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
Thursday’s 3: Gift ideas from Arctic Cat
Need some inspiration for what to give your Cat diehard? We have a trio of nifty gift ideas straight from the factory. Sure, you could opt for something that bolts onto the sled, or branded apparel. Those are pretty low hanging fruit, in terms of gifting ideas. But what about something that has year-round usefulnessRead More
Thursday’s 3: Traction and Control products
With today’s crop of high performance trail sleds, traction and control are more important than ever. Since snow and ice will never be a high friction surface to ride on, it’s on us to develop ever-better ways to give our sleds an extra measure of safety and control. Here are three products to help youRead More
Thursday's 3: High tech riding gear for the trail rider.
This week we take a look at high performance trail riding gear sets from three giants of the clothing aftermarket. With winter coming on quickly across the Midwest and upper northeast, you’ll want to take a good look at these jackets and bibs to stay warm, and in one case, extra buoyant in case ofRead More
Thursday's 3: New gear from Ski-Doo
Snow has fallen and currently is staying in the upper Midwest and Great Lakes, portending a sure sign of the impending riding season as are announcements of more choices in new-for-2018 riding gear. Ski-Doo is the latest to announce new gear. A harbinger to the Christmas season, perhaps? If you don’t head off to yourRead More
Thursday's 3: New Gear from Arctic Cat
by: Jerry Bassett, Sr Executive Editor photos: Arctic Cat With the snow season quickly approaching, the sled makers are ramping up new gear options for us. Arctic Cat provides stylish modular one-piece suits as well as warm fleece tops to wear under them. To spice up your sled’s performance, Cat’s race team engineers worked withRead More
7 Things You Should Never Snowmobile Without
Snowmobiling is one of the most enjoyable winter activities a person could do and some would argue THE most enjoyable. When I was younger and snowmobiling around my neighborhood, I would put on my snowsuit, boots, gloves, and helmet and ride over to my friend’s house. From there we would ride the local ditches andRead More
Project 600 XCSP – Updates to our 2002 Polaris
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
Ski-Doo Releases Accessories for Gen4
Spring Fever is just setting in and Ski-Doo has already released a plethora of accessories for the Gen 4 REV chassis. BRP has developed several new accessories along with the new Ski-Doo REV Gen 4 platform that allow riders to fit snowmobiles to their needs. Of particular interest will be accessories surrounding the new OpenRead More
Thunder Products Big Venom Clutch Kit
We aren’t sure if you’ve heard the hype yet, but those of you who own one of the newer Yamaha SRVipers know that with the stock clutch setup they can be a bit jumpy at low end, and short on top end. They are quick on the trails from corner to corner, but they aren’tRead More