9. Polaris 600 Pro RMK 155
I’m a fan of the 600 Pro RMK for the same idealogical reasons of the aforementioned Summit 600R, and because the 600 Pro RMK got the new, narrower RMK React front end with new geometry, a 36-38-inch adjustable stance and new control arms and spindles. Like I said, if we wake up in December and all the 800s and 850s have been abducted by aliens from a distant snowy planet, I won’t skip a beat. I’ll be gassing up a couple 600s.
10. Ski-Doo 850 MXZ X-RS
Yeah, it’s a short track. So sue me. I grew up riding sleds of all kinds in western mountain conditions. I’m not brainwashed to the point that I believe anything less than a 162-inch track is for losers. Or that real men don’t ride trails. On the contrary. Some of my fondest memories as a faster, quicker and dumber youth were racing cross-country loops on the trails of Island Park, ID, aboard a 121-inch corner buggy. I used to sneak a snocross race sled into the demo fleet every couple years just to get that adrenaline rush of tripling into corners and turning on a dime (something that can’t be replicated on a 165-inch Summit). If I make it to the bottom of my top 10 list someday and there’s another short-track trail racer in my trailer, don’t cry for me. Just don’t wait for me either… I’m taking the rough trail.
Ryan Harris's 10 Favorite Sleds of 2019
- Arctic Cat Alpha One 165
- Polaris 850 Pro RMK 163
- Ski-Doo 850 Summit X 163
- Ski-Doo Summit SP 600R
- Ski-Doo 850 Freeride 154
- Polaris 850 Pro RMK 155
- Arctic Cat Mountain Cat M8000 162
- Ski-Doo 850 Summit SP 154
- Polaris 600 Pro RMK 155
- Ski-Doo 850 MXZ X-RS