Yamaha’s 50/50 Crossover Powerhouse For the 2019 season we got our hands on a Yamaha Sidewinder XTX LE 141” with the 1.75” lug Backcountry X track. I’ll have to admit, this was my first full winter on a 4-stroke. A few years back Yamaha came out with the “different... Read more
Polaris Indy XC 850 – 1,200 Mile Test Report
New Models / Features
January 16, 2020
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As I drove the Indy XC 850 onto the trailer after my last ride of the season, I sat listening to the rumble of that big twin idling and then turned the key off. We all know that moment when we have just completed our last ride of the... Read more
SnowTech Western Editor Jerry Mathews had a unique opportunity to ride the all new Ski-Doo 850 E-TEC Turbo on Jan 13th just hours before the sled was released to the public. Here is a quick first ride report from the field – more to come soon, and look for... Read more
A Historic Moment for Snowmobiling Thinking back over the history of snowmobiling we can all think of some epic moments in history where new sleds or technology came along that, looking back, can truly be identified as game-changing. Sleds like the Polaris TX-L Indy back in 1980 with its... Read more
2020 Ski-Doo Renegade Sport 600 ACE
New Models / Features
January 9, 2020
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– A Budget Friendly Trail Sled Great winter experiences with friends and family don’t have to cost a lot. Riders looking for a comfortable, confident ride down the trail or off the beaten path need look no further than the new Renegade Sport. With its hard-to-miss sweet spot for... Read more
1,183 Mile Test Report – During the last days of January 2019 I picked up a brand new Sidewinder SRX LE with 0 km’s to embark on a saddlebag trip through Central and Northern Ontario. I added a tall windshield and saddlebags and hit the trail, logging 1,906 km... Read more
2020 Ski-Doo Expedition Xtreme: 750 Mile Test Report
New Models / Features
December 17, 2019
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Sport Utility with an Attitude What kind of sled is that? Time and time again, that was exactly what people would ask us. They’d never seen a sled quite like this before. It looked like a 4-stroke, but sounded like a 2-stroke. And then there was the intimidating track... Read more
For several years we have been asking for a snowmobile manufacturer to “rebuild the pyramid”. Let us explain. Since the introduction of the very first snowmobile, technology and capability has progressed and advanced. Slowly but surely, with each passing year the machines became more powerful & faster, fitted with... Read more
The trails haven’t even opened yet, but Arctic Cat is moving forward and changing the way they’ve done things in the past by releasing limited information on some (not all) of their 2021 line-up. You read that right, they’re already showing us some of their 2021 snowmobiles – in... Read more
How the 2020 Ski-Doo Summit X Expert Compares to the Other Summit Models By Jerry Mathews – SnowTech Mountain You’ve decided to purchase a new Ski-Doo mountain sled. Now you have to figure out which one is for you. With many models to choose from, this decision can be... Read more