Sharp Turns

[Irulan]

Very good point about trail preservation- thanks for making it clear. I didn't really articulate that in my first post. I would never intentionally slide, but it's still important to know how to deal with slides when they happen.

Same thing with riding wet trails....it destroys them, so don't ride on them.

At one of the camps I've been to, they had us practice skidding and sliding in the gravel parking lot. A great opportunity without tearing things up.

Re, not skidding/sliding on well used trails but saving it for farther out.... unless I knew an area was slated for destruction ( ie, clear cutting, ORV, dirtbike use) I would never, ever do this. I live in a region that is known for pristine mountain singletrack. Just because a trail is farther out or not heavily used doesn't mean we shouldn't take care of it for others that come behind us.