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AmSnow Blogs
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Is it Fall already? Deadlines loom at the end of the week, so the AmSnow staff is working hard at completing this year's Buyers Guide charts and Best of the Best pages, plus a surprise, you won't want to miss. Our popular charts were first laid out and edited a month ago to make sure that every snowmobile specification is ready for you to use this fall when preparing to buy a new sled! We're also readying everything for the Interactive...
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Mark, Savage, gets mic’ed as Boncher escapes the heat of the TV lights. (Find out in this "exciting!" series of blogs) You've got to be kidding, a vacation? Summers are extremely busy here at AmSnow, and not just because we're fixing things we broke (or wore out) last season. Sheesh! When do you think we write and edit all these magazines? After we churn up the snow all winter testing new equipment and taking pictures of everything...
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This last week, I had the pleasure of riding with snocrosser and mountain guide extraordinaire Carl Kuster at the Carl Kuster Mountain Park in Malakwa, British Columbia. The Park (CKMP for short) is located between Revelstoke and Sicamous along the Trans Canadian Highway and is smack dab in the middle of some of the best riding in the world. Carl created the park to teach people the correct ways to navigate the backcountry. From spotting potential...
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Last week I had the fortunate opportunity to put some miles on the new 3/4-sized 4-stroke snowmobiles from Premier Industries. I spent a day in the far northern reaches of Michigan's Upper Peninsula test riding and talking with owner Chris Bell. Here's my initial thoughts. 1.) These 200 and 300cc 4-stroke sleds are extremely stable. 2.) The sleds have responsive steering on the trails. 3.) The front and rear suspensions are extremely capable...
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Aw C'mon, we don't know anyone who eats sleds, ATVs or bikes! As if we didn't have enough to worry about with the economy still in major meltdown mode, now we need to be concerned about kids getting lead poisoning from eating their sleds, ATVs etc. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is limiting sales of all "toys" that contain lead. Nothing wrong with that, but somehow that has expanded to include kid-oriented 120cc snowmobiles...
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Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin - Who's got the most comprehensive warranty in the snowmobile business? Right now it's Yamaha and the easiest way to get that warranty is to register for the free Yamaha Advantage 4-Year Warranty Voucher before the deadline of April 15 th . No deposit is required and there's no obligation to buy anything. All you have to do is register before April 15 th . It's a smart idea to sign up for the voucher program...
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Just a heads up for all you asphalt racers out there, the 2009 AmSnow Super Sled Shootout is scheduled for the 26th/27th of September at US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan. There are sponsorship opportunities still available and the AmSnow staff will again be onhand and the event will be covered extensively in the December 2009 issue of AmSnow and on our website. This is a phenomenal place to get out and test your drag racing skills and a...
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You've seen them in our magazine and heard us talk about them on the website before, but now you can see the new Enforcer 200 and Enforcer 300 from Premier Recreational Products in action. Check out this video of these smaller, yet very capable 4-stroke sleds. Click here to watch
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Guinness record-setter’s Venture still runs original engine By Mark Savage Maine - Somewhere between Frenchville and Van Buren, Maine, marathon man Bob Davis saw his RS Venture's odometer roll from 39,999 miles to 40,000 even. I should know; I was there! Trumpets, confetti, dancing girls? No, but we did take a few pictures (as you see here) and the good folks at the Lakeview Restaurant in St. Agatha, Maine, made him a colorful cake (check out...
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Ed Miller and his team went 139.7mph in 750 feet on this Yamaha powered sled with Cat hood and side panels. The 1000cc turbo has a 144-inch Wahl suspension and tunnel, Stud Boy/Woodys traction, runs on V.P. 116 race fuel, and has plenty of billet to catch your eye. Each year, one of the fastest and most fun local snowmobile events in the Northwoods of Wisconsin is Cruiserfest in Minocqua. This year, the 'run-what-you-brung' snowmobile ice...
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Stephen W Clark carving up the powder on a ArcticCat M8 HCR. Photo courtesy of Kort Duce By: Stephen Clark, AmSnow correspondent It has been pretty hectic since my last blog post. Mark Boncher, AmSnow's Senior Editor, flew out a couple of weeks ago, and we went and rode the new Yamaha's in Wyoming. They officially launched the machines on Tuesday, so we are now allowed to talk about them. And thank goodness because it has been hard not talk...
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This last weekend I got the chance to ride the ERX snocross park in Elk River, Minnesota. Mind you, I am a novice snocross track rider and stayed away from doing any crazy triples. I also didn't torch through the rythym sections of the course, but it was a blast to go out and ride the same track that the pros practice on. The big table top jump was a lot of fun and relatively harmless. While I was at the track I saw little kids on their 120s rolling...
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By: Stephen Clark, AmSnow correspondent Snowmobiling has taken off in a big way in the west certainly for me anyway. For the last week it has been non-stop on the road going from event to event covering them for Am Snow. It started last Friday with the RMSHA race in Preston Idaho, I had originally planned on only attending for one day but I had so much fun on Friday that I couldn't miss the finals on Saturday. The weather was stunning so it made...
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By: Stephen Clark, AmSnow correspondent The 2009 RMSHA Hill Climb race season begins in Preston Idaho this Friday 01/16-17. And after close to a month in the office stuck behind the keyboard of a laptop I can hardly wait to get out shoot some pictures and see what is going on in the RMSHA paddock this season. A recent phone call with RMSHA president Scott Crane enlightened me somewhat as to what is going on with RMSHA these days. It seems that the...
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I'm sick, absolutely sick, after learning of this weekend's bizarre incident in Wisconsin's Waupaca County, where snowmobilers purposely killed and tortured deer. This is nothing short of crazy. There is no excuse. The people who killed the deer are sick and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. In short, here's what we know after reading many reports and our staff calling a variety of DNR and police officials, snowmobile...
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