…Someday.  You know, when Massachusetts can recover enough to make my house valuable enough to sell and pay off my mortgage.  Which apparently these days is when we can take our sleds to He!! and ride there, too!

 Bill, who has recently become addicted to watching Snowmobile vidoes on YouTube (thanks to a certain unnamed women’s snowmobiling blog ), came across an entertaining cartoon titled something like ‘Why I’m Moving To Maine’.  I’m not sure where that was, so that’ll have to be a later post.  I didn’t like it as much as he did anyway.

 But after reading the Bangor Daily News yesterday, I did find a great reminder of why our dream is to leave this over-populace, snob-controlled state.  Here’s why - because Mainers still get together on their own and give generously to others to do things like this:

Construction of new home for Barclay family kicks off

This is the kind of kindness and reality that draws us to Maine.  You know, that and the snow…

Maybe if Massachusetts dwellers were more like this on average I would rethink things.  Not that Massachusetts isn’t a beautiful place to live.  And if you are interested in buying a nice, cozy, historic 1855 post and beam cape in central Mass, well maintained with many updates (including various well and pump controls and a new roof), I know where you can find one reasonably priced….

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American Snowmobiler is giving away free stuff…but you have to win the monthly sweepstakes.  For May the prize is a storm pack from True Adventure Gear.

Go here to learn about the prize and find a link to enter.  And don’t worry, you can enter with or without subscribing.

 Good luck!  Hope you win!  Well, you know, if I don’t…

Hey!  Learn about great contests and giveaways sooner!  Subscribe to the SledChix snowmobile blog.  Just hit ’subscribe’ above!

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Camo Girl turned me on to Outdoor Envy in a post she wrote a few weeks back.  I’ve checked out the site, which is dedicated to women and issues of interest to women in the outdoors, and it looks to have some real promise.

Camo Girl has a full write-up on her site, which you can see here.  But here’s a taste to pique your interest….

“Our mission is to bring women of all ages together by sharing our love for the great outdoors. We hope to inspire each lady to explore the outdoors and discover for herself those aspects that are attractive to her. Our goal is to help women and kids reach their own personal goals. We hope to help them see many different aspects of the outdoors, whether it be hunting, fishing, camping or other great outdoor activities.”

The website is structured around women hunting/hunters, but isn’t dedicated solely to hunting.  The founders say,

“Hunting is only a portion of what we do: fishing, hiking, camping, photography, sporting dogs – whatever your outdoor passions. We have it here for you.”

“We invite all women and girls to become members. We will share experiences, enthusiasm, knowledge, and mentor other women and kids to develop and expand their outdoor skills. Friends & Family are important to us and we hope that we can bring you into our family as you share your outdoor adventures with your family & friends! “

Hey!  SledChix love the Great Outdoors!  So head on over and check it out.  Read the full release on Camo Girl’s blog, or go right to Outdoor Envy and get it straight from the source!

Did you know you can keep up easier with the SledChix snomobile blog just by clicking on the “subscribe” button above?  Let your computer tell you when I’ve left you something new and interesting to read!

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Okay I admit I’m still too chicken for this, but this link was passed in the comments a couple weeks back by John Smallwood.  Have fun watching this YouTube snowmobiling video of Katie learning freestyle.  She does look like she’s enjoying herself!

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Zenwaiter was kind enough to shoot me an email the other day and let me know that he likes what I’m doing and that he featured the SledChix blog on his website, calling it a “Cool Snowmobiling blog for women!”

 I’m thrilled that he’s pleased, so to return the favor, here’ a link to Zenwaiter’s homepage.  It’s an eclectic mix from a crazy travelling Cannuck offering up a little of everything snowmobiling.

Visit the main page here, Zenwaiter.com, or see how Zen spent his winter by going here.

Say ‘hi’ to Zen and tell him the SledChick sent you!

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Not sure who Snowbuggie is, but she sent us a fun comic strip link.  Go here and find out what guys and girls are really thinking when they ride together.  You can even buy the rights to the comic strip (I think that’s what they’re selling) for $16.00.  (For $16.00 I wouldn’t doubt we’ll see this on a Sledderwear shirt soon!)

Snowbuggie says this comic reminds her of riding with her husband.  Oh, and that she also loves him and respects him :).

Snowbuggie, methinks it’s time to get your own sled and join in the fun!!

Thanks for the links & laughs!

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When he heard I was looking for interesting snowmobile pictures, Ron from gothotrocks.com just knew we’d want to see these.

 These photos cross the nation from the state of Washington, where Ron says, “we manage to run our sleds year round, even in summer.”

In regards to the event in the photos, Ron says,

“This event happens the end of July at Ione, Washington. There are 50+ sleds involved each year.  It is about 1/3 mile across the river and 70+ feet deep. Sleds start with skis almost touching the water, no running start.  Anyone is invited to compete, and Yes, some sleds do sink.”

Sled vs Jet Ski–Sled Wins!

It looks like tons of fun, and Ron assures me your first ride is the most thrilling, so if you’re already longing for white trails again, consider a trip to Ione, Washington in Eastern Washington state in July; or one sooner–last we spoke, Ron said there was still 4 to 6 feet of snow in the mountains where he sleds, with some locations reporting 10 feet!  One year, they were snowmobiling on June 1st!

Ron has a video of last year’s event up on his site.  You can see it here: WaterCross Snowmobile Video

Looks like good times riding in Washington!  And by the way for all of you watercrossers out there, I did find watercross snowmobile shirts at SledderWear the other day (the woman has everything…)

Thanks for the pics and links, Ron!  If you’ve got something worth looking at, send them along to sledderchick@gmail.com.

In closing, I’ll leave you with Ron’s words of wisdom, which I’m taking to heart to get me through the warm months ahead…

“…After all, water is just warm snow.”

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We’ve had some great submissions for our Vintage Snowmobile Photo Challenge, but we need more!  So far only one challenger has had photos that could truly compete with David Crew’s late ’60’s/early 70’s era pictures, that being VintageSleds.com (but you have to go to the actual site to see the old photos, as opposed to just new photos of old sleds).

All Photos Are Welcomed And Greatly Appreciated

We’re having lots of fun with this, so why stop now? 

I can tell you that this challenge has netted a variety of different snowmobile pictures.  I’ve even had some great video feeds of crazy snowmobile events sent in (which will be featured soon enough).  David’s challenge is primarily to find other old photo collections taken when the snowmobiles were young and (relatively) new, but we’re all having fun with the new pics of vintage sleds and restorations, so send whatever you got and we’ll sort ‘em out later!

See All Vintage Sled Challengers Here

In case you’ve been blowing me off all week, (and you’re forgiven if you’ve been riding, but if you’re just out tanning, come in and see what we’ve been up to), here are links to David Crews and his original challenge, as well as links to all the submissions posted so far:

• The Challenger: David crews 
• VintageSleds.com
• Trucker & Kitty from KawasakiTrax.com
• Jim, another Kawasaki fan

I know there have got to be more great snomobiling photos out there, so don’t be shy, show us what you’ve got!  Leave a comment here or send your submission to sledderchick@gmail.com.  And by the way, if you’ve got a site to promote with it, let me know, I’m happy to offer up your link, too.

Thanks for joining in the fun!

This time they come from Trucker’s friend Jim.  I woke up to these vintage snowmobile photos in my inbox this morning.

 The first:

Jim describes this one as, “A group photo of the sleds from KawasakiTrax that made it to Hutchinson Mn show a few years back. The trailer and banner belong to Trucker as well as a few of the sleds. “

And this one is Jim’s personal favorite, at least until another comes and takes her place.  Jim says he spent a year and a half making it run, which leads us to wonder if he’s single or just has a wife with the patience of a saint (and an aroma of two-stroke floating throughout her house).

More thanks go out to Jim for playing along with our Vintage Snomobile Photo-hunt game.  Thanks for sharing!  (And hopefully you don’t take our jabs too seriously.  I’m banking on you having a sense of humor if you’re hanging out with Berleen (aka Kitty)!)

Join Jim and Send Me Your Vintage Snowmobile Pics, Too!

Send them to sledderchick@gmail.com.  Other Fun & Interesting Snowmobile Pictures also gladly accepted!

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Remember Kitty from SledderWear?  You, know, the one that makes those really great snowmobiling T-shirts and gifts?  Well, as it turns out Kitty’s inspiration is her husband Trucker’s Vintage Snowmobile Addiction!  He even owns a website at KawasakiTrax.com.  It’s dedicated to vintage sleds, obviously more Kawasaki than anything, but I hear he’s working on an old Polaris this summer, so we’ll let him in.

Kitty is a bit of a shutterfly.  She’s sent a bunch of her husband’s vintage sled photos (not of the original era, so they’ll fall into the “Vintage Snowmobile” and not “Vintage Photo” category - because, you know, what David has really is old.

Here’s What Kitty & Trucker Have To Brag About

Guess Who!?

Kitty says there’s lots more to see at KawasakiTrax, so head over there and see what they’ve got!

Now, Where Are Your Vintage Snowmobile Pictures?

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