26 Dream Machines
Can the mountain 800 class deliver sledders’ fantasies? Oh yea. This continues to be the most competitive class on the snow and for good reason—these 800s kick butt and take names. Here’s the SnowTest staff’s look at the 2010 crop of sleds. By Lane Lindstrom

36 Riding With Finesse, Not Brawn
We asked Amber Holt to share some riding tips for the novice and/or female riders who want to learn some basic tricks to mountain riding. By Amber Holt

42 Piece By Piece
Little by little, we’re filling in our Northwest Montana snowmobile puzzle. We added two more pieces this past winter with a ride to the Flathead Valley. By Lane Lindstrom

52 Mountain 4-Strokes
The model year 2010 is proving to be a key year in the evolution of the mountain 4-stroke market. We take a look at why. By Ryan Harris

60 Timing Couldn’t Be Better
The Intermountain Snowmobile Show is coming and we say it’s about time. We need something to fill in our time while we wait for the snow to fly.

63 Together We Ride
We got to hang out with the Davis County Snowflakes snowmobile club last winter and ride near Fairview. Here’s how it turned out.

Departments
10 White Out & Wide Open By Steve Janes
12 Letters To The Editor
14 Fronts & Forecasts
16 Gear Box
40 Advertiser Index
40 Product Review E3 Spark Plugs
41 Product Review POV Camera
70 Snow Dust

On The Cover
The Ski-Doo Summit X is still king of the mountain. The Rev XP chassis has shown to be a winner in the West and it more than has the motor to pull it up a mountain or two. Photo by Ryan Harris