The past week has been pretty quiet for snow fall. Higher elevations in the west increased their snow depths and North Dakota was also able to increase their snow depths by an inch or two. The Ohio River Valley had a light snow cover. Northern Maine was lucky and also received snow over the pastRead More
Archives for January 2018
Opinion: The New Rider Market- New attempts to grow the sport and invite new riders.
Having been around this snowmo-biz as an opinionated editor since the mid-1970s, I find it heartening to see another attempt to invite new and ride-again winter enthusiasts to experience our sport. This introduction of “new rider” sleds like the recently announced Polaris Indy Evo and the “bridge” 200cc sleds from the snowmobile partnership of ArcticRead More
Max Weather- your weekly sledder weather forecast
The big storm of the past week was the low surface system that came across the Midwest from Sunday to Tuesday. As shown in the modeled snow depth, the storm left a nice band of snow from Nebraska northeast into Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula. Snow falls were up to 18.5’’. White-out conditions made travelingRead More
Max Racer: Park Rapids recap
This weekend brought us to Park Rapids, Minnesota, for round three of the USXC series. It was originally supposed to be a woods terrain race, but with our lack of snow it was moved to the lake for our second ice race of the season. We faced a bit of a struggle this weekend. WithRead More
Max Weather- your weekly sledder weather forecast
There was plenty of good news for the Midwest this past week. While the Northeast had some unfortunate weather, the Midwest was full of wind and snowy conditions. Starting on Wednesday night, January 10th, a strong wave of energy came through North Dakota and Western Minnesota. The highest snow totals from that stormRead More
MaxRacer: Manvel race recap
Coming at you from the frozen tundra of North Dakota. We just finished up at the second stop of the USXC series here in Manvel, ND and it was a rough one. The course was a 25-mile lap, made up of mostly ditches, fields, a little bit of woods, and a short section of river.Read More
Ridden to the Max: 2018 Polaris 800 Titan XC 155
Polaris’ Titan XC is big, powerful and immeasurably fun to ride. When you visit a Polaris store you might walk past the all-new Titan thinking it’s a mountain sled as it stretches out nearly 11-feet on the showroom floor and mimics the bodywork and styling of an RMK. You’d be partially right. The 2018 PolarisRead More
MaxWeather- your weekly sledder weather forecast
Friends in the Northeast received a nice winter storm this past weekend. A strong surface low system produced windy, cold, and snowy conditions in the northeast over the weekend. Record low temperatures of -20 °F were recorded and snowfalls of 18 inches. Now, Maine has a solid snow depth with around 20 inchesRead More
Polaris launches 2019 Indy EVO!
New sled is engineered specifically for new riders. Rumors of a mysterious ¾-size sled roaming around Roseau have swirled for years. Sightings have been few, but those telling the tales have been adamant that it exists. Turns out they were right! The new Polaris Indy EVO is the result of years of engineering development, marketRead More
Levi LaVallee to Perform Thrilling Snowmobile Stunt at “Polaris UpsideDowntown” on Super Bowl LIVE Presented by Verizon
LaVallee to jump his snowmobile nearly 100 feet and backflip over Nicollet Mall Polaris Release With Super Bowl LII just 30 days away and excitement building, the Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee and Polaris Industries, the global powersports leader, announced another feature attraction at Super Bowl LIVE Presented by Verizon, where professional snowmobile athlete LeviRead More