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Contest Winner Chris Maurer wins on his Birthday!
Mon, 2012-01-23 21:10 | 
doug
Congratulations to Chris Maurer as the winner of Sled:links Early Winter Signup promotion. Chris won the grand prize worth over $750.00 dollars and found out he was the big winner on his birthday, how cool is that? Congratulation Chris and Happy Birthday.Download the document for more details pertaining to Sled-Fest Okanagan and the next Sled:link contest, good luck everyone.
Avalanche Skills Training Course on Brohm Ridge
Wed, 2012-01-18 23:17 | doug
Two AST level 1 courses are being hosted on January 26 - 27, 2012 and again on January 28 - 29, 2012 at the Alpine Learning Centre on Brohm Ridge. Hosted by the Black Tusk Snowmobile Club and supported by the BC Snowmobile Federation, Let's Ride BC and Sled:link, these 2 day courses are taught by Niko Weis, one of the most charismatic avalanche instructors in the industry. Niko's teaching techniques guarentee both a wealth of knowledge transfer and fun learning environment.
Book Now for special offer on the January 26 - 27 course where you'll receive a $40.00 discount on a new club membership OR an LED equiped club ball cap ($40.00 Value)
Note: The course fee for non members is $350.00. $275.00 for members so join the club today and save an additional $75.00.
Avalanche Skills Training Course, Brohm Ridge
Wed, 2012-01-18 23:09 | dougTwo AST level 1 courses are being hosted on January 26 - 27, 2012 and again on January 28 - 29, 2012 at the Alpine Learning Centre on Brohm Ridge. Hosted by the Black Tusk Snowmobile Club and supported by the BC Snowmobile Federation, Let's Ride BC and Sled:link, these 2 day courses are taught by Niko Weis, one of the most charismatic avalanche instructors in the industry. Niko's teaching style guarentees both a whealth of knowledge transfer and fun learning environment.
Book Now for special offer on the January 26 -27 course where you'll receive a $40.00 discount on a new membership OR an LED equiped club ball cap ($40.00 Value)
Note: The course fee for non members is $350.00. $275.00 for members so join the club today and save an additional $75.00.
International Snowmobile Safety Week
Wed, 2012-01-18 22:37 | doug
This week is dedicated to safe sledding. It's hosted early in the year with the hope that many of the riding and safety tips shared this week will keep you out of trouble and in the pow when the timing's right.
Attached for download are a few tips for riding in the mountains that the sled:link team would like to share.
Know before you go.
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S.T.O.P. - A "Situational Awareness" tool for sledders, by sledders.
Thu, 2012-01-05 17:09 | doug
S.T.O.P. With over 25 years of technical snowmobile riding and mountain travel experience, industry training advisor Doug Washer created S.T.O.P. to help sledders improve on their situational awareness skills and to make safety conscious decisions while traveling in the backcountry. This simple, effective, habit forming tool encourages sledders to make observations about critical safety factors throughout the day.
Sledders travel great distances through ever changing, unique terrain features, inconsistent snowpack and micro climates, often without stopping to observe the changes that have taken place. Read more »
Just One More Sleep....Till Sled-Fest
Tue, 2011-12-27 11:42 | doug
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11 'Mountain Snowmobile' Hand Signals You Should Know
Tue, 2011-12-20 23:21 | doug
The following hand signals were developed by Doug Washer to address safety and communication challenges in the professional mountain snowmobile guiding and mountain film production industries.
Snowmobiling in mountainous terrain presents a series of challenges to communication that are well addressed by understanding and incorporating these simple, yet effective measures into your every day professional and recreational snowmobiling environment. They help to address basic issues from talking over the engine to advising others of preferred routes or warnings of avalanche activity that a sledder Read more »
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Avalanche Training Bursaries Available
Thu, 2011-10-27 13:01 | doug
With all the new snow coming down, there’s no doubt that many of you will be pulling out your sleds and making sure they’re ready to go for that first epic snow day of the year, but have you considered whether YOU are ready to go?
Having the appropriate skills to travel in the mountains of BC is not something to be taken lightly and so we at Sled:Link would like to both encourage you to take appropriate skills training regarding safe mountain travel and provide you with an avenue to get that training, in this case, subsidized. Read more »
Carving the Pemberton Ice Cap / Ice Cave
Fri, 2011-03-11 08:59 | dougThe Pemberton Ice cap is arguably home to the best snowmobiling in the world. The 650 square mile ice cap, portrayed in these images is just a small example of the awesome expanse of these flowing, timeless glaciers, but it's not without it's hazards. You should be a seasoned mountain snowmobiler to travel this part of the world as you'll see, many surprises await the inexperienced rider. We recommend hiring a guide or taking a mountain specific sled training course to provide you with the appropriate backcounrty travel skills required to thoroughly enjoy the big mountain riding of BC.
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