I hate this trend the last number of years. Snow then thaw, the dam ice in the yard and in my pasture is a bitch. I bought a new snowmobile back in 99, we had no snow for a few years then to, I beat the hell out of it trying to go into remote lakes to fish because of it. And I’m a gentle guy on my gear. Tell him to try and be patient and don’t go with not much snow cover, takes years of live off a machine.