My girlfriend got us in a tense situation, she was a little too cautious on the top of the tallest dune. There are just so many variables so quickly changing and my responses determine the outcome. The whole experience was pretty intense, knowing that I was riding on the edge of safety the whole time and that my actions are the only thing keeping me safe. He said he just didn't see the hump in the sand that caused it. I quickly pulled over and helped flip it back over. I watched a guy in front of my flip his SXS. All the advice here was great.Īfter touring the dunes cautiously and getting a look at each side the dunes we got more comfortable but every once in a while the situation would get very real. The real scary moments were after climbing the dunes and seeing the incredibly steep drops off the other side! My girlfriend was rightfully nervous, we had no idea what we were doing. In fact I always let off the throttle when I neared the peak of the dunes so I wouldn't launch the thing. Holy shit the dunes were tall! I wasn't sure how capable this machine was but it never had any problems climbing anything. Once we got to the dunes I was pretty intimidated. Once on the beach we got bored pretty quick and turned around to head to the dunes. I'm glad it happened, it kept me more aware of the visibility issues in sand The X3 was not phased, I got back on the throttle and climbed right out. I had one 'oh shit' when I didn't see a huge hole and dropped very steeply about 6 feet. I was letting it rip full throttle but cautiously. Keep in mind this was my first 5 minutes in a SXS. The trail was a lot of fun, narrow with several banked corners. We took the sandy trail to the beach first. The guy told me to only run in 4 High, I took his advice. I picked up the X3 and the rental shop directed me towards 2 routes. Just got back from my weekend trip to the dunes.

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