My wife has finally heart decided she'll come out west with me. She is not aggressive at all and her off trail experience is limited to trapping lines and remote lake crossings at home. She enjoys trail riding, but she hasn't done much of that in the last 5 years as we had a daughter and stopped sledding for a while.
Seeing as how she wants a sled, I got her to take out my Summit on the weekend to get a baseline as to what she likes/doesn't like. She expected the sled to be too tippy and the track too long. We did a quick 6 mile tour on it between a rutted out creek, some groomed trail, whopped out sections and some fresh snow. She admitted she couldn't tell how long it was while riding and loved the way it drove. She did say that she may feel more comfortable with a wider front end, but admitted she really liked the way it handled in the powder.
We were considering a Freeride but I keep wondering if maybe she'd be better off on a Summit? Track length we'd like to keep to 146/154 but can't seem to come to a hard decision there there.
She's 5'8" 115lbs. Any input would be appreciated. We will NOT be purchasing a Polaris, FWIW.
Seeing as how she wants a sled, I got her to take out my Summit on the weekend to get a baseline as to what she likes/doesn't like. She expected the sled to be too tippy and the track too long. We did a quick 6 mile tour on it between a rutted out creek, some groomed trail, whopped out sections and some fresh snow. She admitted she couldn't tell how long it was while riding and loved the way it drove. She did say that she may feel more comfortable with a wider front end, but admitted she really liked the way it handled in the powder.
We were considering a Freeride but I keep wondering if maybe she'd be better off on a Summit? Track length we'd like to keep to 146/154 but can't seem to come to a hard decision there there.
She's 5'8" 115lbs. Any input would be appreciated. We will NOT be purchasing a Polaris, FWIW.