RC Snowmobile Idea?

Billek

Billek

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After seeing many shots of people coasting their sleds down backcounty faces , a little idea flew into my head. Why not implement an RC system so this could be done regularly and safely?

Of course, this could be only used in certain areas, because losing sight of the sled would make things tricky. However, in some cases, this could make things a little more fun when you take away the poor guy that has to take the snowmobile down.

Keep in mind that I am from the East Coast, and I have never skied BC or ridden a snowmobile, haha.
 
on paper that seems like a good idea, but its just not practical, you need some weight on the sled, i mean you could try it but there is no way that is practical
 
I'm an east coaster as well and have always wondered how pros do this... no way the just though it down the hill and hope for the best.

Also you'd need a strong rc cuz length could be a problem
 
You chose your spot carefully and then do exactly that!

Somewhere with no trees or rocks and a big flat or slight uphill to catch the sled at the bottom
 
So people really do this, haha. I have seen it in videos but I haven't seen anyone talk about it before.

I bet Grant from Mythbusters could set a sled up in one afternoon.
 
Come to think of it, if this was put into practice, I'm sure a bunch of people would end up rolling their machines on the way down. It kinda takes the risky situation of an expensive piece of equipment going down a hill unmanned and makes it more common.
 
Or u could but a HUD( heads up display) inside your goggles with a feed to a camera on the front of the sled.... They already have stuff like this I think but not with what I'm talking about
 
I know exactly what you mean. That is a pretty good idea. RC controls, a camera for the blind spots, and I'd put a good old-fashioned failsafe on there to prevent runaways if the signal is lost.

Ohh, and try this on for size. Wireless transmitter pack that you can put in your backpack, giving enough power to hold a good signal at long distances. Then, have a smartphone app that uses bluetooth to connect to the transmitter. Two joysticks, and a live camera feed on the screen and you're set to send the sled on it's merry way down the hill.
 
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