Hello all! My name is Travis Sheridan and I'm from Hawkestone, just north of Barrie. I have a 600 HO fusion with some superficial add-ons but stock otherwise. My wife Melissa has a Z440 arctic cat. We are both avid sledders and know and enjoy the trails around here (north of Barrie) and around Burks Falls/Sundridge equally. The family cottage is there and we get out with her family (yammy riders) usually in the beginning of the season and the end of it. We just got back from a week after the rains and although it was hard on the sleds (almost as much mud on the frozen cowls as snow) it felt great to get on the trails again. We'll be looking for other couples to ride with and I get a couple of "guys" weekends a winter where I'll go out with the guys and ride a little bit harder.

Hello fellow Sledheads!
Experienced "real" snow for the 1st time in my life soon after they let me off the boat in 1996.....
My ex boss, and now one of my best friends, first introduced me to sleddin' in 1998. Guess I'm the junior around here.......
My dear wife & I live in Norwood (just East of Peterborough) and she regularly lets me loose to go sleddin' and do stupid things with my buddies..........
I am fortunate to own a bigger sled but don't need to show off (any more) so playing tail-end Charlie and arriving last (but safe) is just fine with me.
I view myself lucky to be a member of 2 established riding groups - we mostly do multi-day trips together which is always a blast!
However, I would like to join other groups/team up with individual buddies also, to share in a common passion.....
I am prepared to trailer my sled to districts 1, 2, 6 & 7 for day trips/overnighters/longer trips.
Hoping to team up with a group that does annual rides in Quebec - went on a week trip a couple of years ago and thoroughly enjoyed the experience and the people up there!
PS: I may just be able to get away from work during the week should a great ride opportunity come my way.........
Mattie

Well hi fellas and fellerettes sledheads.
I started snowmobiling in 72 with a 69 yellow bomb.
Then moved on to a 75 Moto ski Nuvik.
From there we got a little more power to a 1980 Moto ski Futura 444.
Then we tried a 1986 Yamaha XLV 540 two up.
an 1990 Polaris Indy Trail Delexe.
A 2003 Polaris Indy Edge XC/SP.
Now I ride a 2005 Ski doo GSX 600 SDI 1+1. Still own an 89 Safari and an 83 Bravo for beating around the cottage.

Spent 21+ years in the military, retired in 2004, now work for the public service, few more years and I garantee I will be out there on the trails alot more.

Plan to guide once I retire from the public service.

Dream job, work for a snowmobile magazine!!! Go figure...

I live in Rockland but ride almost exclusively on the Quebec side from Thurso to the Mont-Tremblant to the Mont-Laurier and Maniwaki area. There's always snow up there! it starts early Dec and ends from mid to late March. Last year I parked the sleds in late April....wow

I have introduced many new riders to the sport, from Australians to French people from France, organised many trips to Val D'or/Lac Saint Jean/Tremblant.

My wife goes south and I go north!!!
Married, 3 kids. 25, 18 and 16.

Love it, love to be out there and have fun with friends and meet new people.

Keep the skis on the snow!!

I am an enthusiastic female riding since I was a teenager. First sled 1970 Nordic and I have graduated to a 2009 600IQ Shift Polaris! I ride whenever/wherever I can and am on the board for FEB Snowmobile Club out of Fergus as Treasurer & permit co-ordinator. Keep doing the snowdance it is working so far!

Hi, my name is Paul, I only started sledding Dec 07, I picked up an old VMAX,logged 2500km on it and sold it in April for what I paid for it.In 08/09 I had a 03 Venture which was very comfortable but I did miss the handleing of the old short track. I do have a single trailer which I haven't used yet since I live close to the trails in Osgoode about a half hour south of Ottawa in district #1. I do have regular ride buddies but find myself alone often during the week, I am getting braver and I am going solo further away from home, I'm hopeing to meet more sled fanatics along the way.CHEERS,Newer sled for 09/2010, 4 stroke Venture, I'm looking forward to lots of snow.

Hello everyone. I’m Ian MacPherson and I own a General Store and Esso Station on Highway 11, just west of Kirkland Lake. I’m 55 years old and have been around snowmobiles for most of my life. I really only got into organized sledding in the early 90's with the revitalization of our local club. Over the years I have owned many makes of sleds. I’ve been lucky and they were all good, in their time. I currently have a 2006 MXZ Renegade 600.

I’m an OFSC Trail Patroller and for the past 11 years, I’ve been providing live “Trail Reports” for CJKL-FM in Kirkland Lake. They run at 7:35AM weekday mornings and are available through live steaming audio from their website. The reports deal with current grooming operations, logging cautions, trail closures, that kind of thing. Most of the information is for our local club, The Golden Corridor Snow Drifters, which has a trail inventory of over 370 kilometers. I also provide occasional news for touring across District 14.

Over the years I’ve come to know and look forward to revisiting with sledders out at our gas pumps. We have direct groomed access to the ‘A’ Trail. I don’t have a regular riding partner anymore and don’t go for as many long runs as I used to. In the past I’ve ridden as far south as Haliburton and as far north as Smooth Rock Falls. I prefer to stay north of Temagami simply because I’m not accustomed to the heavier traffic to the south.

I look forward to following along with this forum and offering any input I can. I might even be a ‘trail buddy’ for someone passing by!

I am new to the sledding and am very cautious rider. I work for Steam Whistle Brewing as a rep for northern Ontario. Would love to find someone in the Orillia area that could show me a way to Barrie as I would like to make sales calls by sled! I own a Ski Doo Formula 600 Deluxe.

If any riders out in Muskoka that would be interested in riding around and show this beer guy the way, I would appreciate this greatly!

Cheers!

Brian

Hi Everyone,
My Name is Perry.I live in Angus,on.
Im pretty new to sledding although I always had a sled when I lived on the rock.
Ive been in Ontario now since 1996 and looking to get that sled feeling back.
Just recently picked up a 2003 yamaha Vmax and want to learn the trails and everything that goes with sledding.

Hello everyone! Well unlike so many of you here, I am brand spankin new to the sport of snowmobiling!! Infact yesterday was my first time out on the trails District 8 Elmvale. I must say even though my muscles are screaming at me right now, I can't wait to hit and rip the trails again. I live in Orr Lake (minutes from the trails) and would love to connect with any experienced riders, as I need to catch up. I'm available to go most Sundays and would be available to do some evening riding during the weak. I just purchased a 2001 XCR800 Polaris and want to take advantage of what ever is left of the season.


Cheers
Javier aka Huv

Hey fellow sled heads!! My name is Andy I have been an avid sledder since I was a teen... Did not do much sledding in the past 6-8 years as work was getting in the way....Picked up a sled in 2006 and rekindled the flame. I live in Quebec on the Ontario border, did some riding in district 1 last year... Always looking to hook up for a day or night of sledding.

I'm Dan from Etonia, been riding since I was 9 years old in North Bay, 1970...I've owned sleds from all the majors and the best so far is Yamaha 4 strokes....I ride all over Ontario and Quebec. I've ridden across New Brunswick twice, through Maine on marked trailer once, and went two years later to find trails we're gone, not marked, and we weren't permitted back into Canada so we had to go....what a trip...I've ridden from Southern Ontario to Chapleau, Hearst, Cochrane, Muskoka, Barrie, Montibello, PQ, Pembroke, Ottawa, all without the use of a trailer. You got to pick your spot (weather and condition wise) but it can be done. I've had to call for a pal to pick me up a couple times too like after a day riding in rain from Timmins to Sportsmans Lodge, right into the meltdown...had a lot of fun though. I started riding with my Dad and brother and now ride with my son and nephew and girlfriend and old buddies. We've slowed down a lot, or the sleds have got a lot faster, but nothing better then touring on snow....unless you count the 90K I put on my Decker in the past 4 summers....keep the black side down

Hi all
My name is Larry Gualtieri and i am a sledaholic.Unfortunately i have friends who would rather sit around and drink than spend a day on the trails,which brings me to this forum.
I 'm 40 years old and have been sledding since i was younger man in my days living in Sudbury.Living in southern Ontario has limited my riding in the last 6 years since i'm gotten back into the sport,but i'm always ready for a drive up north into Gods country to do some serious riding.
I'm looking forward to meeting many of my fellow enthusiasts as i can on the trail,the seasons short,so lets get riding!