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« on: July 18, 2008, 11:53:16 AM » |
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509 films- so called 509 because its the area code for Eastern Washington. A group of talented riders that I know a few from my riding days. Epic filming and great editing. Shot in Washington, Montana, and BC. My backyard and playground! http://www.509films.com/evolution/Makes me want to get back into hardcore 'biling again....They do a great job of mixing it together- boondocking, hucks, and big climbs. There are a few too many films on the market now that are just who can buy a 400HP sled and pull the trigger up a chute. 509 does a great job of showing it all. You ready to come out west yet Chris?????  |
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« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2008, 12:15:27 PM » |
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those dudes have some $$$$$$$$$$$ in film gear
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« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2008, 03:05:02 AM » |
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do we have a :shwing: smiley? bad-ass, maybe on my way home in november, ill make a stop halfway home and rent a sled!! ive always wanted to hit the big stuff. maybe me and chris can take a road trip! we can drive strait through singing "West bound and down, tired as fuck but sleddin..."
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« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2008, 07:22:11 PM » |
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OMG......  Kick ass video right there. Thats all I needed to get my head into sled season, I was already thinking it earlier this week:) I would have to trade the Rev in on a 152" 800RXp tho:) Pete..... get a sled, we are going west to go play in the fluffy stuff:) |
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« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2008, 11:58:58 AM » |
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I didnt watch this since i was at work when it came up and i forgot about it, but WOW. Those climbs they do with jagged rocks and trees on each side make me feel like a clit for second guessing anything at St.Anthony. I'll give them a lot of credit, their video has stuff BESIDES jumping on it. Quad and dirtbike videos always become horrendously boring because thats what 90% of them usually are. I GET IT, YOU JUMP REALLY FAR
in all of this snow-mo stuff you guys put up from out west, the scenery is unbelievable, especially since its winter time. I would go snowmobiling if i lived out there just to take in the views, and i love being outside in the winter with the snow and all, always so quiet and an unusual calmness, totally different feeling then in the summer time. I need to make more trips to PA on the quads this winter
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« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2008, 07:47:06 PM » |
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Come out west sledding this year:)
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« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2008, 08:53:07 AM » |
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i thought you only went north of you guys? in the right area and conditions, i could see having a snowmobile of some type, but such a waste of money around here. If i had easy access to the mountain areas like in those videos or even like yellowstone-montana, i would be all for it. Any excuse to be out in a setting like that
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« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2008, 09:31:50 AM » |
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Well its also not always so nice either...thats a seasons' worth of riding wrapped up into a video. Ive had several weekends of nothing but fog and super flat light. But- the best days- after a huge dump during the week, followed by a blue bird Saturday- sure make it worthwhile.
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« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2008, 09:33:47 AM » |
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Well its also not always so nice either...thats a seasons' worth of riding wrapped up into a video. Ive had several weekends of nothing but fog and super flat light. But- the best days- after a huge dump during the week, followed by a blue bird Saturday- sure make it worthwhile.
i can imagine theres some days when a storm blows in and it gets shitty, and one of the shots shows where its all foggy and i bet that sucks. I think some of the coolest shots there are where you can see the sun but its filtered through the clouds, really shows all the shades of white and grey, very cool |
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« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2008, 09:34:36 AM » |
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sorry CBerg, I missed out on an MXZ 670 for $750 this weekend. All it needed was a water pump seal.
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« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2008, 09:41:19 AM » |
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Jammit Dim. That thing would have been the steal of the decade!
600 inches of snowfall (not pack) has to come from somewhere and its usually grey 60-70% of the time we ride. Flat light and foggy may be 20% of the time. And the other 20% are the super nice days. A deep snow cold blue bird day in February is really awesome. But equally fun is a nice April afternoon riding in short sleeves too! Snow conditions really vary. When I 1st started riding there were days we pounded on hills just to see if we could make it up. There were even days after a huge storm getting up the road was all we did all day long. Now with all the stock sleds tearing it up- we are into areas we only dreamed of. There are hills we play on that previously we just hacked at all day to make it to the top. Much less riding further back boondocking into another bowl/area/lake to ride on. In the winter deep snow- ranging from 20-40" of fresh during the week you have to work some to get over the hills- but turning and carving is much easier- not to mention coming downhill is nicer. In the spring- its typically just how big of balls you have to point the nose of the sled up the hill and squeeze it. Going up is easy- coming down is the mother f@#$er...its a semi-controlled slide.
I found a bunch of old mpegs I had of some riding- I'll try to see if I can get them posted up. I also have a bunch of pix I want to get online also.
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« Reply #11 on: August 11, 2008, 09:44:04 AM » |
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yea it sucks, I call the guy (and the ad was over a month old) and he said someone had called on it earlier and wanted to look at it. I guess its possible he might call me back still, but I'm not counting on it for that price.
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« Reply #12 on: August 11, 2008, 09:45:40 AM » |
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Jammit Dim. That thing would have been the steal of the decade!
600 inches of snowfall (not pack) has to come from somewhere and its usually grey 60-70% of the time we ride. Flat light and foggy may be 20% of the time. And the other 20% are the super nice days. A deep snow cold blue bird day in February is really awesome. But equally fun is a nice April afternoon riding in short sleeves too! Snow conditions really vary. When I 1st started riding there were days we pounded on hills just to see if we could make it up. There were even days after a huge storm getting up the road was all we did all day long. Now with all the stock sleds tearing it up- we are into areas we only dreamed of. There are hills we play on that previously we just hacked at all day to make it to the top. Much less riding further back boondocking into another bowl/area/lake to ride on. In the winter deep snow- ranging from 20-40" of fresh during the week you have to work some to get over the hills- but turning and carving is much easier- not to mention coming downhill is nicer. In the spring- its typically just how big of balls you have to point the nose of the sled up the hill and squeeze it. Going up is easy- coming down is the mother f@#$er...its a semi-controlled slide.
I found a bunch of old mpegs I had of some riding- I'll try to see if I can get them posted up. I also have a bunch of pix I want to get online also.
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« Reply #13 on: August 11, 2008, 11:50:16 AM » |
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Pray  If there is a little bit of fresh snow- +6", its usually OK, but its a pretty fast descent. On the really gnarly stuff- you want to climb up over and ride around back down. In the spring if the snow is firm- thats when it gets really dicey Some random Youtube stuff I found: I rode this area ALOT, only an hour and 15 from the house...Pretty decent powder day. Nothing too extreme... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34tGaZkRo5ASame guys in a different area- we would ride if the weather was decent. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRg4iKOBWR8&feature=relatedSame guys again- more areas we would ride http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks9JcZ8jdms&feature=relatedUp at Baker...weather has to be nice to go up here. This one is pretty cool because its from the trail head up the trail to the play areas and up aways on the mountain- helmet cam so its a little Blair Witch. Baker is my favorite place to ride because there are some big hills, tight trees, tight gulleys to play in- a little of everything, but the big hills are what I really like. He climbs up the left side around 630, its the easier way. The bigger drag hill called Big House http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xe3CjPUuWoMore Baker stuff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLIc63FqUOkUp North at a big shootout called the Big Dawg Watch for my buddy Dave at 1:40, white helmet camo jacket. This dood can flat fricken ride. 2:40 & 4:07 in the hillclimbs. Some of these guys left their brains in the glove box back at the truck. 5:15 a thousand dollar rear suspension trashed - all for the fame and glory on the BBS....  |
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« Reply #14 on: August 11, 2008, 05:39:36 PM » |
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did you forget a link at the end?
the one with the helmet cam footage, is he going slow for the camera, or is it just a lot steeper then it looks? seems like the motor is working kind of hard but he never really builds any speed. I always envisioned snowmobiling being very fast paced
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