r/upperpeninsula • u/mikagon • 2d ago

Travel Inquiry Learn to Snowmobile?

Hello everyone! I'm looking to visit the UP in February for the Winter Carnival at Michigan Tech. While visiting, I would like to try Snowmobiling. Is there anywhere that I could learn/rent a snowmobile for a couple hours to try it out? Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

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u/Beav710 2d ago

Lots of rental places around. Try it out! It's a lot of fun.

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u/Away-Revolution2816 1d ago

It's easy, learn the rules if you go on trails or public roads. I'd never done it, first time was a week rental, it became a yearly thing for awhile.

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u/mschr493 1d ago

Don't go at night on weekends. Too many Chads barhopping.

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u/Large-Sun4272 1d ago

Snowmobiling is a lot of fun if you were the proper clothing to keep you warm. If you get cold I’d isn’t fun.

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u/jdawggy51k 1d ago

Stay off the main trails, city boys go too fast, that's all they know. Try to find some powder, ask a local to show you, it's similar to a jet ski in the deep snow.

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u/BarlettaTritoon 16h ago

Avoid the barbed wire fences.

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u/ReverseFred 2d ago

Not much to learn. You sit on your butt, throttle and steer.