Fairbanks Snow Travelers

Yea, I agree with rocket. While I do know that there are plenty of military idiots out there that give us a bad name. There are a lot of poachers, drunks and downright idiots out there who are Alaskan born. What this issue really means to me is that if you open snow machining up to the Dalton corrid...

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Well we went to the Igloo area again this weekend. Took the mine trail down and jumped off trail in the fields on the Parks highway side of the river. There was about 8 inches of fresh snow back in there and between the trees it was even deeper since all the snow falls off the spruce trees and piles...

We had a blast this at Cantwell. We parked at the turnout just south of the Igloo at mile 188 and went into the mine road but before we hit the river we cut south and followed the network of fields and boondocked through the fields and trees for hours. Evan found a pretty awesome shelf that dropped ...

Actually its not the handling of the sled that puts me off at all. It actually handles very well in my hands and I can ride that thing fast and hard on trails and throw it around in the powder just fine, but when it comes to the really deep powder and the super steep hills that are almost vertical y...

Great, another CatMan... :sled: Got to ride it at Cantwell and Summit soon. You got the 153, could always do what Dean did and stretch to it 163 then take it against that 154... I've had it at summit 2 times already. The pic I posted on best riding areas is me riding it at Summit. Cantwell this Sat...

Ive got the ad up on Craigslist already but what the heck, I'll try here too. Ive got a 2009 Nytro MTX I'm selling. Its got 750 miles on it and Ive maintained it exceptionally well ever since I own it. It runs really well and it handles trailes better than any mountain sled Ive ever ridden. The Nytr...

Well after a couple rides in the powder on the Yamaha I decided its time to go 2 stroke 800. I got a good deal on a used 2010 M8 Limited. Only had 230 miles on it. During the trips to summit I got to ride a 2009 Dragon 800, a 2009 Summit 800 and a 2010 M8 before I decided. In my opinion the M chassi...

So does anyone plan to ride Cantwell on the 20th ? I guess right now I will say I am undecided and where I ride on the weekend of the 20th depends on what Cantwell looks like this weekend. I haven't done a group ride with the Snow Travelers since the 1st ride of the season so I would like to do ano...

I actually got a ride report from the Igloo side and they said they rode all day behind the Igloo and never ran out of good powder. That was a week and a half ago. As far as Maclaren goes, sure I'm up for it. I want to diversify and ride new places. Maybe well try for that ride not this coming but t...

We went to Summit for what seemed to be the 50th time this year. The light was the flattest I have ever seen when we got there. We got up top and it was so bad it made me dizzy breaking trail so we went back down and waited it out a few hours. Sure enough it cleaered up enough that we were able to g...

I have a muffpot in my sled so the hot meal is easy to find! The snow is the tricky part though. From what I'm hearing it seems like the Igloo is the place to be in the Cantwell area. A few friends and I are heading that way Saturday if anyone is interested. Unfortunately we are full up on trailer s...

Awesome video, I would love to ride that powder. As far as the argument of durability goes, its all about compromises. Last year the XP chassis was the lightest on the snow by almost 40 lbs i think it was. But you have to ask yourself where is that weight loss coming from? Its coming from less metal...

Hey Ken, Tyler and I will still be there Sunday, know what time you'd come down ? You can call be at Backwoods Lodge. Maybe we can get together at the cafe and see about riding for the morning. I'll probable want to head back to town by 1 or 2 in the afternoon. Evan and I are going to have to hamme...

Hey, just remembered the start of the Yukon Quest is on Saturday. We've been planning on going to it since we skipped the last start in 2008 because it was -35 that day. So if anyone wants to go on Sunday I'm up for Cantwell, but its also the Superbowl so I don't know if anyone is going to be up for...