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The Ultimate Snowmobiler Returns to Crested Butte, CO

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

The weekend after the lifts have closed for skiing and riding, Crested Butte Mountain Resort will bring back The Ultimate Snowmobiler for the third year. The Ultimate Snowmobiler event, sponsored by the Rocky Mountain States HillClimb Association (RMSHA), is a weekend full of snowmobile and motorsports mayhem right at the base of the Colorado resort, April 8-10. New this year, there will be lift rides on the Red Lady Express chairlift on both Saturday and Sunday for foot passengers who wish to ...

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Blackjack Ski Resort to Host MESC This Weekend

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

Are you aching for some snowmobiling action? Then head to Blackjack Ski Resort in Bessemer, Mich., this weekend for the Midwest Extreme Snowmobile Challenge (MESC) hosted by Cor PowerSports! This three-day extravaganza will feature plenty of hillcross, cross country and hillclimb racing for you to get your late-season sledding fix. Conditions for the weekend are looking great. There's a 3-5-foot base of snow, and the area recently received over 12 inches of new snow! Discounted rates are a...

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Custom Handlebar Accessories for Ski-Doo's Gen4 REV Platform

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

BRP’s introduction of the new Ski-Doo REV Gen4 platform has led to a plethora of innovative accessories, including custom handlebar options that help riders find their ideal riding position and, in some cases, make quick changes throughout each ride. Here's a quick rundown: Forward Adjustable Riser (REV G4) – The innovative Forward Adjustable Riser (FAR) kit for MXZ TNT and Renegade Adrenaline Gen4 REV sleds offers the ability to move the bars more than four inches forward a...

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BRP Introduces Shock Kit for Gen4 X-RS

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

Based on feedback from Ski-Doo dealers and consumers, BRP is introducing a special promotion to add X-RS KYB Pro 40 shocks to the 2017 MXZ and Renegade models built on the new Gen4 REV platform. These high-quality and high-performance shocks are direct descendants from the MXZ 600RS snocross race sled, proven in toughest of conditions by the best riders. They feature single knob compression adjustment on all four shocka in the kit, with rebound adjustment added to the front dampers. All springs...

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RACE RECAP: King of the Mountain, Morris, PA

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

This past weekend, we ventured to Morris, Penn., for the Central PA Sleds and Treads 11th annual King of the Mountain event. With the terrible winter the northeast has had, this was a great way to wrap up the season. This event always has a large showing of sleds and spectators, and this year was no different. After last year's event was such a huge success, they were running on the main hill in front of the lodge at Ski Sawmill Family Resort once again. On Saturday morning, temps started o...

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Gates Announces G-Force Racing Sponsorships

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

Gates Corporation, a global diversified manufacturer of industrial, automotive, heavy-duty, and powersports aftermarket products, today announced its G-Force-sponsored racers for the 2016 season. The 25 sponsored racers represent a variety of winter, off-road and dirt powersports categories, including snowmobiling, snowmobile drag, snowmobile cross-country, ATV, side-by-side, and CVT. It was a very competitive application process, with many racers from across the U.S. applying for a limited numb...

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RACE RECAP: Hibbert Clinches 10th National Snocross Championship

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

This past weekend in Lake Geneva, Wis., was full of record-breaking moments for this season's final stop on the ISOC National Snocross tour. The crowds were larger and rowdier than ever at Grand Geneva Resort’s big, technical ski hill track, and those who came to cheer on Tucker Hibbert were not disappointed. Hibbert wasted no time clinching his 10th Pro National Championship on Friday night. After finishing first in both qualifying rounds, he only needed to finish ahead of Tim Trembl...

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Yamaha Announces Dealer Open House Schedule

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

The 2017 Yamaha Dealer Open House schedule is set! Stop by one of these participating dealers to check out the new turbocharged SideWinder for yourself. Reps will be on hand to answer questions, and special Open House offers will be available! If the Manufacturer’s Sneak Peek show tour doesn’t stop near you, this is a great way to touch and see a SideWinder before the end of Spring Power Surge. March 18-19Noon-5 PM, 9AM-3PMF&S Yamaha1800 SMITH STATION RDSPRING GROVE, PA 17362-89...

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Hibbert Has 10th Snocross Championship in Sight

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

This weekend, the ISOC National Snocross tour will make its final stop of the 2015-16 season at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva, Wis., and Tucker Hibbert will be racing to secure his 10th National Championship title. Hibbert currently holds a 97-point lead in the title standings, and 147 points will be on the line at Grand Geneva Resort, so Hibbert has the opportunity to clinch the title Friday night, which he has done in each of the last two years at the Grand Finale. “The number...

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FORECAST: Snowmobile Racing Season Isn't Over Yet!

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

There's heavy snow in the forecast for the upper Midwest this week, which means snowmobiling season may not actually be over quite yet. At the very least, the weather is good news for the last few racing events on the calendar, including two more Cor PowerSports cross-country races and three more rounds of hillclimb and hillcross racing in the MESC series. Right now, the schedule calls for three days of racing (April 1-3) at Blackjack Resort in Bessemer, Mich., which is supposed to receive ...

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Todd Palin Seriously Injured in Snowmobile Crash

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

UPDATED: March 15, 2016, 8:50 p.m. According to a CNN report, Todd Palin is in intensive care after being seriously injured in a snowmobile crash Sunday night in Alaska. Todd, the husband of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is a four-time Iron Dog race champion. On Tuesday, Sarah said Todd remained hospitalized with a collapsed lung, fractured ribs and a broken clavicle and shoulder blade. He had surgery late Monday to repair multiple fractures. According to Todd's father, Jim, the crash...

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Davidson Wins USXC Season Finale

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

The USXC saved its best for last, finishing the 2016 season in front of the year's largest crowd at Pinehurst Resort in Naytahwaush, Minn., this past weekend. Perfect weather and great ice conditions greeted 160 racers, and competition was intense as all four brands duked it out on the 10-mile ice course on North Twin Lake. The Naytahwaush Night Riders co-sponsored the event. Corey Davidson proved to everyone that he still has what it takes by winning the Pro Stock final on his Ski-Do...

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VIDEO: Levi LaVallee Makes St. Paul His Freestyle Playground

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

Growing up in Minnesota, snowmobiling legend Levi LaVallee dreamed of performing stunts in the city of St. Paul. A few weeks ago, with the support of both the city, he turned the bustling metropolis into his own personal freestyle playground, and the folks at Red Bull were there to get it all on film. The project included several high-risk jumps and stunning urban backdrops. Most would think a snowmobile is out of place in a big city, but LaVallee seems right at home! The Minnesota native and 1...

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Camso to Offer Snow Bike Conversion Kit

Posted one year ago by Ross Halvorson

Camso has entered the snow bike arena by announcing their own dirt-to-snow bike conversion kit. The new conversion system allows riders to switch the front wheel of their off-road motorcycle to a ski, and change the rear drive system to a tracked undercarriage. “Tracks and tracks systems are in our DNA,” says Bruce Dashnaw, Sales & Marketing Director – Powersports at Camso. “The snow bike niche is new and very exciting. We’re enthusiastic to become part o...

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RACE RECAP: Martin Outlasts Hibbert in ISOC Round 13

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

Tucker Hibbert has dominated the rest of the AMSOIL Championship Snocross field for the majority of the 2015-16 season. But it was another racer, Ross Martin, who finished on top of the podium in Round 13 at Route 66 Raceway (Joliet, Ill.) Friday night. The drag strip of Route 66 Raceway, having been converted into a tight and technical snocross course, featured one of the roughest tracks of the ISOC National season. Hibbert quickly moved through the field after a mid-pack start in the 15-rider...

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2017 Update: Arctic Cat Snow Vehicle

Posted one year ago by Ross Halvorson

The new snow bike-looking machine from Cat is a dedicated “snowmobile;” at least that’s what the engineers are building. The goal is to pass all SSCC (Snowmobile Safety Certification Committee) regulations. (More info on those rules at www.snowmobilesafetycertification.org) At our few glances of the SVX 450, first at Hay Days and then again in January, and again in February we noticed a few hurdles still remained. Things we questioned included a correct working headlight...

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Arctic Cat Releases a Limited Roger Skime-Edition ZR 6000

Posted one year ago by Ross Halvorson

As a tribute to 55 years of legendary service and innovation, Arctic Cat announced a very special Roger Skime edition of the ZR 6000 early Wednesday morning! News of the ZR 6000 RS broke several hours after Cat's official 2017 model release. Availability of the sled is extremely limited with production numbers capped at those sleds ordered only at Arctic Cat's 2017 Snowmobile Dealer Show. The RS Edition ZR 6000 reflects the ingenuity, and passion for performance that have defined Skime...

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Rob's Performance Motorsports Repeats as Ski-Doo Dealer of the Year

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

For the second year in a row, Rob's Performance Motorsports of Johnson Creek, Wis., was named Ski-Doo's 2016 National U.S. Dealer of the Year. This is the fifth time that Rob’s Performance has received the national title since being founded in 1982, having also been named National Dealer of the Year in 1994, 2001, 2006 and 2015. On behalf of American Snowmobiler magazine, we'd like to congratulate everyone at Rob's Performance for their continued commitment to excellence...

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X-Team Racers Win Iron Dog in Record Time

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

Ski-Doo X-Team racers Tyler Aklestad and Tyson Johnson won the 2016 Iron Dog race in Alaska last Saturday, shattering the previous record time by nearly five minutes. Todd Minnick and Nick Olstad finished in second place in the 2,031-mile race through the Alaskan bush, while Brad George and Robby Schachle took third. The multi-day race is the ultimate test of snowmobile durability and performance, as it runs over several days from Anchorage to Nome to Fairbanks. Of the 41 teams that started the...

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2017 Sneak Peek Tour Announced

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

The BIG 4 manufacturers are rolling out the new 2017 model year snowmobiles this week, and three of them (Yamaha, Ski-Doo and Polaris) are teaming up once again to take the latest product on tour across North America. The tour - which will make stops in both the U.S. and Canada - will begin in early March and last about a month. There’s no better way to experience the new models and learn about the latest technology then by visiting a manufacturer’s Sneak Peek tour location in your a...

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Mid-Season Review: 2016 Arctic Cat XF 8000 Crosstrek

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

I like to think of our 2016 Arctic Cat XF 8000 Crosstrek as our “Smokey and the Bandit” sled. If I had a long way to go, and a short (or even long) time to get there, this was the sled I was pulling out of our stable! The machine solved all our usual gripes about wind protection and lack of storage by coming with a tall windshield, including mirrors (what are those, right?), and soft saddlebags stock. The 800cc Suzuki twin under the hood has proven plenty reliable, and the TEAM clut...

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CANCELLED: NSSR Race in Chetek, WI

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

The NSSR race that was scheduled to take place in Chetek, Wis., this weekend has been cancelled due to insufficient ice and safety concerns for racers and spectators alike. It will not be rescheduled. There is still around 19 inches of ice on Lake Chetek in the middle of the lake, with some areas by the shore being at 14 inches. However, they did not get the cooler temps during the week that were needed build up more ice for the event. Saturday's forecast shows 50 F temps with th...

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AMSOIL Championship Snocross Will Return to Route 66 Raceway

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

Top snowmobile athletes will show off their skills on Route 66 Raceway when the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series returns to Joliet, Ill., March 5-6. The Raceway promises to offer fun for the whole family. Visit the manufacturer midway, grab a hot chocolate in the warming tent, or let the kids try out a youth-size snowmobile in the Kid Zone! There will also be autograph sessions, fireworks and opening ceremonies each day. Single-day ($35) and weekend ($50) tickets, as well as limited premium...

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LaVallee Wins Inaugural Snow Boundaries Race

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

This past Saturday (Feb. 20), about 200 racers competed in the Red Bull Snow Boundaries enduro race that was held at at ERX Motor Park in Elk River, Minn. Organizers spent hours making snow so the event could still go on, and the revised 8-mile loop featured both natural and man-made terrain, including tight wooded trails, high-speed swamps, vertical climbs, icy chicanes and big air snocross. In the Open Racer class, the legendary Levi LaVallee came back from more than a minute behind to&n...

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Cor PowerSports Announces Race Cancellations, Reschedulings

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

For the Cor PowerSports cross country racing series (and many other snowmobile racing organizations), the 2016 race season has been more about scrambling and rescheduling events due to low snow or lack of safe ice than actual racing. Last Friday, while setting up the Castle Rock course in Friendship, Wis., the winds picked up and the afternoon rain began. Shortly after they finished marking the 8-mile course, the crew noticed that there was water starting to pool in areas on the lake, and the p...

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RECALL: 2016 Arctic Cat 9000 Turbo Snowmobiles

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

Arctic Cat is recalling about 1,600 turbo 9000 snowmobiles from MY2016 due to possible brake failure, which poses a risk of injury or death. No incidents or injuries have been reported. The recalled sleds include all M 9000, XF 9000, XF 9000 Cross Trek and ZR 9000 models, which were sold in black, green, orange and white colors. The model name is on a decal on the top of the chassis between the seat and the rear bumper. The name Arctic Cat is on each side of the snowmobiles. The letter G ...

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PSB Survey: Dealers Report Decrease in Q4 Snowmobile Sales

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

According to a survey recently conducted by Powersports Business and RBC Capital Markets, fourth-quarter sales for snowmobiles are down from from the previous year for two-thirds of snowmobile dealers. This comes as no surprise considering the mild winter that many have been having in North America. Only 22% of dealers surveyed had increased sales in Q4, and 48% said sales were down 20% or more. Low snowfall totals are chiefly to blame for the dip in sales. Karen Shaw, owner of Belleville, Ont...

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Woody's to Host Snocross Meet & Greet

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

When the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series travels to Mt. Pleasant, Mich., at the end of the month, some of the racers and teams will be making a pit stop in the township of Hope, Mich., for a special Meet & Greet with fans. The event will take place at International Engineering & Manufacturing (IEM), maker of Woody’s traction products, on Thursday, Feb. 25 (9-11 a.m.). Semi haulers and race sleds will be on display for the public to tour, and racers will be on hand to chat ...

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RACE REPORT: Hibbert Extends Winning Streak at Eastern Snocross National

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

The AMSOIL ISOC National Snocross tour resumed action in Salamanca, N.Y., this past weekend, and Tucker Hibbert (Monster Energy / Arctic Cat / Ram Truck) was as dominant as ever, sweeping rounds nine and 10 to extend his winning streak to seven straight finals. In front of a large crowd at the Seneca-Allegany Resort and Casino, Hibbert pulled the holeshot nearly every time he hit the track, winning all four of his qualifying rounds and both Pro Open finals. With warm temperatures throughout the...

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NSSR Schedule Updates

Posted one year ago by Emily Hare

Last week, National Straightline Snowmobile Racing (NSSR) released what it hopes will be its last schedule adjustment this season. The unseasonably mild weather in the Midwest has put a damper on winter and a significant dent into the original NSSR schedule. Races at Green Bay, Wis.; Fairmont, Minn.; and Howard Lake, Minn., have been cancelled because of unsafe conditions, but the NSSR is hopeful that the events at Forest Lake, Minn., and Chetek, Wis., will still go on as scheduled. The Sweethe...

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