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Grand Rapids, MI - It is estimated that there will be approximately 49,000 snowmobiles sold in the United States in 2010. With the crisp fall air, it
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Normally, we build a sled that follows the hottest and newest trends of the market. This time, we built the machine the way we wanted it-going back to
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"It's already running," grunts project chief Tuomas Alakunnas as I fumble around for the ignition key.
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Haslett, MI - The snowmobile community is excited to announce Take a Friend Snowmobiling Week, which will be held Feb. 12-21, 2011.
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In a series of seven locations across the West, Arctic Cat, Polaris and Yamaha will debut a "Sneak Peek" of their new models for 2012. Most are free a
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KMOD, manufacturer of snowmobile suspensions, has announced that Budd Holt, owner of Top Cat Modz and formerly the customer relations specialist for T
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I have literally lost count
how many times I've asked the
question, "So can you sidehill
on both sides of the sled?"
and time after time the a
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Elk River, MN - Extremity Games, an extreme sports competition for athletes with limb loss or limb difference, will host the first-ever Adaptive Snocr
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Levi LaVallee has been released from the hospital and is headed home to Minnesota. He will continue his recovery from injuries sustained in an inciden
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Nearly a year ago, Yamaha Motor Canada created a digital "hub" http://yournextsled.com to house all of the hype and talk concerning its new 2011 Apex
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Santa Monica, CA - Levi LaVallee was injured on Tuesday, Dec. 14, while practicing in Southern California for his planned world record snowmobile dist
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The Pro Vintage Snowmobile Olympus will take place at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds in Ironwood, MI, Jan. 1-2, 2011. This event is being organized by
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Imagine: it's a beautiful blue-bird day, you are linking some powder turns as your tunnel sinks deep into bottomless powder and you lose all forward m
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Without training you can't read nature's warning signs. Would it be rational to drive on a busy city street and not know what a red octagon means? Blo
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Hey snowmobilers. Are you tired of getting stuck? Want to improve your riding? Then you are ready for Next Level Riding Clinics.
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SANTA MONICA, CA (December 17, 2010) - Levi LaVallee was injured on Tuesday, December 14, while practicing in Southern California for his planned wor
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Cypress, Calif. - Yamaha Motor Corp. joined more than 54,000 agriculture students and professionals at the recently-held 83rd National FFA Convention
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Since we sold all the livestock on our home place we now use the corral to park trailers (no need to shut the gate either). It's not big enough to pul
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Medina, MN - The new Pure Polaris website makes it quick, easy and efficient for riders to find the premium-quality accessories and branded apparel t
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It's almost race time again, and the details have been coming out on the latest race hardware.
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Nextech Industries is offering a new rear suspension air upgrade to fit Rev Renegade and Renegade XP sleds.
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Imagine: it's a beautiful blue-bird day, you are linking some powder turns as your tunnel sinks deep into bottomless powder and you lose all forward m
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Klim's new Storm Bibs feature the same characteristics sledders have come to know Klim for, notably its 100 percent Guaranteed To Keep You Dry promise
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The Klymit Kinetic Paregoria (Greek for comfort) Stretch is a soft-shell jacket featuring four-way stretch.
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The Leatt ADVenture is an injection-molded, glass-reinforced, nylon neck brace system.
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SANTA MONICA, CA - Levi LaVallee was injured while practicing for his planned world record snowmobile distance jump at this year's Red Bull: New Year.
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New Monster Boards from ModRods are running board inserts that rip the snow and ice from your sled.
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Zbroz Racing has made some changes to its Yamaha Nytro kit for 2010-11.
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All Hartman tunnel extensions are plastic-coated aluminum sheets that are laser-cut and CNCformed to eliminate break marks and scratches during manufa
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In November the Payette National Forest finally released its winter travel plan and signed the Record of Decision, only about two years later than ori
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Backcountry riders seem to like helmets as much as women like handbags. The only difference is that a helmet will save your face should you rag doll o
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The new Flex-Tec Handguards were designed and developed by Rox with support from Skinz Protective Gear and designed specifically for snowmobiles and t
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BRP is backing six pro sledders this season in both freestyle and backcountry freeriding.
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Last month's Pro Riding Tips feature was huge. We had more than 75 tips from several pro riders who covered everything from foot position to scoping o
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Wrenches are not all created equal.
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Need to thaw out those frozen gloves or goggles?
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For a growing number of backcountry riders,
boost is where the party's at. But fuel injection has
been a limiting factor. Or so you thought.
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Senator Tester uses influence on powerful appropriations committee to slip his giant Wilderness bill into this massive pork package. This piggie will
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We know many of you have already had your sleds out on the snow, taking advantage of the early winter storms that have pummeled the western United Sta
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The BlueRibbon Coalition applauded the 41 members of Congress who sent a letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell urging the agency to prioriti
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(ED-We were alerted to two states where road closures are affecting snowmobiling in those areas. Here are the press releases giving details. The first
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Minneapolis - Last year, Ron Schara Productions and Polaris Industries forged a partnership on Destination Polaris, a program about the passions of Am
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During phase one of the project, EVCC and Vconverter engineered an exhaust system based on EVCC's patented Reverse Flow Catalytic Muffler technology.
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Following is a summary sheet put together by the Coalition for Recreation in the National Forests. As we all know, access to our National Forests for
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SAWS directors have been following closely, and discussing among ourselves since late October, the possibility of a massive omnibus package that could
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Pocatello, ID -- The BlueRibbon Coalition's 2nd Annual Christmas Auction is live. The list of contributing donors is long and still growing. Be sure t
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The 600 class of mountain pounders has delivered for decades, filling the complete spectrum of needs from demanding-and not-so-demanding-jockeys.
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Every trip should be a return trip.
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Because of its participation at the Utah Snowmobile Show last fall, the Davis County Snowflakes earned the right to have one of its club rides feature
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It's amazing what you can pick up if you hang around a snowmobile repair and hop-up shop long enough.
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Dear Editor...
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In a bold move earlier this Fall, Yamaha released two new power packages designed to give the Nytro MTX a competitive edge on the mountain.
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HaberVision, located in Golden, CO, was founded in 2005 by Steve Haber, who successfully built the reputable Bolle' eyewear brand.
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Even though many snowmobilers these days wear motocross-style helmets, especially in the West, snowmobiling when it's cold isn't normally a big deal b
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This should probably be considered a product preview not a product review because we've never actually used the Snobunje avalanche probe in an emergen
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Deep snow, groomed trails, no crowds-these are three of the top features associated with Island Park, ID.
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In the past couple of issues of SnoWest and SledHeads magazines, there have been dozens and dozens of riding tips.
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Since we sold all the livestock on our home place we now use the corral to park trailers (no need to shut the gate either).
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No matter how you slice or look at the numbers, new snowmobile sales for the 2010 model year were dismal.
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Just about everyone has heard the phrase, "The more things change, the more they stay the same." When it comes to the Yamaha Nytro MTX for 2011, we'd
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The Transmontana snowmobile charity ride is right around the corner, scheduled for Jan. 16-21, 2011.
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Now that we've published our exclusive Top 15 Trails in the West, where we ask hundreds of readers to tell us where they like to ride, we went a littl
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The issue of ethanol in fuel is definitely not limited to Yamaha but can affect all brands of snowmobile. We're putting this information here because
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Everybody has good days. Keith Curtis just piles them up
seasons at a time.
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Minneapolis - Polaris Defense, a division of Polaris, has been notified by the National Guard Bureau, Washington DC, that it has been selected for a c
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FXR Racing and Bret Rasmussen have partnered to promote a new product line for serious mountain riders: FXR Mountain.
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For decades, winter boots were solely known as "Ski-Doo boots," after they first appeared in the Bombardier catalog in 1966. Snowmobilers and non-snow
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Last month's Pro Riding Tips feature was huge. We had more than 75 tips
from several pro riders who covered everything from foot position to scoping
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In the past couple of issues of SnoWest and SledHeads magazines, there have been dozens and dozens of riding tips.
Did anyone out there notice that n