Taking skis into backcrountry with snowmachines....

shouldn't have too much of an issue. if you do find yourself slipping, go buy a $20 pair of the rubber cleats that you can stretch over our shoes and you'll be fine.
 
snowmobile sounds like a kids toy. I thought they were like mini trail only sleds till I came down south and everyone called them that
 
all those crazy canadians call em all snowmachines while we crazy amercians think they are snow mobiles. aint that right eh. which is better canada or america, america is boss cause is america but theres no like big problems with canada except they have funny money. thety never get attack or have a need to randomly walk into a country and say they are bringing "industry" to a country that needs it. /end threadjack
 
/your an idiot.

and i dont think ive ever heard "snow machines". Usually i say sledding. "lets go sledding", "backcountry sledding", "just got a new 'sled'". anyways, if you get a lot of ice build up around your feet it can get slippery but i dont find ski boots that bad sledding other that the stiffness of them and when jumping from side to side its a bit harder cuz they are generally heavier then legit sledding boots.
 
A few tips.

Don't put your skis on your back.. it's miserable, especially if the road is bumpy which almost all are at some point. Get either some tie downs or old snowboard binding straps. (i use old snowboard binding ratchet straps and attach my skis to the gas rack... it's great).

I've never had a problem with sliding around, but my foot boards tear the shit outta my boots so I got these.
http://www.alpineaccessories.com/prodinfo.asp?number=1-SCT LARGE&variation=

eventually one fell off and I lost it.

I wish all ski boots had the rubber under the arch like the Salomon Ghost.http://www.salomon.com/us/product/ghost-cs.html

That's such a good feature since half the time you're sledding one foot is half and sitting right on the arch there.

 
I epoxied some rubber, grippy mat things in the footwells and they work perfectly. Just go to a hardware store and look around, you should be able to find something that will work easily.
 
Like they said, don't put your skis on your back. It's a hassle. I put a cfr rack on my sled this season and it has worked really good, it's really nice to have the bag in it and get a little bit of storage space (enough for lunch and some dry clothes)
My running boards got bent quite a bit and the little cleats that stick up also got bent down so I had no traction at all, I tried using cat tracks on my boots but it sucks cuz they always fell off. I ended up riveting some heavy duty cleats onto the running board and they work great. I put 4 on each running board, each one 6 inches behind the one in front of it.
 
I agree!

Lambert Westendorp signed

For Shay Lee also! He even is on the inside of all Moment ski's I get deliverd!

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oh yea just like the word automobile is only used for toy cars. so do you call cars road machines?
 
I just had the exact same question and after tearing up Vail Pass on a sled/snowmobile/snowmachine(respectively) for 8 hours I determined that ski boots work just fine....however the rails tore my boots up. I was just going to say...as long as you put down those rubber mats you should be fine....but I am not sure how the plastic ski boot will grip to snow covered rubber. Backcountry sledding with a 154 inch paddle track was just a tad bit more fun than riding Michigan's bumpy ass trails. Be safe tho, bring a local and a beacon.
 
Grip tape on the sides so my knees can grip helps. Ski boots work fine theyre just not as comfy as soreals or other good snow boots.
 
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