From Sledders For Sledders
February 28th – March 1st Winter Storm Recap Here are some of the snow totals from last week’s winter weather event. More snow than expected fell across far northern Michigan, where a heavy and persistent snow band set up and produced over a foot of snow in some locations. Amounts in eastern Wisconsin were inRead 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
February 23-24 Winter Storm Recap Last week’s storm definitely panned out for snow lovers across the affected region. Despite a sudden southeastern shift in the overall track of the system, it still produced a wide swath of 6-12+ inches of snow from northern Nebraska to northeastern Wisconsin. The highest snow total I saw was 15” inRead 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
My name is Mark Bresnahan, and snowmobiling has been my lifelong passion. Starting at a young age on a 1981 Kitty Cat and progressing to a recently purchased 2012 Ski-Doo GSX, I’ve ridden my whole life. Whether it’s driving down beautifully groomed trails or carving the deep powder in the swamps of northern Minnesota, IRead 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
Arctic Cat Inc. has signed a definitive merger agreement under which Textron Inc. will acquire Arctic Cat in a cash transaction valued at approximately $247 million, plus the assumption of existing debt. Arctic Cat anticipates that tender offer materials will be provided to shareholders no later than February 7, 2017. Seasoned snowmobilers will remember TextronRead 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
Stillwater Snowmobile Club announces their 4th Annual “The Older The Better” Vintage Snowmobile Event coming up Saturday, February 4, 2017 9:30 A.M. to 4 P.M. Vintage sled and Best Outfit registration will be 9:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. with sled judging between 11:30A.M.-1P.M. After that there will be a vintage sled ride to the shelter andRead More
