2021 Polaris RMK & KHAOS
New 2.75” Track Option, New QuickDrive2 Belt Drive In mid-January we had the chance to ride the 2021 Polaris mountain sleds in some extreme snow conditions. What we learned is the 2021 Polaris RMK is the most predictable & lightest weight mountain sled that is available. For 2021, Polaris... Read more
2021 Polaris 7S Touch Screen Display
Polaris already had the industry-best dash gauge with their GPS-equipped PIDD (Polaris Interactive Digital Display) but now they take it to the next level with their new “7S Touch Screen Display” with Ride Command and Group Ride Feature found on select 2021 MATRYX SnowCheck models. This the industry’s only... Read more
2021 SKI-DOO Summit 850 Turbo
The Year of the Factory TURBO. 6 Questions to consider on your Ski-Doo mountain sled purchase. There are those days you will remember for your whole life, and for me, the day Ski-Doo unveiled the Summit 850 Turbo is one I will not soon forget. From the unveil, through... Read more
2021 Yamaha
The Return of the Two-Strokes! Straight to the point – Yamaha is coming with SIX new two-stroke sleds for 2021! Before you get too excited, we need to clarify this for you. For the past few years Yamaha has offered a couple of two-stroke sleds, the VK 540 and... Read more
2021 Polaris MATRYX
Next Generation Trail and Crossover Platform With the new Polaris MATRYX platform for 2021 the body panels and rider ergonomics have been changed to allow the rider to better conform to the sled, have more room for maneuverability and be able to get further forward, all combining to make... Read more
Ski-Doo 2021
New Engines, New Suspensions, New Skis, Plus More? Continued development of new technology drives the fast-paced snowmobile industry and is what keeps Ski-Doo at the front of the pack. For 2021 Ski-Doo Ski-Doo leaps even further ahead of the industry with two new engines, two new suspensions, two new... Read more
Arctic Cat’s Single-Cylinder 2-Stroke EFI Engine
At the heart of Arctic Cat’s new BLAST models for 2021 is the industry’s first electronic fuel-injected, single-cylinder, 2-stroke engine – the 65+ HP-class C-TEC2 4000. With an industry-first design that’s compact and lightweight (under 50 pounds), this 400-class (397cc) two-stroke single-cylinder engine with electronic fuel injection and 3-stage... Read more
The Hulings Files – Mercury Sno-Twister Independence
Brad Hulings is considered by many to be one of the very best oval racers in the history of snowmobiling. He first earned the respect of the factory racers in the mid 1970s as a fierce independent racing Mercury Sno-Twisters, soon to be hired by Bob Eastman at Polaris.... Read more
2021 Arctic Cat BLAST Power to Weight Ratios
One of the most accurate indicators of performance is that of power to weight ratio. Some simple math should give us a better understanding of the performance potential and what to expect from the new 2021 Arctic Cat BLAST models. The 2-stroke EFI single cylinder engine with an exhaust... Read more
Off Trail Snowmobile Trespassing: “The Devil Made Me Do It”
The snowmobile industry has had long track mountain sleds for many years, at least 25 years by my best guess if we go by the introduction of the Ski-Doo Summit in 1994. Long track sleds are like a big snowshoe in that they provide greater flotation which is very... Read more