why cant it be general snowmachining?

[vancejohnson88]

haha, I have realized the same thing. I am deployed now and when i call it snowmobiling ,everyone not being from alaska says what is that. they ask is that like a snowmobile. haha with my buddies i just call it sleding or riding. vance

 

[EastcapeAngler]

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.

..& I have friends that ride polaris that hang their heads when they hear that brand called.

 

[nps RMK]

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?

Hey, How exactly is a rainbow made? How exactly does the sun set? How exactly does the posi-trac rear end on a Plymouth work?

IT JUST DOES!

 

[AkHockey10]

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

"Im going to stop by the snowmachine dealer"

 

[AkHockey10]

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

Soda

 

[gusto]

Sledding , riding...

 

[Mafesto]

Does everyone here belong to a snowmachine club!

Do you wear a snowmachine coat?

Or oull a snowmachine trailer?

Or do you haul them on a snowmachine deck?

Let's go on a snowmachine trip.

 

[tc_villain]

the english language is wonderful isnt it. and by the way, its "snowmachining", or "sledding"

 

[CATillak]

"why cant it be general snowmachining?

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

sorry jaynelson, but i guarantee alaska is farther west then the rest

 

[CATillak]

and when you say sledding, everyones like "o thats cute, ur 19 and go sledding in your free time." or" where did ya go and what kinda wax did u use".. that one never gets old

 

[CATillak]

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!

mmmmmm MGD, and we had about 6 hours of daylight today thank you!

 

[Turtlehead]

I grew up Snowmachining in Fairbanks, But now I ride Snowmobiles in Oregon.

Hmmm , Even spell check has a problem with Snowmachining

 

[minie me]

i call it sleding...

 

[doopilot]

I have found it's the upper Red River Valley that uses the "sno-cat" terminology. Fargo, Devils Lake and Bemidji say sledding or snowmobiling: every place in-between says sno-cat/ting. Valley people are a different breed.

 

[Steve D]

sorry jaynelson, but i guarantee alaska is farther west then the rest

Not if yer walking east.

 

[AkHockey10]

and when you say sledding, everyones like "o thats cute, ur 19 and go sledding in your free time." or" where did ya go and what kinda wax did u use".. that one never gets old

hahaha was thinking that myself! yup, i hear it too!

 

[AkSummit]

well here in AK the sled I ride on the snow IS a machine So i will forever call it a---

SNOWMACHINE


cause thats how I roll

lol lol lol

 

[SaberKitty]

Since my engineer brain works better with graphs...

 

[SaberKitty]

Snowmachining? Is there a lathe or cutting tool involved?

How about a German way - Schneemobile (say shnay-mo-be-lay).

 

[shmuckaluck]

we call it sledin

Back when they invented these things it looked like a machine on the snow, so they looked at it and said are you gonna ride that snowmachine. Its like the guys who still wear cowboy hats and boots with the snap button shirts, they just can't let go and realize it's 2007 now, enuff with cowboy dress up.