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pacifichigh
Since 11 May 2005
1004 Posts
ATX
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 Sat Feb 24, 07 5:18 pm Rolling the dice on St. Helens |
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Some days you eat the bar and some days the bar eats you.
The siren call of 28 out of the south lured us in!
Easily four feet of fresh up there & zero vis.
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
6548 Posts
Couve / Hood
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| Sat Feb 24, 07 5:57 pm |
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| damn... did you make it out ok?
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Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
4907 Posts
Portland
Unstrapped
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| Sat Feb 24, 07 6:24 pm |
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Shay has the super-karma - sled brethern help us dig the beast out, get us on our way and we proceed to drive a mile and get stuck again - no problemo - guardian angel arrives helps us dig out a second time and watch as shay drives ten feet and drops the bitch off an embankment - everyone laughs there ass off  Who put that cliff there.
Slednecks rule!
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registered
Since 12 Jul 2005
1319 Posts
tsunami
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| Sat Feb 24, 07 8:00 pm |
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Damn I was hoping to see shay drive in the real deep stuff for the first time in person, zero visibility and deeeeep light stuff are a whole different animal on sleds, Fuuuuunnnnnn time. yeeeehaaw geetteem duke boys..
imagine how light and deep it is at crater at 8000 ft. 
dude is that your new polaris teem jacket?? wheres the pbr patch..?
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blowhard
Since 26 Dec 2005
2025 Posts
Windward
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| Sat Feb 24, 07 9:02 pm looks great |
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digging out sleds is what it's all about ,, 
it's the same for the guys that get stuck on the beach ,
it's part of the expierence 
let's go get some pow
like fish says at 8000' 
you step off your sled and it goes to your armpits then you swim back on and hope you can find downhill
isn't 600lbs. a joy? 
don't forget the snow in your track for another couple hun 
might let it settle some ,
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Mark
Since 20 Jun 2005
3677 Posts
I need my fix because I'm a
Naishaholic
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| Sun Feb 25, 07 7:23 am |
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 Ahhh memories! I have spent many a day "swimming" back to my sled.
Be careful the next step in the addiction..... Horsepower. It’s an expensive mistress.
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Since 12 Jul 2005
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tsunami
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| Sun Feb 25, 07 7:43 am |
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| more horsepower = increased speed of which your sled digs down as soon as foreward momentum slows. a light sled is the key to getting back on the top with minimal effort. its a no win game
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Mark
Since 20 Jun 2005
3677 Posts
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| Sun Feb 25, 07 9:07 am |
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| registered wrote: | | more horsepower = increased speed of which your sled digs down as soon as foreward momentum slows. a light sled is the key to getting back on the top with minimal effort. its a no win game |
You are correct. The "perfect' sled is lightweight with a long floaty track and lots of horsepower to keep it on a "plane". Much like a boat. As a rule of thumb figure a $1000 per pound to shed weight from an already light sled. Track speed is key to hillclimbing.
However, once you get a high horsepower lightweight sled stuck (and you will) its a real chore to get it unstuck!
Mark
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blancoh2o
Since 15 Mar 2005
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Oregon
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| Sun Feb 25, 07 9:59 am |
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You sled dudes need to go out there in numbers.......Shay, I don't want to see your mug in the news...."lost snowmobiler on Mt. St. Helens"
We should keep our eye on the winds for next weekend. I know there will be tons of fresh. Rally?
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Since 12 Jul 2005
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tsunami
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| Sun Feb 25, 07 10:11 am |
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oh they are out there in numbers.. I know shay hasn't stepped up to the polaris suit yet. that was another snowthusiast.. rup rup... if its not deafning its not fast enough..... I was slipping some new pistons in place just last nite....  hopefully geter done today and broke in tomorrow after work. #%$^&#Y sleds! I love how much wasted fuel escapes combustion when those fine machines are not upright. nice radiator / foot warmer. next weekend may indeed be the rally time at helens, team bluegene may represent our lack of skill.
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blowhard
Since 26 Dec 2005
2025 Posts
Windward
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| Sun Feb 25, 07 10:30 am convert this |
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Snow machines convert fossil fuel into 5 % heat 5% motion and
90% NOISE
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Mark
Since 20 Jun 2005
3677 Posts
I need my fix because I'm a
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| Sun Feb 25, 07 1:33 pm Re: convert this |
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| blowhard wrote: | Snow machines convert fossil fuel into 5 % heat 5% motion and
90% NOISE |
Equals 100% fun 
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pacifichigh
Since 11 May 2005
1004 Posts
ATX
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| Mon Feb 26, 07 9:31 am |
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Horsepower and common sense are a great combination. Gotta know when to throw in the towel (or maybe not even get the sled off the trailer). All's well that ends well.
We certainly did better than some slednecks that were out there breaking off skiis.
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