New Toy for the winter time

[Battlecat]

www.snowmoto.com

looks like so much fun

Its the best one i have seen yet

I wanna get one if grouse and whistler will allow it

[skifreak]

um - doubt it - have you seen them allow gt snow racers up the hill?

[Reefer Ryder]

:o

[stacy kohut]

your 'in' at whistler, they rent them too.............
not sure if its blackcomb also, but whistler, iam 99% sure of.
call em...........

[Battlecat]

Ya, whistler allows them the site says

They have a leash too and they are much more controllable then a gt snow racer.

The rules up grouse are it has to have metal edges and a stopping device ad it has both.

I hope they allow them. it would be so fun

[Mr. Charles]

LAME!

[wilkez]

if i saw you with one of those at grouse, i would punch you in the face

[stacy kohut]

the snow bikes are evey bit as 'cool' as any other snosliding activity.

[seand]

im with stacy...i think its great...you have control over your entire experience, it has a leash, and judging by the video...its quite fun.

id trust riding with someone on one of those over skiblades anyday...mucho safer-o.

[stacy kohut]

i was in france in '97 ski racing and there was some dude on one made by sunn. he destroyed!
huge flatties,moto whips etc....very cool
blew my mind really.
its really all about the person riding the thing.

[seand]

they are sub 200 bucks. well worth trying...even if you only use it a few times...atleast when its snowy out you can still get that on-bike feeling!

[Broken Fusion!]

Originally posted by BoyBoy
LAME!

Agreed,
weak, weak sauce

[RideCraft]

Originally posted by Broken Fusion!
Agreed,
weak, weak sauce

why?

[Broken Fusion!]

I'll know the world is in a sad state when I see one of those cruisin through the halfpipe :S

[niXon]

Originally posted by Broken Fusion!
I'll know the world is in a sad state when I see one of those cruisin through the halfpipe :S


Snowboarders said the same about skiiers, and now look at the sport.

[stacy kohut]

skateboarders said the same thing about snowboarders..........



"snowboard and realize all of your skateboard dreams"

[Battlecat]

I think it would be so much fun to rip down the park and hit some tables. Riding a bike in the snow would be awesome

build some booters and its a great way to learn new tricks for the summer

[Battlecat]

does anyone know the song in the video?

[seand]

meh...open your minds up.

when ski resorts first had to deal with snoboarders, everyone was up in arms over it. it was a fad that would certainly die soon and didnt deserve attention or any liftline room. dangerous and stupid.

look at it now?

how about skiers who were not allowed in terrain parks? look how far that has come?

as long as a toy adheres to all of the mountains safety requirements, why not let it up? who knows, there could be some wacky winter xgames or redbull snobmx event in the future that all of those that turned their noses up before..now want to get into it.

some of my favorite riding buddies are total hipocrites...they swore boarding was going to die off years and years ago..they said it was stupid and only there so people can be different...now they are beyond amazing and ... on snowboards...

open your minds guys...youll be amazed what you find.

[*GiMpY_jR*]

arnt there some other company's that do that too.. and i think i once saw a conversion kit for your bike..?

[superman_4]

nice that looks sick! i want one!

AND all those pics were taken at Sunshine, which I happen to have a seasons pass for !!!! :eek:

[seand]

gimpy - the other ones all use skis which are super limiting...i didnt like the ski versions...even with super fat twinnies, it just didnt work "right". with split continuous curves on the boards, you will go MUCH faster and with much more control than the others out there.

[Nathan]

I like it. i would rather ride one of those than not ride at all. I emailed sunpeaks to see if they would allow them.

[patrolskid]

i've been riding those for about three years and they sure are fun . just another way to enjoy the mountains and snow .

the first one i rode was made by k2 . very solid build with high quality mtb type components . the ones they have here at whistler now are not quite the same quality , but still alot of fun .

i've ridden on good powder days , and the sensation is great .

btw , at whistler / blackcomb you need to hire an instructor to take you around . as of last year they were not yet allowed everywhere on the mountain , but if all goes well this year . . . .

[freerider guy]

^^^how muchg does this cost?

[seand]

200-250 USD for the snowmoto bike this post is about.


patrolskid - do you think w/b will allow open access to these this season? hiring a tourguide to use your equip seems silly :)

[patrolskid]

seand , just talking off the top of my head i would say no . last year was very preliminary . the powers that be just wanted to see how they fit in with the rest of the operation . as far as i know things went pretty smoothly .

also , you know those business types have to examine the risk / benefit side of things . is the money they might bring in worth the money they have to lay out ? revenue in , versus start up costs and possible litigation , etc , etc . . .

personally , i hope they go for it . take all the things you like about riding , and then transfer it to a snow covered mountain , where the lines are infinite , you get the idea .

the k2 bike was a real nice piece of work . quality throughout . at the time they had two different models : an all mountain model and one that was designed more for park and pipe . k2 didn't actually build the bikes , or have any cash invested . they had entered into an agreement with an individual entrepreneur who had done all the r / d and the major legwork involved with getting the bikes accepted at resorts . tough road he was on , but he seems to be making progress . i have since forgotten his name , but he left one of the bikes with us for a couple of months . we sure had a lot of fun on it .

last winter , we had one of the rental bikes to use , and free reign to use it wherever we liked . patrolling does have some bonuses . . . . .

[Battlecat]

i am buying one as soon as it is alloud up grouse and whistler

the bike influence on the shore and in whistler would bring alot to this sport in the winter time and I believe quite abit of money to the resorts

[BikerBoy21]

i think they look pretty cool.