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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
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
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
If you thought the new 8000 series sleds were all Cat had coming for 2018, you thought wrong. There are new sleds, new component developments and new fruit from the company’s relationship with Yamaha. Read on to learn 8 solid reasons to stop into your local Arctic Cat dealership this spring. #1. Awesome newRead More
Ski-Doo is hanging onto the market share leadership position and isn’t interested in letting it go. In order to keep its leadership, the original Canadian snowmobile company is making six distinct updates to its extensive lineup. First, it’s proliferating its potent 850 E-Tec engine package and Gen 4 Rev chassis across its product families. Second,Read More
Jason “the Mailman” Soucie took the new 2018 Arctic Cat M8000 SnoPro out for a rip recently. He sent in a raving report on the first 2018 to hit the snow! We distilled his comments down to five things you need to know about the sled. Here you go… #1. “The new motor is awesome.Read More
We attended the Arctic Cat presser last week and spent quality time talking engines with the Cat Crew. Specifically, we talked about the highly anticipated 794cc C-TEC2-800 powerplant for 2018. Before we dive into some of the more interesting details, we should say that the goal for the project are lofty: more power, reduced emissions,Read More
It’s been said that in recreational sports, racing drives sales. For snowmobiling, racing drive innovation and every year the manufacturers work hard to out-race each other on the track, on the ice, and across the snow. Here is some information on the three race sleds revealed at Hay Days. Polaris – ALL-NEW Polaris AXYS Inspired 600RRead More
The Maxsled crew had a rough time this year as many of the snowmobilers did with the lack of snow. In my area the groomers never came out once the entire season because there was just nothing to groom. Therefore, we had to travel, as many of you did, and with a few other complicationsRead More
Ok, I know I say this just about every year, but being in West Yellowstone, MT in March and walking into the staging area to line upon line of new snowmobiles from the 4 OEMs is a really cool experience. Yes, sometimes what you think about being a snowmobile test rider or media member orRead More
