Moving to Reno
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Tons of good riding near Reno. I'm not overly familiar with the Reno riding scene, but within an hour drive in a snowstorm, you've got Tahoe and Plumas County which are pretty good. I'm sure there stuff even closer in the Reno area proper that's worth riding.
You have a TON of good riding close to Reno. Look up Team Summit films on youtube:
Our local forum is www.westcoastsledders.com. We ride all over the Sierras.
Our local forum is www.westcoastsledders.com. We ride all over the Sierras.
welcome to the neighborhood akaviator 
All kinds of riding around reno tahoe area. Directly west of reno within 45 minutes you have Little truckee summit. Northwest about 1:15 you have gold lake area. yuba pass and weber lake areas. South about 1:30 you have South lake tahoe and within 4 hours you have Elko and the ruby mountains. Great trail systems thoughout the yuba pass and gold lake areas that lead to great playgrounds.
Last year Sucked so hopefully this year will be better as far as snow fall go
http://www.tahoesierrasnowmobiling.org
http://westcoastsledders.com
http://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org
Great community of sledders and some good shops scattered around the area.
NO its not alaska but riding from 6,000 to 10,000 feet does produce some nice deep snow on occassion
Makaio most of the riding is within 45 minutes to an hour and a half out of Reno.
All kinds of riding around reno tahoe area. Directly west of reno within 45 minutes you have Little truckee summit. Northwest about 1:15 you have gold lake area. yuba pass and weber lake areas. South about 1:30 you have South lake tahoe and within 4 hours you have Elko and the ruby mountains. Great trail systems thoughout the yuba pass and gold lake areas that lead to great playgrounds.
Last year Sucked so hopefully this year will be better as far as snow fall go
http://www.tahoesierrasnowmobiling.org
http://westcoastsledders.com
http://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org
Great community of sledders and some good shops scattered around the area.
NO its not alaska but riding from 6,000 to 10,000 feet does produce some nice deep snow on occassion
Makaio most of the riding is within 45 minutes to an hour and a half out of Reno.
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Welcome to the area..Moved from AK to the Reno area myself..youll be surprised at the great riding to be had..biggest differences are most of it goes on at 7k ft and above and its usually sunny after the big storms roll through. You also might notice that your 800 feels abit like a 600 riding down here.
Mt Rose is a small area just above Reno, great for tuning or a quick dig. A couple areas not to miss are 'Lakes Basin(gold lakes)' or 'Sonora Pass'...Sonora is the only area that really reminds me of fav places in AK like Thompson or Turny.
Besides this one and the others mentioned another local forum worth checking out is www.SierraSledders.com ..feel free to pm me there or here..
Mt Rose is a small area just above Reno, great for tuning or a quick dig. A couple areas not to miss are 'Lakes Basin(gold lakes)' or 'Sonora Pass'...Sonora is the only area that really reminds me of fav places in AK like Thompson or Turny.
Besides this one and the others mentioned another local forum worth checking out is www.SierraSledders.com ..feel free to pm me there or here..
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One last SMALL detail ... don't know if anyone mentioned this but in California you have to have an OHV sticker to ride.
http://ohv.parks.ca.gov/
All vehicles operated off-highway on public lands in California are required to be (1) street-licensed or (2) registered as an off-highway vehicle (OHV). If you are visiting California from another state and your vehicle does not have a current registration from your home state, you must purchase a California Nonresident OHV Use Permit before you recreate on public lands. A title sticker or title plate is not registration. Additional information is available on the FAQs web page. The Nonresident OHV Use Permit fee is $30 is is valid for a calendar year.
Unfortunately I must declare lots of people don't like snowmobiles as they are misinformed on what the impact is on the environment. So watch your stuff.
And set your sled up for 7,000 to 10,000 feet ... cause that is where 95% of the riding is on the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Most do not go out in the storms because a storm can dump feet per hour with winds over 100 MPH and lots of flat light showing little or no contrast.
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Don Brown
Not sure if you are aware of this but this year will be the first year that Nevada will require you to register your snowmbile in the State of Nevada. I believe there is a grace period of a year. But after that you will get fined for not having a registered snowmobile. They say it will cut down on stollen sleds in Nevada but my sense is its a money grab for the state.
It is my understanding if it is registered in Nevada we will not have to buy a OHV permit to ride in California. You still have to buy snow park passes to use a few parking areas though.
There are a few people in the area that dont like snowmobilers but you have that everywhere these days. there is a big push to close down more areas up near tahoe this year though which sucks but the local club is doing a good job at providing a unified front against the closures so far.
Not sure if you are aware of this but this year will be the first year that Nevada will require you to register your snowmbile in the State of Nevada. I believe there is a grace period of a year. But after that you will get fined for not having a registered snowmobile. They say it will cut down on stollen sleds in Nevada but my sense is its a money grab for the state.
It is my understanding if it is registered in Nevada we will not have to buy a OHV permit to ride in California. You still have to buy snow park passes to use a few parking areas though.
There are a few people in the area that dont like snowmobilers but you have that everywhere these days. there is a big push to close down more areas up near tahoe this year though which sucks but the local club is doing a good job at providing a unified front against the closures so far.
Is the great state of Nevada gonna reciprocate for California OHV registered sleds to ride ithe Rubies with no extra tags?
Good questions? The information has been slow and spotty at best about this new program. They were suppose to get it up and running at the end of last year and i have not heard anything else about it. There are still web pages that say you dont need to register at all. I will do a little digging and let people know what I find out. I actually first found out about this program through a local club meeting that was being held at a local motorcycle shop that also sells snowmobiles. He had very little informatiion at that time other then by the following season which is 12-13 season we would all have to register our sleds through DMV Nevada. I will let you know what i find out.
My apologizes to akaviator for sort of kind of high jacking his post but this is sort of relevant to the topic.
Don Brown from what i have found out off the state web site under FAQ's it states:
Can I ride in Nevada with a registration from another state
Yes. Registration of an off-highway vehicle is not required if the vehicle is registered or certified in another state and is located in this State for not more than 60 days. So the answer is yes as far as i can tell Please check with the authorities in the area where you will be riding. Most western states have reciprocity laws
For more information on the registration program effective 7/1/2012 go to
http://nvohv.com/
I cant find anything else that states you have to pay any additional fees to ride.
Don Brown from what i have found out off the state web site under FAQ's it states:
Can I ride in Nevada with a registration from another state
Yes. Registration of an off-highway vehicle is not required if the vehicle is registered or certified in another state and is located in this State for not more than 60 days. So the answer is yes as far as i can tell Please check with the authorities in the area where you will be riding. Most western states have reciprocity laws
For more information on the registration program effective 7/1/2012 go to
http://nvohv.com/
I cant find anything else that states you have to pay any additional fees to ride.
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snowrdr
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Welcome to paradise. Good riding around the Eastern Sierra and if you have any questions about the areas check out this site, its where most of the riders in this area chat. www.westcoastsledders.com
So I live over in Cali and ride Gold Lake area mostly. If you are looking for someone to take you around over here give me a pm when the snow starts flying and maybe we could meet up. There are a lot of great places to ride around and near Reno but I have never ridden Ak to compare.
The Sierra Range extends most of the state. Huge area. Oh and we have sunshine soon as the storm breaks
There's alot of great riding out in alpine county and ebbets pass is alot of fun once you get past the lame sidehilling to get there.
Go and check out westcoastsledders.com. All local guys and a great resource for riding in the Tahoe area. You will be very surprised to see what we have to ride in California and Nevada. I think sierra sledders is not open anymore? Myself and many others look forward to riding with you and showing you are area. I also go as "Willis" on west coast sledders. Wish you well and look forward to meeting/riding with you! Ryan
Holy shiet dudes..I think he gets the point about westcstsledders already. How about just answering the guys comment and making some content here at Swest...
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