Although there were quite a few different events during the Frolics, the one that dominated was the snowmobile racing. There was a solid week of different events. Everybody seemed to know when and where to congregate. One minute, the ice was empty, the next there were dozens of trucks and snowmobiles all over the ice and a few hundred people. One day they were up at West Arm doing load/drag races. One day was elders and juniors. Another was speed racing and the next cross-country etc. As we're not really fans of racing, I can't offer much on the finer points of the events, but, it all looked very exciting and the many participants were taking it all very, very seriously.
The man on on the top of the podium below is our Muskox Hunt guide, Ryan. He was the fastest man on ice that day. After our day out on the hunt with him, I was remarking how, for such a young guy, he was very gentle with us as he was towing us around and taking us up to the summit of Mt. Pelly. Little did we know that there was a speed demon lurking beneath that quiet exterior!
To be continued...
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