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Taking skis into backcrountry with snowmachines....

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lukemeahan.
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Hey guys I just have one quick qeustion. Will I be sliding around wearing ski boots when I ride? 
Apr 8 2011 8:01PM
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Travapple.
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pardon? snowmobiles?
Apr 8 2011 8:46PM
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BdoubleU
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Everytime I snowmobile with my ski's on my back I wear my boots...Not much of a problem at all.
Apr 8 2011 9:47PM
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loganimlach
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shouldn't have too much of an issue. if you do find yourself slipping, go buy a $20 pair of the rubber cleats that you can stretch over our shoes and you'll be fine.
Apr 8 2011 9:50PM
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array.
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how is your name not orange?
Apr 8 2011 11:04PM
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lukemeahan.
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hye thanks man!
Apr 9 2011 12:40AM
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PJS.
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Good question...
Apr 9 2011 12:41AM
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loganimlach
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no prob!
Apr 9 2011 12:53AM
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funk.
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snowmobile sounds like a kids toy. I thought they were like mini trail only sleds till I came down south and everyone called them that
Apr 9 2011 12:56AM
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gombo8
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all those crazy canadians call em all snowmachines while we crazy amercians think they are snow mobiles. aint that right eh.  which is better canada or america, america is boss cause is america but theres no like big problems with canada except they have funny money. thety never get attack or have a need to randomly walk into a country and say they are bringing "industry" to a country that needs it. /end threadjack
Apr 9 2011 12:56AM
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lukemeahan.
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actually im from alaska.
Apr 9 2011 12:58AM
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Brentizzle
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/your an idiot.


and i dont think ive ever heard "snow machines". Usually i say sledding. "lets go sledding", "backcountry sledding", "just got a new 'sled'". anyways, if you get a lot of ice build up around your feet it can get slippery but i dont find ski boots that bad sledding other that the stiffness of them and when jumping from side to side its a bit harder cuz they are generally heavier then legit sledding boots.
Apr 9 2011 1:02AM
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lukemeahan.
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hey yeah thanks ^ and or we call it riding
Apr 9 2011 1:03AM
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R.Fahey
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A few tips.
Don't put your skis on your back.. it's miserable, especially if the road is bumpy which almost all are at some point.  Get either some tie downs or old snowboard binding straps.  (i use old snowboard binding ratchet straps and attach my skis to the gas rack... it's great).

I've never had a problem with sliding around, but my foot boards tear the shit outta my boots so I got these.
http://www.alpineaccessories.com/prodinfo.asp?number=1-SCT%20%20%20%20%20LARGE&variation=

eventually one fell off and I lost it.

I wish all ski boots had the rubber under the arch like the Salomon Ghost. http://www.salomon.com/us/product/ghost-cs.html

That's such a good feature since half the time you're sledding one foot is half and sitting right on the arch there. 


Apr 9 2011 1:27AM
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cooper.fry
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ive wondered the same thing many times.
Apr 9 2011 1:28AM
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lukemeahan.
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thank you sir, karma added.

Apr 9 2011 1:31AM
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Travapple.
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How is your name not orange?
Apr 9 2011 1:36AM
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SPskier543
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I epoxied some rubber, grippy mat things in the footwells and they work perfectly. Just go to a hardware store and look around, you should be able to find something that will work easily.
Apr 9 2011 9:53AM
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jokorvalde
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Everytime I ski with my snowmobile on my back I wear my boot!
no big problem at all!
Apr 9 2011 11:54AM
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ChrisSkisChronic
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While I agree with your post...

YOU'RE

Apr 9 2011 12:12PM
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skibum_mark
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ski boots are fine, just make sure your foot tunnels are clear all the time and avoid ice build up
Apr 9 2011 12:18PM
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clive_bixby
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http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php/174128-The-Tech-talk-sled-thread-(snowmobile)?highlight=snowmobile
Apr 9 2011 12:31PM
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K.C.Deane
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No but you will bend your running boards pretty good by the end of the season.
Apr 9 2011 1:27PM
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EternalJens
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You ski with a snowmobile on your back? You must have a really strong back!
Apr 9 2011 1:30PM
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s6p
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Like they said, don't put your skis on your back. It's a hassle. I put a cfr rack on my sled this season and it has worked really good, it's really nice to have the bag in it and get a little bit of storage space (enough for lunch and some dry clothes)

My running boards got bent quite a bit and the little cleats that stick up also got bent down so I had no traction at all, I tried using cat tracks on my boots but it sucks cuz they always fell off. I ended up riveting some heavy duty cleats onto the running board and they work great. I put 4 on each running board, each one 6 inches behind the one in front of it.
Apr 11 2011 1:49AM
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I.B
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Petition to make Logan's name oragne?! Boom I

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Apr 11 2011 1:59AM
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Ghini
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I agree!
Lambert Westendorp signed

For Shay Lee also! He even is on the inside of all Moment ski's I get deliverd!

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Apr 11 2011 4:09AM
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I.B
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Apr 11 2011 9:31AM
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Ghini
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thanks, dont know what i did wrong..
Apr 11 2011 10:32AM
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Static
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oh yea just like the word automobile is only used for toy cars. so do you call cars road machines?
Apr 11 2011 11:13AM
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w8_4it
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I just had the exact same question and after tearing up Vail Pass on a sled/snowmobile/snowmachine(respectively) for 8 hours I determined that ski boots work just fine....however the rails tore my boots up.  I was just going to say...as long as you put down those rubber mats you should be fine....but I am not sure how the plastic ski boot will grip to snow covered rubber.  Backcountry sledding with a 154 inch paddle track was just a tad bit more fun than riding Michigan's bumpy ass trails.  Be safe tho, bring a local and a beacon. 

Apr 11 2011 12:48PM
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snocompton
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Grip tape on the sides so my knees can grip helps.  Ski boots work fine theyre just not as comfy as soreals or other good snow boots. 
Apr 11 2011 4:52PM
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