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...

Last week we were able to ride the new 2013 Nytro XTX 1.75 and also test the new dual keel Tuner ski from Yamaha. The new 1.75 lug track for the XTX proved to be a very capable track for the Nytro to boost its off-trail prowess. While we did not test...

We received this letter below from Steve Kroll, Grand Rapids, Mich., about his construction of a home-made snowmobile deck . Here's the story. I have a brother, Dan, who has a 1991 Mach 1 617cc That is, let's just say, a little out dated. And...

If you're a guy who needs to replace his/her primary clutch and would also like to save some weight in the process and possibly get a little more performance, then you should check out what the boys at CV Tech have to offer. CV Tech makes OEM replacement...

This year, we will be putting together a 'project sled' for the average trail rider. This is not going to be a nitrous boosted, or pumped up turbo, or supercharged mega sled. So, if you're like most snowmobilers you like to gussy up your...

Many of you may remember the article and postings we have done regarding RND Innovators and their rear axle driven sled. This is a project we have kept our eyes on for some time and now engineer and owner Shawn Watling has come up with a new driver for...

AmSnow's resident avalanche expert, Mike Duffy, recently emailed us to give a progress report of how the new avalanche class tour sponsored by Ski-Doo is going. Here's a few comments from Mike. "T he BRP avalanche class tour in the US...

It's about that time of the year when we start picking up our magazine demo sleds from the manufacturers. First on the list this year is Yamaha and the Editors here at AmSnow will be picking up a new Venture, a new Vector and an Apex XTX with a new...

By Stephen W Clark, AmSnow's Western Editor It has been quite a while since my last blog here on AmSnow.com and with winter fast approaching I figured now would be a good time to post a little update with what's been going on over the last...

Just a few short weeks now and the crew here at AmSnow will be heading out to Western New York to the annual New York Shootout near Old Forge, New York in the little town of Woodgate. This is one of our most favorite events of the year as it is really...

The AmSnow team came back with hundreds of photos from this weekend's Super Sled Shootout in Martin, Michigan. Throughout this week we are updating the shootout gallery with new, fun and unique photos. Fans and competitors should check back each...

This last weekend at the AmSnow Super Sled Shootout and MSA All Sports Show in Martin, Michigan the Pink Ribbon Riders (PRR) handed out yet another award for one of their many of their recipients. The PRR is a non-profit organization that works to...

Shawn Watling, owner of RND Innovators, has been very busy designing and building a new rear axle drive RND Drag Sled. His partner in this project, Mark Bourgeois of CJ Motorsports, owns this first prototype sled and Shawn is using Mark’s...

The tents are already being set up, plans are made and the one of the most exciting weekends of the fall is almost underway! That's right, we are just a few short days away from the 22nd annual AmSnow Super Sled Shootout presented this year by Aeroquip...

Recently I spoke with our local Triton Trailer dealer (Donny Kompas of AER Trailers) about fundraising for clubs. There are endless possibilities when it comes to fundraising for your clubs but raffles have been raising a large portion of the funds for...

Team Blue is Back! Last year Yamaha corporate did not field any true racing teams, but all that is changing for this upcoming season. Yamaha will have a half dozen racers and their teams spread across the USCC cross-country circuit and three more on...

This last weekend Editor Mark Savage and myself were up in Thief River Falls, Minnesota celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Arctic Cat snowmobiles. Arctic Cat's 50th marks a milestone which began in 1961 when Edgar Hetteen founded Polar Manufacturing...

Recently I've read articles in many magazines from titles like Road and Track to more scientific titles like Popular Science, all discussing ethanol as a fuel. I've also been running my boats, bikes and summer toys regularly for a few weeks now...