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
4 Things you need to know about the new 2019 Polaris lineup
Evolutionary changes and a big power grab highlight Polaris for 2019 For model year 2019, Polaris covers the full range of riders from newbie to aggressive veteran, trail shredder to mountain maverick, with a slate of sleds that shows off Polaris engineering, electronic mastery and marketing savvy. There’s a whole new level of performance asRead More
Lavallee Nails Historic Back Flip
Our on the snow reporter, Steve Dubbs, captured Levi Lavallee mid-air as he performed an historic snowmobile back flip for a pre-game day crowd gathered for Super Bowl 52 in downtown Minneapolis, Minn. The 35-year-old wasn’t concerned about the minus zero wind chill and falling snows, but he had been concerned that winds of moreRead 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
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
Maxing Out The Numbers: Arctic Cat ZR 6000 El Tigre ES 129 versus Polaris 600 RUSH XCR
How do two of 2018’s best flatland sportsters compare? When sport riders hit the Midwest’s trail system, they think big and fast. But at sea level 125-horsepower can be plenty “big” and fast enough for most of us. That’s why we’re concentrating on a comparison of Polaris’ 600 Rush XCR and Arctic Cat’s ZR 6000Read More
Thursday’s 3: Nifty gifts from Polaris
Christmas shopping is coming to a close, but there’s still time to find something cool at your local snowmobile dealership. This week we take a look at a collection of gifting options from Polaris. Our eclectic set ranges from under $20 to $799. Each of these ideas is guaranteed to make someone happy when theyRead More
Ridden to the Max: 2018 Polaris 800 Rush Pro-S
Polaris’ rider-centric 2018 800 Rush Pro-S is a stand-apart trail icon. The 2010 Rush with its Pro-Ride monoshock rear suspension set Polaris’ performance trail sleds apart from the crowd. An enduring concept it’s evolved into the Pro-XC seen in the current 2018 Polaris 800 Rush Pro-S and still differentiates Polaris from its competition in seriousRead More
4 Choices: High Performance Flatlander Options
By Jerry Bassett, Sr Executive Editor Choices? You betcha says the Minnesota-based ride review staff. For model year 2018 we’ve pinned down what we’d want for high performance riding for the upcoming snow season. Fancy this, only one of our four choices is what the original equipment manufacturer would call its “trail” option. The restRead More