Winter is still going strong for the Northern Midwest. Two significant snow systems pushed through over the week, dumping over 7 inches of snow in some areas over each time in northwestern Minnesota, Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin. The Upper Peninsula is reporting a total of more than 10 inches of new snow. The WestRead More
Archives for February 2018
Max Racer: Podium in Warroad!
Another weekend is in the books. This weekend we were up in Warroad, Minnesota, for round six of the USXC series and it was a rough one. For starters, I seemed to have caught the bug going around and felt like complete garbage the days leading up to the race. I kinda just huddled upRead More
7 things to know about the 2019 Arctic Cats
Textron President Scott Donnelly spoke at the first combined dealer meeting since his company acquired Arctic Cat just over a year ago and laid out the best possible message a consumer could hear. “Our company is all about product,” he said. “New products matter. We’ve been in the vehicle business. Arctic Cat is a greatRead More
Ridden to the Max: 2018 Ski-Doo MXZ TNT 850
A good deal for spirited trail riding. You can expect to have a serious choice come April as Ski-Doo, which already announced its next generation 600cc E-TEC twin, most likely will offer it as the sidekick to the 850cc powered MXZ models. As a replacement for the current 600 E-TEC, we expect the new oneRead More
Taking People Snowmobiling and Meeting with other Outdoor Recreation Groups
This has been another busy couple of months at the ISMA office. Snow has fallen, and the trails are groomed for great riding. We have taken numerous government officials out snowmobiling – introducing them to our great winter activity… This year we are concentrating on taking Managers of Visitor and Convention Bureaus andRead More
Max Weather- your weekly sledder weather forecast
There was some snowfall for the Midwest and the West this past week. Higher elevations in the West received a fair amount of snow while the Midwest also received their share of snow with two significant systems that pushed through. Northeastern Minnesota, Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan received a lot of snow. Reports statedRead More
6 things to know about the 2019 Ski-Doo lineup
When you’re the clear market share leader for years at a time, it can be a tough task to keep it up. Some companies get complacent. Some get nichy. But Ski-Doo seems to have a knack for looking at what it has done to be successful and ask, “what can we do… better?” Our firstRead More
Ridden to the Max: 2018 Arctic Cat XF 8000 CrossTrek ES
Cat’s best “adventure” sled gains more growl, a sleeker coat and sharper claws for on or off trail treks. The wily Cat aficionado knows the 2018 CrossTrek with Cat’s own 794cc dual stage injection two-stroke gains muscle and efficiency plus a slimmer, more streamlined on snow presence. They also know that this “adventure” Cat withRead More
Max Weather- your weekly sledder weather forecast
A chilly weekend for the I500 race. Polar air sat across the Midwest for most of the weekend. Hopefully, everyone stayed warm for the races. Winds were also a factor this weekend picking up snow producing a low visibility in some areas. In other weather events, Montana received snow over the last week andRead More
Max Racer- Finishing my first USXC I500!
Two 500 mile races in two weeks! Now we’re finishing up in Bemidji, MN for the legendary USXC I500. The last three days have been a brutal 500 miles of racing through the Northern Minnesota countryside. Like last weekend’s Soo I500, this was my first shot at competing in this endurance race. The raceRead More