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...

In our January Racing issue this last season we had a short article on the Briggs and Stratton 206 crate engine. To refresh your memories, this awesome little powerplant is leveling the field in youth racing. The Briggs motor drops right into a 120 youth...

This is a project sled that we have been working on. This 2005 Ski-Doo Mach Z was the baddest boy on the lake when it was first introduced. The big twin 1000cc 2-stroker was rated at well over 160 hp stock which made it top dog as far as out-of-the-box...

The snow is melting fast in the East and Midwest, and AmSnow ’s Senior Editor Mark Boncher took his last snowmobiling trip of the season to Vagabond Ranch in Colo. Easter weekend. Snowmobiling may not be the first thing you think of when the...

Not doing the Harlem Shake, but shaking with excitement! We just recently returned from our annual trip out west for SnowShoot. This is our one chance every year to ride all the brand new stuff... and it's a blast! It is a lot of hard work too...

By Christie Green "Pass the moisturizer honey!" OK, we know that doesn’t sound macho enough for most snowmobilers, but as the warmer weather arrives we have a chance for final rides while wearing fewer layers. The change in the temperatures...

By Christie Green "OK now make a figure-eight," Senior Editor Mark Boncher yelled to me on a beautiful 30-degree day on a patch of ice. To most of my friends who are into Cosmopolitan magazine more than snowmobiling they would have thought...

Our editors like nothing better than for someone to ask us what we think about snowmobiling and snowmobiles. So when local NPR station WUWM asked us to tell them what’s new this season, well, just try to shut us up! Listen to editor (and noted Motor...

Dear Editor, I am writing to thank you for your article regarding the use of Tek vests. I was in a bad snowmobile accident on January 27, 2012 in northern Wisconsin. It was a narrow trail and I hit a mogul with my right ski, which jarred my hand from...

Every year we weigh our entire fleet of demo sleds. Recently we took preliminary weights on our brand new Intercomp wireless scales after taking possession of our demo sleds. We weigh them wet, that means topped off with fuel, oil, coolant, brake fluid...

Winter is finally here and recently arrived in a big way. After months at a computer and phone calls lining up projects for the winter it feels really good to head out and ride some deep snow. And thankfully the deep snow has arrived. We tried our...

This is a work in progress, but VERY exciting! Here's what we have so far on the 660' "Turbo Time" Cat trail turbo shootout which will take place at the AmSnow/Dynotech New York Shootout in Woodgate, NY on Dec 7. This is a one at...

Polaris announced it is extending the Winning Riders program through the 2013 sales season, meaning contributions will be made next year to snowmobile clubs based on retail sales of new Polaris snowmobiles between April 1, 2012, and March 31, 2013. From...

Finally I am part of the club! Not just any club though, a very prestigious, elite, good looking, smart, athletic, humorous and exciting club known as the 'Snowmobile Dads Club.' Seriously though, I have waited for many years to officially be...

9 deaths per 100,000 snowmobiles … sounds like an extremely high fatality rate and we should all start wrapping our sleds in bubble wrap right? I recently read this stat in an article on USA Today online that was discussing how dangerous winter...

North Branch, Minnesota - Sno Barons and BlackJack Racing Circuit The Hay Days Snowmobile Grass Drags is the largest event in the world for Grass Drags. The Population of this event will exceed 40,000 people this year. Digitally Xtreme will be adding...

Recently we took a summer-time trip to the farm fields of central New York to visit the guys at Curve Industries. You probably know them for their skis, but Curve is quickly becoming known as the 'handling experts' when it comes to aftermarket...

Ever wonder what the guys at Yamaha Snow Division do in the summer? Well, they are plenty busy working on snowmobiling objectives, however, they found time this week to help out with the delivering all kinds of food and other essentials to children and...

Funeral services for Dan Cerio will be conducted Thursday, 10 a.m. at St. Ann's Church, Manlius, NY, where a Mass of Christian. Burial will be celebrated. Entombment will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday from...

Dan Cerio died Saturday in the first of a series of Outlaw Snowmobile asphalt drag races we have begun sponsoring at the US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Mich. The races also are sponsored by Aeroquip, a division of Eaton Corp., and are aimed at providing...

Cable Willford became the first person in history to race a four-stroke snowmobile to a podium finish in RMSHA hillclimb competition at Schweitzer Mountain Resort in Sandpoint, Idaho on Saturday, April 14. With a blazing run of 1 min. 2.937 sec., Willford...

Tucker Hibbert had a set back last week in his recovery from a grade four kidney laceration he sustained Saturday, March 17 in Wisconsin at the final ISOC National Snocross event of the season. After being released from the hospital in Milwaukee and...

Pink Ribbon Riders reported that over 900 people participated in their seven events during the 2012 Snow Run Tour. The tour started in January at the 6 th Annual Minnesota Snow Run then onto North Dakota, Michigan and half way thru the tour it headed...

Editor's Note: We received this message from Paul Thacker Hello there sports fans!! PT checking in with a little update on my world! First off I have to say, BUSY!! I think I am more busy now that before. It's a little crazy, good crazy. The...

CR Racing, a British Columbia service shop, has modified a 2012 Yamaha Nytro MTX that is appraised now at just under $50,000. The snowmobile was modified for Wes Tomyn of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta and Tomyn tested out the new sled recently in Revelstoke...