why cant it be general snowmachining?

[CATillak]

for my 907 boys, we call it snowmachining and people from the lower forty8 look at us like were crazy! who dictates what its called? and why in the hellzbellz do we call it something different up here? just a topic for discussion



or bashing i dont really care

 

[Bagger]

Duh.

Your up there, you tell us ! Bagger

 

[CATillak]

well i figured there was some long ago story type deal that would explain it... iv grown up calling it snowmachining... soo have my friends and their parents.. minus the ones that came up from utah and stuff lol. just crazy

 

[dmkhnr]

Do you say "I'm going to stop by the snowmobile dealer", or the snowmachine dealer?

 

[EastcapeAngler]

...When I was growing up we called it "ski-dooing" How come we still don't?
"Cattin' around" sounds good. My whole day is goona be shot now thinkin' about this one.

 

[Nikolai]

I agree. If you go to the lower 48 and say snowmachine they all think snowblower or some kind of snow making device. If you say snowmobile up here people just look at you weird.

 

[Meatman]

why do americans call a cigatrette a cigarette and the english or whoever call it a fag? why do we park on driveways and drive on parkways? why do kamikaze pilots wear helmets? Why do they sterilize needles for lethal injections? How exactly does the posi-trac rear end on a plymouth work?

 

[farmboy84]

around here in Grand Forks everyone calls it snowcatting. i think it is becuase we are so close to thief river falls but still, i have friends that ride polaris and call it their snowcat.

 

[diggerdown]

Alot of people in the lower 48, that are over 65 call it snowmachine. I think it all derives from the fact that in the early years there were all sorts of vehicles made to transport you over the snow. I have not seen a snow-machine mag. or dealer anywhere. I just attribute it to the cold, lack of sunlight, and over use of mind altering liquids!

 

[Cat Man II]

Snowcat is the old mahine I am looking at buying.

 

[Insaneboltrounder/sjohns]

Lots i know call it skidooing

 

[Snowizard]

Some interesting facts about snowmobile registrations by state, accorning to ISMA (Int'l Snowmobile Mfg'rs As'n)
Do "whatchacallit" go to the places with the most sleds? Dunno? Just stirring the pot.
I still know people here in MN that call them "snow cats". I say "you mean Tucker "Snow Cats", and I get the crossed eye-ball stare. LOL.
http://www.snowmobile.org/snowmobilestatistics.asp

Interesting that Minnesota used to have the most sleds, but Michigan has the lead now. Wisconsin close behind MN.

.......................................................................................................
2006-2007 United States Snowmobile Registrations
State # Registered Snowmobiles

Alaska 53,400
California 22,330
Colorado 36,500
Idaho 51,000
Illinois 41,900
Indiana 13,499
Iowa 40,650
Maine 53,275
Massachusetts 13,000
Michigan 302,000
Minnesota 277,290
Montana 23,440
Nebraska 2,100
New Hampshire 50,000
New York 146,662
North Dakota 18,900
Ohio 17,300
Oregon 16,809
Pennsylvania 45,270
South Dakota 11,691
Utah 27,894
Vermont 36,000
Washington 31,532
Wisconsin 232,320
Wyoming 19,060
Total 1,583,822
............................................................................
Canadian Province registrations

2006-2007 Provincial Snowmobile Registrations
Province # Registered Snowmobiles

New Foundland 77,545
Prince Edward Island 1,642
Nova Scotia 7,000
New Brunswick 10,367
Quebec 154,862
Ontario 305,000
Manitoba 22,522
Saskatchewan 16,819
Alberta 26,513
British Columbia 75,000
Yukon 899
Nunavut na
Total 698,169

 

[PJ-Hunter]

for my 907 boys, we call it snowmachining and people from the lower forty8 look at us like were crazy! who dictates what its called? and why in the hellzbellz do we call it something different up here? just a topic for discussion



or bashing i dont really care

Do you say soda or pop! Or do you just call everything a Coke, like they do in Texas?

 

[SnowSnob]

Even is Roseu MN they say SnowCat???
I've heard some people in MT call it snowmachine, usually from people who don't ride or who are older.
I say the international name for a snowmobile should be SLED!!!

 

[BossRev]

Even is Roseu MN they say SnowCat???

I say the international name for a snowmobile should be SLED!!!

That's what I say, but when I tell my family or buddies from back home
(Central, Ca.) that, "I went sledding today" they picture me with a tube or
toboggon.

 

[beer gut]

Well, my nephew used to call it "no-no beaning".

But he was only two.

 

[Snowlover]

That is better than what I was first taught.

My uncle from Wyo, always called in Ski-Doing.

 

[cmantle1]

Here in big sky, everyone calls it sledding or snowmobiling, but i try to keep snowmachining alive!!!

 

[Jaynelson]

"why cant it be general snowmachining?

Because it's snoWEST...we don't talk like goofy easterners....

 

[DaveB]

why do americans call a cigatrette a cigarette and the english or whoever call it a fag? why do we park on driveways and drive on parkways? why do kamikaze pilots wear helmets? Why do they sterilize needles for lethal injections? How exactly does the posi-trac rear end on a plymouth work?

Clutch-type, or cone-type posi? LOL.

When I was a kid we called it "Ski-Dooin", but out of respect for all brands, I have adapted to "sledding". There was a bunch of Saskatchewan guys....all decked out in bright green and orange of course....in the restaurant in Revy one morning. The "leader" gets up from the table and announces loud for the whole restaurant to hear, "Let's go Cattin!" The whole place erupted in laughter.

(nothing against Cats BTW.....it was just this group of spodes)