nacapster

Winter of 2024, Southwestern Wisconsin.

I already got hosed buying my last sled during COVID with the commodity surcharge and some other BS - cost me an extra grand compared to business as usual. And now I already sold my kid's sled and need to replace it and this shit happens. The one dealer had full MSRP listed and now is asking for over MSRP. I guess we'll see what's what when the fall promo comes out.

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Yes, White Earth. It still gets a little crowded on the weekends with all the day trippers from Fargo.

That rez is where my in-law’s are from, spent a lot of holidays and winter weekends on it over the years.

You missed the point but the answer to your question is 4 out of 20.

Winter ENSO Breakdown (2006–2026) 2005–2006: La Niña (weak) 2006–2007: El Niño (weak) It was a only a weak El Nino but it royally sucked, rained on new years eve at night up north. 2007–2008: La Niña (strong) 2008–2009: La Niña (weak) 2009–2010: El Niño (strong) Despite being a strong El Nino this was actually an excellent winter, 1 of 4 in a row 8-11 2010–2011: La Niña (strong) So much snow we were running out of places to put it! 2011–2012: La Niña (weak) This winter royally sucked and it was technically a La Nina albeit a weak one. 2012–2013: ENSO-Neutral Started shitty ended amazing. 2013–2014: ENSO-Neutral 2014–2015: El Niño (weak) This wnter sucked and it was only a weak El Nino. 2015–2016: El Niño (very strong) This winter actually wasn't that bad despite being the last very strong El Nino - see photos above 2016–2017: ENSO-Neutral (weak La Niña tail-end fading) 2017–2018: La Niña (moderate) 2018–2019: El Niño (weak) Actually got really good late Feb / early Mar, like once in a decade conditions for down south. 2019–2020: ENSO-Neutral 2020–2021: La Niña (moderate) 2021–2022: La Niña (moderate) 2022–23: La Niña (moderate/weak) But loads of snow this year. 2023–24: El Niño (strong) This one sucked ain't gonna lie, only rode one day in extreme southern Wis - actually rode into Illinois. 2024–25: ENSO-Neutral 2025–26: La Niña (weak/moderate) [1, 3]

Just a few photos from the last super El Nino winter. The freshly groomed field and fresh foot of snow photos were actually taken down by the cities in Belle Plaine MN, the sunny photo was up by Park Rapids MN.

I looked it up and the last super El Niño was 2016. Then I looked for photos from that winter, it wasn’t a great winter but it wasn’t that bad either. I rode ditches & river bottoms down by the cities and got some trail riding in up by Park Rapids. Now the last strong El Niño was 24 and that one did suck. I only rode one day the whole winter, had to chase a storm that hit Chicago. See what happens I guess. Everybody if you get out after a good storm or find some nice trails this season post your pics in this thread, TTT.

Say what you will but after driving a Tesla I want one. Not so I can become a tree hugger but to save gas money and the performance, 0-60 was lets just say impressive and I wasn't even driving a " fast " model. It was actually more fun than driving the Lambo I rented in Vegas. And the FSD, no need for a DD, the car will drive you home...LOL But...I need my truck for hauling sleds and I don't really need 2 vehicles so for me it would be more of a toy so not really saving money then. That being said I usually spend about $50 a week on gas so X 52 weeks a year that's $2,600. Even subtracting the electric bill going up $50 a month that's still a 2K a year savings. So if I bought a used one for lets say 37K all in the car would literally pay for itself in 18 1/2 years assuming it lasted that long.

So does that mean you’re in favor of the SAVE act? The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, also known as the SAVE Act or SAVE America Act, is a proposed United States law that would require "documentary proof of United States citizenship" to register to vote in federal elections.

And... Yes, neon is critical in semiconductor manufacturing. Ukraine was the world's leading supplier of semiconductor-grade neon gas before 2022, providing 50% to over 70% of global supply. So the Russia / China alliance would basically have all of us over the barrel.

AI says: Taiwan is the world's dominant producer of computer chips, responsible for over 60% of global semiconductor output and roughly 90% of the most advanced chips.

neither - get a mustard bucket if you want DQR get a Cat if you want to keep competition alive get a Polaris if you want to roll the dice