With Sympathy To Mr. Worrall's Family and Friend's....
and also to the prevention of such heartbreaking losses in the future.
Snowmobiling, skydiving, boating, skiing and what ever, just as most every sport can excite and can be very thrilling, join a club and take the required safety courses.
May I add to jeffk's excellent points of view.
"The leader is the first to encounter other sleds and any trail problems, including bad bumps, sharp turns, water wash outs, branches in the trail, rocks, ice, and other such stuff. As leader you have to react faster to the surprises. Trails can be in beautiful shape and still things pop up. Followers can see the leaders brakes flash, or the leader can slow down and flag the others, or some people have helmet radios to pass messages. Oncoming sleds slow down after passing the leader and we all signal how many sleds are following us so everyone stays slow until we all go past each other."
The leader has the responsibility of how ever many others in his/or her group to warn them of hazards on the trail, be it hand signals or stopping the entire group. In Large groups, two way radio communication whether helmet or hand held between the lead sled and the rearmost sled was mandatory to pick up a breakdown or other unanticipated circumstance.
Please, Please, Please stay safe out there.
Terry
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