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Kicksledder Spotlight: Kicksledding in Whitefish, Montana with Lynn Emerick
So excited for you to read this interview with kicksledding aficionado, Lynn Emerick from Whitefish, Montana, which is near the Canadian border and near Glacier National Park. She is a semi-retired wildland firefighter after over 30 years in that career. She likes to snowshoe, hike, snowboard and kicksled. Â When and where did you first learn about kicksledding? I went up to Glacier National Park last winter and saw a man kicksledding on the frozen ice of Lake McDonald. I was intrigued: I had never seen anything like it except for dogsleds. I asked him what he was doing and...
Kicksledder Spotlight: Beginner mushing with David Abel and his dogs in Dayton, Minnesota with the ESLA Adventure Kicksled
Want to learn more about mushing with the new Adventure Kicksled? Fellow Minnesotan David Abel, an avid all-seasons outdoorsman, tells us about his experience starting out with his Adventure Kicksled last winter. He lives with his wife in Dayton, Minnesota on a small hobby farm with a few horses, barn cats, chickens, and 2 dogs. He enjoys snowmobiling, upland bird hunting with his dogs, fishing, horseback riding, and most recently, bikejoring and kicksledding. Â Where did you first learn about kicksledding? I have always been intrigued with dogsledding and wanted to try it but never knew where to start. Over...
Transporting Your Kicksled to the Trail: Will it fit in my car...Yes!
What’s new for Winter 2022? ESLA Kicksled Design Changes and New Products
There are lots of exciting changes for the 2022-2023 season! New runner length for Traditional Kicksleds, a new never-before-seen double brake for Traditional Kicksleds and a brand new kicksled called the ESLA Adventure Kicksled. Read on to learn more. Shorter length for T6, T7 and T8 Traditional Kicksleds Pre 2022, Traditional ESLA kicksled models had a steel runner length of 78 inches and now, for the 2022-23 season, they are 71 inches. Why did ESLA change the length? One reason is for easier and less expensive shipping. Getting kicksleds shipped from Finland to the USA is very expensive. And then...