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<blockquote data-quote="Lungdeflator" data-source="post: 202382" data-attributes="member: 5163">WBY257, I guess I can't picture what you mean with the guides in the middle of a ramp.&nbsp; A &quot;full&quot; size ramp would still have to be 2 piece to allow for the middle ski to not hit first.&nbsp; I don't want to put all the weight on the middle ski when loading up either.&nbsp; I haven't had mine out in the deep snow yet so I can't comment on that.&nbsp; Originally, the snow plowing problem was a hang up for me when I was going back and forth between this and wheelhouse.&nbsp; But thinking about it, at least in ND and bigger lakes like LOTW (main body away from islands) and Winnipeg, I think it is rare to have 12&quot; or more of loose snow on lakes.&nbsp; Seems that even a year like last year when we had a bunch of snow, the wind would come up and just make deeper drifts, then the drifts would turn hard and anything with tracks or skis would stay on top.&nbsp; Debate between skid or wheelhouse, I considered both for a long time.&nbsp; The flexibility of the skid house is what sold me on it.&nbsp; Pulling it with a tracked ATV and I can fish almost anywhere, any time.&nbsp; I don't have to wait for thicker ice for a wheelhouse.&nbsp; Snow/drifts that keeps others off the lakes should not be a problem.&nbsp; And I can still use it as a &quot;camper&quot; if I wanted to.&nbsp; I have a step stool that I can use to get up into in on the trailer.&nbsp; I plan on pulling it up to Clearwater lake in MB at the end of March and fishing the north end of the lake, about a 10 mile trip on the ice.&nbsp; Probably wouldn't do that with a wheelhouse.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lungdeflator, post: 202382, member: 5163"] WBY257, I guess I can't picture what you mean with the guides in the middle of a ramp. A "full" size ramp would still have to be 2 piece to allow for the middle ski to not hit first. I don't want to put all the weight on the middle ski when loading up either. I haven't had mine out in the deep snow yet so I can't comment on that. Originally, the snow plowing problem was a hang up for me when I was going back and forth between this and wheelhouse. But thinking about it, at least in ND and bigger lakes like LOTW (main body away from islands) and Winnipeg, I think it is rare to have 12" or more of loose snow on lakes. Seems that even a year like last year when we had a bunch of snow, the wind would come up and just make deeper drifts, then the drifts would turn hard and anything with tracks or skis would stay on top. Debate between skid or wheelhouse, I considered both for a long time. The flexibility of the skid house is what sold me on it. Pulling it with a tracked ATV and I can fish almost anywhere, any time. I don't have to wait for thicker ice for a wheelhouse. Snow/drifts that keeps others off the lakes should not be a problem. And I can still use it as a "camper" if I wanted to. I have a step stool that I can use to get up into in on the trailer. I plan on pulling it up to Clearwater lake in MB at the end of March and fishing the north end of the lake, about a 10 mile trip on the ice. Probably wouldn't do that with a wheelhouse. [/QUOTE]

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