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Originally Posted by Blue Thunder
I have been a snowmobile owner for about 5 years. I do a lot of lake riding. I don't seem to have what it takes to "go" in the slush. I'm appealing to the experts here as to the proper method of operating the sled in significant slush. Both of my sleds are 2ups, a 570 Artic Cat and a 700 Ski-Doo GT. I've tried leaning forward, leaning backward, feathering the throttle, wide open throttle, nothing seems to be the "right method". I nearly got stuck today and it wasn't a good feeling. Thoughts and experiences???
Blue Thunder
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I'm curious as to where you were sledding and how much slush you were hitting. Were they "pockets" of slush? I was on Little Squam, Big Squam, Kanasatka and Winnipesaukee yesterday. The Squams were AWESOME. Winni was not that great. But I did notice that Winni had quite a bit of slushy spots. Center Harbor was ok but when you hit the Meredith, Weirs area it got slushy and I heard it was worse further south. Anyway I'm asking specifically because I'd be curious as to how fast you were traveling before you hit the slush. Derby weekend there were SEVERAL slush pockets from Meredith to Alton. You can see them far enough away that (what I do) you power up before you hit them and essentially skim them. If I was traveling say 45 MPH and I saw a slush spot coming I'd throttle up and "power through it." I ride a non-picked 07 Polaris IQ touring 2 up. I had a passenger on the back, not sure if this helped or hurt?