Snowmobiling becoming a FEELING

"Don't practice until you get it right, practice until you can't get it wrong." Dan talks through some drills that will help build skills with the goal of snowmobiling becoming a "feeling".
Disclaimer: Professional riders demonstrating advanced maneuvers in a controlled environment, it is not recommended to ride above your skill level.
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[@jikascade]

Best instructional videos out there. As a newer mountain rider picking it up in my 40s, I can't thank you enough.

[@NextLevelRidingClinics]

Awesome and thanks for the kind words!! We certainly try and provide the best possible instruction and quality videos!!! Keep practicing 🙌🙌🙌

[@Skytrekin]

Love this simple tip on flat ground. Great way to segway into different skills

[@NextLevelRidingClinics]

Thanks a lot! Crazy to think we can gain confidence on the flats and then progressively take things to the hills! Thanks for watching and ride safe! 👊

[@406Bean]

Dan I love your videos. Always so clear and demonstrated for anyone to understand. Thanks.

[@NextLevelRidingClinics]

Thank you 🙏

[@257Tony]

Great to see you back making videos again! For those of us coming out of a long snowmobiling hibernation (13 years for me), these videos are pure gold!

[@greatalaska6429]

Welcome back, we've missed you.

[@brome306]

Same here.....

[@i2rtw]

Was riding with my cousin the other day and he talked about how people used to make fun of him for riding around on edge through fields and on the trail, etc… but he’s the best technical rider I know, now.

[@JasonCaville]

Great video, Dan. Brings me back to my early days when I’d follow my dad around and copy everything he did. He would look back and make sure I was on the uphill side of the sled and give me hand signals on when to build up momentum before a hill. Just gotta get out there and take it slow at first!

[@jiggyquinn5635]

Glad you're back Dan, I am feeling ya brother! In an instant coffee world, people need to realize that one can't simply pay an instructor and have empirical knowledge. A sacrifice of time and effort and (unfortunately) $s is still required. Hope I see you on the mountain someday whilst I'm Ski-dooing❣

[@markstone2877]

Great video, thanks for taking the time.

[@chuckster243]

I love your take "until I can't get it wrong" words to live by. I'm a flat-lander in NY, but your tips work in the mini mountains we have here. Now it's time to practice, practice, practice, and attend some of your clinics late 2024 (I'm kinda stuck for now), no pun intended.

[@drewemery5734]

Great to see you making videos again. I e learned a lot from them and it’s helping me get that “feeling it” when I’m riding.

[@NextLevelRidingClinics]

Awesome man thanks for watching!! Lots more to come just wanted to get back to the basics with this one! 👍👍

[@MiguelBicycles]

I just got my first snowmobile, and watched a ton of your videos before I rode Boulder in Revelstoke the other day. I had only ridden once before (also at Boulder), but all of your tips made the world of a difference. My progression curve was exponential! I can’t wait to keep improving. Thank you.

[@NextLevelRidingClinics]

That’s awesome and thanks for watching!!! Keep practicing 🙌🙌🙌

[@timbutler3213]

You explain things really well.

[@diegoviramontes7449]

thank you so much Dan, your videos are great! Please keep making more teaching videos like this from beginner to more advanced. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has become a better rider from watching your vids. Again thank you so much have a great and safe season !

[@eric1richards]

Glad to see you back at it and making high quality instructional videos! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@aaronhicks558]

Love this vid! Great to see em’ back!

[@Elevateyourlife100]

Thank you Dan

[@brpmd]

Thanks Dan. Love the instructional videos. Very helpful… I’m not there yet, but definitely searching to find that “feeling”….

[@JustBenWhompTruck]

Great video and exactly what I needed to hear. Thanks Dan!

[@Jack-gr3tg]

These videos are so helpful! I just started mountain riding in the snowys this year and these videos have taught me so much.

[@realplatinum]

Another great video

[@vanbrudenrijden5932]

This video helped me get close to that feeling! Very helpful, thanks for all the great content!

[@JMGENTERPRISES]

Thanks for the video!

[@doobyboy21]

You make this look so damn easy Dan... I think some of you backcountry riders got this in a click of the finger !

[@paxtonbangerter689]

Thanks for sharing these videos. I have learned a lot from watching your videos.

[@davidponcabare9890]

Feeling is from tons of experience.

[@Dyneemadrone]

The Keith Code of snowmobiling!

[@jeremypeters5167]

The downhill 180 is the best feeling ever. I just need more opportunities to practice...

[@deltafiveairsoftshorts9558]

Another wonderful video! Do you think you will ever make a riding tips and techniques for older sleds?

[@NextLevelRidingClinics]

Hi and thanks for watching! It would certainly depend on how far back you were thinking. I started Next Level Riding Clinics back in 2008 and have been teaching a ton of these very same techniques since the beginning. The riding has changed a bunch since then primarily because of the advances in technology. Riders just getting into the sport are pumped to ride what we only dreamed about years ago! I could honestly tell you that we weren’t doing half of the things we are doing these days back on those older machines….but the overall methods are similar. Ride safe 🙌

[@deltafiveairsoftshorts9558]

@@NextLevelRidingClinics Thanks for the response Dan! I was thinking from the 2001-2008 era, before the average sled had a-arm suspension. I have seen a TON of people on older sleds at grays and smiths. and i know from a experience how much harder the pre a-arm suspension era selds are to ride. And how much easier they are to get stuck. Before i got a newer sled, my main rider was a 2001 Yamaha Mountain Max 700 Triple. By the time i got my newer sled i could go anywhere that the at the time, state of the art 2017 year sled could go. Another thing is that a lot of people just getting into the sport tend to get older sleds because of the price. i have seen a lot of people in the back country on older sleds stuck that didn't know how to get unstuck or not get stuck in the first place. Thanks.

[@randyguzik7033]

I was wondering what you do to maintain sled and riding posture on a side hill with chop, or mixed snow conditions.

[@robgoffroad]

What is that vest thing you're wearing? I like it.

[@Fatonzzz]

I found it interesting to see you on a 9R Pro 165. I’m snowchecking this year and am overwhelmed by options. Everyone seems to be going for the Khaos Boost ha ha. Looking for something fun but controlled. Thinking Pro 155/165 Boost or 9R, or maybe Khaos 165 Boost.

[@eliasnilsson1471]

When sidehilling is it meant to have the foot in the air, or push it down in the snow?

[@ingguidesmedia]

2 words: Kinesthetic Awareness. All edge sports are 4 things. 1 Balance, 2 Pressure application, 3 Rotary motion, and 4 Edge control. Each thing requires kinesthetic awareness.

[@NextLevelRidingClinics]

Thanks for sharing this! So true ✊

[@ingguidesmedia]

@@NextLevelRidingClinics You're welcome. I was gifted this information, so I pass it along when it seems appropriatel. You're a fine instructor, and I appreciate your teaching. You might find this brief breakdown of the 4 elements useful. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmaxd6CDhrdoY7c

[@4g63tpowered]

Ok ok. So I just came from a 17 mountain cat 3" 154 to a 19 rmk turned khaos 850 with the 165 series track. I've already had to almost fully delete what I know from riding a cat. But the opposite foot stepping always got me... What's the stepping for? I commit on the step foot and I sink and it turns into a shit show. I have better luck just dragging that other foot. What am I missing here?

[@jessejames1590]

stepping is more for when you are going slow and trying to slow yourself more, or stop. if you're on hard snow it helps more to step. if you are in very deep snow, stepping off the sled can un weight your machine and allow it to keep moving and not get stuck. you can also push with your step foot and help push the machine forward if it's very deep and you are losing momentum and think you may be getting stuck. it can also help to balance yourself on steep terrain. dragging the foot works, but if you don't need to step, then you probably don't need to be wrong foot forward and can just be 2 feet on 1 side and lean more to the side you want to go to. just practice and you'll find it's pretty intuitive when stepping and/or dragging you foot can help. learn how much you can actually lean to one side from the neutral position and get used to that. it's probably one of the best tips you can get.

[@tbrunts3329]

Any advice for how to handle a hard pack side hill with limited downhill options? Definitely a spot I struggle. I can take it super slow on edge but the rest of the group usually leaves me in the dust at that point 😂

[@thatoneweasel]

make sure to never lose your edge. better and easier to let the sled fall into the hill than away from it

[@thatoneweasel]

also keep your foot back more on the running boards, keeps the sled wanting to go up the hill rather than down

[@Elevateyourlife100]

Do you sell your old snowmobile’s, if so, how would I buy one?

[@NextLevelRidingClinics]

Howdy and thanks for reaching out. As of right now this is the list of sleds I currently have for sale: 2023 Polaris 850 khaos 155 (0 miles) $16,000.00 2023 Polaris 850 khaos 155 (0 miles) $16,000.00 2023 Polaris 850 Pro 165 (50 miles) $16,500.00 2023 Polaris 850 Pro 165 Boost (0 miles) $22,000.00 We should have detailed photos and features to each of our sleds on our website shortly. Please let us know if there’s something we have that you are interested in and we can make it happen. Thanks again 👊

[@mikegatherall8420]

Great video as always. Currently the most instructive video series … look what you can do vs look what I can do😊