What's the ultimate Sled skiing Machine???

[hellasnow]

I use to use this guy. amazing how much you can haul with it. 2 guys 2-4 boards, 2 5 gallon gas cans, 2 backpacks, extra parts and tools and about an 18 pack of PBR not so good on the side hilling or steep steep climbs but would make it to the top of Ptarmigan for those in Colorado that know that peak. it's like riding a water bed down the trail with 32 bogies under it! she blew out a track so i haven't had her back out since.





this would work nice!

 

[rhalloran]

I use to use this guy. amazing how much you can haul with it. 2 guys 2-4 boards, 2 5 gallon gas cans, 2 backpacks, extra parts and tools and about an 18 pack of PBR not so good on the side hilling or steep steep climbs but would make it to the top of Ptarmigan for those in Colorado that know that peak. it's like riding a water bed down the trail with 32 bogies under it! she blew out a track so i haven't had her back out since.

I always regret not stealing your Alpine & taking it for a spin, been wondering where you've been hiding.

That thing is neat. Fix it! A friend has one back in VT, wish he'd bring it out. Supposedly, the Alpine will tow as much weight as you put on it.

Rad.

 

[hellasnow]

Rhalloran

Have we meet before out at VP? I still have the alpine but hasn't been out at VP for probably 4 years. Blew up one track at the fence on Ptarmigan and had to drive it out leaning to one side big time but she made it out. Had a friend wreck it one year and bent the ski in half straight up. Put a shovel under the remainder of the ski and drive it all the way back to the lot and even loaded fine on the trailer lol.

I rode VP Sunday for the first time in about 3 seasons and the rangers and **** showr's reminded me why I've been venturing else were.

Def need to get thinking bout getting the alpine back up and running nothing like being able to putt down the trail with all that gear at 20-30 with a cold beer in hand lol

 

[rhalloran]

I'm not sure we've actually met, maybe.

We've seen the Alpine parked here and there many times, though - you used to be out a lot with it, our groups seemed to ski the same stuff, but we were out of phase; we were going up while you were skiing & vice versa.

I've been to VP once this year. Looking for better and less-crowded things.

Mostly less-crowded, VP is the easy button, but too many "core" bro-brahs have figured it out. Oh well.

 

[Lushbomb]

the blue people hauler sled is bad *ss!! i want one!

 

[wks]

IF you want something strictly for ski access and plan on hauling up a friend or three, then go with a AC Bearcat 4-stroke turbo. From about 2009 onward, you can get the turbo stock. Buddy of mine has one and we welded him a badass cargo/ski rack to go on the back of it which holds 4 sets of skis/poles, and 4 backpacks. Heavy as hell, but great for accessing ski goods. And comfy. Gets around 19 MPG and is very low maintenance.

 

[tomx]

Buying a sled 'strictly' for shred lines is a mistake IMO. My first sled (2008 Nytro MTX), while it was the best double up sled ever straight shooter reliable 4-stroke machine, it also was a mega burden in deep days, or when getting to the zone required some work. Couple stucks blew the whole desire to go deeper out to better lines.

I'd get a sled that's fun to ride and capable in the pow. Doubling is actually hella fun on a good pow sled too. Guess it matters where and what you wanna shred though. The real match is a good pow sled and splitboard (or skins for the skiers), with that, you got lines for years.

Nowadays, I have just as much fun getting to the zone as I do snowboarding down. Some days the deck never comes off the rack. Case and point, yesterday was split 50-50, spent the morning in the pow with the sled, dropped four snowboard runs, sled party rest of the afternoon. I wouldn't have it any other way.

Maybe in CO or something where you have more open trails to lines it makes more sense, but in the NW, you need a nice nimble 153"+ sled to get to the good lines.

 

[rhalloran]

I've become a fan of the utility sled, too. I have two sleds - 05 RT1000, 13 Skandic SWT.

The RT will go straight up stuff that the SWT won't, when it is untracked.

Once there's a track in, though, the SWT grinds up freaking anything.

I only have half a season on the SWT, vs 4 seasons on various mountain sleds, and so far, the SWT is a much, much better access sled.

Breaking trails up steep alpine bowls would not be its forte, but once the road/path is in, it just moves people quickly and comfortably.

I will certainly agree that if the "slednecking" piece is important to you, a utility sled is not necessarily the answer, but from a "moving stuff around in deep snow" perspective, the widetrack stuff works really, really well.

 

[kidwoo]

Here's what I've learned.

1. Guys that ride vail pass are into utility sleds for skiing.

2. Not everyone goes to the top of ski descents on roads