Snowscoot Video with Fabien Cousinié

 I rode this snow bike this year in isola 2000 and its very tricky, especially in corners, it's not easy as it seems to be, but those guys are killing it!

 That vid is sick. I tried one at the Outdoor Retailer Show, on mostly hardpack. In powder it sank. The one in vid seems to have a bigger platform (boards) than the one I tried. Matt Beringer has been building and designing these, as well: spokenaboutbicycles.blogspot.com/2011/08/greatest-snowbikes-on-earth.html

 i tried one of those but with wheels, in the summer, its also really hard to do!

 The north legion snow bikes are ten times better way easier to ride handle almost exactly like a bike any two ski design is a wast of time

 ive seen a dude ride North Legion SMX in hafjell in norway
there u can rent SMX, since SMX is a norwegian product, its pretty many test senters in norway

 i know, i also own one.

 nice

 How do you guys get one? If I go in their website and webshop all it shows is some beanies to buy and even worse I can't find any used ones in Cali......

 try from there. www.northspain.es I got mine from a Ex sponsored rider by NorthLegion.

 Thanks I'll check it out

 I love the idea of this and was seriously going to buy one. But I live in Vancouver and wrote to all the local mountains (Cypress, Seymour and Grouse) as well as Whistler and all of them said they are not allowed in the resorts. And as I don't have a sled, or don't really want to be hiking in the backcountry, I decided it would be pointless to buy one since i couldn't use it anywhere. I really hope they come around in the near future and if a brand of snowscoot could get in co-hoots with one of the mountains to demo and sell snowscoots, I think they could do very well for themselves!

 From my talks with resorts, the main reasons are:

1: Youre considered a 'foot passenger' on the tramways.
2: They could fall off the tramway and hurt some one.
3: Insurance wont cover user to user collisions if other used decided to sue the resort for allowing it.

In my eyes and reasoning, its all a load of bull when you think about it but due to the sue happy nature of people... ruins it for a lot of us. I normally take mine around town and do little jam sessions and once in a while to the local hill.

I think Stevens Pass and I know Snoquilmie allow them. Check them out!

 Mt. Hood (ALL the areas) have never seemed to have issue with them... But then when you know all the operators it's kind of shocking what you can get away with now that I think of it... I don't know what'd happen if a "civilian" took one to Meadows but it would be fun as hell. Timberline is a lot of fun on one cause of the upper areas that are wide open and steep (things the Snow scooters really like) are so expansive. We were building things like these way back in '98, it's interesting to me to see that really the design hasn't changed much from our original hack-jobs.

 Yup! I know Mt Hood likes them. I live around Spokane WA so Mt Spokane is literally my back yard. 'awesome trail riding for AM with great views.' But they dont allow them, 49 doesnt allow them Stevens Pass I dont think does either.... Schwitzer doesn't "I dont think?" But they just got quad bike lifts so maybe that has changed. Silver Mtn. is the only one that 'remotely' allows them but they put so many silly rules and regulations on how to use the lifts with them, it makes it highly un-safe for you and other passengers when exiting.
I know right? They are so simple but are completely opposite of how we normally ride bikes. Great for off season slide training and slalom work tho!

 We used to rip down from the "Scum-its" apartments down to the brew pub (near Ski-bowl in Government Camp) then get towed back up by someone with a 4wd... I'll never drop my AT or "Rondonea'" (sp???) set-up, but it's for something completely different. With the snow bikes you're not looking to go out into the BC (unless you've got a support crew) , it's for sessioning a nice wide POW field or a kicker. We actually built one up way back in the day that just mounted 2 XXXL Volkl POW ski's onto a DH bike and it was SO fun to rid down through the Timberline park on... People gave you SUCH weird looks aye. Actually if you're familliar with some of the original Mack-Dog snowboarding movies (back when FORUM was like THE team to be on) from back around 99-00 there's a clip of me hitting a kicker down in Salmon River canyon on a bright red "snow-bike" that was actually a friends Super 8. I got a really super steez whip in and then proceeded to knock myself out on a particularly flat landing. And yeah, getting on and off the lifts is def. an "acquired" skill aye HAHAHAHHAAHA. Good times. I keep meaning to bring my bike when I'm through Spokane, I'm always coming through on my way out to Idaho to raft or I go to Spoke. to go wheeling with some buddies but I never sem to get to ride there... gonna try'n change that this year aye.

 Whats snow moto?

 Agreed.

 if it was a mix of snowboard and a bike you would be standing on it sideways... skiers rule hehehe

 or the other way around, although I'm sure they are both extremely fun. can't say I've ever tried snow scooting though

 Highland I have a older "Camo-Freestyle" snowscoot with bag that has never touched the snow if you are interested.
I am up in NH all the time Keene West Chesterfield area.
not from ca na da

 That make specifically? Black Mountain.