Seminars Schedule
Times Seminar Presenter
5:00 Friday Avalanche Preparedness Todd Wernex - Idaho Parks & Rec
6:00 Friday Ride Rasmussen Style Bret Rasmussen
6:00 Friday Make Snowmobiles Race Ready Thad Lawrence
7:00 Friday Next Level Riding Clinic Dan Adams
7:00 Friday How To Navigate the SnoWest Forums Christopher Parrett
8:00 Friday Ride Rasmussen StyleBret Rasmussen
8:00 Friday Avalanche Preparedness Dwayne Paynton - Back Country Access
11:00 Saturday Avalanche Preparedness Todd Wernex - Idaho Parks & Rec
11:00 Saturday How To Navigate the SnoWest Forums Christopher Parrett
12:00 Saturday Next Level Riding Clinic Dan Adams
1:00 Saturday Ride Rasmussen Style Bret Rasmussen
1:00 Saturday Make Snowmobiles Race Ready Thad Lawrence
2:00 Saturday Next Level Riding Clinic Dan Adams
2:00 Saturday Avalanche Preparedness Dwayne Paynton - Back Country Access
3:00 Saturday Ride Rasmussen Style Bret Rasmussen
3:00 Saturday How To Navigate the SnoWest Forums Christopher Parrett
4:00 Saturday Next Level Riding Clinic Dan Adams
5:00 Saturday Ride Rasmussen Style Bret Rasmussen
Presenters
Bret Rasmussen - Ride Rasmussen Style
Born and raised in Idaho, Bret has played an active role in the snowmobile industry since his childhood. Bret holds numerous King of the Hill and World Championship snowmobile hillclimb titles, in addition to successfully running the 2009 Iron Dog. As a founding member of the Rocky Mountain Snowmobile Hillclimb Association and an Arctic Cat dealer for 25 years Bret continues to be an active member of the snowmobile community. In addition to developing mountain sled programs for the Arctic Cat aftermarket, Bret owns and operates Snowmobile Research Services, a design consulting business. He is the co-inventor on two track patents for mountain use. Bret has also served as the western race coordinator for Arctic Cat Hillclimb Team. He and his wife Jody have three children - Zac, Brandi and Cheyenne.
Sponsors:
Boondocker Performance, EVS Sports. HMK, Klim, Arctic Cat, Burandts Backcountry Adventures. EZ Ryde, Smith Optics, Arctic FX, Renton Coil Spring, Snow Pulse, Black Diamond Extreme, Deviant Sledworks
Dan Adams - Next Level Riding Clinic
Dan currently resides in Alpine, Wyoming and was raised in Jackson, Wyoming. Since 1996, he has pushed himself to become one of the most well rounded riders in the industry. His freestyle career and now his freeride capabilities have taught him valuable lessons true to the sport. The Next Level Riding Clinics is his way of teaching others all the techniques and tips that have taken Dan more than 12 years to define and refine. Riders of all ability levels will come out of the clinics with a new understanding of backcountry riding and will ultimately become more responsible snowmobilers. People who often ask Dan what his most valued avalanche device is get the same answer: KNOWLEDGE.
Accomplishments: Original Slednecks Team Rider. Took 2nd in the first ever nationally televised snowmobile freestyle event at the Gravity Games in 2000. Polaris factory sponsored rider. Dan has been featured in more than 15 snowmobile movies, toured with FSX freestyle snocross, made multiple magazine and video covers.
Hobbies: Snowmobiling, Wakeboarding, Surfing, Snowboarding, Dirt Biking, building diesel trucks.
Snow Sponsors: Polaris Industries, Slednecks, Boondocker, Timbersled, Fox Racing Shox, Skinz Protective Gear, RSI, F-Bomb, Mountain Machines Performance, Sled Wraps.com, HMK, Scott USA, Toy Up Industries, Adams Construction.
Truck Sponsors: Kore, Fox Racing Shox, Boondocker, Throttle Down Kustoms, N-Fab, MKW Alloys, MBRP, Hushpower, CFM Intakes, Premier Powder Coating, Signature Signs, Adrenaline Performance, Mag-Hytec, Extreme Sounds
Dwayne Paynton - Back Country Access
Accomplishments:Level 1 Avi Tech - Canadian Avalanche Association; 10 years Tech Rep - Backcountry Access; previous Safety Director, BC Snowmobile Federation
His seminars will provide an introduction to avalanche awareness...giving key points...outlining an avalanche course, encouraging riders to go forward and complete a recognized avalanche training course.
Todd Wernex - Avalanche Preparedness
Todd is the Southwest Trails Specialist for the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation (IDPR). He is responsible for working with the SW Idaho counties to make sure the grooming programs are running efficiently, works with land management agencies to ensure continued access, instructs snowmobile avalanche classes and runs the SW Trail Ranger and Trail Cat programs in the summer. Prior to joining IDPR, Wernex attended school at the University of Idaho in the recreation program. An avid snowmobiler Wernex resides with his wife and daughter in Eagle, Idaho.
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