Snowmobile rider fail.

[zeBarOOn]

I think the youtube title sums it up best:
"snowmobile 0: Mountain 1"
[video=youtube;z1o1CYwyUPY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1o1CYwyUPY&feature=player_embedded[/video]

 

[Retired Member southey]

Hahahahahahaha so close yet so far! cool video.

 

[JAG009]

Oh ! so close !!


Jason

 

[Grendel]

What a plank. At least the snowmoble wasnt hurt.

 

[calibanzwei]

Lol, awesome.

 

[Loenja]

saw this somehwer else bu its still funny

 

[Shewie]

Epic fail, brilliant

 

[The Big Lebowski]

So close... you could almost taste the flake!

 

[zeBarOOn]

I gotta get me one of those goPro HD cameras that the riders using.
Having never ridden a snowmobile, how heavy are they? Was there any chance of stopping that thing as it was rolling?

 

[sandbender]

"...Having never ridden a snowmobile, how heavy are they? Was there any chance of stopping that thing as it was rolling?..."

Perhaps it was a special lightweight snowmobile, it didn't look particularly heavy in the vid, however mass and momentum etc. I wouldn't want to be the one standing in its way as it came down the slope.

The snowmobiles I have driven (and crashed) were fairly weighty machines.

Nice video, thanks.

 

[Wayland]

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[bb07]

Weight would likely be in the 500 to 600 pound range, possibly a little more. At least the track is still good
Cost of repairs will not be cheap....

 

[Exploriment]

I’ve never ridden a snowmobile, and while I’m sure they’re fun and all, the staggering numbers of people killed on snowmobiles every year, even just here in Ontario alone, is enough to dissuade me from wanting to get on one.

 

[bb07]

I’ve never ridden a snowmobile, and while I’m sure they’re fun and all, the staggering numbers of people killed on snowmobiles every year, even just here in Ontario alone, is enough to dissuade me from wanting to get on one.

Like anything else, it's all about common sense. I ride for work, not pleasure. A snowmobile for me is absolutely essential. Speed, carelessness, alcohol and downright stupidity at times are the main reasons for the deaths. Yes, accidents do happen as they do with everything else in life, but for the most part it's the reasons I've stated above that cause the most trouble.