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Like everything else NOAA is totally political now, haven't put much faith in any of their stuff since they fudged the satellite data.

Don't forget "both are very fast".

A year ago today (Oct 20th 2020). My sled was still in pieces so had to take the kid’s little 600 ACE for a spin.

Shitty times, no doubt about it...I feel for those with no back-up sled. Watch, we'll end up having an epic December for the cherry on top.

For those of us over 40 we will most likely have hung up our helmets for good by the time the infrastructure is in place to support their wide spread use.

Found the pics. It was Dec 18th 2016. Temp was negative 20. The groomed “trail” was the ditch along Hwy 5 between Green Isle & Gaylord just west of the metro.

Muffs at negative 4? I don’t put them on unless it’s like 20 below. They work great but they interfere with the operation of the sled, like hitting your kill switch right after you just busted through a deep drift. And then your stuck when you’re all alone and it’s cold as crap. Don’t ask me how I know…LOL

I can't believe how nuts it is right now. Even dealers are asking crazy prices for holdovers. I just want to know if people are actually getting their asking price? I'm almost tempted to list my 850 and ride the 600 ACE for the winter. I just know at some point the pendulum is going to swing the other way and the ass end is going to drop out of the market. Probably next fall right when I plan to sell my 850, ordering a 23 this spring.

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/snw/d/duluth-1993-ski-doo-tundra/7382325587.html

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/snw/d/saint-paul-2020-ski-doo-renegade-600/7382367756.html

All my Doo snow checks have showed up in mid to late August.

Last winter a guy had an 85 Bravo listed for 2K.

With the market being so crazy due to COVID I thought it would be fun to share ads of over priced sleds. I'll start it off with this one: https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/snw/d/minnetonka-1987-polaris-indy-trail/7372540264.html In comparison a couple months ago a local guy had a relatively clean / garage kept 93 Indy Classic listed with an asking price of $400.

Well, I learned a new word.... " handleable "....LOL

On the bold, think what you want. There's no need for a new poll, the results are self evident. I could post links but there was at least 3 when I looked and it's only been out for one season. Doo's 600R has been out for 3.5 seasons and I haven't seen a single one blown up on DT. Go ahead and look, you won't find one.

Doo & Poo pretty much tied in that poll and the riding dirty Cat kicked both of their asses. Now (especially in 2019 LOL) Doo has the advantage. I’ve been toying with the idea of trying out one of these newer / almost 700 class 600s. I haven’t seen a single post on DT about a 600R going down. A quick peek over on HCS and I found 3 or 4 650s that went down last year and others with issues like fouling spark plugs / not starting, c’mon it’s frickin 2021, not 1981.

Well, since we're being honest - there's pros & cons to all of them. No one manufacturer is the best at everything. You have to pick the sled that's best for you. Based on sales numbers the majority of riders currently feel that Ski-Doo is the correct answer to your question. Why??? High quality & leading technology. (only OEM with DI, best riding rear skid, and industry leading 2S durability "as of late" not to mention excellent F&F & build quality) I will say the Polcats steer lighter & offer better lighting from the factory. Oh and yes look better in most cases if you care about cosmetics. And Poo's new gauge & warmers are pretty spiffy. It's too bad the quality & durability isn't better - and oh that seat....If they could just put a more comfortable seat on them or at least offer one as an accessory their sales would probably jump up.

Well said. I'm in my mid-40s and every decade I can remember we had some good winters, some crappy winters, & some just ok winters. Take 1987 for example, we didn't get enough snow to ride down here once the entire winter. You're right, people forget all about the brown winters and just remember the good ones. Back in 07 I started buying into the hype and even considered ditching sleds for ATVs. It was the 6th crappy winter in a row, an Inconvenient Truth had just come out, and it rained on New Year's Eve - at night - up north. But just when I was ready to throw in the towel the next 4 winters in a row were awesome (08,09,10,&11). It's all cyclical and there's cycles within cycles. There's solar cycles which drive oceanic cycles which drive the climate. And even if you buy into the whole MMGW thing, a slight change in world wide average temp has jack shit to do with what kind of winter you'll have any particular year in your neck of the woods. It's all in the jet stream / luck of the draw. Every winter some parts of the globe have harsher than average winters while other regions have milder than average ones. The funny part is every time we have a heat wave the media jumps all over GW. But every time there's a cold snap you have some smart ass telling you there's a difference between weather & climate. Well, ya'll can't have it both ways...

Now they're saying 12: (11 Marines & 1 Navy Medic)

Here's a few favorites from last winter.

Yeah, I got fucked up pretty bad by a cat a couple weeks ago. My wife has been volunteering at the humane society for a couple years now and we've done the foster thing several times. She just brought home this 2 year old cat rescued from the streets of Kuwait. It's been a month and it's still not getting along with / needs to be separated from our other 2 cats. I made the stupid mistake of picking it up when it was about to attack one of our other cats and it did this to me. House cats may be little cats but they're still cats and they can fuck you up pretty bad when it's an all out attack.

Actually next to nothing, it works out to .00069444 RPM.

Just give them Wi-Fi so their story can get out, the Biden administration won't even do that...

Lets all chip in and buy jtssrx a seat on the next space-x flight and see what he has to say when he gets back.