Survey Guidelines and Instructions:

The survey consists of several questions with room for note taking and comments. It should take only a few minutes to complete and we have tried to make it easy to do on a handheld device. Most of the questions are self-explanatory. Try to fill in a survey for each day trip either during the day (for example while taking a lunch break) or as soon as possible when you return.

Here are some guidelines for some of the questions:

Experience: Use the following definitions and mark a number in the appropriate place for each member of the group:

1. Beginner snowmobiler who travels on groomed roads and trails.

2. Intermediate snowmobiler can leave the trail and navigate into the backcountry. They can play on small hills and confidently carve turns in powder.

3. Strong snowmobiler can negotiate most off trail terrain and is confident highmarking on steep, open slopes and weaving through tight trees and other technical obstacles.

4. Advanced/Expert snowmobiler can negotiate 90%+ of the terrain available to ride. They can maintain a consistent sidehill in steep, open terrain. They can reverse 180 degrees and re-ascend a slope they are descending.

5. Extreme snowmobiler is only limited by the power of his/her machine. They can ride all terrain and maintain a steep sidehill with obstacles in front of and below (trees, rocks, cliffs). They can drive their sled exactly where they want to go in most all circumstances.

The ski tracks app allows you to take photos and tag them on the GPS track. Please take some photos of things of interest such as snow conditions or snowpack assessments you carried out. Feel free to make notes on any aspect of your day on the last page.

We ask that you use the same email you used in the preseason survey and the one you use to send in your GPS tracks. Your information will not be shared, copied, or otherwise made public.