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POWDER PUNCH
Braeden Meyers punches through Saskatchewan snowdrifts on his Ski-Doo Mach I 670.
—Photo by Lyndon Indzeoski |
DRIFTING ALONG
Here's Lyndon Indzeoski on a 2004 Ski-Doo Rev 600 riding prairie snowdrifts in Saskatchewan.
—Photo by Braeden Meyers |
RAPID FACEWASH
Having a little fun on the last ride of the year, Lloyd Evans got an instant facewash while riding his 1998 Indy 500 on the banks of the Little Saskatchewan River near Rapid City, Manitoba.
—Submitted by Lloyd Evans |
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JUMP WITH A VIEW
Bill and Ducky got some side-by-side air in late February 2005 while riding in Flat Head, B.C.
—Photo by Perry Schultz |
GUIDING LIGHT
Another great day of riding in Corbin, B.C.
—Photo by Bill Gledhill |
A PRINCE OF A PLACE TO RIDE
The Torpy near Prince George, B.C. is a favourite place to ride among all levels of riders. Here, Peter Bailey is flying high.
—Submitted by Peter Bailey |
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SPRING SLEDDING, MANITOBA STYLE
"This is what we have to resort to when the snow is gone out here," wrote Sheldon Olech, pictured above. Olech said the spring thaw left the ditches full and they were too inviting to pass up.
—Submitted by Sheldon Olech |
BLASTING OFF, INTO THE SUNSET
Gilles Allard loves Labrador West and Newfoundland and he sent us some great pix to share with SnoRiders West readers.This shot was captured on the Grand Hermine Loop of the TransLabrador Trail.
—Submitted by Gilles Allard |
MOUNTAIN HIGH
Another epic powder day on Flagpole Mountain in the Colorado Mountains. Could John Blatz be ripping it up for his girl-friend, Daryl Tumer, or did the Winter X Games and awesome snow conditions give him the fever?
—Photo by Daryl Tumer |
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BLAST OFF
C.E.O. and head guide Clint Desrosiers of Rocky Mountain Trench Adventures sent SnoRiders West this killer shot of riders on Morfee Mountain near Mackenzie, B.C.
"We have the best snow in B.C.," he said.
—Submitted by Clint Desrosiers |
EARLY SPRING SLEDDING
Peter Inglis and his buddy Reg Goudreau took advantage of the warm weather in late February 2005 to hit the hills near Groundhog Mountain between Blue River and Clearwater, B.C.
—Photo by Peter Inglis |
WHEELIE KING
Camera man Steve Munroe had to get up close and personal to capture this shot of Kovs (Ryan Kahovec) having some fun on a snowy field near Wakaw, SK.
—Photo by Steve Munroe |
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YELLOWSTONE POW
This was the powder that riders Randy Garrioch and Wally Neufeld found in a play area near Two Top at Yellowstone in the first week of January 2005. It seems Wally had no problem carving up the slopes on his 2002 Legend.
—Photo by Randy Garrioch |
DROPPING IN
Don Holowenko took advantage of a good position to catch Chris dropping off a good cornice at Silver Mines near Golden, B.C.
—Submitted by Don Holowenko |
HAPPY PLACE
Kertis Broza was in the right place at the right time to capture this great shot of Revelstoke’s Chris Miller carving up a slice of happiness.
—Photo by Kertis Broza |
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PUSHING POWDER
Sometimes you need a mountain sled on the prairies. Grant Rusk took this shot of Justin Wappel up in La Ronge, SK. Justin said he tried to get his 2002 Polaris RMK stuck in the metre-deep snow, but ended up pulling out everyone else!
—Photo by Grant Rusk |
NOSE HIT
Riding on the prairies near Saskatoon, SK, Yvonne Watier decided to punch nose first through a snowbank. Score: Yvonne 1; Snowbank 0.
—Photo by Les Rens |
UP, UP AND AWAY
Saskatoon rider Les Rens said this is prairie sledding at its best. At age 48-years-young, not even cracked ribs from a spill earlier in the day could keep him from showing off to the young guys.
—Photo by Marc Wiebe |
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GOOD SEASON
Saskatchewan had some great snow conditions for the 2004/05 season. Here is Gord Pearse checking out some soft powder in Narrow Hills Provincial Park, SK.
—Submitted by Michel Tremblay |
WHAT A VIEW
On a perfect day in the Mount Begbie area near Revelstoke, B.C., Jeff Ryan stopped briefly to snap this great shot while breaking in this 2006 Yamaha Apex Mountain. Revelstoke is visible in the background, about 6,000 feet below.
—Photo by Jeff Ryan |
HAPPY RIDER, PROUD MOM
Kathy sent us this awesome pic of her son, Adam Burke, playing on Frisby Mountain near Revelstoke, B.C., on one of the best riding days of the year. "Adam started riding four years ago and now he just gives ’er," she said.
—Photo by Kathy Burke |
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YEE HAW
While sledding in the Two Moon area near Revelstoke, B.C., Chris Miller was caught off guard and—lucky for us—his buddy Dusty was there to capture the moment. As far as we know, Chris came away unscathed.
—Photo by Dusty Veideman |
LITTLE ROCK KICKER
Rene St. Onge from Mara, B.C., took flight off a snow-covered boulder at this "secret spot" in the Eagles Pass area near Sicamous, B.C.
—Photo by Randy Devries |
THE TRUE NORTH STRONG AND FREE
Somewhere high in the mountains between Whitehorse, Yukon, and Skagway, Alaska, Sean Stark of the Yukon Powder Hounds captured this impressive image of rider Ross Mercer.
—Submitted by Rob Williamson |
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SPRING RIDING AT ITS BEST
We received this hotshot from rider Elvis Penton pushing his Polaris Classic Tour to the limit. Penton, who was sledding near Fort McMurray, AB, on March 7, 2005, said the temperature hit nine degrees Celcius that afternoon.
—Photo by Nelson Sturge |
MORE SPRING FUN
Does sledding in March in Manitoba get any better than this? Not for John Ell and his wife Jill, who were snowmobiling at Nutimik Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park.
—Photo by Jill Ell |
FLIPPIN’ OUT
Sledding in the Riding Mountain National Park area north of Brandon, MB, Ron Somers tried to bury his 700 RMK. With a little help from his friends, he resurrected the machine and they carried on with their "guys" weekend.
—Submitted by Wendy Somers |
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SHREDDING THE KEY HOLE
Lloyd Sawatzky from Slave Lake, AB, was riding in the Key Hole area south of Valemount, B.C., when he found a nice little ledge that was perfect for taking photos like this one of Carl McRee.
—Photo by Lloyd Sawatzky |
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS IN WELLS
Being one of their favourite riding areas, Nick Milic (above) and his girlfriend Chelsea Wilson descended on Wells, B.C., for some spring sledding. "The terrain consists of big hills, nice trails and lots of play areas," wrote Milic.
—Photo by Chelsea Wilson |
LOVE THOSE DRIFTS
Hidden in the gravel pits near Gimli, MB, are great powder stashes that are formed from snow that blows in throughout the winter. Rider Cory Squires—who has only been sledding for a year and a half—said these make great play areas.
—Photo by Dave Cushnie |
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NOT SO STEEP, BUT DEEP
Who says you can’t find great snow on the prairies? Dave Cushnie (above) and his friend Cory Squires found some great powder stashes that were hidden in the gravel pits near Gimli, MB.
—Photo by Cory Squires |
LOOK BOTH WAYS...
Out riding with his friends one day just east of Meacham, SK, Scott Carlson easily cleared a country road on his Ski-Doo 600 HO MXZ.
—Submitted by Marion Carlson |
KERBLAMOBLOP
Randy put his new Polaris Fusion 900 through its paces under the winter sun near Kenora, ON.
—Photo by Dennis Dick |
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MAKING HIS MARK
Sheldon Olech sent us this hotshot of local Landmark, MB, "resident redneck" Curtis Buccanan. Buccanan came out of the ditch on the Seine River diversion nicely, but Olech said, "No, he did not land it well!"
—Photo by Sheldon Olech |
GET LOST
Here you have Ken Silzer playing in the Lost Horse Hills north of Stoughton, SK.
—Submitted by Ken and Jody Silzer |
WORTH THE DRIVE
After travelling 11 hours from Fort McMurray, AB, Ian Bragg and his girlfriend Sandra said it was worth it when they finally hit the trails near Tumbler Ridge, B.C. “A group of six of us decided to go after reading one of your articles on Tumbler Ridge,” Ian said. “The review was great so off we went.”
—Photo by Ian Bragg |
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DUFF'S DITCH?
One place you do not want to get your RX-1 stuck, according to Morley Truba from Tyndall, MB, is in a ditch full of bulrushes and willows. But he told us it was a beautiful day and after 20 minutes of digging, a little push and 10,500 rpms she came right out.
—Photo by Crystal Greschuk |
ANYTHING BOYS DO, GIRLS DO BETTER
Alan Pylatuk said it was a nice day on Boulder Mountain in Revelstoke, B.C., and the boys were showing off their stuff. But then Alan's wife Anita decided it was time to show the boys how it was done and they left with their egos broken.
—Submitted by Alan Pylatuk |
FAMILY VALUES
South of The Pas, MB, Cathy was helping to instill good values in her son Devon by getting him to chop some firewood. She said the younger generation of snowmobilers should all be taught the basics. Besides, now Devon enjoys getting the fire going and Dad can relax!
—Submitted by Cathy |
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THE HILLS ARE CALLING
Avid SnoRiders West reader Dale Steedman submitted this inviting image from a sunny day riding in one of the many play areas up Forester Creek near Radium Hot Springs, B.C. “Fresh tracks here I come!” he said.
—Photo by Dale Steedman |
TAKE A BREAK
Andre Roy (right) sent us this shot of himself and Chris Valaire enjoying a much needed rest after pounding the Watt Mountain Wanderers' trails around High Level, AB. Roy said it was one of the earliest snow years on record and they have been sledding since October.
—Submitted by Andre Roy |
BURIED
There is actually a big, blue 1998 Yamaha SRX under all that snow beside Mathew Clarabut on West Kalum Lake Road near Terrace, B.C. He assured us the sled was not stuck: “That's just how much snow there was,” he said.
—Submitted by Mathew Clarabut |
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HAND PLANT
Brothers Michael and Graham love to spend time riding together: Graham usually has camera ready, and he snapped this great shot of Michael in the Rolling Hills area near Fernie, B.C.
—Photo by Graham |
DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD
When Felicia Eaton was riding in Eagle's Pass near Sicamous, B.C., with riders from the Cranbrook Snowmobile Club, she almost went for an unintended swim.
“I found a comfortable and effortless acrobatic position for my body as the guys worked to pull me out,” she said.
—Photo by Mark Harris |
SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND
If you look hard enough you will find powder, even in Saskatchewan, said Dave Olson who captured this perfect sledding moment. Dave and rider Al McCrea did their powder hunting in Zenon Park, Saskatchewan.
—Photo by Dave Olson |
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JUST ONE MORE RUN... PLEASE!
It was almost too late, but riders Allan, Darcy and Bill had just enough time for one more run to end an excellent day of riding near Prince George.
—Submitted by Bill Whitwick |
SNOW CORNICE KING
Kelsey and his brother-in-law Colin Yates (shown above) ride together every chance they get—almost every weekend! This shot was captured in January 2004 up in the Flathead, British Columbia.
—Kelsey Poelt, Crowsnest Pass, AB |
LONG HAUL
During a 10-day, 1,165-kilometre saddlebag tour, Jim and Pam Smith raced their 550 fans across Madge Lake in Duck Mountain Provincial Park, Saskatchewan. This winter Jim, Pam and the photographer, Curtis Johnson—now all in their 60s—will ride from Emma Lake, SK, to Cold Lake, AB, and back.
—Submitted by Jim Smith |
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SNOWED IN
Ron Willert wrote to us about a trip to the Renshaw in McBride from December 1 to 5, 2004. Willert wrote: " This was taken at the top of the trail as we just got into the meadow. The snow was very deep powder—we got 18 sleds stuck just like that."
—Submitted by Ron Willert |
LEAN INTO THE TURNS
This great shot of Ryan Keehn was taken in early December 2004 on Cummings Lake while on the way to Blue Lake near Sicamous.
Ryan is riding the same old reliable 2000 - 700 Summit.
—Photo by Gary Keehn |
THE LONG AND SNOWY ROAD
Here is a pic from a day snowmobiling with my buddies in the Prince George, B.C., area.
—Submitted by Wayne Hingley |
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SMOOTH SAILING
John Michelle received this photo by e-mail of himself hitting a jump up at Brandywine. The photographer is unknown. John said he bent the tunnel of his sled on the landing with his butt.
—Submitted by John Michelle |
BRING ON WINTER
Dave Malner blasts through new snow on his trusty Polaris near a silver mine south of Lillooet. The high alpine in this area near Pemberton gets great snow even in early November.
—Photo by Ron Coggins |
FLIPPING OUT
Port Alberni resident Russ Armstong lost control while riding on the very steep face of Mt. Cokely, Vancouver Island, and finally recovered his sled after it tumbled and flipped five times.
—Photo by Andrew Gosau |
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MAN OF FEW WORDS
Letting the view speak for itself, Harvey Sims said simply that it was "a great day in Lumberton."
—Submitted by Harvey Sims |
NOTHING BUT POWDER
Ron Barson sent us this hotshot of himself after a day of riding in nothing but powder on Boulder Mountain near Revelstoke.
—Submitted by Ron Barson |
WIDE OPEN FUN
This shot was sent to us from Taz, shown here in McBride on December 11, 2004. Taz said the snow was deep and fun and the only other person taking advantage of the great snow in the Renshaw was fellow rider and friend, Tom.
—Photo by Tom Coutts |
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UNDER PRAIRIE-BLUE SKIES
Here is a great shot of Bruce Hosegood having a little bit of accelerated fun on the La Salle River near Winnipeg, Manitoba.
—Submitted by Paul Balcaen; photo by Hugh Bonner |
WATCH YOUR STEP
After getting off her snowmobile to take a picture overlooking the mountains southeast of Clearwater, B.C., Joan Hanzel fell into a hole about six feet deep. At least she saved the camera!
—Submitted by Lynn Lundihn |
SASKATCHEWAN COWBOY
Callen Goebel pulled off this no-hander lander on his Viper 700 just outside of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
—Submitted by Callen Goebel |
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HIGH FLYER
Since Dave Dyck of Carrot River, Saskatchewan, is riding a 550 with a rack and a 2-up seat, what we really want to know is, "Did he have a passenger on board when he took off?"
—Photo by Kelly Weins |
CUTTIN' AND CARVIN'
On a ride to Caribou Creek, Saskatchewan, Dave Olson found a secluded lake upon which he spent some quality riding time.
—Photo by Barrett Flowerday |
GAUGING THE CONDITIONS
This is my Dad, Ray Poelt, on his sled up in “Rain Gauge” in Corbin, B.C.
—Kelsey Poelt, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta |
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HERE COMES THE SUN
This is my son Brent and I waiting for the weather to break so we could tackle the climb up Rutherford Creek to the Rutherford Glacier. Rutherford Creek is south of Pemberton and north of Whistler, B.C.
—Bruce Shott, Coquitlam, B.C. |
DOWN THE VALLEY
Here we are looking back down the valley to the base of Rutherford Glacier, south of Pemberton. The picture was taken in February 2003 by a neighbour. It was a lovely sunny day that our group of six will not soon forget.
—Bruce Shott, Coquitlam, B.C. |
BETTER THAN A DAY IN THE OFFICE
Here’s a pic from a day sledding at Brandywine, near Whistler, with my friends Andrew and Brian.
—Photo by Kris |
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SEEING BLUE IS BETTER THAN FEELING BLUE
In the photo is Klaus Seefried near the summit of Blue Lake close to Sicamous, B.C. One sled is a 2003 RX1 and the other is a 2000 Highmark 700.
—Photo by Gary Keehn |
MAN OF FEW WORDS
This is a photo of the Renshaw area near McBride. What can you say—WOW for the powder.
—Photo by Jim Mohl |
YOU GO, GIRL!
This shows Jim Mohl’s wife Marion getting a little air time on her short-tracked Yamaha. The location is in the hills next to Battle Lake, which is the headwaters of the Battle River in Alberta.
—Photo by Jim Mohl |
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WATERSPORTS
Here you have Jim Mohl on his Yamaha Mountain Light crossing the Dore River north of Valemount, B.C. He likes the water as it is smoother than some of the trails in this area.
—Submitted by Jim Mohl |
A PICTURE IS WORTH ONE NICE MACHINE
Gary Snodgrass wrote that this was an awesome day near Cherryville, B.C. The rider, Jason B., pulled off such a good pose that Gary bought this rocket—a 1998 Summit 670.
—Submitted by Gary Snodgrass |
NIGHT RIDERS
Friends Barry Lewis and Dave Laserak got a beautiful evening view of Salmon Arm, B.C., while sledding on top of Fly Hills.
—Photo by Barry Lewis |
