This leading Austrian company is launching its centennial year in 2020 by taking an important step towards the future by presenting its latest beacon project: the Lynx HySnow, Rotax’ first zero-emission snowmobile, with an electric hydrogen cell powertrain. Its introduction at the FIS Ski World Cup 2020 in Hinterstoder will include distinguished guests from theRead More
On the Road with ISMA
It has continued to be busy at the ISMA Office. My update is as follows: The International Snowmobile Manufacturers members conducted the annual Snow Shoot in and around Yellowstone, MT. Snowmobile Editors from around the globe attended the event to test ride and enjoy the new snowmobiles being built for Model Year 2019. ISMA wasRead More
Tucker Hibbert announces his retirement from pro snocross
After 25 years of chasing checkered flags in snowmobile competition, Tucker Hibbert today announced that he’s reached the finish line of his remarkable racing career. The 33-year-old from Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, is now officially retired as a professional snocross racer. “It’s time for me to retire from professional snocross racing,” Hibbert said. “It’s been aRead More
Last Ride: 2018 Polaris 800 Titan Adventure 155
For a Minnesota “city” flatlander, ending the snow season late in April — April 18th to be exact — by circumnavigating the shoreline of one of the state’s largest lakes is a big adventure. Doing it on a big Polaris 800 Titan Adventure 155 makes it a touch more special. Understand, the Titan is aRead More
2019 Rider’s Journal: Joel Mellenthin
The MY19 snow shoot proved to be one of the best since I began attending Snow Shoots in 1990. So doing the math, you note that I’m not a young buck anymore – hit the big 60 last year. Regardless of my age I still enjoy riding sleds that pump up my adrenaline, pinning theRead More
2019 Rider’s Journal: Wade West
Amid the thousands of variants and options you can pick and choose from in the snowmobile dealerships this spring, I picked these five things that really warrant your serious consideration if you’re in the market for a spring deposit trail sled. True, there aren’t any wholly bad sleds on the market anymore, but there areRead More
Max Weather- your weekly sledder weather forecast
April snow showers bringing spring flowers? Once again winter does not want to give up. There’s another band of polar air hitting the northern US this week. However, as the sun increases every day, spring is beginning to show. Subsequently, this is will be the last forecast until next season. This weekend the MidwestRead More
2019 Rider’s Journal: Jerry Bassett
My first annual snowmobile test review session came in March 1973 when Invitation to Snowmobiling magazine brought its cast of writers, editors and photographers from 1 Park Avenue Manhattan to Houghton-Hancock, Michigan for a week-long evaluation of the next year’s key models. We weren’t certain we’d get a week as mud kept replacing snow andRead More
Max Weather- your weekly sledder weather forecast
After the storms in the Northeast, the winds quieted down last weekend with warmer temperatures. There was some snow melt, but, some areas still hold a good depth where you can get some spring riding in. Trail Conditions With spring here now, the days are getting longer and warmer. With that being said, snowRead More
2019 Rider’s Journal: Nick Leikness
So once again I made my trip to Snow Shoot, which is held out in West Yellowstone, Montana. I knew heading there it would be the best year by far— the timing for this trip was perfect: with fresh powder and great snowpack all year. This year the group I was in focused primarily onRead More