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The Colorado Snowmobile Association won the 2013 Take A Friend Snowmobiling Contest sponsored by the International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association. ISMA's members are Arctic Cat, BRP, Polaris, and Yamaha. The members of the CSA and their clubs...

USXC has released a DVD from the past 2012-2013 season. It will be playing on central Minn. television this summer and into fall. It will be available July 1. More info: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKzF7KBo4J0

There are only 4 Days Left To Comment on the Yellowstone Proposed Rule for Winter Use, according to the Blue Ribbon Coalition. The BlueRibbon Coalition is a national recreation group that champions responsible recreation, and encourages individual environmental...

Prince Edward Island Snowmobile Association has announced a 2014 Celebration Ride as part of the island's year long "Creation of our Nation Celebration." In 1864 the Father's of Confederation traveled to Charlottetown on Prince Edward...

For the first time in snowmobile sales history, Russia has reportedly outsold the U.S. in snowmobile sales, mainly due to three years of good snow seasons in Russia and a building economy. This “cold war” news comes from ISMA, the International...

University of Wisconsin-Madison's Clean Snowmobile Challenge 2013 team surveyed consumers and found responsible handling and quick acceleration the most important items in purchasing a new sled. The team released this information during their presentation...

Bill Bradfield, President of MichCanSka, announced a world snowmobiling tour to Moscow, Russia from Sault Ste. Marie at the International Snowmobile Congress in Green Bay, Wis. The tour is currently scheduled for February-March 2015. It is estimated...

Straightline Performance Inc. hired Rick Tiede as its' Marketing / Public Relations Manager. Rick will be responsible for planning, directing, and implementing Straightline Performance marketing activities. He joins the Straightline Performance team...

Taking a snowmobile to the extremes means a lot of different things to different people. For one snowmobiler that means jumping off a cliff. B.A.S.E. (Buildings, Antennas, Spans and Earth) jumper Erik Roner jumped off a cliff with his three GoPro cameras...

On a Sunny Sunday, the Snowmobile Hall of Fame held its annual Classic Sled Roundup on May 26, 2013. The event included a judged snowmobile display and a swap meet. Featured sleds were all 1973 snowmobiles. Arctic Cat snowmobiles and ATVs were on display...

BRP will have a booth at the Formula One Grand Prix du Canada on June 7-8-9, 2013 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montréal, Québec. While BRP has, for the third straight year, designed and produced the winning trophies, it will welcome the...

The Pink Ribbon Riders have announced their summer events to raise money for their organization. PRR provides financial assistance to both men and women diagnosed with breast cancer. Here are the upcoming events: June 1st thru June 14th- ONLINE Thirty...

X Games Aspen in Colorado is to be featured in the fourth episode of ‘Mountain Movers,’ National Geographic Channel’s new series. This episode features the entire Snow Park Technologies crew working around the clock, despite single digit...

BRP had its initial public offering on May 29 of 12,200,000 subordinate voting shares of the company at a price of $21.50 per share on the Toronto Stock Exchange, according to a BRP press release. The public offering resulted in approximately $262...

The Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs will host the International Snowmobile Congress in Green Bay, Wis. from June 5-8. Snowmobilers from the US, Canada, Sweden and Russia will be in attendance. The ISC will be held at the Radisson Hotel...

Nitro Circus founder, Travis Pastrana will bring Nitro Circus Live, a action sports spectacle to the U.S. and Canada for the first time in January 2014. Nitro Circus Live showcases over 40 action sports athletes performing daring and often record-breaking...

The Project S.O.S crew attempted to set a new Guinness World Record for distance traveled by a snowmobile on water on on May 20 at TJ’s Harbor Restaurant in Oshkosh, WI on Lake Winnebago. The team was challenged by 15-20 mph winds and 2-3-foot...

The TODAY show will discuss West Yellowstone and Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday, May 21. The segment will include a discussion with American Council of Snowmobile Association's Bill Howell.

The American Council of Snowmobile Associations held their annual DC Fly-In recently. The event brings together the volunteer state snowmobile leadership from across the country. This year representatives from 16 states were in attendance. ACSA, the Midwest...

Wyoming snowmobilers are lobbying state legislators to increase the cost of permits $10 for private riders and $30 for commercial outfits. The fees would likely raise $400,000 a year to help pay for the state to maintain Wyoming's 2,000 miles of snowmobile...

Tread Lightly has partnered with the Boy Scouts of America in the Scouts' Outdoor Ethics Program, according to Tread Lightly's Trails Spring Issue. Tread Lightly is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to protecting the great outdoors for...

Minneapolis, Minn. - Arctic Cat reported a 15% sales increase on sales of $671.6 million for the year, driven by strong snowmobile, ATV, and side-by-side sales. Snowmobile sales for the fiscal year, which ended March 31, 2013, increased 5% to $263...

Nelsons Speed Shop, in Greenville, Mich., hosted a grand reopening on May 11 after last June's fire destroyed the store, according to Fox17 Online . The dealership sells all four manufacturers snowmobiles, motorcycles, side by sides, jet skis and...

Ski-Doo has released a preview of the 2014 Ski-Doo MXZ x 600 RS race snowmobile specifications. The Valcourt Race Shop team will finalize this summer the snowmobile configurations in preparation for the coming season. Then all specs will be released this...

We just got back from Minneapolis and a trip behind the uber-high-security scene at 3M with the guys at Klim. We all know that 3M makes Post-It notes, Scotch tape, and tons of other useful stuff, but did you also know they use nanotechnology to build...