THUNDERSTRUCK 8 QUICK TEEZE is up! Although not the OFFICIAL TEASER of THUNDERSTRUCK 8 (the official TS8 teaser comes out next week!), I was getting so many requests for a teaser I decided to throw this together real quick. Yes, it is fast-paced. Yes, it will leave you wanting more. And yes, those are gorgeous women on OUR snowmobiles!! Watch it but stay tuned for the REAL TS8 teaser coming soon!

YOUTUBE PAGE CLICK HERE

Although the pictures from the 2008 and 2009 Riding seasons and 2009 Lifestyle galleries have been up for a while, I just now linked to them from the home page. They are not linked to from all the pages because some of those pages are still being updated with top-secret info!! Anyway, enjoy the MANY new pictures from THUNDERSTRUCK FILMS and our fun!!

Coming soon: I have a QUICK TEEZE done for TS8 and am finishing up the main teaser. Both should be up by end of next week. Our clothing line mock-ups will also be up toward the end of next week, with all ONLINE ORDERING going up too! So by next Friday, the cogs will be a turning with all new content on this website! We are excited!!!

More HUGE news! We now have, in stock, DVDs re-releases of 4 of our sold out DVDs! The original THUNDERSTRUCK (TS1), THUNDERSTRUCK 3.5: REDEMPTION (TS3.5), THUNDERSTRUCK 4 (TS4), and THUNDERSTRUCK 4.5: REALITY (TS4.5). Just a quick note to let you know that any and all THUNDERSTRUCK packages are COMPLETE with all of our DVDs included!! Just in case you are missing only one or two of these, order now with this handy drop-down menu! SAVE $22.85 if you order all 4 hard-to-find DVDs!

Also, ANYWHERE you see drop-down menus you can add stuff to your cart and then click any VIEW CART button on any page to check your order, check-out or even amend your order!

If only you could see all the CRAZY additions I am making to this website!! Oh, but wait! You will see them VERY SOON!

One HUGE update is in the ONLINE STORE. Each page you go to in the online store will have QUICK AND EASY DROP-DOWN MENUS for almost every Thunderstruck Product out there! It may confuse a few who are used to the old style but trust me, this is streamlilned! All DVDs are abbreviated, which is the wierdest part. But if you have questions you can always call in your order!! Here is a sample drop-down menu (and it works so order away! This drop down menu is for the TS7 DVD (THUNDERSTRUCK 7) or the TSBO DVD (THE BEST OF THUNDERSTRUCK) or a COMBO of the 2 DVDs!.

Also, notice a couple new links to the left, SEARCH and a YOUTUBE LINK. Please check us out on youtube and join our subscription for videos. Add us as a friend also! And use the search function to find stuff on THIS WEBSITE only! Kind of cool, I have already used it a few times! Enjoy!

THUNDERSTRUCK 8 Premiere dates! Keep checking back to JUNE 10 update for more updates!!

TO BE ANNOUNCED dates include: Newport, WA :: Bonner's Ferry, ID :: Edmonton, AB :: Pinedale, WY :: Lethbridge, AB :: Bozeman, MT

AUGUST 15: SPOKANE, WA :: The Bing Crosby Theater

AUGUST 22: HELENA, MT :: The Myrna Loy Theater

AUGUST 29: OGDEN, UT :: The Egyptian Theater

SEPTEMBER 11: BLAINE, MN (HAYDAYS) :: Majors Sports Bar

SEPTEMBER 19: BOISE, ID :: The Egyptian Theater

OCTOBER 10: LEWISTOWN, MT :: The Yogo Inn

Most of these premieres have before and/or after parties! For example, Boise's after party last year??? CRAZYYYYY! There will be more info posted on the get-togethers soon! Thanks!

I know it has been a long time since my last update but wow have I been busy! From finalizing sponsorships to filming from the chopper to designing our new clothing to all the graphic design for our new calendar and DVD cover for TS8, well, I guess you could say I've been burning the midnight oil! Just wanted to update everyone on a couple things!

First, the world premiere of the THUNDERSTRUCK 8 teaser will be coming in the next 3 to 4 weeks, stayed tuned!! Also, I have a few new sponsors to announce that are really making TS8 and even TS9 awesome shows! And third, the news of TS7's Xtremey Award is filtering through the industry and I have been overwhelmed with good tidings and we appreiciate every e-mail, IM, and phone call! Thank you all for the amazing support!

Things up and coming:

New clothing, new photo gallery, new lifestyle gallery, new 2010 calendar, TS7.5 DVD, TS8 DVD, new stickers, new posters, new hats, new DVD packages and even, if all the planets align, we may even see TS8 on BLU RAY DISC. I know, I know. . . I said that last year. But it's time!!!!!!!

Stay tuned as I put literally hundreds of new pictures up over the next few weeks and I am really excited for you all to see the TS8 teaser!!!

HUGE THUNDERSTRUCK NEWS!!!

I sat in the Hillcrest Resort lounge in Revelstoke last Thursday night with a few of the TS riders enjoying the evening. It was a crazy day on the hill as rain had come in and iced-up all the chutes. We were a bit depressed as this was how it was one week earlier also. We crossed our fingers that Friday would bring warmer temperatures to melt the snow in the chutes a bit. . . Randy Swenson then walked in. He had a smile on his face, perhaps knowing that Friday would be an amazing day in Revy. He ordered a round of drinks. Sambuca, shaken. What we were celebrating, I knew. At least part of it. I knew that Randy won the top motorsports award in the world for an individual snowmobiler Tuesday night at the Xtremey awards in Los Angeles. . . He won BEST SNOWMOBILER IN A SLEDDING FILM for his performance in Thunderstruck 7. The committee said it was a landslide victory for Randy. Awesome, let's celebrate. But as Randy raised his glass, he started talking. He had just received a press release from the Xtremey Awards announcing Tuesday night's winners. He looked at me slyly as he announced that after 8 years of SLEDNECKS winning the award for BEST SNOWMOBILE FILM IN THE WORLD, this year was different. . . Another film had de-throned Slednecks. Another film beat out a legacy for Best Snowmobile Film. It was Thunderstruck 7. . . . . . . . . And yes, Friday turned out to be an amazing day of filming!!!

That's right, friends, family and fans! THUNDERSTRUCK 7 won the Xtremey Award for BEST SNOWMOBILING FILM!! I am so proud that the amazing riders of Team Thunderstruck beat out Slednecks! Awesome!!!!!

Top Honors go to Motorsports Top Filmmakers at
The 9th Annual Impact Xtremey Awards!!
The 9th Annual Impact Xtremey Awards got off to a phenomenal start with the slanting rays of the early
evening California sun dipping off the horizon. The air was warm and balmy and laced with the electric
energy of the early arriving guests. Roland Sands’ newest custom bikes flanked the entrance showing
elegantly the innovations of motorcycle engineering at its finest, while happy and excited guests arrived in
style. Dotting the red carpet were famous riders and drivers, luminaries, icons, filmmakers, and heroes.
The media was there in mass to chronicle one of the most popular events of the year, The Impact Xtremey
Awards.
The interior of The Shark Club set the stage beautifully for a night of celebration with dim lights, cushioned
seating and the hosted Ketel One Martini bar. Ricky Johnson, the honorary achievement winner for this
year’s award, lounged in his VIP section chatting with Sal Fish, Mark Post and Ivan Stewart. In another
room Ronnie Renner laughed heartily with Kenny Bartram, Malcolm McCassy, Micky Dymond and Mike
Metzger. Everywhere you looked, there was someone that is an integral and special part of our sports.
The show opened with a welcome speech by Docy Andrews, Creator of the Impact Xtremey Awards and the
evening’s Emcee. It was a powerful opening giving props to the producer’s for having the drive and
courage to create their videos even in these challenging times. This was followed with a lively opening
dance number performed by the Mission Viejo Performing Arts Dance Team.
Malcolm McCassy, Director of marketing of FMF and star of the Mini-Warriors series acted as co-emcee
for the evening. The Sportbike category was dominated by Throttle Trauma: Street Kings and the awards
were presented by D-Mann and Aaron Colton who is only 17 and taking the sportbike community by storm.
Eric Morely of Blue C Advertising did a special presentation to bring awareness to the CPSIA ruling the ban
of selling motorcycles intended for children under the age of 13 due to lead content. Using excerpts from
Malcolm Smith’s protest, this presentation underscored the need for all of us in our sports to fight this
ruling. There was an amusing clip from Eric’s children to emphasize the children’s point of view on this
situation. Duran Morely directed and acted in a clip that let the “adults” know in an amusing way, that the
kids want to do their part in fighting this.
As the evening progressed awards were handed out by Tom White, Michelle Johnson, Joe Bonnello,
Cameron Steele, Mark Post, Sal Fish, Micky Dymond, Ronnie Renner, Kenny Bartram, Donnie Emler, Jr.,
Ivan Stewart, Laurette Nicoll and Amanda Woods. Heidi Steele gave an award with Jim Ryan for Best
Profile Video of the Year, which went to 199 Lives. Heidi Steele was then recognized as Driver of the Year
from Dirt Sports Magazine.
Midway through the show, a beautiful tribute for the late, great Jeremy Lusk was given. The piece shown
was provided Jay Schweitzer of Powerband Films. It contained some of Jeremy’s best riding and last
footage of him in action. Lauren Lusk was in the audience and appreciated the love that was expressed for
her late husband.
One of the highlights of the evening was a rousing return performance by Docy and the Imps. Decked in
fringed red and purple dresses, the divas whaled out a solid and energized rendition of the revised Tina
Turner classic hit, Proud Mary called Proud Moto. The entire audience was on their feet and cheering as
the women belted out this lively tribute to Moto.
Ricky Johnson was on hand to receive his Honorary Achievement Award from Marty Fiolka, journalist and
co-producer of Dust to Glory. Ricky paid tribute back to those who have helped him over the years. He
stood at the podium accepting his honor with the grace and style that lead him to be selected for this award
in the first place.
There were many happy faces of winners in the crowd throughout the evening. Crusty Demons 14 took
home top honors in Best MX Freestyle, Quicksand 5 walked away with Best Sand/Rock Video and Pipeline
Media was honored with Best Vintage for the MX Files: Bob Hannah. Steve Haugelstine picked up a
surprise award for Best New Producer of the year. Meanwhile, Baja 500 took Best Broadcast and Jeff
Pakosta of Throttle Entertainment grabbed up Best Theatrical Competition for Last Man Standing.
H-Bomb killed it again with Huevos 11, but Thunderstruck 7 upset a long time running win from the
Slednecks series producers. From the Dirt got the trophy for Best Off Road Truck and Travis Pastrana,
Randy Swenson, Caleb Moore and Nick “Apex”Brocha got the gold man for best performances in their
respective categories.
The evening was capped off by a fabulous after-party with The Adrian Tapia All Star Tribute Band which
pumped out killer music and everyone from every sport was there to mix, mingle, celebrate and have a good
time and a good time was had by all.
Sponsored by:
Impact Video, Ketel One Vodka, Fantasy Off-Road and Go Pro.
Ticket sales went to benefit The Clayton Foundation
The Impact Video Xtremey Awards were held on Tuesday Night, April 28, 2008 at The Shark Club in Costa
Mesa, California.
For more information contact:
Docy Andrews

Wow, we have had some amazing rides in the last few weeks!! We started at YAMAFEST in Revelstoke, BC a few weeks back. Yamafest is a Factory Yamaha sponsored event where you can come and ride all the new sled models and watch some of the best and craziest chute-climbers in the world bash it out and ride hard in an all-out make-it-or-break-it carnage-fest! Great times! We then rode for 3 more sunny days in Canada, visiting 2 new areas and hitting one of our favorite riding areas with some helicopter footage being one of the highlights! Shawn Hastings, Dan Bush, Cam and Tyler Hicks, Randy Swenson, Mark Mesenbrink, Brett Coupal and I had a riot up there! Special thanks to ROB ALFORD for doing some guiding for us and thanks to Kathy from Revy for taking pictures from the chopper for me!!!

We then rode some new areas in the states and had a crazy day with Doug Anderson, Wes Little and Travis Hyde. The first bowl we come to Wes tries a chute on his Propane-powered Apex. Well the fresh snow was so deep he got stuck right at the top of the one-sled wide chute! Yikes! He started digging. While stuck, Doug then tries a chute off to the right and his motor seizes right at the top and he doesn't make it! A tremendous crash ensues (Doug was fine!) and Travis and I spend the next half hour supporting Doug's cause. Doug finally out of the tree he was in, Travis takes my sled for a test ride and we climb a few chutes on it and lo and behold, my air comes out of my Fox Float shock in the rear suspension and all of a sudden I have a low rider! Travis then hikes into Wes' predicament to help him out and finally Wes rodeo-rides back down the chute to us sitting at the bottom. On his way back down, Travis breaks his trottle cable and BOOM, 3 hours on the mountain and 3 sleds BROKEN!!! We limped out to the parking lot by 2:00pm and took off for home, leaving another day or 2 of riding behind!

Then Trennis Baer and I met with the Discovery Channel crews in Lincoln, Montana for some avalanche education interviews and filming. Fun stuff and watch for it on the Discovery Channel!

This weekend Brad Story, Trennis Baer, Wes Little, Doug Anderson, Julio Eiguren, Julie Marquart and I (along with plenty of support people) hit the biggest, newest stuff we could find in Wyoming. The first day we explored a new area and lo and behold, Julio shells his Apex motor in a no-tow zone! Yikes! We leave his sled on the mountain to call the chopper. With the nearest chopper with a lift permit out of Salt Lake City and hours away, we have no choice but to try to get it out ourselves. Not being able to get it out of the small hole its in, Julio and his friend John set out to find a way down an impenetrable drainage. While they look, Doug, Scott (Julie's hubby), and Julie hit some cool stuff. Then, Trennis and Brad and Doug go HUGE on some of the biggest chutes in the Wyoming Rockies! Unbelievable! Finally, Julio and John find a way out and for the next several hours we work our buns off to get Julio's sled off the mountain. It works. YES! Our third sunny day, Sunday, started out with Trennis hitting a monster chute! Then Julie pulls a crazy line and trying to get down from the top, she rolls her turbo Apex out of the chute! Not hurt (sled slightly hurt), we kept riding. Wes and Trennis then waited 'til early afternoon and they both went off!! What an amazing display of riding skill and savvy! Trennis and Wes and I departed ways and all involved came home with huge smiles on their faces!!!

Next ride??? With Doc NESBO! Yay!

I would also like to thank one of our 2009 sponsors, Neal Bouma from Bouma truck sales in Choteau and Great Falls, MT. They are such a diverse company, you MUST visit their website for more info! Here a some info to start:

Neal Bouma grew up on the family farm east of Conrad, Montana. He has seven siblings. He was involved in custom grain hauling whenever the farm work was done. He then started hauling grain to Lewiston, Idaho in 1978. Neal moved to Choteau in 1978 and built a new shop to repair his own trucks. By 1980, he was running 5 trucks. By 1982 he decided to sell all of his trucks and trailers as there seemed to be a demand for the farmers and ranchers to start running large trucks of their own.

In August, 1982, Bouma Wholesale was founded and started buying and selling mechanic work and repairs, along with used trucks and trailers.

A new office was built in 1989 and added onto in 1995. The parts building was added in 1986. The main repair shop and parts building burned down in December 1992, and by October of the next year, a new and much larger shop and parts facility was built.

In 1997, Neal changed their company name from Bouma Wholesale to Bouma Truck Sales. By the year 2000, they were employing almost 25 people including salesmen, bookkeepers, welders, mechanics, partsmen, bodymen, wash and detail persons.

Bouma Truck Sales opened their second location in Great Falls, MT, in 2004. This location sells and services mostly "Yellow Iron" (construction equipment) and some trucks and trailers.

Bouma Truck Sales now covers 35 acres in 2 locations and sells about 500 pieces of equipment per year to places as far away as Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, Colombia and Saudi Arabia.

Neal and his wife Patty have also been in the horse business since 1985. They breed and sell American Paint and Quarter Horses to buyers all over the world. They specialize in Cutting, Reining and Working Cow Horse bloodlines and have strived to improve their bloodlines every year. Their clients come from as far away as Brazil, Italy, Venezuela, Poland, France, Norway, Austria, Germany and Australia.

Step right up, get your news update NOW!!

I really need to update this news section more often!!! CRAZY!!

First off, April is sales month! Time to dish out some "bailouts" by giving you all some CRAZY deep discounts this month!!

ECONOMIC STIMULUS SPECIAL #1: TS7 and TSBO package now $10.00 off! Only $39.95 through April!

ECONOMIC STIMULUS SPECIAL #2: Buy one of our 2009 calendars, we will ship you a second one FREE!

ECONOMIC STIMULUS SPECIAL #3: Take $20.00 off our 9, 10 and 11 DVD packages!!

How about a riding update?? We spent the last days of Feb and early March trying to find good snow but really to no avail! The snow was BAD everywhere we went! Seems like we spent some fun times at The Pines in Island Park just waiting for the snow to fly! We also hit the NASH TRAILER BASH in Fernie, BC for a wild weekend of meeting new friends and riding in the "rolling Hills" (They don't call them the Rollings Hills for nothing :) Great to meet Devin and all the Nash people, what a great crew! Finally, around Expo time, we hit some great filming weather and watched as Brad, Doug, Dave, Wes and Shawn Hastings tore up the snow in the bright sun! Then off to our "pre-Jackson Hillclimb" Ride! How much fun can you have?!?!? We rode our buns off for many days, although 2 of the days we got snowed in. That's right, it was snowing so hard we stayed in the motel! Special thanks to the FLYING SADDLE RESORT in Alpine, Wyoming for the amazing hospitality!! After several days of hard snow, we finally hits the hills and found knee-to-waist-deep powder everywhere!!! With the sun shining our paths, we had one of the most exhausting days of the year! Most of us only put on around 35 miles and we were whipped!

One of the riding days was very cool! BRAD STORY had received an e-mail from the MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION about a young man who had Hodkin's Lymphoma and received a wish from the Foundation. His wish was to spend a day in the mountains with one of his heros, Mr. BRAD STORY!!!! WHAT AN HONOR AND EXCITING E-mail!!! We met Joe and his family for breakfast on a sunny morning and headed for the steep stuff! We could have taken Joe and his father on a trail ride but what fun would that be? He wanted to watch Brad climb!! We took them into the backcountry and immediately realized both Joe and his father were great riders! Yes! The TS riders took a few practice runs on the warm-up hill and then we headed to the dreaded "Anaconda" Chute. We have been looking at this chute for many years and Brad figured today was the day with one of his biggest fans watching. Brad entered the crazy off-camber chute on his 1200cc turbo and started up the narrow chute! At the top he pulled hard left and launched into the air over the windlip at the top! We all gazed in wonder at the skill and style of Brad!! NICE!! We then took them even further into the backcountry where Dave, Wes and Brad all did some more cool stuff! Another highlight and unforgettable climb was Brad's "IT DOESN'T HURT!" Chute! You'll have to watch TS 8 for the story but let's just say Joe and his father got to help Brad pull this absolutely CRAZY chute!!! Joe exclaimed as he looked down from the top of the chute, "This is the reason I picked a day with Brad Story as my wish!!" Yeah!!

Also spent some fun times in Jackson Hole at the World Championship Hillclimbs. Always a favorite trip of mine, this year was no exception! Too much fun!! Got tp hang with old friends and new in Afton and Alpine, even got to ride an amazing new area which we will surely go back to again!!

Coming up: I really miss the thump-thump-thump of the helicopter so we will surely be heading north to Canada soon. Not to mention I miss all those crazy friends I have up there!!

Wow, tons of news from Team Thunderstruck! We have been traveling all over the Rockies these last few weeks! Also, THUNDERSTRUCK 7 has been nominated for another Xtremey award!

Three out of the last 4 years a Thunderstruck rider has won the Xtremey Award for Best Snowmobiler in a Snowmobile Film and this year should be no different!! Both Randy Swenson and Brad Story had amazing sections in TS7 and many other riders took their sections over the top also! Wish we could vote for more than one!!

To vote for Thunderstruck 7 and your favorite TS rider, click here to go to the Xtremeys

Our last 3 weekends have been a crazy time! We started at the end of January in Utah helping out with the DOUBLE XTREME SNOWMOBILE CALENDAR photo shoot. Yep, that is the calendar with the beautiful women and the super-cool sleds in it! Dave and I went down for this and although it rained the entire time we were there, we had a ball! Thanks to Travis from Double Xtreme and the models Jonnie, Lacey and Tara for being an absolute ball to work with!! And perhaps maybe you'll see some Thunderstruck sleds in the 2010 calendar!!! :)

Then it was off to McBride, BC for a whirlwind tour of some new riding areas! We went up for the SNOWANDMUD.COM forum ride and had an absolute riot!! Trennis, Dave and I drove the 15 hours and were welcomed into McBride as if we were born there and were returning home! Oh wait, Trennis was born there!! We met so many amazing people and it is so tough to personally thank all of them but rest assured, the people of McBride BC are amazing! Rod from Adrenaline Tours took us riding for 3 days and showed us amazing country and super-deep powder! Glenn and Anyla from Spin Drift Motor Sports extended their selflessness to us all weekend and even let Trennis and Dave use their shop late at night to make repairs! There was an amazing banquet on the Saturday night followed by some bar hopping! The RCMP (police) actually ended up coming to the GIGGLIN' GRIZZLY PUB (Rosanna, you are an angel!) and kicking us all out!! It got a bit Western up there! We met super-fans Meaghan and Colton and even met some other celebrities in the sledding world! Thank you so much to Ron and the SNOW AND MUD crew, we will be forever in your debt!!! A trip that will never be forgotten!!!!!!!!!!!

Last weekend we decided since the snow is so minimal to scout new areas so we ended up in Stanley, ID riding the Sawtooths! Brad and Natalie came up from Utah, Julio from Boise, Dave, Carrie, Joe and I from Helena. We also met up with Chris and Rachel from Bohnenkamp's in Boise and met an amazing new rider named Abby! The area is gorgeous and although the snow conditions were lackluster, we made the best of it! The sun even honored us with its presence one day and it was great riding! Fun times!

Next up, Valentine's Day weekend Team Thunderstruck will spend time off with families and friends and then we will probably hit Canada again as the snow is quite a bit deeper up there!

Thanks for reading, go vote at the Xtremeys!!!

Wow, what a miserable time when your website and e-mail go down for a few days! I thought I was going to die! Anyway, all is back up and working well so please, check things out, place orders, etc!!!

I updated the music page for TS7. Check it out here. All the music on TS7 is available on itunes and on the band's websites!

Also, Team Thunderstruck would like to announce the addition of Team Rider JESSICA YORK of Idaho! Jessica is a friend of Taylor Dyess' and she is ripping up the snowcross circuit on her new 2009 Ski-Doo. Jessica and Taylor are the only 2 snocross racers we sponsor so all our support, thoughts, and hopes go out to both Jessica and Taylor for the remainder of the season! Kick some Thunderstruck butt!

Trennis, Dave, Joe and I hit the hills near West Yellowstone for some amazing powder riding. Thought I'd give you a sneak peek picture at how deep the powder really was! Thunderstruck 8, here we come!

What an awesome Holiday Season! Hope everyone's was as fun and relaxing as mine!

All the Team Thunderstruck riders are tuning in their sleds for the upcoming season. Not much going on in terms of backcountry riding due to the high avalanche danger. Our hearts and paryers go out to the family and friends of those lost in the Fernie, BC avalanche. What a tragedy... Also, to Josh Peters, a good friend of Mark M, Dan D, and Shawn H, our thoughts and prayers to you and your family. You will be missed.

Special thanks to all our sponsors who donated gear and equipment this year! I have finally boxed it all up and sent it out to the riders. Thank you thank you thank you!!!

SHIPPING NOTES: We are about 80% caught up after the long holiday, should be 100% caught up by Tuesday the 6th.

Be safe out there and check back soon! NEW lifestyle pictures coming soon!!!

Yesterday (12/16/08) was our last shipping day to guarantee delivery before Christmas in the United States. We can still ship next MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, for overnight and 2nd-day delivery. If you order and want it shipped expedited, PLEASE CALL 406-431-8789. This website does not have a way to charge for fast shipping at this time. Thanks!

If you ordered before today (even if it was midnight last night!), your order has shipped!

Just a quick notice. . . NEW LOW PRICE ON MY APEX! The sled runs but the fuel settings are off (cuts out at higher boost). I believe the fuel box is shot and needs to be replaced/reflashed.

2006 YAMAHA APEX MOUNTAIN TURBO
Burgundy color
Mostly stock except for turbo installed by JUNIOR at Boondocker's
Head Shim
162 Maverick Track (stock)
New suspension and hyfax
Boondocker 28 series turbo (side mount, new with only 48 miles!!) with fuel control box
Rox 3 inch riser
2300 miles, 1600 miles were on stock Apex
R uns straight race at 16 pounds of boost, 50% at 10 pounds of boost
Some scratches, a couple small rips in seat.

Priced to sell at only $10,999.00 USD ::: Call Jim at 406-431-8789
REDUCED! ONLY $8,999.00 USD
Links to pictures: PIC 1 ::: PIC2 ::: PIC 3

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A quick update on shipping. We are running just a bit behind but should be 100% caught up by this Wednesday, Dec 10th.

The last day to order for CHRISTMAS SHIPPING is Dec. 15th. Dec 16th will be our last pre-Christmas shipping date!!! We will ship orders after the 16th but will not guarantee arrival before the 25th. Last minute orders can call as late as the 23rd for overnight Christmas Eve delivery. Extra shipping charges apply for overnight service.

Thank you so much to all who have supported Thunderstruck through this time of troubled economic time.

And thank you all for the wonderful blessing of friendship and fans! Without you, where would we be??? :)

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Happy Halloween! Thought I'd share a few more e-mails I've received this month!

Hi Jim,

My boy and I stopped by your booth at Puyallup and bought several shirts, and talked with you guys for awhile. If you remember, I was the guy who asked to have Julie sign a sweatshirt for my 14 year old daughter Robyn, who thinks that Julie is just awesome. Me and Jr. finally got home today, and as I was passing out "treasures" from my trip to Seattle to my family members, I asked Robyn if she remembered who Julie Marquart (sp?) was. Without skipping a beat, she said "that awesome girl from the sled videos...." That is when I handed Robyn the sweatshirt, showing what Julie had written on it, and Robyn just started bawliing. I was awestruck! Here my daughter was absolutely sobbing with joy! Unreal. She was laughing and crying and sobbing all at the same time, telling me over and over - "this is the BEST thing EVER!!" . If I thought that if all a teenage girl needed for happiness was a signed sweatshirt, I would have gotten her one years ago! Anyway, please tell Julie thank you, very, very much, and let her know how much it meant to Robyn to get that. It really meant alot to me. I am pretty certain that Robyn is going to sleep in it tonight, and probably will not take it off for at least a week. My only problem now is, Robyn wishes I had taken her down to Puyallup rather than her brother. Maybe next year.... :-)

As for me... I will admit I was a little awestruck. I was not expecting to see you guys there at the show, and it really made my trip worth it. I have been watching your videos for the past few years, and after awhile, you wonder if the people portrayed in the videos are really as down to earth as you imagine. You guys were. I really enjoyed talking with you, Lyle, Dan, Julie, and Mark, but was disappointed that I did not get to meet Randy or Brad. It would have been neat to have met Davidoff (whom I've talked to online) and Cam.

I know that shows like that are probably pretty crazy, but I also want to thank you for taking time out of your busy day to talk to me (we talked about Cam's XP blowing up and getting lifted out among other things, if you remember), when I am sure there were tons of other people wanting a piece of your time as well. Meeting you guys is going to make watching your DVD's over and over again just that much more enjoyable.

Oh yeah... Somehow you escaped from signing my poster! The poster will get a permanant home on the wall of my shop, with the signatures of the other guys who were there. It will make me cool with my friends for at least a week or so...

Thanks again for an enjoyable weekend!

-Mike

Thank you for all the time you spent with us this weekend, everyone from me, my friends, and my girls thought you guys were great. Please send Ange a special thank you for the extra time she spent talking with the my girls and taking the pictures.

I was able to sit down and watch TS7 from start to finish yesterday and all I can say is WOW. You and your crew have been raising the bar with sled video's for years, and we ( the snowmobiling community ) have come to expect that from you. This time though, you didn't raise the bar, you obliterated it!!! I never imagined such HIGH QUALITY from the film itself.... and I'm not talking about the riders and the scenery, I'm talking about the video. You must have increased your time and equipment investment exponentially - and it shows. Absolutely the best quality filming, producing, and mixing ever seen in a sled film. The clearity of every shot, the combination of natural sled sounds, music sound track and commentary were top notch professional. TS7 is miles above everything else out there including your own previous works. You know how "type A" and detail orientated most of us doctors are, and I just couldn't find the slightest imperfection in the "product" TS7. Congratulations!

On a personal note I really appreciate the increase in backcountry and powder riding included with you and your crews INSANE chute climbs. The mix of material was again the best I've seen to date. I'm also a fan of how you increased the length of each "shot" instead of continually switching camera angles.


Thanks again,
Mark

That's why we do it, folks, right there. Thanks for all the e-mails, keep 'em coming!!! Thunderstruck fans ROCK!!!!!

Special thanks to all who attended the Puyallup Snow Show and especially those who came by the booth! We also had a smashing party Saturday night at the Roadhouse, pictures of which will be up in the next month or so under lifestyles!

For those attending the Utah Snow Show in Sandy this weekend, come by our booth and say hi!!!!

MANY ITEMS in our CLOTHING STORE are starting to sell out for the season (and we will not be re-ordering). Please, if you wish to buy yourself clothing, or perhaps buy your friends or family clothing for gifts, please buy now. We take clothing to every U.S. snow show and it goes fast! Click here to go to the clothing store!

THUNDERSTRUCK, BEST OF (TSBO) is in stock and shipping! The pre-orders on this title were overwhelming but I anticipate being 100% caught up on all shipping by this Wednesday, October 15th! Thank you all for your patience on TSBO! If you did not pre-order it, please check us out at all the Snow Shows this fall, next stop, PUYALLUP, WA!

Check out the low resolution teaser below: :: CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE HIGH RESOLUTION TEASER ON YOUTUBE ::

Click HERE to order TSBO and TS7!

:: NEW TSBO TEASER!

:: IMPORTANT NEWS BULLETINS ::

:::: Thunderstruck 7 BLU-RAY DVD...

We are very sorry to inform our friends and fans out there that due to the overwhelming expense to mass produce BLU-RAY DISCS, we will NOT be producing the TS7/SH4 Blu-Ray Discs.

All people who pre-ordered will receive a prompt and complete refund.

We apologize sincerely for any inconvenience and hope that this venture will work out for us next year. ::::

:::: THE BEST OF THUNDERSTRUCK'S shipping date has been bumped back to October 8, 2008 due to delays in production. All pre-orders will ship automatically as soon as the DVDs are in stock. Thank you for your patience on this!! ::::

Remember this day forever. Our hearts and prayers to all who lost on Sept 11th. . .

Haydays was an absolute ball and what an awesome snow show! Way more people than last year and tons of new and cool stuff. Sure does make a guy want to snowmobile again! Our premiere was fun and got crazy after midnight as usual!

Next up, BOISE, ID PREMIERE and PARTY! :: SEPT 20th BOISE! :: NEW VENUE!

We will be doing the ThunderStruck 7 Movie Premier at the Egyptian Movie Theater downtown Boise September 20th. Doors will open at 6:00pm with a raffle starting at 7:00 and the movie at 7:30. Tickets will be sold at the door for $5.00 and kids under 10 are free so bring the whole family. The Egyptian Movie Theater will have a full concession with a no host bar.

We have a bunch of great prizes from many sponsors so come join the fun...

There will be an after party hosted by the Lush Lounge next door to the theater immediately following the movie. They will have drink specials, sled movies on the TVs and a DJ rocking the house.

NEXT UP: HAYDAYS Thunderstruck 7 Premiere and Party! Next Friday, Sept. 5 at Major's Sports Bar in Blaine, Minnesota! Come join us for a rocking great time! Doors open at 6:00pm, show will start around 7:30pm. Join us for dinner and drinks and a very fun afterparty!

Also, I have updated the BANNERS page with the new banners. Check them out here! Go out on a limb and get a CUSTOM BANNER!!

Thunderstruck Films has partnered up with DOUBLE X-TREME SNOWMOBILE CALENDARS this season! But unlike our calendars, these calendars have gorgeous women with amazing sleds on every page! Check them out:

The 2009 Double X-treme Snowmobile Calendar features tricked out, high performance snowmobiles and top professional swimsuit models from throughout the country. The 2009 Snowmobile Calendar showcases a variety of custom mountain mod sleds, a legendary trail mod, a wicked hot lay down ice dragster and a classic vintage sled with a gorgeous pin up calendar swimsuit model, honoring the pioneers of our sport. This calendar is a must have for the snowmobile enthusiasts shop, garage or office.
The 2009 Snowmobile Swimsuit Calendar takes you to the scenic mountains of Utah and the frozen lakes of Minnesota for 12 months of snowmobiling fun. Double X-treme Snowmobile Calendars has teamed up with some of the top high performance snowmobile companies in the industry to bring you some amazing snowmobiles. The combination of the hottest women and the hottest snowmobiles comes alive in the 2009 Double X-treme Snowmobile Swimsuit Calendar.
The swimsuit models that are featured in the snowmobile calendar are equally as top shelf as the snowmobiles they are paired with. The combination of professional swimsuit models and the girls next door are featured in the 2009 snowmobile swimsuit calendar. You may recognize the swimsuit models from various glamour magazines, TV shows, and advertisements. These snowmobile beauties will definitely get your attention and will raise the horsepower of your favorite snowmobile.
Double X-treme Snowmobile Calendars Inc. produces “The Premiere Snowmobile Swimsuit Calendar, six different Snowmobile Posters that are “Too Hot for the Calendar”, and Sticker Decals that will complement any snowmobile. These products are available at www.snowmobilecalendars.com or call 507-231-5678. The 2009 Double X-treme Snowmobile Calendar makes the perfect Christmas Gift that snowmobile enthusiasts will be able to enjoy year round.

Anyway, it looks MUCH better full screen!!!!!!

Here is the link, enjoy!!!

THUNDERSTRUCK 7 TEASER in HD

Once you start playing the video, click the little 4-arrow button in the lower right corner. Make sure the HD button is on also!!!!!

JIM

We have finally had a chance to take some REAL pictures of the new clothing line! Check out the entire line here! Below are a few samples of the new clothes!

SPOKANE, WA Thunderstruck 7 Premiere this weekend!!

Hosted by Mark Mesenbrink and Jim Phelan at the gorgeous Bing Crosby Theater (also known as the MET THEATER), come join RANDY SWENSON, CAM HICKS, DAN DAVIDOFF, MARK MESENBRINK, SHAWN HASTINGS, JIM PHELAN, LYLE SINDEN, DAN BUSH AND BRETT COUPAL as we celebrate the release of TS7! Doors open at 6:00pm, show at 7:30!! We will have a retail booth there with clothing and DVDs for sale!! Hope to see you all soon!

Premiere NEWS and Updates!

AUGUST 8-9 :: Helena, MT :: Join Team Thunderstruck Friday night, August 8th at The Marysville House in gorgeous Marysville, MT! Meet and greet and drink and eat starts at 7:00pm! Then, join us at rider DAVE SCHELL'S house for an awesome catered BBQ on Saturday, AUgust 9th at 12:00 noon! DAVE'S house is located at 1520 Sierra Road E. Food and drinks provided, kids welcome! Then, at 4:00pm, the BBQ will start to disperse so we can get down to the Myrna Loy Theater and prepare where the doors open at 6:00pm! The show will start around 7:30pm. Free admission! DVDs and clothing and hats for sale at the show!

AUGUST 16th :: Edmonton, Alberta :: Join Team Thunderstruck at the NADP BLACKOUT afterparty at the EDMONTON EVENT CENTRE. The Event Centre is located on the top level of the West Edmonton Mall facing north. Doors open at 7:00pm, show starts at 7:45pm. 2 bands will perform after the TS7 showing!

SEPT 13th :: Castlegar, BC date changed to SEPT 13th!

SEPT 13th MATINEE :: Bonner's Ferry, ID at the Rex Theater. Doors open at 1:00pm, show starts at 2:00pm. Hosted by Mark Mesenbrink!

FULL LISTING OF DATES:

All Doors open at 6:00pm unless noted otherwise!

AUG 9 :: Helena, MT :: Myrna Loy Theater :: Hosted by Jim Phelan
AUG 16 :: Spokane, WA :: Bing Crosby Theater :: Hosted by Mark Mesenbrink and Jim Phelan
AUG 16 :: Edmonton, AB :: TO BE ANNOUNCED, in conjunction with NADP BLACKOUT!
AUG 23 :: Ogden, UT :: Egyptian Theater :: Hosted by Doug Anderson and Jim Phelan
AUG 23 :: Lewistown, MT :: Yogo Inn :: Hosted by Ken Jaeger and Dave Schell
SEPT 5 :: Haydays, Blaine, MN :: Major’s Sports Pub :: Hosted by Jim Phelan and Mark Mesenbrink
SEPT 13:: Castlegar, BC :: The Element :: Hosted by Dan Davidoff
SEPT 13 :: Bonner's Ferry, ID :: Rex Theater :: Hosted by Mark Mesenbrink :: Doors open at 1:00pm, movie at 2:00pm!
SEPT 20 :: Boise, ID :: Egyptian Theater (new venue!) :: Hosted by Scott Marquart and Jim Phelan
OCT 25 :: Kelowna, BC :: TBA :: Hosted by Randy Swenson

The new Thunderstruck Hats Online Store is up! Click here for the hats!!!!

:: TS7 Teaser!

HUGE NEWS! The 2008 ONLINE STORE IS UP! Pre-ordering is available NOW! Clothing, hats and a few other things will be up early this week (July 16). DVDs, DVD Packages, Calendars and Memory Books are up now! Most shipping dates are in August or September.

All who pre-order get a free Thunderstruck Sticker when your order is shipped! Enjoy and THANK YOU to all our fans!

Unbeknownst to me when TS7 teaser editor Jeff Aiello sent me the TS7 teaser 10 days ago it was full of wierd glitches. I actually thought he had meant to put those glitches in there! Well, after he watched the teaser on the web, he commented that he, in fact, did NOT put a special treatment on those clips. . . So tonight I re-edited the teaser to remove all those screen glitches. I also added one new shot in there, just for fun! So above are 2 ways to watch the teaser, one right here and another from youtube. Go to our NEW youtube TS7 teaser page here. I will probably leave the old version up just so we don't lose the views and the comments. . . .

Announcing our THUNDERSTRUCK 7 Premiere Dates!!

2008 TS7 PREMIERE DATES

Doors open at 6:00pm unless otherwise noted!

AUG 9 :: Helena, MT :: Myrna Loy Theater :: Hosted by Jim Phelan
AUG 16 :: Spokane, WA :: Bing Crosby Theater :: Hosted by Mark Mesenbrink and Jim Phelan
AUG 16 :: Edmonton, AB :: TO BE ANNOUNCED, in conjunction with NADP BLACKOUT!
AUG 23 :: Ogden, UT :: Egyptian Theater :: Hosted by Doug Anderson and Jim Phelan
AUG 23 :: Lewistown, MT :: Yogo Inn :: Hosted by Ken Jaeger and Dave Schell
SEPT 5 :: Haydays, Blaine, MN :: Major’s Sports Pub :: Hosted by Jim Phelan and Mark Mesenbrink
SEPT 13:: Castlegar, BC :: The Element :: Hosted by Dan Davidoff
SEPT 13 :: Bonner's Ferry, ID :: Rex Theater :: Hosted by Mark Mesenbrink :: Doors open at 1:00pm, movie at 2:00pm!
SEPT 20 :: Boise, ID :: Egyptian Theater (new venue!) :: Hosted by Scott Marquart and Jim Phelan
OCT 25 :: Kelowna, BC :: TBA :: Hosted by Randy Swenson

Also TBA: Calgary, AB
Boise, Idaho show is a new venue!

WATCH THE TEASER HERE!

THUNDERSTRUCK 7!

First glimpse into the new movie from Team Thunderstruck! This is the new artwork for the DVD cover of Thunderstruck 7. It features BRAD STORY climbing the "Eye of the Needle" Chute! Congrats to Brad for his first-ever Thunderstruck Movie Cover! Congrats to photographer Natalie Story! Click on the image of the cover to watch the 2008 teaser for Thunderstruck 7!
NEED QUICKTIME 7? CLICK HERE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD!

You can check it out on our YOUTUBE page or our MYSPACE page! Thanks! A new window will open! Click 'watch in HIGH QUALITY' in lower right corner on Youtube!

There is tons of exciting news for both Thunderstruck Fans and Thunderstruck Riders alike! Since our last ride of the season we have all been very busy editing photography, video, planning our new calendar, planning premieres, planning snow shows, designing our new clothing, etc!! It has been NUTS around the Thunderstruck camp! Well here is the latest! Here are the announcements we will be making in the next couple weeks:

1. The THUNDERSTRUCK 7 video teaser will be online soon!
2. The THUNDERSTRUCK 7 DVD artwork will be online soon!
3. We will be announcing a joint effort with another film company in our upcoming hi-definition BLU-RAY release!
4. We will be releasing our new clothing line!
5. We will be announcing our premiere and party schedule for the fall!
6. We will be updating our picture gallery with almost 400 new photos from our 2008 riding season!
7. The BEST OF THUNDERSTRUCK (TS1-TS6) video teaser will be online in July!
8. Our 16-month 2009 Riding Calendar will be online soon!
9. TS7 DVDs and all item pre-orders will go online the first week of July!

And finally, thank you fans for all the support. . . The men and women of Thunderstruck Thank YOU!!!!

Another amazing month of filming has wrapped and as we rally to end this awesome filming year we are very excited for the editing process. I just spent 2 weekends in a row in Canada and filmed some amazing stuff. Trennis, Dan Bush, Julio, Hastings, Mesenbrink, Randy, Cam, Lyle, Ange and more have literally been shredding the fresh snow all spring! Chris Bohnenkamp, one of our new sponsors, also rode with us a few days! Randy Swenson had one epic day where he pulled 16 chutes in ONE DAY! Perfect sunshine, no tracks and fresh snow made it an amazing film day! Great job, Randy!

On another note, congrats to DAN DAVIDOFF, the Krazy Canadian for winning another Xtremey award! Dan won for best snowmobile performance in a sled film for his riding in Thunderstruck 6! Great job Dan! You can order TS6 now to see his amazing performance!!

On the docket ::: A few more rides planned and then the editing begins! Watch for our new calendar, our new clothing, and our new movies to be showing up on this website soon!

We have been enjoying the amazing winter snow and everwhere we have taken our sleds the last couple weeks has been DEEP snow! Most of the riders have their sleds rocking hard and after spending several days on Randy and Brad's Nitro turbos, well, those sleds ROCK! Trennis also has his propane Apex running amazing. Brad's 1200 turbo Cat is also blowing over the steepest stuff around! Lots of great times and great footage!

Also, I did update the RIDER'S page a bit so make sure you check it out!

Have a fun April Fool's day!

We have been on roadtrip after roadtrip getting ready for the release of Thunderstruck 7! We had several gorgeous days in Colorado and although the snow there is lacking really bad we still made the best of it. On one day Shawn Hastings, Dave Schell and Shain Stanger all pulled amazingly huge chutes! Shawn pulled one on his M8 turbo that was over 1900 VERTICAL FEET! Not sure how far the overall climb was but the elevation change of 1900 feet is the tallest I've ever heard of! I know of a few 1500 foot chutes and Dan Davidoff's "FACE CLIMB" from TS6 was 1700 feet of vertical so Shawn's feat is one to be proud of! Dave and Shain's climbs were both around 1700 feet of vertical also! All HUGE climbs! We also spent several days riding with Wes and Doug and Brad and that was crazy fun also! There were 13 Thunderstruck riders on the trip!! GREAT TIMES!

Next on our agenda is the Big Dawg shootout in Pemberton, BC. Some of the TS crew will be there as this is one event we have never attended due to it being such a long drive for everyone. Should be a great time, though! Many people do not know that this is the time of year when the skies are sunnier, the snow is more stable, and Team Thunderstruck is riding almost every day somewhere in the Rockies! And with old man winter still in full force (it is snowing on my deck right now!) throughout the west, we will surely be sledding in June and perhaps even July!

The Jackson Hole hillclimbs were a ton of fun this year and thanks to everyone who stopped and said hi! Congrats to all the climbers who wowed the crowds all weekend! Too much fun!

VOTE FOR THUNDERSTRUCK 6 NOW!!

Thought I'd share a couple e-mails I've received! Enjoy!

Jim –
10:30 am - The mail lady rolls by in her Jeep… smiles and I can see from the porch that I have a parcel.
10:45 pm – I call my friend Ken to tell him TS6 arrived and he tells me to call Denny Cline – Both riding buddies of mine… mid 40’s is age.

I head into the office for a couple of hours and I hear from a few other friends expressing an interest in dropping by that evening to check it out….
At approximately 6pm last night I through it up on the big screen and cranked up the volume only to restart it 4 times as not one but 13 of my friends, acquaintances and wives piled into my home for a total of 17 people … for what I thought was a couple of buddies dropping in to watch TS6.

All I can say is between the beer and the bull – I did not have this kind of turn out for Super Bowl………

Well done on yet another TS film. My production partner and I thought it was very well paced, production value was far superior to previous years and the overall package was fabulous.

Everyone loved the film… so I told them to go buy their own J

You have to tell these guys to not make those pulls look so easy… I have a bunch of knuckleheads thinking they all need turbos now! Anyways I got a real kick out of watch all my friends gasp and cheer and wow their way through TS6 so I wanted to share.

Take Care and I look forward to hooking up later this spring.

Best Regards, Landon

Hi Great Thunderstruck guys!!! Sorry for my english.

My name is Igor, i'm 26. I'm from Russia, Moscow - where are VODKA and BEAR

I'm very like this sport and your brave high-altitude flight!!!
In this year i bought Phazer MNT lite, and went to Caucas, to Elbrus.
Elbrus is Highest Mountain5642m in Europe.It very high, strong, danger and very beautiful mountain. I was first, who drive on snowmobile there.

I can't make flight like someone from your team, i'm just learn, but i hope, in this season i'll can to do something interesting.
i have aim - to go up on east summit on Elbrus. Now my record is 4900m over the sea.
Mountain snowmobile sport is not born, it is new for Russia and just borning and I want to open Club of mountain snowmobile in Russia.
If you help me something advise and something else it wood be very impotant for me!

I know Russia have brave guys, which wood be famous, like you, maybe, in this sport, and we can compete with you. ;-)
I think that your team have many sponsors, such as for example world producers of snowmobile, Red Bull and some else and i want to invite your team to Caucas!!!
If you are interesting my invite, whrite me, i think that know how can conduct this event.
This is event, it wood be interesting for all Extreme tv channels, for sponsors, and you can make new film, like "Thunderstruck on Caucas"
The "committee tourism and sport of Kabardino-baikaria" ready to help organise this event!!!

MY RESPECT!!! I wish you success in this sport! i wood like to contact with you!

This photo make 19,20,21,22 october, besides 19&21 photo, it made in April ...

IGOR

FINALLY! After tens of hundreds of hours editing, resizing and placing our new photo galleries onto my servers, it is DONE! Over 700 new photos adorn the 2 new galleries which encompass our 2007 riding season and our 2007 lifestyle year! Patience is rewarding as you look through pictures so enjoy! You can check them out here:

NEW RIDING PICTURES GALLERY

NEW LIFESTYLE PICTURES GALLERY

Just spent 4 amazing blue-bird-fresh-track days in British Columbia with Randy Swenson and the Boise, Idaho gang. Rarely does anyone hit 4 days of sunshine in a row up there but we surely got lucky!! And what great riding it was!! 3 of the 4 days were 100% NEW AREAS! Never been filmed in any movie and this year the time has come! In fact, I had never been into those new areas at all! We found a couple amazing new boondocking areas also which we will hit next year during powder riding season! It was too fun! Special thanks to Randy for guiding us around all week and thanks to the Boise crew for coming up to Canada to play!

Check back here next week as I have over 700 new photographs going up on this site. Around 360 new Lifestyle pics and 350 new riding pictures!

We will also be announcing our 2008 sponsors next week so thanks to all our new sponsors!!

Also, don't forget to click below and vote for TS6 in the Xtremey Awards! See you next week!

PRESS RELEASE: Thunderstruck 6, our August 2007 film release, has once again been nominated for a highly coveted Xtremey Award in the catagory BEST SNOWMOBILE FILM! It is our 6th nomination in a row and the Thunderstruck series has 2 Xtremey wins for Thunderstruck 3 (Shawn Hastings, Best rider in a snowmobile film) and Thunderstruck 5 (Dan Davidoff, also for best rider in a snowmobile film). The Xtremey Awards are the "Academy Awards" of extreme sports films so this is a huge opportunity once again for Team Thunderstruck!
VOTE NOW FOR THUNDERSTRUCK 6!

ALSO VOTE FOR BEST RIDER IN A SLED FILM!

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With blanket after blanket of amazing snow falling all over the Rockies and Cascades, we sit back and ponder the consequences of riding in the backcountry. . . Please be PREPARED and ride safe! Stay out of avalanche DANGER!

We have had several epic sunny-day rides with deep powder. What a ball! We will be travelling all over for the rest of the winter so when the sun is shining, look for us to be filming!

Happy New Year!! We at Team Thunderstruck hope all is well out there! We have started our filming season for THUNDERSTRUCK 7 with a bang! Over New Year's we hit several feet of fresh powder and sunshine and Trennis, Disco Dan, Dave Schell and I had some fun! We filmed some amazing stuff and had a great time with some of the new sleds in the crowd!

Just wanted everyone to know Dave Schell is selling a piece of equipment off his last year's sled:
Holtz 151 complete rear suspension with big wheel kit for 2004-2007Ski Doo REV.
$1000.00

Lots of amazing riding areas coming up this month and the snow is just plain deep everywhere we look. Be safe out there and check back soon for updates!

CHRISTMAS TIME!! The last order date for Christmas gifts this year will be THURSDAY, December 13th. We will ship Friday the 14th all orders up to this date. We will ship one more time before Christmas but gifts WILL NOT be guaranteed to arrive if you order after Thursday. I will ship one more time DECEMBER 21st. If you need these as gifts, please let me know in a message when you order with Paypal. I will try my best to get them out! Order by Thursday and all will be well!

RUMORS. . . TRUE??

Lots of new rumors floating around the Thunderstruck camp. . . Doc Nesbo on a 2Moto bike? Brad Story on a Polaris? Dan Davidoff on an ARCTIC CAT???? Doug Anderson back to Polaris? Dan Bush to Yamaha? Carl Christianson to Arctic Cat? Trennis Baer to an HP3 Propane powered Apex? Wes Little to an HP3 Apex? Shain Stanger to a Polaris? Brad Story to a european 2Moto bike? Disco Dan selling another sled? Julie Marquart to a boosted Nitro? Ange Dyer riding her own sled? And it's pink???? Dave Schell on a turbo Ski-Doo? Lyle Sinden going to Yamaha?

WOW! Lots of rumors folks! And guess what????? THEY ARE ALL TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Should be a fun season once the filming starts!!!

FOR SALE: 2006 YAMAHA APEX MOUNTAIN (BLUE IN COLOR)

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This is a 100% stock Blue 2006 Apex Mountain with 1359 miles on it. It was never turboed or modified in any way. It was my Dad's sled so it is mostly easy miles (he is 72).

ISSUES: One inch tear in seat cover, right rear of seat. 2 other tears in seat from boots. Hood has some scratches on it.

This sled has been stored for a while so I do not know the condition of the track but I am 100% sure it is in good condition.

Asking $6599.00

E-MAIL (jim@bigskyx.com) or call Jim at 406-431-8789. Please, no tire kickers. If you want a great sled at a great price, let's do this!

Hello everyone! It has been a long yet very fun and exciting fall season for Team Thunderstruck! Traveling over 24,000 miles and attending or putting on over 17 different shows or premieres, we have been BUSY!! I know many are e-mailing about when certain things on this website will change and here are my answers!!!

First of all, we are almost caught up on orders. We should be 100% caught up by WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28th. The clothing line really exploded and we are finalizing inventory so we can put what is left back up on the site for sale. When we do you will notice the most popular sizes and styles are all sold out and we will not be ordering more this year. We will be ordering all new designs for next year and will have them out much earlier next year. DVD orders are almost caught up also and lo and behold, our inventory on DVDs is dwindling fast also. There are now 5 TS titles that are almost 100% sold out. So if you ever wanted to own TS4 or TS2 or TS4.5 or TS5 or TS5.5 you should order soon! We will have all DVD orders caught up by Wednesday also.

A few other things on my TO DO SOON LIST:

1. Update the Photo gallery from our amazing riding season!
2. Update the Lifestyle pictures! This will be great!
3. Update our sponsor page with our new sponsors.
4. Update riding team pictures and specs for the 2008 season!
5. Add the hats to the online store.

There are some very exciting things in the works this coming year. With help from our sponsors, TS7 will be BY FAR the best Thunderstruck movie ever. We have also starting production and editing on one of the coolest TS movies you will ever see! It is the BEST OF THUNDERSTRUCK FILMS... But it will be SO different than any other movie you'll ever see. Each main TS rider will have their own "best of" section but interlaced throughout the film will be the defining moments in all of Thunderstruck history! For instance, an amazing Brad Story section may slip directly into the "Top 10 Thunderstruck crashes of all time" complete with rider interviews and dialogue from other TS riders! This is a huge production and will truly be a complete documentation of what Thunderstruck has done the last 10 years!

Also, we have sold all of our old "DV" cameras except one and we now are filming 100% in HD. That's right, HIGH DEFINITION. We are currently in the works for portraying TS7 in hi-def somewhere for all to see. The bulk of TS7 DVDs will still be on DVD-9s (normal DVDs). But keep posted on the developments in this realm!!

I also want to throw out a HUGE thank you to all of the Thunderstruck riders who helped out with the premieres and the Snow Shows! Especially Mark Mesenbrink, Dan Davidoff, Scott Marquart and Doug Anderson! Many others did so much for the promotion of TS6 and I must thank all of them from the bottom of my heart! Thank you all the riders of Team Thunderstruck!

Finally, a HUGE thank you to all the fans out there who came to the premieres and the Snow Shows and supported the Thunderstruck riders. I have always said without fans we are just a bunch of old sledders making home movies so we appreciate you all very much!!! Don't forget, next year you can meet the riders at the shows if you missed them this year!

Keep tabs on this site, there will be many additions in the next couple weeks and throughout the 2008 season!!! Thanks again!

JIM

KNOWN ISSUE: My e-mail server at jim@bigskyx.com was down for 2 weeks in November. If you e-mail me at jim@bigskyx.com in the last 2 weeks and have not received a response from me, please re-send the e-mail if you can. I am very sorry about this inconvenience and we hope our servers are back on line and functioning normally.

HUGE NEWS!! For several years Team Thunderstruck has worked on an amazing calendar shot and produced by acclaimed photographer Graham Helfrick. In early August 2007, Graham made an announcement that he would not be producing a 2008 calendar. After talking extensively with several industry insiders and Dan "The Krazy Canadian" Davidoff, I decided to try my hand with my first ever calendar design. The results are in!

The new 2008 Thunderstruck Films 12-month Calendar is shipping now! Check out all the information you'll need about this new calendar by clicking here! Below are 2 sample months which if you click on them, they will also take you to the calendar page!

::: Order NOW!

Calendar and DVD packages available!

Also, I have started to update the MUSIC PAGE to include information on the music of TS6! Check it out!

2 Big Premieres this weekend!

Saturday night, Sept 22!

BOISE, IDAHO! Doors open at 6:00pm at the Boise Center on the Grove! Afterparty to be announced so make plans to play after the show!

and

LEWISTOWN, MONTANA! Doors open at 5:00pm at Harry's on the Hill at Pine Meadows!

Thunderstruck riders at both shows! Tons of door prizes at both shows! Come out and watch the new movie!

Wow, the Utah Premiere was AWESOME! Easily the biggest showing we've ever had, Doug Anderson put on an amazing show for the Thunderstruck fans in Ogden! Thanks Doug and all who helped out! Then Brad Story took us sky diving and we just had a ball! Thanks Brad and Davy at I FLY Utah!

I just added our newest banner to the banner page. Here is a sample image, check the page for more details!

Remember the HAYDAYS Premiere of Thunderstruck 6 coming next weekend!!

Special thanks to all those who supported us in Spokane over the weekend! What a smashing turnout at the TS6 premiere! Hope all had fun! We gave away almost $3000.00 in prizes and with the likes of all our amazing friends around it was quite a ball!!

Next stop, OGDEN, UTAH this Saturday! Our full clothing line and video line will be there!

The Men's Clothing is up!
GET FREE CLOTHING! BUY 3 SHIRTS, GET ONE FREE! BUY 5 SHIRTS, GET 2 FREE!

Oh, By the way: GOT DVDs?

The Helena Premiere of Thunderstruck 6 was a smashing success! Thanks so much to all who came to the BBQ and the show! Tons of support from some great fans! And thanks for all the great reviews! Seems some people are YELLING that TS6 is by far the best ever! See you in Spokane this weekend!

Women's clothing is up at the online store! Check it out!

DAVE lives at 1520 SIERRA RD EAST in Helena.

ALSO! The clothing has started to roll in! Check out our clothing page HERE!!! The men's shirts will be up by Monday, August 13th. Order Women's shirts today!

Roll into Helena Saturday, August 11th for a great time barbeque with Team Thunderstruck. Most of the Thunderstruck riders will be in town for the event! Bring your hot rod or your cool bike! This is the day of the world premiere for Thunderstruck 6 so you can even stay for the movie!

The last few years the BBQ has been a great time with some amazing sleds, cars and bikes showing up to play around with. As Mesenbrink can attest, if the cops come just start shaving his chest and they seem to leave!!!

The BBQ starts at 1:00pm on the 11th at 5305 Brooklyn Court and goes until about 4:30pm, when the riders and families will disburse to prepare for the premiere party at The Myrna Loy Theater. Doors for the show open at 6:00pm. The afterparty will be at Miller's Crossing which is just a few blocks from the theater.

We are also having a FRIDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 10th pre-party at the hippest ghost town in the U.S.!!! Marysville, Montana is a huge treat for out-of-towners and we will be up there on Friday night at the MARYSVILLE HOUSE mixing it up. All are welcome!!!

Hopefully we'll see you soon!

JIM

Every once in awhile I like to share a few e-mails that come across the waves. Thank you so much to those who write in!!

Mark,

The Chaplain here does free haircuts on Saturdays from 1400 to 1700. While he is giving haircuts he plays movies. I gave him Vapor to show. I went over to take pictures of the guys watching it but was too late. The Chaps said that this was the first time that he has played a movie that people actually stayed and watched. He said at one time there were about 25 guys in there watching the movie. I guess most of the guys were inner city kids and have never seen a snowmobile, let alone ride one. I guess they were just amazed. All in all it was a good deal and people enjoyed it. He said they all laughed at your ferry antics. Anyway, just thought you might like to hear that you guys touched some of the dudes over here.

Oh yeah, T minus 37 days and counting.
Dean Mesenbrink
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Project Engineer - Electrical

Hey Jim,
The new film looks awesome. My family can't wait. We all plan on being in Boise for the premier this year. Thanks for the tip.
Hey I wrote a little poem and I thought you might like it. It is a bit cheesey but what the heck. Hopefully it will make some sense to you and your fellow hillclimbers.

Hillclimber's Prayer
God give me the Strength, Wisdom and Courage to go the extra mile.To let me know my limits, and when to push them. Teach me not to fear, but to seek out adventure. Let the snow be deep, and the hills steep. Keep my mind focused, and my skills sharp. But most important, Keep me out of harms way, so that I may climb another day.

Anyway!!! You guys kick ASS!!! We love the film and hope that someday we will beable to catch you for a ride......

Thanks for your time
Shauna
Hansen Idaho

THUNDERSTRUCK 6 PREMIERE SCHEDULE:

AUGUST 11 :: HELENA, MT at the Myrna Loy Theater (BBQ during the day!)
AUGUST 18 :: SPOKANE, WA at the Bing Crosby/Metropolitan Theater
AUGUST 25 :: OGDEN, UT at the Egyptian Theater

SEPTEMBER 7 :: HAYDAYS, MN at Major's Sports Bar in Blaine
SEPTEMBER 8:: CASTLEGAR, BC at the Element
SEPTEMBER 22 :: BOISE, ID at the Boise Center on the Grove
SEPTEMBER 22 :: LEWISTOWN, MT

OCTOBER 20 :: PUYALLUP, WA :: Possible BLACKLINE concert in conjunction with 509 Films! Send BLACKLINE an e-mail and let them know you want to hear them!!

More dates to come, stop by again soon!!

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IMPORTANT NEWS ABOUT THUNDERSTRUCK 6!!

Once again Thunderstruck Films takes it over the top for our fans! That's correct! Every TS6 DVD contains a 12 song AUDIO SOUNDTRACK CD!!! Take the music of Thunderstruck with you in your truck, car, IPOD, you name it, you'll hear it! Pre-Order NOW! Begins shipping August 13th!

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It's later today and AS PROMISED:

Here is the Thunderstruck 6 Cover Artwork. Click on the artwork to start the Thunderstruck 6 teaser. Congrats to MARK MESENBRINK for an amazing "coming-over-backwards" wheelie shot on this years cover! Taken by KORT DUCE in British Columbia, Mark threw this new move out and although not named yet I think he should call it the "I-JUST-SHAVED-ALL-MY-HAIR-OFF-AND-WEIGH-65-POUNDS-LIGHTER-MOVE!" This teaser was co-produced by Jeff Aiello and Jim Phelan. Watch closely. . . There are a few surprises! And of course, this is just a 3:30 snippet of the most amazing Thunderstruck riding season ever. Lots of sunsets, amazing powder, huge chute pulls and a few crashes that will have you gritting your teeth! By the way, Aiello did the post-production sound on this and it sounds like an Academy Award winning soundtrack. If you have a subwoofer, TURN IT UP!! Enjoy!

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News Updates:

Thunderstruck 6 is well into digitization phase. For the un-initiated, this means the hours and hours of watching the raw footage shot all year and editing it into the smaller clips you see in the movie. I will be starting special effects next week and editing will begin in about 3 weeks.

The TS6 cover artwork is done and looks great. You know I love the "BIG PICTURE" type shots for the cover and we will be releasing the artwork soon so keep watching here!

This week I will be sending a couple Gigs of edited footage to Jeff Aiello from Team Summit Productions. Jeff, as he has for our last 2 major releases TS4 and TS5, will be editing the Intro and Teaser for TS6. We are VERY excited for this as Jeff is the best in the biz! He has e-mailed me several times saying the treatments he has prepared for the TS6 intro will blow people's minds!

This website, behind the scenes, is undergoing some awesome changes that will be revealed with the release of TS6. Some will be released sooner, for instance the TEASER pages, so watch for them!

We are currently working on our new clothing line. FINALLY! some of you say! Me too! We will have 5 styles of Women's shirts and 4 for men also. Also, new hats, new colors, kid's clothing, etc!

The soundtrack for TS6 is almost complete. Since a few of our better bands were hijacked by other sledding film companies (much to our chagrin), we have rounded up some amazing new bands that absolutely ROCK! And yes, BLACKLINE will be back with 3 new songs! We are also talking to SKYWYND out of Minneapolis (they were featured on the TS3 soundtrack before they were hijacked). There is big news from this band as they have RECENTLY changed their name to CRASH ANTHEM. . . And watch for them touring with SEVEN MARY THREE this summer. Their new music is AMAZING! Finally, we are working on something NO OTHER FILM COMPANY can touch! Watch for this! You will know it when you see it! It could include: Blackline playing at the Puyallup Snow Show? MP3s available here? Maybe something even better!!!

Our PHOTO gallery this year will be AMAZING! I will be adding over 400 new pictures, most of them never been seen, before July 1. Included in our new gallery is a very special treat: A Thunderstruck Expose by Harris Publishing photographer KORT DUCE. He spent a week with us in British Columbia taking pictures and he did an amazing job! Check out KORT'S WEBSITE HERE.

Our TS6 premiere schedule is complete and will be announced this weekend! Check back soon! Watch for premieres in Helena, Spokane, Ogden, Boise, Minneapolis, Shelby, Lewistown, Castlegar and possibly Missoula.

Watch this fall for another exciting piece of news involving Thunderstruck Films! Dang it, it only gets better and better folks!

Many of you have noticed our forums have been inundated with spammers. We are taking care of this currently and soon should be 100% spam free!

Shipping for TS5.5: VAPOR is 100% caught up, including distributors. This film is getting great reviews as last year was just an amazing riding year! 90% new footage and some HUGE climbs and powder shots that you did not see in TS5! Also includes TS5.X, another 12 minute teaser of TS5! Watch the TS5.5: VAPOR Teaser Here!

TS6 will have some fantastic extras including a Dan Davidoff "The Way We Were", a Doc Shawn Nesbo "Why We Ride and How" and a "Making of the TS6 cover artwork"! We'll also have a couple other extras including teasers from all our friend's new movies and of course the amazing footage from this year! Here is the website "copy" for TS6:

"For over a decade Team Thunderstruck has searched the mountains for the steepest, nastiest, most astonishing riding areas. And now glory has been found… With over 20 death-defying first ascents Thunderstruck 6 makes sure NOTHING is the same in the world of freestyle hill climbing. From The Krazy Canadian’s 2000 foot Ladybird first ascent to Randy Swenson’s amazing Couloir Overhang first ascent, the riders of Thunderstruck prove that there really is nothing that cannot be climbed! Awe-inspiring helicopter footage day after day in the Canadian Rockies take Thunderstruck 6 to the realms of the top of the world… And to the top of the most phenomenal climbs ever on film! Get ready to hold on! From stockers to 400+ hp turbos, you will see them all in unbelievable and mesmerizing riding areas as we put our sleds and bodies through the tightest, steepest, rock-lined chutes in North America!"

2:00am. Writing my things to do list:
1. Edit March 19-21 Afton tapes.
2. Laugh my behind off at Julie and Julio's on camera antics.
3. Update Ipod with TS6 soundtrack.
4. Finalize TS6 cover artwork (congrats to the TS6 cover rider!!! I'll announce who it is later!)
5. Order TS clothing line.
6. Ship TS5.5 orders.
7. Edit "The Way We Were" DVD extra with Dan Davidoff.
8. Wonder why Mark stopped crashing and Nesbo started crashing.
9. Go to bed. . . Sometime around 5:00am.

The TEASER for Thunderstruck 5.5: VAPOR is now up! Check it out HERE!

Watch for the Brand new Thunderstruck 6 teaser coming soon.

Congrats to Dan Davidoff, The Krazy Canadian, and all involved in Thunderstruck 5, our 2006 release. Dan is the proud winner of the XTREMEY AWARD for BEST RIDER IN A SNOWMOBILE FILM for his segment in Thunderstruck 5! Great job Dan and be sure to check out Thunderstruck 5 for his amazing segment! Also, make sure you check out Thunderstruck 5.5 as Dan has an incredible section in this new movie too! And of course, get ready to be blown away by his section in Thunderstruck 6, coming in August, 2007!! YOU ROCK DAN!!!

Thunderstruck 5.5: VAPOR is in stock and shipping NOW!

Order yours today here!

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