Well this morning the lawn was WHITE *%#*

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Yep in my area Vermont riding time is getting less and less ...... Didn't start today's ride until 1130am ..... and had to get out some of my SKI gear to do so, ( comfortably ). Headed to NH, for my by-yearly Hootch run. Put 10 - 1.75 litre. bottles in the Frunk ..... It never cease's to amaze me how much stuff the RT will transport. ..... the rear and side bags held the other groceries ..... ride safe - ride happy ....... Mike

[RICZ]

Time to sharpen ski edges and get out the fast wax.

[Lew L]

Actually it's time for the "rock" skis until there's a decent base. I can't wait..

[RapidSpyder]

Thanks for the reminder, need to get my ski pass. Half price until the end of the month.
There’s about 4 inches of white stuff on the ground now, but I’m not quite ready to give up riding yet.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Thanks for the reminder, need to get my ski pass. Half price until the end of the month.
There’s about 4 inches of white stuff on the ground now, but I’m not quite ready to give up riding yet.

........ My local area is Sugarbush ....and even though they sold to Alterra Co. , They still offer a pass for us senior's ...$139.00 for the season ..... There a couple of black-out weeks and it 's only for Mon. to thru Fri. skiing, but I wouldn't ski on weekends anyway ..... Enjoy .... Mike

[BeRight]

Not looking forward to when it snows in Maryland. We Marylander's don't do well in snow (IMHO) - not in road clearing and not in driving.

Sometimes cannot get out of neighborhood for several days.

I live relatively close to two major cities - Washington DC and Baltimore, MD - heavy traffic

Usually first snow is in Mid-late November.

Almost every year I get to ride some in every month. Not until salt has been washed away by mother nature.

[MONK]

I lived in northern Indiana most of my life and dealt with snow on the ground from November to April then salt until May or so. Kind of limited my riding. I moved down to NC about 3 years ago and I'm LOVING it. Winters are between minimal and non existant. I'm riding 12 months/year. With that said, I know a guy who lives in upstate NY. He had a Kawasaki Nomad that he'd ride 8 months/year and bought an RT so he could ride the other 4 months. Not sure I'm that hard core but I know it can be done.

[pegasus1300]

I live in Utah, lots of snow but it hasn't started yet, major drought going on right now. Cold in the mornings but beautiful by noon. I used to ski but knees and hips put an end to that. When Mike started skiing again I went and rented some stuff to try it out, yeah that was a fiasco. I would move south for the winter but wife "loves the four seasons"��. Guess I'll be putting Dragon away soon. Tho I usually find a few days every month I can ride.

[bigbadbrucie]

Up here in South Western British Columbia, I try to ride every month of the year. We do get snow, but very little and it does not hang around. You folks who ski....any time it snows, I curse you. Playing in the snow just encourages it, and I certainly don’t wish to encourage the snow. I lived in the North for 50+ years and have had more than my share of shovelling the *****. just my .02 worth.

[ARtraveler]

I was told it snowed in my old stomping grounds this weekend. Glad I have moved to the South.

So far, it's still all mostly green, 50 degrees this AM and raining off an on. Has been very dry, so the rain is welcomed. The winter grade jackets are out now and the chaps are ready when needed.

Last winter, we got dusted twice and it was gone in a couple hours. Rode on Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years...just because I could. I was breaking in my new F3 last year and had 3,500 miles by late March.

I am feeling your pain and hoping that your lay up season will be short.

[Motorcycledave]

YOU KNOW....

My SUPER DOOPER Drink Holders work great on Snow Mobiles to hold your nice hot coffee...
DRINK HOLDER.jpg

[Saluda]

Just registered the sleds this morning.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

I live in Utah, lots of snow but it hasn't started yet, major drought going on right now. Cold in the mornings but beautiful by noon. I used to ski but knees and hips put an end to that. When Mike started skiing again I went and rented some stuff to try it out, yeah that was a fiasco. I would move south for the winter but wife "loves the four seasons"��. Guess I'll be putting Dragon away soon. Tho I usually find a few days every month I can ride.

The key to getting back to Skiing is the new - shorter - ski's with a definitive / pronounced " sidecut " - those suckers TURN by themselves with the slightest knee movement ... the shorter length means they ride slower than the longer ones .... My first day back ( two years ago ) I had my old Rossi " 7 G's , at 207 cm ( 6" 3 or 4" ) great ski if you wanted to go straight at 50 mph ..... very, very hard to turn .... I then bought " 163 cm with a big sidecut and found " Nirvanna "...... good luck .... Mike

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

YOU KNOW....

My SUPER DOOPER Drink Holders work great on Snow Mobiles to hold your nice hot coffee...
DRINK HOLDER.jpg

Sorry NO WAY ..... I'm guessing you never drove a snow-mobile ..... Mike

[Deanna777]

Just registered the sleds this morning.

WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!

Deanna

[woods]

Yup,they brined the roads today anticipating up to 4" tomorrow,I believe I am done here... till the spyder with track and ski's comes out!

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Yup,they brined the roads today anticipating up to 4" tomorrow,I believe I am done here... till the spyder with track and ski's comes out!

Actually they have those .... I've seen the pics here ..... Mike

[safecracker]

Snow in western maine this morning. Just a heavy frost at my house.

[mrgrtt123]

Time to sharpen ski edges and get out the fast wax.

Someone is excited about winter.

[bigbadbrucie]

I was told it snowed in my old stomping grounds this weekend. Glad I have moved to the South.

So far, it's still all mostly green, 50 degrees this AM and raining off an on. Has been very dry, so the rain is welcomed. The winter grade jackets are out now and the chaps are ready when needed

Last winter, we got dusted twice and it was gone in a couple hours. Rode on Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years...just because I could. I was breaking in my new F3 last year and had 3,500 miles by late March.

I am feeling your pain and hoping that your lay up season will be short.

I’m in the same situation as you ART. My old grounds got it a few days ago also (Fort St. John, BC). I moved down here 5 years ago. Temperature approx the same as you, annnnd, I don’t have to shovel rain!

[MONK]

74*F today in the foothills of NC. Seems like a great time for a ride after work. You guys need to move farther south.

HAGO!

[ARtraveler]

74*F today in the foothills of NC. Seems like a great time for a ride after work. You guys need to move farther south.

HAGO!

I'm good.

[MONK]

I'm good.

Yeah but you have to deal with Arkansas SUMMER. No, thank you. I'll take my area any day. I rarely have to deal with 100* temps AND 250% humidity. Even on the really hot, humid days here, I'm literally 5 miles away from the mountains. A 30 minute ride gets me to the top of the mountains where it's almost always 10* cooler and 20% less humidity. Truly, I live in the perfect place to ride.

[Arion]

Snow in western maine this morning. Just a heavy frost at my house.

"Frost you say?" One of the great "Bert and I" monologues.

[ARtraveler]

Yeah but you have to deal with Arkansas SUMMER. No, thank you. I'll take my area any day. I rarely have to deal with 100* temps AND 250% humidity. Even on the really hot, humid days here, I'm literally 5 miles away from the mountains. A 30 minute ride gets me to the top of the mountains where it's almost always 10* cooler and 20% less humidity. Truly, I live in the perfect place to ride.

They do have summer here. It does get hot, humid, and stormy. So far, I am liking all three. We do have the mountain tops within 10 miles also. And yes, on five to ten degrees cooler, and with a little bit of breeze.