Designated as a: "Preferred Off-Road Eductional Center" by the All Terrain Vehicle Association (ATVA) and American Motorcycle Association (AMA)
Snowmobile Classes - Recreational
| Snowmobile Overview | Snowmobile-Beginner | Snowmobile-Intermediate |
| Snowmobile-Expert | Snowmobile-Double Expert | Snowmobile-Private | Prices |
| Who is an Intermediate? |
- Do you ever feel uneasy when challenged by:
- side hills?
- creek crossings?
- powder snow?
- Do you ever wonder when you should brake or get on the gas to save yourself?
- Have you ever been sucked into someone else's track rut?
| About the Class |
To ensure you can immediately apply everything you are taught in actual riding situations, 85 percent of this class is taught on the snow. Note: You will also be taught any of the skills from the Beginner class that you have not yet mastered.
Click here to learn more about your Senior Instructor, Bill Uhl.
| Class Content |
The major topics covered include:
- Participate in a test of your skill level. (We need to know what you already know so you receive the maximum benefits from your investment in the course.)
- Skill development
- Understanding the effects of the time of day on diverse snow conditions
- Flat light (what it is; how to cope with it)
- Negotiating water crossings
- Coping with slick and frosted bridges
- Excelling on side hills (how to position yourself and the snowmobile; using weight distribution to your advantage)
- Reading the terrain ahead
- Right and left turns at speed
- Speed (Identify your comfort zones)
- Turning around in narrow places
- When to go slow to go fast
- Know the balance point of your machine
- Throttle control
- Riding in the trees
- Climbing (when to turn out so you don't get stuck)
- Trail riding
- Hill riding
- Open country riding
- Conquering different snow conditions
- Early winter snowmobiling
- Spring snowmobiling
- When to stand or kneel while riding
- Basic avalanche awareness
- Basic cold weather survival skills
- How to use parts of your snowmobile to survive
- How to tread lightly
For class cost information, please refer to the standard price matrix . You can enroll in one and two-day classes.
To start learning how to have more fun on the trail, contact us directly at:
OHV Training™
1121 Bunker Creek Rd.
Chehalis, WA 98532
EMAIL: classes@OHVtraining.org