In seeking to spice up our blog a bit, we have decided we will start filling you in on a few of the challenges, adventures, and mistakes that happen to us on a daily basis while attempting to maintain a fleet of snowcats and snowmobiles, 13,000 acres of terrain, and a remote yurt in the mountains of North Idaho. Just yesterday for example we had an interesting experience while escorting our BLM (Bureau of Land Management) supervisor around the PEAK terrain. Shortly after unloading our snowmobiles and loading down a toboggan with gear we headed up the road towards the yurt as we do 4-5 days a week. We decided to give our BLM man one of the snowmobiles so he could have some fun riding. While I knew it was a bit icy up ahead from our trip down the day prior, I wasn’t expecting a 200 foot stretch of pure water ice that would be challenging for any rider, or even walking on. We managed to barely make it through by carrying lots of speed, but when I turned around I noticed the other sled and toboggan slowly sliding towards the precipice at the edge of the road where there was a good drop to the forest below. I hoped off the sled, started running towards him, feet flew out from under me and I slid down the road where fortunately our man had managed to stop the sled before hitting the edge. Took a few attempts to get through the ice, but we made it. It would have been a bad start to loose our BLM rep over the road on his first visit with us. Coming back down involved a 180 spin on the same spot of ice into the ditch. Stay posted for more PEAK misadventures…
