Winter activity fun

[Idaho4x4Bronco]

What do you folks do to not only pass time, but actually enjoy the cold, snowy weather for several months of the year in the PNW/Canada?

Curious to see what others are doing, the usual answer of "snowboard and snowmobile" can't be the only things people are doing.

Also, what about getting into the mountains during the melt when there's still a good amount of snow. Snowshoeing and tracked up ATVs? A tracked vehicle is quite a damned investment to make.

 

[N.ID7803]

Ice fish! Track 4 wheeler.

 

[Huntindog45]

steelhead fish... chase ocean critters... duck hunt until the end of january, heck the bass fishing is kind of off the hook right now. or just head to mexico,

 

[mtnbiker208]

without a doubt!
Summers Sucks, winter is short, Ride hard!

sled or fatbike either way the mountains are where it is at!

 

[Ross]

Stay active in the winter especially for old guysTracked machines are super in the spring when you have mixed conditions, pricey but will last decades if serviced and not abused

 

[CorbLand]

Use to snowmobile but that got too expensive.
Snowboarded for a bit but sold my board and boots with the intention of getting new ones and never did.
Use to ice fish but went through the ice once and refuse to go by myself anymore.

I really need to find a winter hobby outside of drinking beer.

 

[seww]

Use to snowmobile but that got too expensive.
Snowboarded for a bit but sold my board and boots with the intention of getting new ones and never did.
Use to ice fish but went through the ice once and refuse to go by myself anymore.

I really need to find a winter hobby outside of drinking beer.

Wanna go shedhunting? Snowshoes!

 

[CorbLand]

Wanna go shedhunting? Snowshoes!

I generally wait until late March to start looking for sheds. Don't like pushing the animals around. I have a pair of snowshoes somewhere and have toyed with the idea of getting a pair of cross country skis. I had the bright idea of getting a split board because I like boarding better, then looked at the price and promptly shit myself.

 

[NickKreutz]

Predator hunt? Trap? That's how I fill my winters. Helps the deer and my cattle out.

 

[seww]

I generally wait until late March to start looking for sheds. Don't like pushing the animals around. I have a pair of snowshoes somewhere and have toyed with the idea of getting a pair of cross country skis. I had the bright idea of getting a split board because I like boarding better, then looked at the price and promptly shit myself.

I can see that, still plenty of snow around here too.

Make sure you get some backcountry cross-country skis. You want them long and wide
Back in Sweden I have a pair of wooden ones, just around 2m long and about 3" wide. Awesome for the flats, not great in mountains...

 

[Geewhiz]

Shoot coyotes, or better yet, shoot woofs.

 

[GSPHUNTER]

Well, think about it, there are a lot of kids born several months after adults being penned up for a few months. That's one very enjoyable pass time.

 

[PorterNY]

Ice fish with the kids!!

 

[OregonSteeler]

Spend WAY too much time on Rokslide.....
Spend WAY too much money after reading about gear reviews after all that time on Rokslide
Spend time planning a vacation to make it up to the wife....

 

[Danny Hoey]

What do you folks do to not only pass time, but actually enjoy the cold, snowy weather for several months of the year in the PNW/Canada?

Curious to see what others are doing, the usual answer of "snowboard and snowmobile" can't be the only things people are doing.

Also, what about getting into the mountains during the melt when there's still a good amount of snow. Snowshoeing and tracked up ATVs? A tracked vehicle is quite a damned investment to make.

Fish. You got some big lakes with monster trout in them. Burbot, kings, kokanee, pike.

 

[Poser]

Snowboarding, all snowboarding, nothing but snowboarding.

 

[Lvthntitall]

Spend my spare time working on improving whitetail habitat and maintenance on the farm plus a little shed hunting. This is the best day I’ve had so far this year.

 

[IdahoElk]

Icefish, Snowshoeing, Fly fish when warm enough, walking the dogs when bird season ends.

 

[cnelk]

Ice fishing for lake trout in the high country

 

[huck]

Its calving season, no such thing as fun, sleep ,sex or good dinner.