cleetussnow Posted Thursday at 08:15 PM Share Posted Thursday at 08:15 PM 14 minutes ago, SJonesWX said: my first sled was a '96 Ski Doo grand touring, which was awesome as it was my first, but after a 100 mile ride on ungroomed trails one day, I was ready to light it on fire. once I saw the new REV, I sold the GT, and bought a new '04 Rev ($4k), which was an unreal sled. I think @dryslot had one around that year. next I bought an '11 Renegade ($7k), which was miles ahead of the '04. wrecked that one against a tree in a slow-speed crash that took out the right a-arm and bent the tunnel. now I have a '19 Enduro ($12k), which is the nuts. but I still can't believe the prices now. I have less than 2k miles on it, so I just might have it forever. Pretty much the same trajectory as me. Not including my 70’s sleds as a poor teenager, I had a 98 Skidoo GT triple - smoothest best engine ever. Then I got a 2007 GTX 600 which was really nice and great with a kid. Then got a ‘ 11 1200 gade which I promptly put a set of walker evans and Fox clickers and that was my last ride. I sold all sleds when my son left for college 2 yrs back but I might get suckered into grabbing a 1200 enduro used if I get a low miles one. I know exactly how I want it set up 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted Thursday at 08:21 PM Share Posted Thursday at 08:21 PM 30 minutes ago, SJonesWX said: my first sled was a '96 Ski Doo grand touring, which was awesome as it was my first, but after a 100 mile ride on ungroomed trails one day, I was ready to light it on fire. once I saw the new REV, I sold the GT, and bought a new '04 Rev ($4k), which was an unreal sled. I think @dryslot had one around that year. next I bought an '11 Renegade ($7k), which was miles ahead of the '04. wrecked that one against a tree in a slow-speed crash that took out the right a-arm and bent the tunnel. now I have a '19 Enduro ($12k), which is the nuts. but I still can't believe the prices now. I have less than 2k miles on it, so I just might have it forever. Prices on everything is crazy-crazy, I wanted to get another Toyota Tacoma and have a hard time pulling the trigger on current prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted Thursday at 08:22 PM Share Posted Thursday at 08:22 PM 47 minutes ago, mreaves said: Most places in NH have a speed limit of 45 The number of people injured or killed on rental sleds in NH makes me wonder if the governors on the sleds shouldn't be set lower. I saw those trails, but they didn't take us on those. I saw people whizzing by into those trails while we puttered along in the slow lane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prismshine Productions Posted Thursday at 08:22 PM Share Posted Thursday at 08:22 PM Outside shot of getting a 60" season for me... Sent from my SM-S156V using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted Thursday at 08:22 PM Share Posted Thursday at 08:22 PM 2 hours ago, DavisStraight said: You using mini-splits exclusively? No that was our last house. Gas now for the past 10 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted Thursday at 08:24 PM Share Posted Thursday at 08:24 PM Tanning time is here! https://x.com/ericfisher/status/1892670321997611374?s=46&t=dhcbvkjmRcyBVQtDxJ3lRg 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWolf Posted Thursday at 08:32 PM Share Posted Thursday at 08:32 PM 7 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Tanning time is here! https://x.com/ericfisher/status/1892670321997611374?s=46&t=dhcbvkjmRcyBVQtDxJ3lRg Lol..thank goodness we have him to warn everybody to be safe. What a weak society we’ve become. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Kart Mozart Posted Thursday at 08:47 PM Share Posted Thursday at 08:47 PM This may have already been discussed, but the Pivotal free site now has CFS to 768 hours! We can now start storm threads 32 days in advance. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitz Craver Posted Thursday at 08:54 PM Share Posted Thursday at 08:54 PM 6 minutes ago, Go Kart Mozart said: This may have already been discussed, but the Pivotal free site now has CFS to 768 hours! We can now start storm threads 32 days in advance. “Ooooooooo, that April 1rst bowling ball!” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted Thursday at 09:28 PM Share Posted Thursday at 09:28 PM 3 hours ago, WinterWolf said: Great pic Jeff. Getting away and doing something you love in the snow, does wonders for the soul. Puts things into a much better perspective than just getting angry at what we may or may not be missing out on at home. Below was from Sunday morning at 10 am…leaving for Canada that morning…trails were absolutely Superb. Yeah, It’s awesome out here now JD statewide, This was todays trip. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted Thursday at 10:11 PM Share Posted Thursday at 10:11 PM Kind of nice to walk around NYC this afternoon with light snow falling. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted Thursday at 10:14 PM Share Posted Thursday at 10:14 PM 1 hour ago, Prismshine Productions said: Outside shot of getting a 60" season for me... Sent from my SM-S156V using Tapatalk We’re on the edge of our seats. 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleetussnow Posted Thursday at 10:37 PM Share Posted Thursday at 10:37 PM 24 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said: Kind of nice to walk around NYC this afternoon with light snow falling. Even though it’s not a triple phaser? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnitedWx Posted Thursday at 10:38 PM Share Posted Thursday at 10:38 PM 2 hours ago, cleetussnow said: Pretty much the same trajectory as me. Not including my 70’s sleds as a poor teenager, I had a 98 Skidoo GT triple - smoothest best engine ever. Then I got a 2007 GTX 600 which was really nice and great with a kid. Then got a ‘ 11 1200 gade which I promptly put a set of walker evans and Fox clickers and that was my last ride. I sold all sleds when my son left for college 2 yrs back but I might get suckered into grabbing a 1200 enduro used if I get a low miles one. I know exactly how I want it set up My favorite "modern style" sled is still my 2003 REV X 800. Best handling/riding of all. Least favorite was my 2007 XRS, 2010 XRS was great, but still not as fun as the '03. I'm going to find a good one and restore it eventually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted Thursday at 10:58 PM Share Posted Thursday at 10:58 PM 43 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: We’re on the edge of our seats. Wasn’t that long ago that 60” was a crap season IMBY. How the mighty have fallen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted Thursday at 11:03 PM Share Posted Thursday at 11:03 PM 4 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: Wasn’t that long ago that 60” was a crap season IMBY. How the mighty have fallen. I know. I can’t even fathom 60” now lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWolf Posted Thursday at 11:29 PM Share Posted Thursday at 11:29 PM 23 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: Wasn’t that long ago that 60” was a crap season IMBY. How the mighty have fallen. 19 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: I know. I can’t even fathom 60” now lol. This rough stretch is a great “Reset.” I honestly think it was needed for all. But especially so for the younger guys in their 20’s and early 30’s. Because they didn’t live through the extremely lean years of the 80’s, which set in after coming out of the late 70’s big winters. So as tough as this has been to tolerate, it was essential to reset expectations. But it can stop now, and let us have a little bit of love…we get/have gotten the message now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWolf Posted Thursday at 11:32 PM Share Posted Thursday at 11:32 PM 2 hours ago, dryslot said: Yeah, It’s awesome out here now JD statewide, This was todays trip. That’s a great day right there. Our trip was excellent too over the 4 day weekend. Heading back in two weeks…looking forward to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted Thursday at 11:51 PM Share Posted Thursday at 11:51 PM 3 hours ago, Go Kart Mozart said: This may have already been discussed, but the Pivotal free site now has CFS to 768 hours! We can now start storm threads 32 days in advance. Please post its kuchera snow map. I need to get prepared. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted Thursday at 11:52 PM Share Posted Thursday at 11:52 PM 18 minutes ago, WinterWolf said: That’s a great day right there. Our trip was excellent too over the 4 day weekend. Heading back in two weeks…looking forward to it. We’re going to do 200+ tomorrow I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWolf Posted Thursday at 11:57 PM Share Posted Thursday at 11:57 PM 9 minutes ago, dryslot said: We’re going to do 200+ tomorrow I think. That’s a big day...enjoy and be safe. Saturday we did St Agatha down to Oxbow(Homestead Lodge), and looped back up. That was a tad over 200 miles(pretty much 100 miles out, and then another 100 back around). But conditions were outstanding the whole way…so it was a pleasure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prismshine Productions Posted yesterday at 12:35 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:35 AM Wasn’t that long ago that 60” was a crap season IMBY. How the mighty have fallen. In my defense, the 38" I had after moving up here last winter was the most I had ever seen up to that point... This is my first full winter up hereSent from my SM-S156V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prismshine Productions Posted yesterday at 12:36 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:36 AM Please post its kuchera snow map. I need to get prepared. As far as I know it doesn't have a Kuchera nor 10:1.... Just snow depthSent from my SM-S156V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted yesterday at 12:44 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:44 AM 45 minutes ago, WinterWolf said: That’s a big day...enjoy and be safe. Saturday we did St Agatha down to Oxbow(Homestead Lodge), and looped back up. That was a tad over 200 miles(pretty much 100 miles out, and then another 100 back around). But conditions were outstanding the whole way…so it was a pleasure. It’s 105 from here to Pittston Farms so 210 round trip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted yesterday at 12:57 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:57 AM Jesus glad I never went the heat pump route, seeing 1K plus electricity bills out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw Posted yesterday at 12:58 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:58 AM 4 hours ago, Prismshine Productions said: Outside shot of getting a 60" season for me... Sent from my SM-S156V using Tapatalk How much have you gotten so far this season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleetussnow Posted yesterday at 01:20 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:20 AM 2 hours ago, UnitedWx said: My favorite "modern style" sled is still my 2003 REV X 800. Best handling/riding of all. Least favorite was my 2007 XRS, 2010 XRS was great, but still not as fun as the '03. I'm going to find a good one and restore it eventually A lot of people like those revs. That was the first modern style sled no? I want to say my 800 triple was my favorite sled…if the trails were smooth. I rode in upstate NY so not a thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWolf Posted yesterday at 01:31 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:31 AM 4 minutes ago, cleetussnow said: A lot of people like those revs. That was the first modern style sled no? I want to say my 800 triple was my favorite sled…if the trails were smooth. I rode in upstate NY so not a thing. Well, it was the first “Rider Forward” design…and Doo came up with the idea, and the name “Rev”(which is short for revolutionary. Then the other 3 manufacturers started to go to that idea because it was such a radical/revolutionary idea, and it was so much better in every way than the low/sit back style that was used since the inception. So it was truly “revolutionary” in the snowmobile industry. But in the 22 years since, they’ve still improved massively, and are leaps and bounds ahead of that original 03 Rev. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted yesterday at 01:32 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:32 AM 53 minutes ago, Prismshine Productions said: In my defense, the 38" I had after moving up here last winter was the most I had ever seen up to that point... This is my first full winter up here Sent from my SM-S156V using Tapatalk Oh yeah, even a dud winter will seem like a blockbuster if you’re coming from down south. This winter at least has been cold enough to keep the snow around even if we haven’t gotten a lot of it. I think I’m already working on about 40-45 days of snow cover which is honestly kind of amazing given I’ve barely breached 30” on the season. Might crack 60 days this year if we can add something in the next 10-14 days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted yesterday at 01:33 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:33 AM 4 hours ago, dryslot said: Yeah, It’s awesome out here now JD statewide, This was todays trip. I don’t snowmobile recreationally to know what it’s like (I’ve only done some limited snowmobiling at the resort for getting from point A to B), but to travel 140 miles in a deep winter environment sounds intriguing. Thats covering some ground. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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