![]() I was glad I was able to help someone out and keep them excited, even though snowmobiling can be tough at times. He was still excited about snowmobiling and couldn’t wait to get back out there. We parted ways and he said that he would stay on the groomed trail so he wouldn’t get stuck anymore, I told him some tools that he might want to get next time he goes out. He said that he was blowing the whistle as loud as he could and when he saw me come over that hill, wearing a yellow snowmobile outfit, it was like lassie was coming down the hill and he knew he was going to be okay. He was blowing his whistle but nobody could hear him, he could hear our snowmobiles but between the wind and the roar of the engine there was no way I could hear his quiet whistle. He said he had MRE’s fire starters, emergency blanket and other supplies to stay the night. When we got to the bottom he thanked us, and said that he was prepared to stay the night. He was pretty nervous about the whole trip down the hill but owe well, it was the way he had to go. It was a difficult downhill line, through the trees but the guy made it through just fine. I gave him some and told him that he had to follow us because there was no way he could get back up the hill I had to come down to help him. His snowmobile was not designed for riding off trail during winter and he asked for a few pointers. Apparently, this was his 2nd time ever snowmobiling and did not know how to ride powder. ![]() Back about 15 ft there was a very large hole in the snow with one snowmobile track out. He said he was just too tired to dig himself out because he had just finished 3 hours digging it out- 15 ft behind where I found him stuck. We dug out his snowmobile and I got it unstuck. I offered him help and he was very excited. I rode up to him and noticed that his snowmobile (an older one) was buried. There was a guy, wearing a Cal-Trans winter coat, standing on a snowmobile and blowing a whistle. I was about 50 yards off the groomed trail (I never ride trails) and came over a little hill and saw something surprising. After we got up to the peak, enjoyed an ice cold Beer, we began our decent to Watson Lake. This time, I went up from the lake side, not the Truckee side. This last week I went up to Watson Peak again. and that is the best part of snowmobiling! Exploring new terrain with your friends… Being outside… and not glued to your phone.TV… or computer. The gold route is a route along a ridge, the red route is another ridge route and the blue route is a route that follows a creek.Īs you can see, there is no maintained roads anyplace near hear. ![]() They are no place near any maintained roads and it is difficult to get to. Here is a picture of a 3 possible routes I can take to get into the two zones I marked on the map. That place is endless and awesome! there are trails for beginners and if you want to go off trail, there is plenty for you too. You are following the terrain, following your gut and looking for whatever looks fun to ride! there is not really a plan, just … go that way and see what we see… One of the best paces to go boondocking in California is Bear Valley. I think that it is absolutely the best type of snowmobiling. do you know what it is? if not, don’t fret! its basically creating your own trail and not following a preset, already made trail.
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