Snowmobiling is a sport enjoyed individually with friends. By that I mean you ride your snowmobile feeling every bump, the cold fresh air, watching the scenery; basically the entire experience, by yourself. Most of the time you go with a friend or a group, and some choose to tour in pairs on a two-up sled.Read More
Archives for January 2014
2015 Model Release Dates Announced
It becomes the most anticipated time of the year for snowmobilers. Well, maybe the second most anticipated, as the first rideable snow is the first. But snowmobilers always look forward to the time of year when the next models are released. The anticipation of ‘will the Mach Z finally arrive’ and ‘is the Yamaha/Cat relationshipRead More
Minnesota Snowmobilers Raise over $56,000 for Breast Cancer
The Minnesota Pink Ribbon Ride was held in Grand Rapids, Minnesota January 17th and 18th drawing over 100 participants who raised over $56,000. Pink Ribbon Riders is a 501c non-profit organization that gives money in the form of $500 Visa Gift Cards to breast cancer survivors who are going through treatments. Money raised in theRead More
Why Haven’t Snowmobile Dash Gauges Come of Age?
The 2014 model sleds are on the trails and the 2015’s are just around the corner. As exciting as this is, there’s one area where it seems that little time has been spent for the last 10 years. Talking with OEM engineers about it several years ago, it seems they are content to keep usingRead More
Divas SnowGear Partners with Parts Canada for Canadian Distribution
Divas Outerwear & Parts Canada are excited to announce their newly formed partnership for distribution in Canada. Divas Outerwear is a line of attractive, functional and fashionable women’s snowmobile riding apparel. According to Wendy Gavinski, President and Founder of Divas Outerwear and driving force behind the line, “We couldn’t be more excited to add PartsRead More
2014 Pink Ribbon Ride Tour
The 2014 Pink Ribbon Ride Tour is around the corner and looking for some snowmobilers for one of the most exciting weekends you will have on a snowmobile. We at Maxsled have attended the Minnesota event since the second year and it’s one of our favorite rides all year. I still remember the day weRead More
First Impressions – 2014 Polaris Indy 800 SP
Ask and you shall receive. You have got to appreciate a company that speaks to the customer demands and requests. Such is the case with the new Polaris Indy 800 SP. When Polaris introduced the Indy 600 last year, it was a home run for many reasons. It had the styling, performance, handling and bestRead More
MaxSled 2015 Model Speculation
Once again it is time for the MaxSled crew to put their heads together and create a wish list of prediction on what the OEMs will offer in the upcoming model year. Last year we predicted that Arctic Cat would offer a 600cc 2-stroker, and they did. We predicted Polaris would come out with anRead More
AD Boivin Track-N-Go
Remember the SnowHawk, AD Boivin’s one ski, narrow track snow machine? Have you wondered what AD Boivin has been up to lately? Well, these cool videos tell the story.