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Thank you guys so much for coming out to MN! Grant and I have always enjoyed watching your guys’ RU-vid channel. Thank you for allowing us the the opportunity to show you guys our sport. You guys were absolute naturals out there! We can’t thank you enough 🙌🙌🙌
Being a 35 year mountain sled veteran. I have ridden a sled every month of the year. I have crossed Utah lake dozens of times on a mountain sled. A sled is very effective on water . Snow is full of air. The problem is they don't float. I have sunk even a four stroke. Just don't get the clutch wet.
That sport is intense! I’m surprised their channel has less subs than mine. Not for long I bet. So cool of the blog to collab with a small RU-vid channel. Respect 👊
Great video by the SXS team, Grant & Erika with the Shitti Skippers team are great people and extremely talented on the sleds!! Awesome exposure for a awesome growing sport!!! Great Collab!!!🤘
Awesome video. A few years ago 3 guys were trail riding at night and missed a 90 degree turn at a shoreline. 2 let off and unfortunately didn’t make it. They were found about 100’ from shore. The 3rd held it to the bar, 6 miles across the lake to the far shore. I can’t even imagine seeing nothing but waves in your headlight knowing survival depends on holding on for a few minutes and having no idea what shore will look like. Trees? Cliffs? Morings? All on stock sleds where water through the vents can make the belt slip and take it out of your hands.
I grew up in MN across the street from the Maki family, Mark Maki was a pioneer for watercross since the late 70s and its a wicked cool sport. He held the record for awhile for longest snowmibile ride on water with like 61 or 62 miles, i cant remember which
So glad Steve is a part of the Blog channel. Good dude with many hidden talents we probably don't know about. Doug's comment about riding on the Bay was pretty funny..."Probably once."
This made me laugh thinking back to my Aunt moving to Texas many many years ago before Jetski's were a thing up here in Michigan... Told me she saw some on a trailer and had no idea why those snowmobiles looked so funny....
I've only rode on a pond once, but it gives you confidence when riding over a frozen lake in the winter, just knowing you can ride out if the ice breaks. It's a wild ride for sure.
Running sleds on open water has to be some of the most fun you’ll ever have. It’s unreal how forgiving they can be, and how you can carve through the water.
One of my FAVORITE videos you have done...... awesome to go just hop into something new. Honestly better you guys went FIRST to see how it worked out, or you would have been boring compared to the pros. Sweet
Water Cross was popular in northern Mich. and MN when the leafers (older snowmobiles) started growing on people . And when it started to be were you could get more then just one snowmobile company to buy from . And actually , even a couple of boat motor company's like Evinrude were making snowmobiles . Back then insistently thy had ( leafers ) leaf springs with shocks on the front ski 's . IF the sled runs good , send it .
I live next to a lake and really want to make a purpose built water cross sled. Every time I get a sled to do it to I fix it up and it ends up being my favorite sled to ride for a while. That and I am pretty sure there will be that one person who calls the cops on my lake the second I rip past thier dock in July on my sled. You should come up to my area this winter and ride.
This has been done on Lake Oakland a few years ago with a stock sled in Oakland county Michigan!!! But this was still a sweet video to watch!!!! Keep up the great content guys!!!
if yall ever wanna come to Minnesota to see some eighth mile drag racing? everything comes out. bikes. sleds. cars. dragsters. its a great time i could hook you up
My uncle Eddie Maki water crossed from. The early 2000’s to late 2000’s he brought me on many ride along on the water cross pond in baraga many times glad to see ppl still having fun doin what he loved doin thanks for the awesome video guys
