REVERSE
1) Polaris. When it comes to functioning in the deep snow, Polaris is clearly the best. However, being the only reverse that doesn’t use a sound indicator, sometimes it’s easy to not know what direction your sled is set in.
2) Ski-Doo. By far the easiest to use … however due to the snow flap design, you often find yourself rolling up on your snow flap and cinching the back end to the ground.
3) Arctic Cat. The reverse button is inset so you don’t inadvertently hit it while driving … but this makes it very difficult to press the button when you actually want to go backward.
Note: Track, ski and snow flap design all come into play for reverse. Tracks may dig, skis may burrow and snow flaps can either get in the way or plow snow. We took all three sleds and backed them into fresh snow. The Polaris backed up 32 feet before it finally pushed enough snow to bog the rear end down. Arctic Cat backed up for 13 feet before it succumbed to the snow buildup. Ski-Doo lasted about 6 feet before the snow flap was forced under the track, bogging it down.