Comments on: Montana: Snowmobilers cited for entering wilderness

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:30:29 +0000

Snowshoeing and cross country skiing are both awesome fun when on several feet of snow when the temp is 20 below–crunch crunch squeak squeak. I often rabbit hunted in the swamps with snowshoes and I can’t say I ever got a rabbit. They no doubt heard me coming from a long ways off. The worst part was getting lost in the swamp and having to follow my tracks out which could take hours–a bewildering feat while carrying a 12 gauge and wearing heavy clothes to keep warm–even worse when we got a freezing mist. Sometimes, I miss those cold, quiet, Northern Michigan winter days.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:05:08 +0000

Greg – The snowshoeing into the wilderness sounds fantastic. Very jealous.

By: Greg Farber

Greg Farber — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:57:03 +0000

I have been riding to the Wilderness Boundary and parking the sled and strapping on either snow shoes or classic skis and going in about 3-5 miles and admiring the winter snowscapes. I just did the Church Elk Creek Area, and the Sawtooth, Hell Roaring Lake and Finger of Fait.. I really dig the deep powder in the trees with my Alpine rig, can’t get enough of that action..

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:03:20 +0000

I remember my ride on an original 1961 Polaris snow cat–motor was in the back. Once there gets to be several feet of snow on the ground, snowmobiles can go most anywhere. That is why it’s important to post signage indicating no entry and snowmobilers should only ride familiar trails. No comment about the cowgirls!

By: Alan Gregory, Lt. Col., USAF, Ret.

Alan Gregory, Lt. Col., USAF, Ret. — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:48:35 +0000

While an undergraduate at Idaho State University in the early 70s, I went for a ride on a snowmobile. I forget the details but I do recall the noise. Too bad I didn’t know then what I know now about thrillcraft and off-road cowboys and cowgirls.