question for the powder riders

[xfiresquad]

going to be taking my crossfire to the mountains in about a month, and from what i am told and, what i have done, it does just fine in deep powder. just wondering if anyone has some set-up pointers for me to make it even better. it is stock besides a can and a 2" track. thanks

 

[08rmk]

man oh man. your a brave soul taking that sled in the powder. hope you have a few people to help you get un-stuck.

 

[sldgy]

Keep the throttle pinned and always be facing downhill.

 

[woodies]

lighter spring in front clutch to lower engagement plus lighter weights let your front limiter strap out and reduce ski pressure, pull sway bar, narrow ski stance. ride it like you stole it!

 

[X-Fire Man]

Took mine out west last year and it did pretty well. I set the ski stance on the narrowest setting, changed helix and weights, loosened up the front spring on the rear, and of course installed a 2in track. Didn't have too much trouble running right there with my cousin on a new 155" RMK, both 600s.

 

[msled162]

Do you have and know how to use an AVY beacon, probbing pole and good shovel?? Looks like woodies and sldgy have the other things covered. Good luck and have a blast!!!

 

[Dano702]

I remember when a 2 inch track cost 700 as an option . My 97 Powder Extreme screamed with the 136 x 1.6 . And that is in Island park with snow pushing over the hood . Hope you dont get stuck on flat ground type snow .

We used to ride Jefferson with the 136 , the crossfire is more than enough . Let the limiter straps a few turns , get rid of the sway bar . Enjoy the powder.

 

[89sandman]

if your gonna bust deep pow, i'd put some pet screen in your front 4 vents to keep the pow out. doesn't cost much, only takes a couple of minutes. if you don't have one, a shovel is a must for mountain riding.

 

[xfiresquad]

thanks keep it coming

i have been in lots of powder with it, ride in the keweenaw of Mich lots. the first thing i did was pull the sway bar (ever since racing snocross i will always do it now) narrow the skis, and try to loosen the limiter strap. i think but dont know, is that bringing the spring down?? it did make the straps loose when it is just sitting there. and yes even though i am not a pro mountain rider i do carry a pack with shovel and sno-bunjie, thanks

 

[Zoomie]

Don't forget the pre-filter (sock) for your intake filter. ...and keep it pinned. My first sled was a 99 Ski-doo Summit 500 with 136x1.5 track, and as long as I kept it pinned I could go almost anywhere, except for hill climbing and boondockin'.

 

[RJF]

You'll do great, it will just be the climbing type powder riding that a 136" starts to get stuck. Just hang out behind another rider in the group that is breaking trail and bounce in and out of his track, if you start to get stuck, dart back into his track.

Used to do this years ago, two or three guys would play leap frog..... the guy behind the leader (leader would be breaking trail) would get as much momentum as he could from riding in the the leader's track and then shoot around the leader and try to go as far as he could in the powder, meanwhile the original leader then darts back over into the new track, gains his momentum back, and starts the process over again.

Can anyone say.......the Phazer days!!!

 

[steveo10]

maybe wait til spring

 

[tundramonkey]

Might want to change out stock helix to a 36 deg. This is what I've done to mine. I also change out the 65/55 (eb) gears to 57/63 (M7) gears. With the lack of snow in MN I do most of my riding out west now, so I ext mine to a 144x2.

 

[2001400ex]

This is a 2003 MXZ Rev 800 with a 121. This is near the wilderness over daisy in 3 to 4 foot fresh on the 26th. He broke trail through the trees uphill all the way back to Daisy. And we pretty much went everywhere over daisy the 26th and over lulu the 27th. If you are a good rider, you can go anywhere you want. On these days, if you stopped uphill, didn't matter if it was a 121 or my 151 or my buddy's 07 Rev 154, you are getting stuck.

 

[cbc24]

You will make it fine. Dont take ur stabilizer bars off. That guy knows nothing about the sled. They are tippy enough. You will do fine dont worry about it. Sleds got enough power they are great boondocker. Got enough track.

you'll do fine as long as your not trying to be the king of the mtn

 

[Hot shot]

Go with 3 or 4 guy's that are extremly good in the powder that know the area, You need sno-bungie, shovel, tow rope and some good food and drink's, Just keep the hammer down and hold on for dear life you'll won't want to ride the flat's ever again.

 

[C-man]

just ride like how everyone else road up in the mountains ten years ago......when their was really no good mountin sleds

 

[To The Pipe]

and yes even though i am not a pro mountain rider i do carry a pack with shovel and sno-bunjie, thanks

A shovel and sno-bunjie is only part of the mountain package, you and ALL of the riders in your group must have a slope meter, shovel, transciever and probe pole and know how to use them. This does not mean buy the gear, take a class and go riding. This means buy the gear, take a class with a mandatory field session, (dvd's are only as good as your attention span), practice searching with your equipment EVERY day you ride (how else will you know if it is functioning correctly?), and dig a test pit at every new slope. There are plenty of people that die in the Rockies every year with their gear on, because their "friends" didn't care enough to become proficient at performing searches. The point of all this is to be able to recognize where NOT to ride and to AVOID avalanches. If you die in a slide, you are more likely to die from trauma suffered in the slide than suffocation. This may have happened long before the slide stopped moving, So don't go thinking you can have your Avalung, ABS bags, transciever and be invincible. That 1" diameter stick that punches through the belly pan of your sled will go through a Tek-Vest and your body like it was butter! NO GEAR = NO RIDE