Man accused of snowmobiling while intoxicated -- in June

I am truly shocked that this didn't happen in Canada.

A Ski-doo is not an Arctic Cat. They are 2 different brands.

LMAO! I agree Dan. But then again I can't see a Canadian wanting to ruin their 8 month out of the year toy for a stupid little joy ride either.

I love the Canadian comments....hahah! This is a classic.

Rofl, I saw a couple guys on their snow machines last week on the green grass a little ways out of the city. But I knew they weren't intoxicated just dumb lol.

only an idiotic american would say this, bunch of stupid americans

so yanks think there is snow in Canada all year long maybe he was heading here....this story would have been funny if he had not destroyed property.watch out for the race boat the next time.....good luck in court Steuben you will need it.........remember no snow no go......

the comment on the snowmobile and stupid American was not called for that was just another ignorant person that i would not admit i knew......there are a few of these in Canada as well as the U.S.of A. but we try to ignore them....

I gotta agree with above poster. It sure sounds like something a drunken Canadian would do. But who is more stupid between Canadians and Americans is a debate that could go on for a while

ah, Canadians ride snowmachines, eh? Not snowmobiles. There's nothing stupid about riding on grass, there are sanctioned races on grass, to while away the time waiting for winter to come again. For those that missed the point, the stupid part wasn't being American either....it was being drunk.
Mel sounds like he's suggesting we have 8 months of winter...that's sort of stupid because no where in Canada has 8 months of winter. Certainly not 8 months when you could ride a snowmachine. Not sure how Al can tell who's comments are Canadian, perhaps it's the smell of beer. I think there are stupid people in USA, same as there are in Canada. Above is proof there are ignorant people on both sides, too.

Nowadays snowmobiles are a four season machine but set up differently for each purpose. Grass Drag Racing, 1/4 mile and 1/8 mile asphalt Drags (check out YouTube), open water blasting and of coarse snow activities. But none of these should be attempted while pissed up!

dan. i don't know where you are from but i have been canadian all my life, and dude i have lived in parts of canada that do have 8 months of winter. beside that point asdf there are more then just 2 types of sleds out there, and as for the american that got tagged for running his in the summer PARTY ON MAN !!

This really doesn't seem that crazy to me.....

ahhh you stupid americans. i just want to thank you idiots for electing bush not once but twice, you have done more than you can imagine for our economy! oh and we get less snow than many parts of your country you morons!

This is a direct reply to Dan 2010-06-29, there are parts of canada where you can still ride a snowmobile in june, i have friends in small communities in Nunavut that still have snow on the ground, the snow should be melting away in about a week or so though cause the ice breaker will be coming up and tearing up the ice to speed up the melting, and for Iqaluit the Capital "City" of Nunavut, the snow on the ground has been gone for about a month now and the sea ice just broke up last week, and also as for Alert the Highest Small little "Community" has snow all year round with 6 months of 24/7 darkness and 6 months of 24/7 light. i can go on forever about Nunavut so why not check out Google and find out yourself

You wouldn't hear about this if it happened in Canada because no one would have called the police. We ride our snowmobiles all year. Snow or no-snow

Yeeeehaaaaaw!

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Dudes.
We ride all the time anytime.
Snow or no snow. Hell we woould ride a swooped up lawn mower if we could..... Oh ya we already do that too.
C'mon is there really anything better than a buck 10 cross the lake hitting the open water and skippin across to the shore.
We are after all Canucks and Canucks do it original..........
Don't hate the sled hate the sledder.
Ride on Simon and I'll see you on the open water.... They would not understand the thrill.
Americans Eh! LOL
NO CANADIAN EH!

Ha ha ha to "Canadian" .... pretty sure we're all Canadian on here bud... but I could be wrong. None of the commenters said they were American though, I think you're jumping to conclusions there.

And hell yes there are 8 months of winter here most of the time. Calgary this year had snow right up until the 2nd week of June, it was brutal. Not snowmobile worthy snow, but none-the-less. You can definitely expect to have snow Oct-May (8 months)... so I don't get that argument.

Not only do we ride our snowmobiles as often as we're able (and quads in winter, too, *gasp*) but we (shocker) also have been known to drive them inebriated.

Check out this cop from Winnipeg:

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2007/01/24/3438935-sun.html

This is another direct reply to Dan 2010-06-29. Not only in Nunavut (which has no road access to the south), but in the mountains in British Columbia, you can ride a snowmobile 8 months of the year-or more. My last ride of this season was on May 22, going through at least 30-60 cm of snow, in the Rocky Mountains. Also, this was a short season for this area-normally you can ride until June and sometimes July.
Drinking and snowmobiling does not mix-at ANY time.

Oh wow, just wondering how this news story even made headlines, let alone a debate over Americans and Canadians. I am born and raised Canadian, and I am damn proud of it. Snow in Canada, who would have thought that one up! And yes all depending on where you live you can have snow up to 8 months of the year. I live in Ontario, and yep, we had snow mainly for 8 months. The moral of the news story is this: there are idiots no matter what side of the boarder you live on. Myself, I much rather live on this side of the boarder, at least our idiots are a little more smarter, they at least will put on their helmets :D