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ccoleman77
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Yes it is!
Is riding really that important to you..?
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Uhh !! I just do it because MY WIFE LIKES IT !!! >>>>.
I'm on the brink of a major life decision. I'm finishing up my bachelors next term and seriously considering applying to law shool. Alaska doesn't have a law school so if this happens for me I'll have to relocate for a couple of years.
I've been doing a little research and the only schools I'm considering are where the snow is, primarily in the Rockies/PNW.
I crushed the LSAT practice test and my friend, who's a judge, is confident I could into his law school at the University of Virginia (a top-10 law school), maybe even Georgetown. DC? Ewww.
My point is not to brag about my eggheadedness but to state how important winter is in my world. All else being reasonably close I'll go where there's snow and mountains.
I've been doing a little research and the only schools I'm considering are where the snow is, primarily in the Rockies/PNW.
I crushed the LSAT practice test and my friend, who's a judge, is confident I could into his law school at the University of Virginia (a top-10 law school), maybe even Georgetown. DC? Ewww.
My point is not to brag about my eggheadedness but to state how important winter is in my world. All else being reasonably close I'll go where there's snow and mountains.
thats great spin..advise from an old guy......you will have your whole life to sled...go to the top school..even if it means no sleds for a few years....
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WAmtnsledr
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yes!!!
you only live once so ride as much as you can and enjoy every second of it that goes for anything you do
. pin it to win it
. pin it to win it
Orlando Fl here ...you do the math. We drive out once a year and fly out 3-5 times or whatever time alows . We are ready to move but biz keeps us here for now. Praying for snow as I type
I'm very close to selling out and quitting
mostly because I have random days off and its impossible to have a normal riding crew. I came up with my user name because I was riding weekdays instead of weekends.
I was riding by myself and learning new skills, until one day while boondocking I found myself 20 miles from anything in nipple deep snow when I bent the hell outta my steering. Made me realize how bad it'd suck to hurt myself or break down so I quit that. I'm not against riding solo but one needs to prepare for that and I just wanna pound hills, carve jump and have fun not pack a trailer full of junk enough to set up a military camp complete with a triage.
also, its very expensive. I got like 600 miles on a sled I bought in fall 2007
figuring the sleds cost, upgrades, gas (truck + sled) lodging etc its a chit lot of $$$$
mostly because I have random days off and its impossible to have a normal riding crew. I came up with my user name because I was riding weekdays instead of weekends.
I was riding by myself and learning new skills, until one day while boondocking I found myself 20 miles from anything in nipple deep snow when I bent the hell outta my steering. Made me realize how bad it'd suck to hurt myself or break down so I quit that. I'm not against riding solo but one needs to prepare for that and I just wanna pound hills, carve jump and have fun not pack a trailer full of junk enough to set up a military camp complete with a triage.
also, its very expensive. I got like 600 miles on a sled I bought in fall 2007
figuring the sleds cost, upgrades, gas (truck + sled) lodging etc its a chit lot of $$$$
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Yes. Sledding is very important to me. I live with great riding areas just up the road. I live here and likeyl make less than some other areas in hte nation, but sledding is ver important to me. We also have a cabin in Fairview that would be inaccessible during the winter without sleds. I also love NOT being able to sled for 6-7 months too. It builds the hunger for it. i like to ride ATV's some too. But, IMO one good day sledding is better then 4 great ATV rides.
I am not sure what the point of this post is, but it sounds like a call to those that love it to become more politically involved(with riding areas and such). With any other political fight there are three groups. The ones that love sledding, the ones that hate it, and the indifferent. Sledders lose each year because of the indifferent. I think it is up the the passionate sledders to mkae sure the indiferent realize how important it is to us and squash out some of the lies from the sled haters.
I am not sure what the point of this post is, but it sounds like a call to those that love it to become more politically involved(with riding areas and such). With any other political fight there are three groups. The ones that love sledding, the ones that hate it, and the indifferent. Sledders lose each year because of the indifferent. I think it is up the the passionate sledders to mkae sure the indiferent realize how important it is to us and squash out some of the lies from the sled haters.
Funny thing is, my wife wanted to get sleds for the longest time and I was always hesitant...to cold, what happens if you break down, avalanches...I know, most guys would have been all over this from the start. a few years back i caved, and now I wonder what I ever did during the long winters! She's probably wishing we never got into it.
Just the other day we were driving along, I asked here what she was thinking about; me, i was thinking about sledding!
Just the other day we were driving along, I asked here what she was thinking about; me, i was thinking about sledding!
Like Nate said, i consider it a really enjoyable hobby....ive been riding for about 5ish years now, and i love it, but i could live without it. There are LOTS of things that make for a good rush/therapy sessions....just gotta find them, used to be skiing for me....and a friend i used to ski with now BASE jumps....
off the subject but if you guys ever try stand up jetskis in the ocean or a river its a blast. but still its hard to beat snowmobiling
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BigJake
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I'm very close to selling out and quitting
mostly because I have random days off and its impossible to have a normal riding crew. I came up with my user name because I was riding weekdays instead of weekends.
I was riding by myself and learning new skills, until one day while boondocking I found myself 20 miles from anything in nipple deep snow when I bent the hell outta my steering. Made me realize how bad it'd suck to hurt myself or break down so I quit that. I'm not against riding solo but one needs to prepare for that and I just wanna pound hills, carve jump and have fun not pack a trailer full of junk enough to set up a military camp complete with a triage.
also, its very expensive. I got like 600 miles on a sled I bought in fall 2007
figuring the sleds cost, upgrades, gas (truck + sled) lodging etc its a chit lot of $$$$
I know what you mean. I work a lot of weekends, and it is hard to find people to ride with on weekdays. I used to ride solo a lot and not venture to far out. One day I got into a place I shouldn't have been and rolled the sled over on top of me. I was able to get out, but really screwed up my back and tore a tendon in the process. Needless to say I learned that riding alone isn't a great idea.
I am a native Hoan from the Treasure Valley, but my home is in Dallas, TEXAS. My life since moving to TEXAS has not been void of the most beautiful precipitation God created. Occasionally it will snow here in Dallas and it is awesome (your appreciation for snow becomes greater when it is rare).
Fortunately my family still lives in 2C and my wife and I try to make it up there a couple of times a year. When snow is available we ride. Sometimes a special trip to Idaho is planned just for the purpose of riding.
It is not easy or convenient for me to go snowmobiling, but I make every attempt to go when I can. I may not own sleds but snowmobiling is so important to me that to get prepared for snowmobile season each year I try to lose weight and build my core strength so that if an opportunity arises I will be ready to have a great time riding (to pick up where I left off the last time I rode). So I live in TEXAS and I don’t go without riding. I have learned to get by with what I can - infrequent trips, website browsing, sled videos, new model intros and living vicariously through others.
I think my resilience for sledding is surprising. I love Texas and have little desire to move back to Idaho, but my passion for riding is the same as it ever was. Snowmobiling is something I won’t live without regardless of where I call home.
Fortunately my family still lives in 2C and my wife and I try to make it up there a couple of times a year. When snow is available we ride. Sometimes a special trip to Idaho is planned just for the purpose of riding.
It is not easy or convenient for me to go snowmobiling, but I make every attempt to go when I can. I may not own sleds but snowmobiling is so important to me that to get prepared for snowmobile season each year I try to lose weight and build my core strength so that if an opportunity arises I will be ready to have a great time riding (to pick up where I left off the last time I rode). So I live in TEXAS and I don’t go without riding. I have learned to get by with what I can - infrequent trips, website browsing, sled videos, new model intros and living vicariously through others.
I think my resilience for sledding is surprising. I love Texas and have little desire to move back to Idaho, but my passion for riding is the same as it ever was. Snowmobiling is something I won’t live without regardless of where I call home.
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Bkinz
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Thats bout the closest thing to riding IMO. I can't live w/o riding, i have dreaming of snow since July when it all melted.
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