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Gusto or Gonzo? 2 types of bikes to go on the snow.
Gonzo
people will never see,” says Jeremy Deming, an Idaho Timbersled owner.
Bikes for tykes, too.
With models for all sizes and skills, Timbersleding is a family activity. Now the littlest ones don’t have to miss out on the excitement.
There are hundreds of access points on Forest Service land open to motorized travel in the area. There’s even a route up the back side of Schweitzer to the Sky House restaurant.
After the snow melts, just put the dirt bike tires back on and ride all summer long. Details at Polaris.com/Timbersled
Gusto
“Take a fun break from the slopes and hop on a ‘fatty’.”
—Sean Mirus, Schweitzer Marketing & Events Director
On snow, fat can be a good thing. Especially when you’re talking about fat tire snowbiking.
Designed for traction on the slippery stuff, pedal-powered snow bikes let you take on more than 32 kilometers of Schweitzer’s paths less traveled—our Nordic trail network. Along the professionally groomed trails, you will be treated to a welcome variety of terrain and some of our most awesome views. Check the daily report for trail conditions.
It’s also a great way to stay in shape for summer mountain biking. You can bring your own wheels or gear up at our Ski & Ride Center.
Visit Schweitzer.com. For information on Sandpoint area trails, go to: https://pendoreillepedalers.org/winter-trails/
“For the first time, the Timbersled successfully
combined the speed and agility of a dirt bike with the snow terrain capabilities of a snowmobile.”
—Josh Leonard, Polaris Director of Product Planning
Born and bred right here in Sandpoint, the Timbersled is the brainchild of Alan Magnun, whose company first made advanced suspensions for snowmobiles. Intrigued, but not impressed by early attempts at dirt bike to snowbike conversions, he designed, engineered and built his own concept from scratch in 2009. It was aptly named “Mountain Horse.” By 2011, production models of the retitled Timbersled rolled off the line in Sandpoint. Public acceptance was instantaneous and huge. It even spawned a whole new industry called “Adventure Biking.” In 2015, the Polaris company said “thank you very much” to Alan, brought in its
top engineering and marketing professionals to Sandpoint and made Timbersled extraordinarily popular everywhere it snows.
So, what makes a Timbersled so popular? For starters, its fun factor is off the charts. That’s because it’s more maneuverable, turns sharper and takes a lot less energy than a snowmobile. You can climb, wheelie, jump and plow through the steepest and deepest snow on sidehills or in tight woods. You’ll never forget the thrill of shredding mountain peaks as well as cruising pristine meadows.
“From big hits to new backcountry zones, I crave the ride up as well as the carve down,” says Colorado Timbersled devotee Jim Maropoulos.
It can go where snowmobiles can’t or shouldn’t without a very strong expert at the controls. “I consider myself lucky to go to places that most
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