From Sledders For Sledders
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
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
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
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
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
Wow, what a week! We have been on the U.S. border in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, for the 50th annual Soo I500. This was my rookie year at the Soo, and I had the honor of riding with Keith Gainforth from Gainforth Racing. For those of you that aren’t familiar with the Soo I500, itRead More
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
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
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
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
