Soaked and Freezing. What Do We Do Now? \ Drowned Snowmobile in the Backcountry



We had a challenging day. We had to decide whether to try to get the sled out and risk getting too cold or leave the snowmobile and seek shelter. We learned a lot of lessons this day.

00:00 Intro
01:16 Ride into the Basin
05:03 Views of the Basin
10:01 Drowned Sled and Cold Rider
15:00 Another Challenge
17:35 Final Thoughts

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25 thoughts on “Soaked and Freezing. What Do We Do Now? \ Drowned Snowmobile in the Backcountry”

  1. The beeping you were hearing from your BCA radio doesn't mean it's low battery, Its an idle warning, after you haven't used it for a while. It's for the end of the day, when you've forgotten to turn it off. Happened to me so many times, end of the day, on your drive back and you hear it chirping in the back seat of your truck, reminding you to turn it off to save battery. Just blip the TX and it'll reset the timer.

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  2. That was crazy bad luck falling thru there! I was just commenting about locked cabins and emergencies too. When the Castlegar club built a new cabin I'm positive forestry said it has to be unlocked. Same with the new Fruitvale snowmobile cabin built last year.

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  3. RIP to that motor….. water doesnt compress so lets just rev it up and try to drive it away …. LET IT IDLE and just give it enough throttle to stay running let it burn the water off…..

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  4. I have been trying to find out if you can join the sparwood snowmobile club at a cheaper rate if you are already a member of bcsf. I was going to buy you a membership. Turns out sparwood is not a member of bcsf, they didn’t want outsiders in there🙄. Damn

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