Table of Contents

1. Overview

2. Safety Gear

3. Parts, Planning & Inspection

4. Operations

5. Riding Precautions

6. Signage & Signals

7. Laws

Riding Responsibility:
    • Make sure riders after you can receive the same view as you.

    • Leave no trace! What you bring in, you take out.

    • Keep noise levels down.

    • Stay on the trail. You are the future of snowmobiling so you need to treat the sport with respect.

    • Be observant of your surroundings.

    • DO NOT CHASE ANIMALS!

    • Be courteous and helpful to others on the trail. You may need their help down the trail.

Drinking and Riding
    • Alcohol or other drugs can affect your reaction time along with your judgement and vision.

Hypothermia & Frostbite:
    • Hypothermia- decrease in core body temperature which impairs normal muscular & cerebral       functions

    • Levels – Mild, moderate and severe

    • Treatment – Warming up your core body temperature is the most important thing. Drinking     warm liquids, removing wet clothes and putting on dry clothes are a few ways to help warm up.     Get in to a warm environment: car, house, some type of building/shelter to help warm up as     well.

    • Frostbite- skin becomes white & numbness caused by cold. skin feels “woody”

    • Treatment – Warm up frostbitten area immediately. Put area under WARM water, NEVER hot     water. You could end up burning the affected area if you use too hot of water. Use anything you     can to warm up the frostbitten area: handwarmers/footwarmers, pulling area into clothes,     warming over engine are a few examples. One thing you should NOT do is rub your hands/ face.     Rubbing creates friction and it can actually cause tiny rips in your skin when frozen.

The next three pictures are examples of permanently damaged body parts by frostbite.

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