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sno(w) cat serenade, SV2022

attention attention attention attention attention attention ATTENTION !!!




hey guys and gals, the sunday morning brunch/breakfast at 10 am is a hosted event, yup I am buying you breakfast...

it will be in the Sage room, Sun Valley Inn,

what I need is a head count by Feb. 23, 2022, sun valley catering needs a minimum of 25 people in order to set up and reserve a room.

so message me, via the forums or if you have my cell number, just text me that you are coming and how many

this is important, if you want to be included in the fun...and get a free breakfast!
 
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Pontoon Princess said:
attention attention attention attention attention attention ATTENTION !!!




hey guys and gals, the sunday morning brunch/breakfast at 10 am is a hosted event, yup I am buying you breakfast...

it will be in the Sage room, Sun Valley Inn,

what I need is a head count by Feb. 23, 2022 and if you do not let me know you are coming to breakfast, sadly there will be no food for you, and if not enough folks respond by Feb. 23, the brunch is cancelled and everyone will be on their own for breakfast.

so message me, via the forums or if you have my cell number, just text me that you are coming and how many

this is important, if you want to be included in the fun...and get a free breakfast!
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Gord & Gloria yes thank you.
 
Pontoon Princess said:
attention attention attention attention attention attention ATTENTION !!!




hey guys and gals, the sunday morning brunch/breakfast at 10 am is a hosted event, yup I am buying you breakfast...

it will be in the Sage room, Sun Valley Inn,

what I need is a head count by Feb. 23, 2022, sun valley catering needs a minimum of 25 people in order to set up and reserve a room.

so message me, via the forums or if you have my cell number, just text me that you are coming and how many

this is important, if you want to be included in the fun...and get a free breakfast!
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Well folks, thank you, got the needed numbers to commit and sign the contract for Brunch, if you still want to come and join us, please let me know via PM or text me, I can increase the number of people for brunch, thank you again
 
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Our special guest attending Snow Cat Serenade 2022,

"Doc" and his wife Gail, will be renewing their wedding vows on the Saturday Trek, this will happen during our stop for lunch, on top of the mountain,
so, instead of throwing rice, think we will do snow balls, small ones,
if anyone has any ideas to make this special for Doc ( Greg ) and Gail, they have been married 46 years...

lets make this a very wonderful moment in our snow catting adventures

"it happened in sun valley"

yes, this is the same "Doc" from the forums, he is the very guy that makes all this possible for the snow cat world to gather on the web.

pm or text me with your ideas
 
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Pontoon Princess said:
Our special guest attending Snow Cat Serenade 2022,

"Doc" and his wife Gail, will be renewing their wedding vows on the Saturday Trek, this will happen during our stop for lunch, on top of the mountain,
so, instead of throwing rice, think we will do snow balls, small ones,
if anyone has any ideas to make this special for Doc ( Greg ) and Gail, they have been married 46 years...

lets make this a very wonderful moment in our snow catting adventures

"it happened in sun valley"

yes, this is the same "Doc" from the forums, he is the very guy that makes all this possible for the snow cat world to gather on the web.

pm or text me with your ideas
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A string of tin cans behind the cat they are in? LoL
 
Mother Tucker said:
Anyone bringing a chainsaw?
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Scott and I will have chain saws, the USFS requires a USFS saw card to cut trees on USFS land, Scott and I have these very special saw cards, in order to continue to be very welcomed guests in the sawtooths mountains, best we follow the rules
thank you

an extra saw never hurts....
 
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DAVENET said:
Anyone bringing a cooler? ;)
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yes, always lots of coolers,

to remind folks again, trail lunches are always provided at no charge, this year I upped the game on trail lunch, featuring April's trail Cafe, many thanks to "Tye one on" April for helping last year and this year, she really came up with great ideas and much better way to make it all work so much smoother. thank you April, so kind of you,

everyone should absolutely enjoy "April's" trail cafe....
 
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Pontoon Princess said:
Scott and I will have chain saws, the USFS requires a USFS saw card to cut trees on USFS land, Scott and I have these very special saw cards, in order to continue to be very welcomed guests in the sawtooths mountains, best we follow the rules
thank you

an extra saw never hurts....
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Now you got me thinkin,...if i get stopped do i own up owning the saw with no carry permit, ailen, oh man!, i see the crowbar hotel for me.😬
 
kinda looking like folks are getting in to the snow cat serenade mood....

with good snow conditions and sun

our guest of honor "doc" and his wonderful and very talented wife will be joining us, yup he is the "doc" that runs the forums and without him/forums none of this would be happening...

and without question, each one of you that come, is what makes snow cat serenade special, thank you
 
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Maybe this one would keep you out of trouble.
 

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Nope.

No Snow-Zilla, or more correctly due to The Infamous WBJ1's poor choice of color, Putri-Zilla (also known as The Green Weenie). Unfortunately, we had a number of issues that caused us work stoppages and by the time those were behind us, the probability of getting it done in time was close to nil. The title of Doris Kearns Goodwin's book about the Boston Red Sox is appropos "Wait Tilll Next Year".

We had to have two operable machines to bring to SV 2022 and the easiest and fastest way to ensure that was using the same machines as last year; the 1544 and TUG. The 1544 transfer case had a leak and needed new seals. This was frustrating as we had previously replaced the seals in the transfer case... ARGGGH! (When we had previously done the 1544 seal replacement, we looked at the existing seal number, and bought replacements based on that number.)

What's interesting is that a month or so ago we had removed the old seals from Putri-Zilla's transfer case and those seals were different than what we remembered installing in the 1544's transfer case. Putri-Zilla's were the original seals (based on the orange paint over spray on the seals) and so I ordered six seals to do both transfer cases. Then after pulling the seals from the 1544's transfer case I looked up the dimensions of it's seals and the Putri-Zilla seals, and they were different. The Putri-Zilla seals had a smaller ID. Apparently, a previous owner of the 1544 had installed the wrong seals and we did the same thing. Once the correct seals were in place (we also installed Speedi Sleeves on the two output shafts)... no leaks.

Scott and I are genuinely looking forward to SV2022, seeing old friends and making new ones....
 
DAVENET said:
Is there an estimated head count yet?
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yes, of those that have rooms at sun valley, and one couple staying in a condo in Ketchum, 2 local residents, So, I count approx 54 people,

this does not include any that show up at the last minute and or not staying in sun valley and have not said they are coming, and there are always a couple of them

7 families from east of the Mississippi, 3 couples from foreign counties, and 6 states west of the Mississippi, kinda of a international event

all-n-all a really good group of folks with well prepared machines,

snow cat serenade, a gathering of old grousers
 
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Blackfoot Tucker said:
Nope.

No Snow-Zilla, or more correctly due to The Infamous WBJ1's poor choice of color, Putri-Zilla (also known as The Green Weenie). Unfortunately, we had a number of issues that caused us work stoppages and by the time those were behind us, the probability of getting it done in time was close to nil. The title of Doris Kearns Goodwin's book about the Boston Red Sox is appropos "Wait Tilll Next Year".

We had to have two operable machines to bring to SV 2022 and the easiest and fastest way to ensure that was using the same machines as last year; the 1544 and TUG. The 1544 transfer case had a leak and needed new seals. This was frustrating as we had previously replaced the seals in the transfer case... ARGGGH! (When we had previously done the 1544 seal replacement, we looked at the existing seal number, and bought replacements based on that number.)

What's interesting is that a month or so ago we had removed the old seals from Putri-Zilla's transfer case and those seals were different than what we remembered installing in the 1544's transfer case. Putri-Zilla's were the original seals (based on the orange paint over spray on the seals) and so I ordered six seals to do both transfer cases. Then after pulling the seals from the 1544's transfer case I looked up the dimensions of it's seals and the Putri-Zilla seals, and they were different. The Putri-Zilla seals had a smaller ID. Apparently, a previous owner of the 1544 had installed the wrong seals and we did the same thing. Once the correct seals were in place (we also installed Speedi Sleeves on the two output shafts)... no leaks.

Scott and I are genuinely looking forward to SV2022, seeing old friends and making new ones....
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Should i bring some Pecan whiskey,? sorry no Groomer beers this time.
 
Pontoon Princess said:
so, I repainted the green weenie, BSGzilla, pickle, so sad it is not coming...
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Me too....

I was genuinely hoping to have it completed, and that was our goal for a long time. Unfortunately, various medical issues and other constraints intervened, and then when timely completion was in doubt, we had to shift gears.

But on the bright side, The Infamous WBJ1 will be there, and even brighter...so will Jenn!
 
Pontoon Princess said:
Schedule of events for the snow cat serenade, a gathering of old grousers

march 8
snow camp, gather at baker creek snow park lot by 4:00 pm, Cider Tom and sno-surfer are your camp trek masters, 5 campers so far

march 9
check in, relax and meet up in the Ram Lounge, Sun Valley Inn, for hosted after dinner drinks, 7pm ish, meet and greet, Old Grouser info packet handed out, includes, snow cat trail stickers, maps, stuff, stuff stuff and schedule,
skiing, x country skiing, ice staking, exploring the Wood River Valley/Sawtooths...

march 10
going north, leave 8 ish for Stanley Basin, Trek Master is Brant, free lunch / April's trail Cafe,
bowling and piazza, 6 ish, Sun Valley Lodge - Basement, after bowling drinks in the ram lounge, sun valley inn, 8 ish,
skiing, x country skiing, ice staking, exploring the Wood river Valley/Sawtooths...

march 11
going south, leave 8 ish for Fairfield/Soldier Mountain, Trek Master is Jack, free lunch / April's trail Cafe,
dinner with friends, after dinner drinks in the ram lounge, sun valley inn, 8 ish,
skiing, x country skiing, ice skating, exploring the Wood River Valley/Sawtooths...

march 12
going north, leave 9 ish Fox Peak, Trek Master is PP, free lunch / April's trail Cafe, a special event to happen at the summit of Fox peak, everyone is encouraged be part of this wonderful moment in time.
dinner at Roundhouse ( needed to have made reservations by now) otherwise dinner on your own, have dinner with a new snow cat friend
Old Grouser award made, after dinner drinks in the ram lounge, Sun Valley Inn, 9 ish
skiing, x country skiing, ice skating, exploring the Sawtooths and or Wood River Valley...

march 13
gathering of old grousers brunch, Sage Room, Sun Valley Inn, 10 am, must let me know you are coming. by the 9th if you wish to come.
BBQ at Baker Creek snow park, starting at 3 pm ish, Trek master is PP, going up the East side of Baker Creek with the goal of using all those LEDS light up the sky.
skiing, X country skiing, ice skating, exploring the Sawtooth, Wood River Valley, Ketchum, Hailey, Bellevue, Stanley...

march 14
say good bye
skiing, x country skiing, ice skating, exploring...

remember skiing with Fred and Bonnie is a blast...

fyi, sun valley inc will honor our preferred rate three days before and three after the main event

thank you to Brandt, Jack, Cider Tom, April, John, Bob, Fred, Bonnie.....and to our very special guest "doc" and his wonderful wife, Gail, he is Mr Forums and without him, snow cat forums would not exist and we would not be gathering in Sun Valley...


disclaimer, all subject to change, due too, any and all excuses I can think of
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this was the last snow cat serenades I will be doing...it has been a wonderful time seeing and catting about with all of you, great friends
Updated info...Updated info...Update info...UPDATED INFO.......
 
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