Hey guys, I was just wondering if a stock Warrior with stock rear tires will survive out at St. Anthony's dunes. I've run it at Sand Lake, in Oregon, and it did pretty well...but the sand was fairly moist, and from what I've heard, the sand itself is much grainier than it is at St. Anthony's.

I've never been to St. Anthony's, and don't have any first hand knowlege of either the sand, or the trails..Are small hillclimbs a necessity, or do the trails pretty much stick to flat ground? By trails, I mean from the Oasis campground to Choke Cherry.

I bought a set of Sand Stars for my TRX, and I plan on doing some decent hill climbs, but my Wife is a bit less ambitious, and I just want to make sure she has enough traction to not get stuck.

 

Stock tires and sand do not mix. An experienced rider can will any quad to do anything but the less experinced riders tend to get stuck real easy in sand with stocks on.

 

You can make it out to Choke Cherry on stock tires.

 

Thanks for the info. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

My daughter rode a Breeze with stock tires from elgin lakes to the choke cherry. You can make your way around the bigger dunes with out much trouble.

 

I'm mostly concerned with her getting into a bowl and not being able to get out...what do they call those?...witches eyes or something like that? I suppose you might be able to spiral out of a bowl? Like I said, I've never been there, so maybe I'm just worrying about something that isn't even an issue. I've just heard some horror stories. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]

 

No worries. The witches eyes are small holes to look out for, and most bowls have easy ways out.

 

How do you define small? I have no idea what I'm looking out for... I'm used to "beach dunes" in Oregon, that don't have anything like this.

 

I define the "witch's eye" as a small hole up to 10 or 15 feet in diameter and a few feet deep. They occur from a little wind swirl normally near the crest of a dune. You will see them unless you're hauling butt and not paying real close attention. Usually if you end up in one you can drive out. There are not many of them around at St Anthony.

 

Also be aware of whats ahead of you. Everything may seem fine and dandy then suddenly WHAM! Drop off! And your flying 15-20ft down and bust your clavicle, oh wait. That's my story,[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img].....just be careful out there. Ride within your abilities and you'll be alright.