So a lot has changed in recent years and if you are wanting to ride snowmobiles from the cabin into the backcountry this is an option but there are several moving parts.  

 

We offer rental machines, we offer riding from the cabin. You should contact us for more info on this because there is more info to know.  The easiest and most affordable options are renting local shop machines and riding from nearby trailheads. Riding from the cabin into the backcountry is an option but requires more set-up.

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OUT OF STATE sticker:  If you are planning to ride YOUR SNOWMOBILE in a Utah State Park and it is registered in a state outside of Utah, as of Jan 1, 2020, you are required to buy a $ Utah registration sticker to ride in Utah.  If you ride from the cabin it is national forest not state park. The Maverick in town sells these stickers:

Maverik - 435 N Main St, Heber City, UT 84032

COMMUNICATION:Verizon works best, T-Mobile is ok. Sprint what? Line of sight radios are always a plus. coverage is better at higher altitudes for cell.

INJURY:You are WAY too far from SLC, so don't get hurt. I personally would make the drive if my child was hurt though; Unless some new docs have arrived in Heber get to Primary Children's in SLC. Wait.. SKIP that, just don't put small kids on sleds! 80% of injuries happen to the passenger. 75% of those are orthopaedic injuries and more often than not involve the head.. bringing us to...

ALWAYS WEAR HELMETS AND....never ever ever ride alone. 100% legit- take a buddy always, it is VERY easy to get lost up here and even easier to get hit by an out of control car. If you are alone how will they know who is stuck into the grill of their F-350?

TRESPASSING: In Timber Lakes nearly everything else is private. At the cabin sleds are ONLY allowed in the driveway are, NOT allowed out back. Want your deposit returned? ...thought so. Driveway only.

WEATHER:If you ride the backcountry, or even the roads, know that we have sneaky weather; the storms come up the canyon. KEEP A CLOSE WATCH, it can turn whiteout in minutes. If you see an eastbound storm get home or you may be spending the night, visibility can drop to 3-5 feet... not enough room to keep from hitting a tree well or water area in lake creek drainage.

HAZARDS:Once in the Lake Creek backcountry, officially National Forest, we recommend following the path most traveled for the next mile or so until obvious open fields emerge. There are MANY streams, holes, water hazards and buried pitfalls in the first mile, I have seen sleds need to be abandoned until spring. Once it opens up I recommend bearing to the right and follow the bas of the ridge up to tower mountain area, the riders left side of the valley are you ascend has several buried stream beds that you may only discover as you are sailing over the edge into a 20ft abyss. Yup- been there done that. Stay right.