Priiskovy - russian sled "Mekka".

Hello,

My name is Edward K.
I ride in Priiskovy(Russia), the place where Christ Burandt shot video for his russian episode.
I have decided to share some of my videos and photos that may be interesting for you. My mother lives in USA, Texas, so maybe one day I will ride with you in US. :face-icon-small-win

Btw, if anyone thinks that my photos are good enough, I could share it for commercial use for free. Or I can shoot some scenes in upcoming season on your wish.

So, here are two videos, that is fun to compare:

My first season (if you fins it's boring, check timeline @ 4:22:face-icon-small-hap).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSUviK7QeCU

And my recent season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndPlq6GCDdQ

Sorry, only direct links. I cant paste actual video, smt looks broken with "YOUTUBE" embed code.

P.S.: sorry for spelling error(facepalm), sure it's Mecca , but i can't change it now.

And some photos, acutally you can Follow my latest posts on Instagram
https://instagram.com/ed_snega_net

Some more pics :face-icon-small-hap

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FatDogX said:

Awesome pics again, what kind of camera and lens you using?????

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Canon EOS 5d Mark II
Canon EF 70-200 mm F/2.8 L

Coldfinger said:

The stuck parts of the video were hilarious with the music. Great riding.

Are there a lot of places to ride in your area? Are there quite a few people who sled in your area?

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The place is Priiskovy - it's a very small village in the mountains, people used to mine gold here in the times of USSR. It's 6 hours driving from my home. But it's the best place to ride in Russia. We have powder days at least every two weeks, the snow layer builds up to 4 meters by the end of the winter. The season starts at the end of October, ends late at March.

No rocks, no trees under the snow. Plenty of slopes and the forest is not dense, so it's very fun for all kind of riders.

Actually we have a lot of good places with mountains and snow, but only 6 across the whole country, that has hotels and normal road access.

Talking about riders. People come to our place form the whole country. I think it's about 100 sleds every weekend.
The main problem now is the prices. I bought my first sled in 2011, it cost me 408 000 Rubles($11 333) for a new Polaris RMK 800 155" 2012.
Now the new Polaris Pro Axys costs 1 258 000 Rubles($18 776). Taking in mind, the average person income is about 30 000 Rubles($440) a month, you can tell that in Russia, snowmobiling is a rich people's sport.

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