Team Ring Ding Togwotee Video march 2009

[Firecatguy]

Here is the finished video.

"THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN"

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we did have a great year met and rode with alot of great people this year and looking forward to riding with you all next year. Togwotee lodge sure did treat us good and Carter our guide know that area better than anyone.
thanks you carter for one AWSOME year!

also like to say thanks for letting us ride with you guys.

Kris and Dan
Pj,Keith,Travis,Ryan
Brett and Adam
The Crew from Idaho
Kent and his son Riley
Justin
and the crazy minnesotans.

and anyone I might have missed

and one Huge thank you to Carter for the best season YET!!!


till next year!!!

[skidoodood]

Very cool video!!!! When I grow up maybe I&#39;ll make it out there some day... http://www.johndee.com/discuss/clipart/happy.gif

[samc]

Great Video - Can&#39;t wait until next season!

[maddog24]

Nice vid!

[bigvin]

<font color="0000ff"> VERY NIIIIICE!</font>

[nutt2butt]

I hate watching these videos! Cuz it makes me want to ride so damn bad!!!! Great vid! Nice air time! And that heal clicker was sick! Wish i was there!!! \m/

[carter]

Rusty, great video. I want more air time. LOL I appreciate your filming expertice. More next year.

[skidoodood]

&#34;When I grow up maybe I&#39;ll make it out there some day...&#34; Maybe I should&#39;ve said that maybe I&#39;m too old to keep up???

[asylumcycle]

Awesome Vid Pat, next time make me go!<font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font> Chain me too my sled and load my sled up!!!!LOL
Nice job. wish I was there.

[biff]

Great job on the video, I will bring DVDs to work so we can get some copies going.

[indy_500]

awesome video! but it seems like you guys are out in tog like every other week jeez! i&#39;m jealous!

[ridindirty800]

Rusty Great Video, awesome job! Hopefully we run into you guys at Tog next winter! Have a great summer on the bike! Later

[Firecatguy]

Thanks everyone,

Carter,
you will get plenty of film time next year as we will be out all winter. lol-- Red called Robbie today to let him know to call ya sounds like he is down in Florida will be loading today and tomorrow.

I have a question for ya---can a guy get a ride in up top late April poss first weekend in may?

Biff,
seeya tonight..

asylum,
will do...lets head out west one more time yet?

riding,
maybe get a chance to ride together next year..

skidoodood,
we have guys anywhere from 14teen to 61years old.
the 61 year old will run rings around the rest of us!!and you know who you are!!!hahahhaha

indy
its very addicting

TEAM RING DING..

see all our pix at
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Team-Ring-Ding/297515130639

[einne]

awsome job on the vid. Pat. you guys hit the snow just right, hey. i like the failed pull out the stuck sled! he got just alittle snow dust. lol
Thanks TRD for giving us a show!

[dew69]

<font color="0000ff">Thanks Rusty. Great videos as this one will help us all get through the summer!
Dew</font>

[skylar]

Awesome job Pat! I sure do want to go back NOW! LOL.

[Firecatguy]

skylar,

maybe we can get you and your crew and them crazy Minnesotans out west for a weekend of filming. hahahahaha

I bet Dave&#39;s xp would look good on video..

[doospunk]

I hear ya on that one Skylar. Sweet vid Pat! I doo think that adding a couple doo&#39;s in the video would make it that much sweeter though!! haha. Nice job on the filming. Would be a blast if we could get the stars to align and meet up out there some time.

[techsledder]

Pat, That bit &#40;1:46-2:06&#41; with you following the looonng side hill was an awesome angle! Great job on the finished product!

[carter]

Pat, the answer is &#34;yes&#34;. Stay in Jackson and we can ride one of 2 areas get to 10,000 and blow your mind with the scenery. The hard part is if its not a bluebird sky its a waste of time. How do you plan bluebird? If we do hit it right I can&#39;t tell you the on top of the world beauty we get to see. More later...

[strokeit]

Great video Pat! Can&#39;t wait to see some more next year http://www.johndee.com/discuss/clipart/happy.gif

[asylumcycle]

Pat,

YES TO ONE MORE TRIP!!!! we have been trying to figuire out who wants to go one more time. Fergy and I are in. Just trying to figuire out who else and details. But, YES, we want to see snow one more time this year.

[cuzzinolaf]

Awesome vid Pat. We gotta ride next year.

[Firecatguy]

Thanks everyone

tecsledder,
thanks that was Carter doing that sidehill I screwed up and the first pass the camera batt was dead looking forward to that spot next year.

carter,
plans are being made as I type...

asylumcycle
defrost your nutz run today. bikes out in the drive

cuzz
NEXT YEAR? is it over?

[carter]

Pat, call me on the specifics when you know. Got to make sure I&#39;m off when you are here. 307-734-0235. Thats home and make it at nite. After 8 your time.

[cuzzinolaf]

Rusty - As much as I hate to say it... this season is over for me. Unless you&#39;re talking November/December 2009 then I&#39;m out.

[lookin4snow]

Cuzz, sorry I missed you in Centennial. We had great snow. Hopefully you found good snow. Pat, next year we&#39;ll have to hook up again at Tog and put Carter through the wringer...

[biff]

Carter, I hope you got caller I.D. LOL.

[rvahlsing]

Wow awesome vid rusty! look forward to riding with all of you again next year.....Carter me and my dad had an awesome time this season and looking forward see you next season also.

-Riley

[Firecatguy]

Carter
will do..

lookin4snow
sounds good thinking same weekend in Dec this year...Carter said best DEEP over the hood snow was that weekend..dont want to say the date as then the lodge would be full then..lol

Riley,
thanks tried to get you and your dad in the video but I was never in the right spot to video you...


happy Easter to everyone
from all of us at Team Ring Ding....

[Firecatguy]

http://www.johndee.com/discuss/messages/9/109104.jpg

well then..

[techsledder]

Winter just doesn&#39;t want to release her grip out there... Wish that I was there! MKE sucks this time of the year...

[teestarr00]

I am going to have to make this my goal to at lest get out there once a year. Nice vid!

[skidoodood]

Is there anywhere you could rent a sled out there if yours isn&#39;t a &#34;real&#34; boondockin&#39; sled or is it just crazy expensive? And....would it be as much fun since rentals usually aren&#39;t &#34;high perf.&#34; machines?

[carter]

Skidoodood, Your question has many answers. What is your sled? When do you go to the west? Will your sled boondock in certain snow conditions? What do you consider crazy expensive? The stock sleds today actually do a great job. My guide sled for next year will be a 800 Rmk 155x2.4. Nice unit, and bone stock, well sort of..... Your problem will be finding a Doo rental place. Maybe a dlr. close by has a demo you could rent. Research needed. The problem is what will you pay for the fun you seek? Ballpark on rentals seem to be $200 a day. Is 3or 4 days of rental worth the boondocking experience you seek? Start slow, bring your sled and rent one day. If you like it try another, and so on. Or borrow a friends sled. In any case you can find what you want. Its what you will pay. Need more, respond...

[skylar]

You guys see the forecast for Tog for the next few days? http://www.johndee.com/discuss/clipart/happy.gif

Carter, if you can take pictures if you are out there riding in this expeced new snow, that would rock! And if ya want, e-mail them to me, and I&#39;ll post them up.

[skidoodood]

I currently have an &#39;03 MXZ 700 that I stretched to 136&#34; really set up for trail riding. Haven&#39;t been out West &#40;yet&#41; but have wanted to for a long time. In the grand scheme of things, $200/day for a sled that set to run out there isn&#39;t all that bad considering redoing my clutching, jetting, only 136&#34; w/1&#34; lug track, not having to trailer it there. Been a trail junkie all my life but really want to get into the backwoods and play areas out there. Doesn&#39;t have to be a Doo either. I&#39;m not stuck on one brand. I do own a Cat too &#40;not that that&#39;s a bad thing&#41;.

[lookin4snow]

Here is the forecast for the Lander area southeast of Dubois. Wow!!

Dood, don&#39;t be afraid of a 136 out west. I started there and got hooked and bought the mountain ride. It&#39;s the man, not the machine. You will find that you have a lot to learn. It&#39;s easier on a mountain sled, but not required for boondockin. Set your expectations though, don&#39;t expect to be able to go everywhere with ease that Carter will go.

Today: Snow. High near 29. Breezy, with a southeast wind between 18 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Tonight: Snow. Low around 20. Blustery, with a north northeast wind 11 to 14 mph becoming north northeast between 19 and 22 mph. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 18 to 24 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow. High near 28. North northeast wind between 16 and 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 11 to 17 inches possible.

[cuzzinolaf]

34 to 50 inches of snow by Friday is enough to make me think about another trip west. Uggggh!

[Firecatguy]

skidoodoo,
as Carter said you would be fine in march snow and for dec or Jan snow you will get thru it but will see were a longer track would be fun, Togwotee rents everything from trail sleds &#34;I guess they have a great trail system&#34;SO iM TOLD, they rent up to a m8 for &#34;boondocking&#34; at TOG you can get a guide and take a day of trails and &#34;off-trail&#34; or you can head right into the back country.
you can fly right into Jackson hole and the lodge will pick you up and with the &#34;all-inclusive&#34; you get cabin,sled,food,guide all you have to do is get their. good times..
ask for Carter he seems to be a good guide. bhawwwaaaahahahahahhaha

Skylar
yes--yes I did and we are trying to get out thieir one more time before summer..

Carter
how you doing? how the carpet going? busy?
sled still ready to ride?

looking4snow
you heading out west again? or is it over till next year?

cuzz,
DEC? leave the 2 weekend of Dec or leaving Xmas day? over the hood..

Brett,
Thanks glad we got to ride with ya keep our number for next year..I will send you out a copy this weekend of the video much better quality on DVD than thru YouTube.

[skidoodood]

Thanks rusty1577. I suppose I just need to call the lodge and they would be able to give me the info I need with pricing, packages, etc? Sounds like something I&#39;ll definitely be looking into. Carter seems to be Da Man... I&#39;ll have to ask for him...unless you guys got a monopoly on him... http://www.johndee.com/discuss/clipart/happy.gif

[Firecatguy]

http://www.togwoteelodge.com/lodging/index.cfm

at the very very bottom of the first page you can click on &#34; winter rates&#34;

you cant go wrong at Tog

get ready for your new addiction

[lookin4snow]

Rusty, I&#39;m done for the year, just got done cleaning the sled this evening and taking inventory of things I need to do before next year. But, I had it cleaned and put away once already until last weekend, so, I guess you never know? Time to focus on work for a while. I made 5 trips across the plains this year to ride, so I&#39;m ready to take a break from the drive.

Skidoodood - rode with Brett in March and had a lot of fun with him as well. Carter is popular and hard to book sometimes - he hooked me up with Brett and that was a good thing.

[doospunk]

damn Pat! One more time? What&#39;s that make it?.......4 times this season?

34 to 50 inches by Friday makes me cringe. Only for the fact that the summit is now stored and sleeping in it&#39;s den.

Skylar - Start puttin some extra overtime in so we can do it again next year bud!

[biff]

Mister deep pockets is what we like to call him.

[carter]

sled sits in my yard, ready for the next trip. Carpet has me booked through Sunday, and then normal. So i hope to ride next 2 weekends. With all this new snow I&#39;m NOT putting it away til the snow says so. I want to do a day at TOG. and go hunting for new stuff. Kris, thats Brent and not Bret. Also I got a friend going to Tog. today for biz. and I&#39;ll see if he can get som pix. More later...

[Firecatguy]

deep pockets hahaha ya their so DEEP cuz they are M&#92;T

lookin
This is the Brett we speak of here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgnPxoFQMtc

he is a fellow Minnesotan...

he is lurking around here

skylar
looks like the snow went south towards Dubois and Lander.

[biff]

Send all the pics you can of your late season ride so I can get them on the Teams Myspace page.
Oh and bye they way while your riding Ill be doing my yard work- <font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font> is wrong with that picture? Can&#39;t you like move the mountains just a few hours closer? LOL

Biff
www.myspace.com/teamringdingmn (http://www.myspace.com/teamringdingmn)

[Firecatguy]

carter
Is their a spot that you have not found yet?lol

[Firecatguy]

well its not over yet!<font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font>

http://www.johndee.com/discuss/messages/9/109594.jpg

[asylumcycle]

lets roll!!!!

[Firecatguy]

http://www.johndee.com/discuss/messages/9/109802.jpg

looks like a memorial day ride is going to happen..

asylumcycle

whos in?

Biff what are you up to?

[biff]

Trying to reload my bank account! LOL

[Firecatguy]

this is crazy

memorial day tick tick tick tick

http://www.johndee.com/discuss/messages/9/109913.jpg

[cuzzinolaf]

Are you guys really going for Memorial Day?

[Firecatguy]

looks like it cuzz

if it keeps up like this than YES

me
asylumcycle
Fergie

I asked ya back in feb if you like to make a may or june strike this year. you said something about a boat..

[carter]

I&#39;m waiting.... Sled in storage but not summerized yet.

[cuzzinolaf]

It will be mashed taters by then. Is it worth the long drive? I mean it is riding in May but Memorial day is the start of boating season.

[biff]

Ill bring the Gravey!<font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font>

[skylar]

Awesome, still plenty of snow out there, check out the Togwotee pass snotel.http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/nwcc/sntl-datarpt.jsp?site=822&amp;days=7&amp;state=WY

[cuzzinolaf]

Cooke has 115. I&#39;d go there.

http://www3.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/nwcc/sntl-data0000.jsp?site=480&amp;days=7&amp;state=MT

[Firecatguy]

carter
Whats up? how it going? get the scooter out yet?


cuzz
boating can wait till july when can you ride in JUNE?

skylar--loadem up!!!

Biff
I can bring the roast beef..

[carter]

Cold and snowing all of April.May is starting out to be the same. haven&#39;t seen the scooter. Might get to 60 this weekend. I&#39;ll try to ride. Been working every day since April 1st. Need a break.

[Firecatguy]

HOT OFF THE PRESS!!

Well it seem that Mr Carter Gertes has been invited to sit on the dunk tank at Haydays this year for the pink ribbon riders thought I would share this with all of you as I know some of you might like to take the opportunity to dunk Carter..lol Mr Kamikaze any comment?

to anyone that might not be familiar with pink riders please check out their site as it is a very good cause.
http://www.pinkribbonriders.com/index.html

does anyone know if Haydays will be in the same spot or is at the New place this year?

Carter,
check out the Thread &#34;classic team names&#34; just below this thread good reading...

[rvahlsing]

hey rusty... are you still in for memorial weekend its comming quick!!

p.s. i know where i&#39;ll be at haydays haha

[kamikaze_bros]

rusty1577,

Hopefully Favre will have recovered from his surgery by the time Hay Days rolls around. He could start the season by firing bullets at Carter. I still have some reservations on whether Carter will actually follow through with this, you know how much he hates to get his hair wet.

[Firecatguy]

Riley
nope have to go in for knee surgery Doc thinks its a bad idea. seeya at haydays

Kamikaze,
Hair? what? lol

Farve will have to wait his turn as I will be their bright and early...

[Firecatguy]

here you go Kevsip

[kevisip]

Thanks Rusty, much better.

[Firecatguy]

Hey Carter its almost Time!!!dunk,dunk
biff said he will join you

http://www.johndee.com/discuss/messages/9/111970.jpg

[biff]

I heard Carter got scared and never showed up! LOL

[sabercat]

Carter Gerdes is on page 14 of Decembers Snowgoer. You can read it at www.snowgoer.com (http://www.snowgoer.com)

[Firecatguy]

Thanks Sabercat I was keeping an eye out for it!!Told Carter I would send him out a copy!!we only have Nov issue here in the stores BUT pow I got A free on in the mail today..

What a ham that Cater is!!lol

carter I will ship it out this week

[Firecatguy]

http://www.johndee.com/discuss/messages/9/117280.gif

[techsledder]

Wow, now that&#39;s a pretty cool write up!

[kamikaze_bros]

I think Mac Davis sang a song about guys like Carter, I believe the title was &#34;It&#39;s hard to be Humble&#34;.

[mikes99ss]

does anybody have the link to the rest of the carter interview. It says read the rest of the interview at snowgoer.com but i looked all over snowgoer and couldn&#39;t find it.

[carter]

I too have looked with no results.I e-mailed someone in snogoer. Hope he responds. I&#39;ll pass it on when he does.

[Firecatguy]

I know you had more to say than that?LOL..

[Firecatguy]

http://www.johndee.com/discuss/messages/9/118021.jpg

[carter]

I can&#39;t read that. What does it say?

[skylar]

Send More Beer?

[Firecatguy]

it was a test of a new design that Biff did but it didnt work as it should be Blinking

[carter]

oh!!!

[lenny]

awsome vid, watched it twice

[Firecatguy]

Thanks Lenny!!

Carter are you ready???BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP


IM BACK!!!!LOL

[sleddindoo09]

Saweeeeeeet video! After a 3-month lull, the thread is back...and I'm glad, because I missed it the first time around.

Carter- Very impressive, keep it up. I missed my chance this year to make it to Tog. Maybe next year.

[carter]

Thanks Lenny!!

Carter are you ready???BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP


IM BACK!!!!LOL

Didn't you know i was born ready.....Conditions are good now, and I've been practicing, getting ready for 2 months now. By the way, how many, who, and when? See ya soon.

[Firecatguy]

Carter,

you ok??I hear that 2guys were hurt bad in avy!!!wasnt you??

[carter]

Carter,

you ok??I hear that 2guys were hurt bad in avy!!!wasnt you??

Not me. 2 guys riding unguided. Believe it or not no broken bones. Lots of bruising and sore. The 2 sleds were smashed to junk. So it appears the two guys were very lucky. Our team went to the rescue and the injured flew out for evaluation. All good!!!!!!!!!