Or if you must be a ‘stats guy’, at least try to be on the surviving side of those stats by attending an Avalanche 1 Avalanche Awareness class as I did. Hosted by Rob’s Performance Motorsports in Johnson Creek, Wis., instructor Mike...

Waking up to flurries, sub-freezing temperatures and gnarled traffic can only mean one thing… Shootout Time is near! That’s right! The 24 th Annual New York Shootout is less than a week out. In short order, the AmSnow staff will make our...

The ‘look but don’t touch’ days for young riders are gone! Hot off the assembly line, Speedwerx is proud to introduce the 206RR Arctic Cat 120-size snowmobile. A machine designed to help fill the void between stock 120s and standard...

With winter conditions hitting hard across North America, AmSnow asked the driving experts at Team O’Neil Rally School in Littleton, N.H. for their best advice to get around this winter. Here’s what they had to say: Winter driving presents...

Forget the football and Black Friday chaos… Bring on Race Season! It’s hard to believe we’re just a few short days away from the official kickoff to the 2013-14 ISOC Amsoil Championship Snocross season on Friday, Nov. 29, 2013 in Duluth...

What is it exactly? I can’t say for sure, but the ‘Snow Concept’ vehicle just might be the future of your snow utility needs and winter enjoyment. Snow Concept idea man Gautier Arcouette dreamt up this latest innovation in snow transportation...

Three quick tips to go straight By Ross Halverson We’ve all been there. We’ve all seen it… the person whose arms shake just picking up a beverage because they’re still burning so badly from trying to keep their sled on well...

By Stephen W Clark I always try and resist the temptation to go on early season rides as they almost always lead to broken parts. This year I was determined more than ever to leave the sleds in the garage until we had a decent amount of snow to ride...

Anyone who’s started a new job before knows you’re often inundated with new information on a minute-by-minute basis. Today was no exception as Yamaha Snowmobile Headquarters in Pleasant Prairie, Wis. welcomed the AmSnow rookies (and a couple...

No matter how skilled a driver you are, or how many episodes of “Survivor” you’ve watched, we are too often under prepared to deal with the harsh conditions we require Mother Nature to deliver just to participate in our favorite pastime...

I’d like to start by thanking our Canadian friends in Toronto for hosting an outstanding show last weekend! We enjoyed our time north of the border and were very impressed with the International Snowmobile & ATV Show Toronto. Outstanding work...

Why do we see our favorite football players decked out in pink these days? In a show of support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month through the month of October. The snowmobile industry is no different, but we have our own Pink Ribbon Riders who continue...

Where can you find the latest and greatest related to sleds, apparel, gear and equipment this weekend? Look no further than Milwaukee. Wisconsin State Fair Park plays host to snowmobile-related vendors of all shapes and sizes the weekend of Oct. 18-20...

Professional backcountry snowmobiler, Tony Jenkins recently endorsed Bully Dog's Triple Dog GT tuner after using the device for driving a 350 h.p. Cummins-powered truck with a couple of snowmobiles on a bed deck, often with another four on a trailer...

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...