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W. Yellow pix
- Jan 2008 trip to the white wonderland
started by pierrelogic
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January 19th 2008 at 11:09 PM
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pierrelogic
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These two shots are of route 20 through town. One looking one way, then 180 degrees. Snow is large this trip, very large. There's a big Snocross event going on in town today and tomorrow. TONS of sleders ni town. They set up the Snocross course just East of town in the wide open area.
Many more pix to come...stay tuned. 
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January 19th 2008 at 11:18 PM
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RMK-KING
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Lookin good,make sure to take plenty of pics so I know if its worth plannin another trip!
Current Line Up
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Days get shorter,snow gets deeper,life gets better.
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January 20th 2008 at 3:10 AM
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i want to make it to jackson hole next season, that would be awesome but awesome pics, we went to see national treasure 2 tonight and when it got over ( great movie btw ) i go out side and its snowing like hell, ( 6 fresh inches in the period of the movie ) and the snow was going horizontal lol
im not here to make friends, hate me all you want im not leaving.
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January 20th 2008 at 10:13 PM
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pierrelogic
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Day 1 was just incredible snow wise, but lousy for picture taking. Here's a few of the better shots
 living in the moment That me by the tree stuck with one of our crew in the in the front to show snow depth
 The MXZ Renegade lineup SF hat made the trip of course
 Notice the hat?  Tons of snow Temps are dropping the next 3 days, but that also means pix will be better. It's been since I was a kid since I'e seen snow like this. The top foot is nothing but small ice crystals and there's places where it's easily over 10 feet deep.
I would almost say the three words that are sacriligious to sledders..."too much snow?" Heheyea. right. 
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January 21st 2008 at 10:19 AM
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bigrok
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I just got back from there. WOW!! Amazing riding. I will post some picts later.
I need big jugs on my sled, cuz my girl doesn't.
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January 21st 2008 at 2:17 PM
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nice pictures...
my brother was there over x-mas, said it was the most he's seen there.
we are going at the end of Feb.
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January 21st 2008 at 8:29 PM
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pierrelogic
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Day 2 pix. Bright sunny COLD day
 Snow Ghosts  2 Top We had an incident today. Crash between two of our own sleds. "rookies." Most of the locasl I spoke with said this amount of snow by this time of a normal Winter season...extremely unusual. They have been dumped on big time and the powder is just about as good as it gets.
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January 22nd 2008 at 10:12 PM
[ Modified January 22nd 2008 at 10:18 PM
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pierrelogic
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Day 3 pix with an editorial note at the bottom on the machines we're using.
Island Park area ( easy to get lost in this area.
 Lionshead seen from IP LionHead Area
 Lionshead This one is for you Erick. SF hats with Snow Ghosts in the background on Two Top
Belt replacement time
That last picture happened to our group twice today. These are rentals, and the belts were brand spankin' new. Design flaw??
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January 22nd 2008 at 10:28 PM
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ProjectRMK
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Nice pix dude! So when are you movin' out west??? My group is headed to Island Park mid Feb. Don't track up LionHead too much!
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January 22nd 2008 at 10:38 PM
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pierrelogic
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Quote originally posted by ProjectRMK
Nice pix dude! So when are you movin' out west??? My group is headed to Island Park mid Feb. Don't track up LionHead too much!
With this deep of snow brother, even tracks from the previous day are hard to see the following morning. This snow is about as perfect as it gets man. Years from now, I'll be talking about the radical snow in W. Yellow 2008 and how all years will be compared to it. Without fail, every local I've spoken to about the snow they get this little smirk on their face and say "yea...we have pretty good snow this year."
When am I moving out West? Probably the nanosecond I retire.
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January 23rd 2008 at 12:02 AM
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next year i want to take like a week of school off and come down there, go ridin and then go to jackson hole :D but your so lucky, and projectRMK we should go ridin some time if ya ever come up towards troy
im not here to make friends, hate me all you want im not leaving.
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January 23rd 2008 at 11:07 AM
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Indy_500_Classic
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That much snow makes me super jealous. Excellent pictures too! If only I had a sled suited for riding powder, I'd take 2 weeks off work to come and ride
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January 23rd 2008 at 2:02 PM
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did you head over onto sawtell?
that's always fun over there.
did you take the short cut down two tops? that's always fun.
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January 23rd 2008 at 3:08 PM
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Beautiful shots....got to be great riding. I am jealous, but glad you shared your photos with us. Thanks....if you have more, please post. A couple of those pictures look like Lunar pictures.
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January 23rd 2008 at 6:20 PM
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ProjectRMK
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Quote originally posted by TBWdracula2003
next year i want to take like a week of school off and come down there, go ridin and then go to jackson hole :D but your so lucky, and projectRMK we should go ridin some time if ya ever come up towards troy
I don't get up Montana way very often, but if I do, be sure that I'll look you up. If you get around Boise let me know.
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January 23rd 2008 at 9:09 PM
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pierrelogic
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day 4 pix.
W. Yellow trails. (Whiskey cutoff and Black Canyon Loop)
Island Park area
 Island Park File this little gem away folks if you're ever in the IP area. If you want literally miles and miles and miles of fresh unspoiled powder, you MUST take the Centennial Loop Trail out of Island Psrk. It skirts the Centennial mountains and is a powder riders heaven on earth. I challenge anyone to come up with a comparable place to powder ride for-ever. It's a huge valley and it doesn't appear to get much sled traffic at all. We found it by accident. None of the locals even mentioned its existence. Now I know why.
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January 23rd 2008 at 9:25 PM
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Quinlan
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^ I'll have to try to remember to take that loop for the next time we're in the area!
Awesome pics BTW!! 
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A mountain lion roaming the prairie found a bull, killed it and ate the entire bull. With a heavy belly, unable to walk, the lion laid in the tall grass moaning and roaring. Soon a hunter, attracted by the roaring, shot and killed the lion.
Moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut!
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January 23rd 2008 at 10:07 PM
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Pick up the latest issue of SnowTech. The editors column talks about Yellowstone and how the locals are trying to keep all sleds out......it was a very interesting article.
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January 24th 2008 at 9:01 PM
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pierrelogic
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Last day  in W. Yellowstone pix.
Me gettin' some air
 Big Sky Area Took on branch in middle ofthe trail. Branch won. Tossed me like a rag doll. 
Came across this accident on our way into town. She said she wasn't hurt. I think she was in shock
Random shot from Big Sky trail
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January 24th 2008 at 9:32 PM
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ProjectRMK
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Did she fall off the bridge??
Looks like you had a great trip!
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January 24th 2008 at 10:22 PM
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pierrelogic
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Quote originally posted by ProjectRMK
Did she fall off the bridge??
Looks like you had a great trip!
She took out one of the poles that had a reflector on it warning of the bridge and when she hit that, it threw her off the sled down to the bank and she rolled onto the ice. Meanwhile, the sled went airborn and landed on its side in the middle of the creek next to her. She was very lucky. We missed actually seeing the accident by less than 10 seconds.
Yea, great trip indeed!
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January 24th 2008 at 10:33 PM
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Me and some buds are going march 6th to 9th......Nice to see the the XP's for rentals. How were they other than a belt??? 800's???
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" (Wayne Gretzky)
"Not everyone gets off to a great start, but you have to start to be great" (Zig Zigler)
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January 24th 2008 at 10:37 PM
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So are you planning on riding at all when your down here in UT this weekend? We won't be riding the strawberry area at all this weekend so won't get a chance to meet up. One of the best trail systems in Utah right out of Daniel's Summit so you will have no problem finding your way around up there. For steep and deep go on the north (or east depending on how you look at it) side of highway 40, for more gentle terrain but still great riding stay on the south side.
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January 24th 2008 at 10:46 PM
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pierrelogic
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Quote originally posted by sledneck1978
Me and some buds are going march 6th to 9th......Nice to see the the XP's for rentals. How were they other than a belt??? 800's???
I'm still pretty new at this, but I'd say the machines are great for being a hybrid. Plenty of power, corner on a dime but the low paddles are not for the really deep stuff. I got the 600 version to 83 MPH The 800's look very stout. They were conversation pieces wherever we went.
Quote originally posted by ACG
So are you planning on riding at all when your down here in UT this weekend? We won't be riding the strawberry area at all this weekend so won't get a chance to meet up. One of the best trail systems in Utah right out of Daniel's Summit so you will have no problem finding your way around up there. For steep and deep go on the north (or east depending on how you look at it) side of highway 40, for more gentle terrain but still great riding stay on the south side.
Yep, still planning on riding Saturday. Going to be 3 of us. Thanks for the local knowledge at Daniel's ACG. Too bad we can meet up, but maybe in the future.
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