There was a time in the snowmobile world when the mountain segment was a tiny little fringe of the product line. In those days a long track unit stretched all the way out to 136 inches… true story! These days, mountain sleds are the flagship models of product launches, with big R&D efforts delivering technicalRead More
Archives for March 2017
MaxWeather- your weekly sledder weather forecast
Here is a final update on modeled snow depth from the NOHRSC. The snow from last week’s Nor’easter is still present over the northeast, with the highest snow totals located over Maine. From the trail reports I’ve read out there, it seems that the snowmobiling is still pretty good. The temperatures have been coolerRead More
MaxSled Riders’ Journal: Crossover
As consistently rideable snow on the trail becomes less reliable every year, the snowmobile industry has responded by investing more heavily in the crossover and mountain segment than anywhere else. Makes sense from a business standpoint: if the snow is most reliable in elevation, where you can ride a truly great trail system and alsoRead More
MaxSled 2018 Rider’s Journal: Trail
It’s a long-standing MaxSled tradition that our riders pick their personal favorites– and tell you why– after spending time on the new crop of sleds at Snow Shoot. It’s the only time in a year that we can ride and experience factory sleds, set up with the best calibrations that each OEM’s factory engineers canRead More
5 Things to know about the new 2018 Yamahas
Yamaha’s snowmobile product line turns 50 this year. While many expected the moon for this auspicious event, the 2018 offering takes a more nuanced approach in true Yamaha style. Here are 5 things you should know about Yamaha’s 50th Anniversary year: #1. Yamaha intends to spark a small sled war with SnoScoot 200 The marqueeRead More
MaxWeather- your weekly sledder weather forecast
Modeled Snow Depth for the Continental U.S. (3/14/17) Here is the updated modeled snow depth for today from the NOHRSC. There is much more snow coverage than last week, which is great to see for us snow lovers. A clipper system last Sunday produced a wide swath of 6-12 inches of snow from southwestern NorthRead More
MaxWeather- Your weekly sledder weather forecast
February 28th – March 1st Winter Storm Recap Here are some of the snow totals from last week’s winter weather event. More snow than expected fell across far northern Michigan, where a heavy and persistent snow band set up and produced over a foot of snow in some locations. Amounts in eastern Wisconsin were inRead More
5 things to know about the 2018 Polaris lineup!
Polaris is banging on Ski-Doo’s door for the top spot in the sales podium. Team Roseau has nailed customer expectations in the mountain, on the trail and in most places in between. That means that it needs to find new niches and variation models to continue its ascent up mount marketshare. Here are 5 thingsRead More
MaxWeather- Your weekly sledder weather forecast
February 23-24 Winter Storm Recap Last week’s storm definitely panned out for snow lovers across the affected region. Despite a sudden southeastern shift in the overall track of the system, it still produced a wide swath of 6-12+ inches of snow from northern Nebraska to northeastern Wisconsin. The highest snow total I saw was 15” inRead More