cant get out of the lot because how he parked. Sure enough, he comes back cussing about something and glaring; 35 seconds later after he nosed himself crooked into a snowbank he gets out and was the nicest gentleman you ever could imagine asking me for some help. I gave him a little shove that didn't work and then gave him my shovel to dig. He was super nice in the end when he was out and on the move again. I nearly fell into the arrogance trap when he asked for my help. I could have gave him the same impression about me that he gave me in the beginning.

 

[sodfarmer]

You think you had a bad experience. How do you think their wives feel...

Funny.

In retrospect my post should have read why were 3 of the 4 groups we ran into yesterday jerks. Add to that my friend is looking to buy a Edge 700 and we went to look at 2 different sleds at 100 miles round trip each time and both of the guys decided they did not want to sell them after we looked at them.

I know there are alot of good guys out there and I would bet all the people would have helped if help was needed, but I think we all could be more friendly. It was just my luck that 5 of 6 experiences with other sledders were bad this week.

 

[sodfarmer]

More whining

More whining by duke1n about whining. Thanks for keeping us in line.