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Recent News and Stories
"Hello, I'm Arfi"
Tue, 2012-02-21 14:59 | 
doug
Hello, I'm Arfi…..
Arfi stands for Avalanche Research Forecasting Interface and it was developed by the Applied Snow and Avalanche Research Group at the university of Calgary. It's a collection of avalanche forecasting resources, tools, webcams and more, all collected into one simple, interactive google map. It's designed to help both professionals as well as recreationists. At Sled:link, we strive to bring you a condensed web resource for all your sledding needs and Arfi brings to the table a great tool through which to help plan your travels and sledding destinations. Read more »
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.
Sled-Fest Okanagan Announced
Fri, 2012-01-20 16:54 | doug
Calling all snowmobilers!
Hello Trendsetters,
The Canadian Avalanche Centre is hosting an Avalanche Awareness Day on Boulder Mountain, Revelstoke, Saturday January 21. Download the poster for all the details and share it with your friends or better yet, print it off and post it in your store, garage or shop and let your quests and friends know all about it. This years snowpack is shapping up to be a challenge so "STOP" and think about your routes, travel plans, trigger points and wind effects before you blast into the fresh pow. It's only smart. Learn all about it at Avalanche Awareness Days.
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 »
West Coast Snowpack Confidence Eroded
Wed, 2012-01-04 09:58 | doug
Sled:link Welcomes Sandman Hotel to Sled-Fest
Tue, 2011-12-27 12:57 | dougThe Squamish Sandman hotel has partnered with Sled:link to bring you the deal of a century and not a moment too soon.
If you’re planning on staying in the corridor for Sled-Fest, you can now stay at the Sandman under the Sledlink Bookings group # 4918 for only $79.00 for their Standard King or 2 Queen rooms and only $89.00 per night + tax for their King or 2 queen suites with Sofa. That’s unbelievable given the quality and convenience of the this location. Thanks Sandman for helping out sledders this holiday season and Welcome to Sled-Fest.
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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Sled:link & GVP go to Grizzly Lodge
Mon, 2011-12-19 13:31 | doug
The annual Greater Vancouver Powersports (GVP) snowmobile extravaganza took place this past weekend at Grizzly Lodge and as expected, fun was had by all. The snow was awesome with a base of about 120cm which left most of us with dropped jaws as the sun came out Sunday with awesome views, untouched powder and a slew of 2012 BRP sleds to shred on. Mike, owner of GVPS and Dave Norona, a BRP Ambassador along with other GVPS technicians and VIP guests toured the area on the new 146” Freestyle, 2 Summit X 154"s and a 163" Summit SP.
All performed to great expectation. My preference, the 154 Summit X for all round nimbleness, traction and shear fun factor as I prefer the technical side or riding and the ability to float the unit through the air. The smooth throttel and instant response was handy to say the least when navigating the technical terrain but pulled hard on the climbs as well..... Awesome fun! Thanks GVP and thanks to the awesome hospitality of Grizzly Lodge. Adam, Greg and the crew put on a fabulous spread and were gracious hosts. Be sure to ask about the Grizzly Freestyle shooter when you get back to the lodge and are looking for something to warm you up by the fire.
You can also check out the trip on sled:link Everytrail site.
Happy Holidays everyone!
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