Bolens Diablo Rouge and Hus Ski Discussion Forums

Hi guys We're staying isolated here at our home with our daughter, who's immune system is compromised and our 3 year old grand-daughter. It's going to be a long haul, but we're enjoying our time together. Jesse, my sister is a PSW working with seniors also. We need to thank all our health care worke...

The bright spot of the day, was the restored 1969 Snotruk developed by Fred Fassbender and John Smeaton's company Nortrac Mfg. . It was secretly restored by Gary Whyte's family members to surprise him on Sunday. Wow! All things came together to make a great day. Til next year.

Thanks Mike O'Reilly and all the volunteers at the Constance Bay Legion for another phenomenal "oldsledrun". Your efforts were enjoyed by hundreds of sledders, both vintage and modern. Jessy(500), myself(502) and Carman(503) all made the round trip, despite the warm temperatures and vapor lock issue...

Hi Guys Here is a link to a video of the ride. Thank you Natalie Surette for the group photos, the first video of everyone leaving that location and all the individual shots. Thanks Jeannot Pilon for the video clips of everyone returning from the morning ride. And most of all, thanks Larry, Pooper M...

Here are a few more photos. I'll try and put some video and pictures together and get them up on youtube for riders to see.

This was one of the best rides yet. More than thirty machines showed up and most made it back from the morning ride. The numbers were lower for the afternoon ride , but enthusiasm was up. Thanks again Pooper(Kevin), Mary-kay , Larry and family and everyone else for a monster effort with all the prep...

I went to my archives and found an old VHS video with some good deep snow running with hus-skis and even one lone diablo. I had to record it to a DVD, put it on my PC and convert it to a file extension the PC would play and trim the result to show just the deep snow running portion. No small feat wi...

Hi Guys Lots of video on my you tube channel at.... tesker53 The best ones of some deep snow running by Hus-skis are the Chalk River videos. In particular, 2012 to 2014. Bear in mind that a lot of these riders have been riding Hus-skis for decades. The Val Des Bois runs and video clips have some goo...

Good to hear you are feeling better Jesse. I hope you can somehow retrieve your photos. I really enjoyed watching you bring that old Hirth back to life.With your free time this winter, I look forward to joining you on some rides. Stay in touch and let me know about what's going on in your area. Roy

Hi Guys No joking. Jeannot and I got out to the camp for a run on spring snow yesterday. A weekend of rain and then 4" of fresh snow made for great conditions. There's still two and a half feet of snow up there. Maybe another couple weeks of sledding to go. I only have one question. What looks bette...