WANTED- Trail Guide for SE Idaho, NW Wyoming, SW Montana

[christopher]

OK Guys, help me out there.
Is there any manner of TRAIL GUIDE to the hundreds of Snowmobiling trails in this geogrphic area.??

South Eastern Idaho ??

North West Wyoming ??

South West Montana ??

 

[yz400ex]

Here is something from Idaho.. not sure if it's detailed enough for what you are looking for, but here ya go.

http://www.seidaho.org/snowmobile_maps.htm

 

[Wheel House Motorsports]

OK Guys, help me out there.
Is there any manner of TRAIL GUIDE to the hundreds of Snowmobiling trails in this geogrphic area.??

South Eastern Idaho ??

North West Wyoming ??

South West Montana ??

wtf trails??

 

[fuzz]

Book

Try this website. They put out a Trail guide book (55 trails) on MT, ID and WY. Printed in Helena, MT and gives good basic info on the areas. $9.95. I picked one up at my dealer a few years ago.

http://www.farcountrypress.com/details.php?id=62

 

[christopher]

wtf trails??

Poor choice of words on my part.

I am looking for something that not ONLY covers conventional exisiting trails, but also goes into ALL the destinations that are NOT maintained groomed trails, but are the places that everyone loves to go to.

 

[christopher]

Here is something from Idaho.. not sure if it's detailed enough for what you are looking for, but here ya go.

http://www.seidaho.org/snowmobile_maps.htm

Thanks for the suggestion, but that falls way short of what I am hunting for.

I want a listing of trails and locations that really offers some insight into what is there,

I would LOVE to find something akin to this 4 wheel drive trail guide.

http://www.funtreks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=14&product_tab=contents#tabs


This is a book from a series that I have used for the last 10 years or so.

They take a geographic location, then list out all known trailes, give you all the maps, photos, and a very good "feel" for what you are going to encounter when you actually get there.

Follow that link and then click on the 5 tabs in the middle of the page.

Has anyone ever undertaken something like this for Snowmobiling???

 

[christopher]

Here is something from Idaho.. not sure if it's detailed enough for what you are looking for, but here ya go.

http://www.seidaho.org/snowmobile_maps.htm

The book is not for sale.
Looks like it might be out of print.

 

[fuzz]

The book I referenced shows 55 Areas in 3 states such as Little Belts, Lincoln, Big Sky, Seeley, West Yellowstone, Haugen, Kalispell, Cooke City, Gravellies, etc (Montana). Plus Idaho and Wyoming. Shows most trails and info on the areas. Check it out.

Also for MT check out www.snowtana.com

 

[christopher]

The book I referenced shows 55 Areas in 3 states such as Little Belts, Lincoln, Big Sky, Seeley, West Yellowstone, Haugen, Kalispell, Cooke City, Gravellies, etc (Montana). Plus Idaho and Wyoming. Shows most trails and info on the areas. Check it out.

The publisher doesn't have it for sale, and when I did a general search on the internet no one had one listed either.

I can only guess it was a very limited publication run that has already come and gone.

If you know where I can get one, I would be happy to go there and grab a copy.

 

[powder Head]

Here's one I use, you havre to do some searching but you can find just about everything you need.

http://www.visitidaho.org/winter/

 

[Bubba700]

Just thinking as most guys hate to give up their "Secret Stashes" I can't see some one putting a book like that together for sleds. To many of the "well you head up this ridge and when you hit that set of trees you bail off down the back side" type places for some one to put a book together.

 

[crashleroux]

Like Bubba said I can tell you how to get into sheep creek, not that I want to, but when you drop off the ridge in the wrong spot and die going over a ciff then is it my fault for telling you or yours for not listening? You're better off finding someone to ride with that might show you some areas, than to try and go out on your own and find them

 

[bannockrider]

crashleroux and bubba are both right. you should just talk to some people on here and meet up with them for a ride.

 

[newmy1]

Trails? Is there trails in WY? I was always told to drop in to North French creek and let er rip from there...

 

[Wheel House Motorsports]

Like Bubba said I can tell you how to get into sheep creek, not that I want to, but when you drop off the ridge in the wrong spot and die going over a ciff then is it my fault for telling you or yours for not listening? You're better off finding someone to ride with that might show you some areas, than to try and go out on your own and find them

X2

thats the best way. so many of the FS roads and trails are gone by mid winter as there is just way to much snow. you have to know which creek bed to follow and which cliff to go between. way to much of stuff like that, heck, a lot of the places i have been i NEVER could have used a map to show me, only following tracks and other people who haev been there..

when you want to try a new area out, throw it up on SW, someone is usually more then happy to help you out or show you around.

 

[christopher]

In Cave Diving we have a term called "Progressive Penetration". In common terms it means that you learn the cave up to a certain point, and only after you know evrything about the first 500 feet, do you press forward to the next 500ft...

And from what I think I am hearing some of you say, there is something similar going on here.

The "sweet" spots are hard to get to and frought with peril if you don't know exactly where you are and how to get there.

So, here is yet another question.

Do any of the sledders use an Off-Road GPS systems loaded with Topo maps to mark their routes or trails?

 

[Scut Farkus]

"progressive penetration".....my lady friend and i prefer to call it dinner and a movie.

you have plenty of great riding areas within a short distance of rigby. i doubt any of the locals will disclose all of the great secrets, and neither will i, but the big holes, sheep creek, indian creek, big elk, little elk and poker peak are all within an hour to the east of you. all of these places are easy to get to but require someone familiar with the area to get into the really good stuff. you are welcome to tag along but it's going to be awhile-142 days but who's counting?

 

[christopher]

Thanks for the offer.
Looks like I will just have to do this the old fashioned way, and hook up with all the locals who have been there and done that before.

 

[Scut Farkus]

Thanks for the offer.
Looks like I will just have to do this the old fashioned way, and hook up with all the locals who have been there and done that before.

okay. see you in five months.

 

[christopher]

Will do!

Now to buy a new trailer and sleds!