A belated deeper snow update.
Yes, they do work much better in deeper snow! We had about 12 inches and I got to go riding in it for a few hours. Man is that fun! Didn't get to do a whole lot, but what I did was an absolute blast.
Learned the fun of getting stuck in a rose bush. Learned the fun of getting unstuck from a rose bush. Great fun trying to untie that pricker thing from around the back of the skies.
Learned I really wish it had reverse. At the end of the day, when you're dead tired, trying to drag it backwards into the shed is just not fun. I have got to fix this situation with a turntable or something.
Learned that going across a steep slope is, well, entertaining.
Learned that hang off and lean means really hang off. As in completely off. No little bit of seat squirming like on a bike, but way off the side.
Learned that at 150 lbs I'm not heavy enough to really impress the machine with my weight anyhow.
Learned that when you flip over and go rolling down the hill, you tend to go further, which is a good thing.
Learned that off camber bumps in turns can make life real interesting.
Learned I love heated handgrips. Gott get a set on the street bike.
I even managed to discover a wonderfully "practical" use of the snowmobile. Packing snow for sled runs for my son. The snow was all powdery, so his runner sled wasn't doing much except getting stuck on the hill. So I ran the snowmobile up and down the hill a few times for him creating a fast trail for him. He loved it. Made a great toboggan track too, keeping that in the channel by and large.
