Day 2 / Wyoming Backcountry Snowmobile Trip

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The Big Cat was feeling mighty frisky today...Feasting on pure Wyoming Powder!!

It's late I'm going to bed, finished my beer and rest up for more Powder tomorrow...Good Times! Good Night!

The Storming / Snowboard Standard Films Teaser / 2009 - 2010 Snowboard & Snowmobile Season Recap

I know there is still alot of mountain biking season left...but it doesn't hurt to check out the snow season.

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A picture recap of our 2009/2010 Season

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These are a few pictures from our past snowboard / snowmobile season.

Locked and loaded, ready to go get some Colorado backcountry powder.

It was worth the hike to the top.

Can't get any higher.

Check that snow pack, ya gotta be aware!

Montana powder...

Good Times...

Wyoming 12-09 / Pictures

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Wyoming / Tuesday 12-8-09

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We have found plenty of powder in the trees and we have only seen 4 other riders in 2 days out here. The temps have been cold, at 1:30 this afternoon it was -6 degrees and -10 at 4:30 when we got back to the truck. The winds were kicking up to about 50 mph blowing the new snow around. The last 2 days we have seen snow 6" deep and snow 5 - 6 feet deep on the ground. Like snowboarding, you have to know where to look for the best powder snow. At this time the open meadows are potential trouble because of rock and boulders just below the surface, hidden by this cold powder snow. Any areas that are exposed to the infamous Wyoming winds have exposed rocks and there are creeks all over that one must be aware of. So that leaves the trees and that is the places we hunt out. On this trip Larry and I ride the trees, that is where the 5-6 feet of powder is right now. Weaving through the trees up,down and across the mountains making our own trails.

Followed this creek down through the trees and then a long climb out. No tracks down here, but ours.

Making our own trails. Larry on his 800 Ski Doo Summit 162".

GOOD TIMES!!

Mountain Cat in the Den

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The new sled in the trailer, a 2008 M8 162" Arctic Cat. It's a long story, but I'll keep it short.

I sold the 2008 700 RMK 155", it had about 400 miles. I kept the 2008 700 RMK Dragon 155". Ended the day with a 2008 800 Mountain Cat 162" track, the sled is in excellent condition with about 500 miles.

The Cat is going to be an awesome sled for sledboarding. With a 162" track it's going to hook up and climb anything I dare. The Cat is supposed to be the top deep powder boondocking sled in the mountains. The Polaris Dragon kicks out 140 horsepower, the Cat is putting out about 146 horsepower. For sure the 800 will have more grunt up the steep mountains pulling a snowboarder. This is going to be an excellent opportunity to ride two of the top ranked mountain sleds. The Polaris Dragon 700 and the M8 Arctic Cat. I didn't plan this scenario it just fell into place.

I have the Dragon set up completely for us. I raised the handle bars up to 5.25", put a left hand throttle, snowboard rack, ice scratchers, gas can rack, removed the windshield and mounted a set of hand guards. This sled rocks. The Cat will be my project over the next 4 weeks. To set up for my riding style, I'll need to put a riser block for the bars (90% of the riding in the mountains is standing up), hand guards, ice scratchers, and a new taller, shorter seat. Then mount a snowboard rack.

I rode the Dragon on two of the 4 trips last year. The second trip with the wild bunch, we rode in epic conditions, 4 feet of fresh powder over 3 days. The first day in the backcountry it was about -12 degrees, with 35-40 MPH winds, it was super light powder. it was great on the ridge tops with the snow blowing across. The Dragon performed great in theses conditions. I will be looking for these conditions to run the Cat in and add more snowboarding to the adventures.

Two different sleds, it will be great to ride both different set-ups, first hand comparing. Two trips in December, coming up fast. The planning and gearing up for the adventures is a huge part of the whole experience. Both the gear and the body have to be in shape for the, GOOD TIMES!!

Many paddles to move the powder and climb the mountain.