The season’s best snowmobiling photos

A collection of some of the best photos from the 2013-2014 sledding season

by Kirsten Armleder

A rider in a green snowmobile suit on a green and white snowmobile.
Rebecca Bromberger managed to snap a few photos of her brother, George, carving on his new Ski-Doo FreeRide just before the sun set near Barrhead, Alberta. Rebecca Bromberger photo

Another snowmobiling season in Western Canada has come and gone. By now, most of us have packed away our gear and said goodnight to our sleds for the summer—maybe even shedding a tear in the process.

But we still have the memories, and the photos, to help us get through the next six months. A big thank you goes out to everyone who submitted photos for our annual Hotshot contest. We had so many great ones sent in—which made it difficult for our judges to pick a winner every month.

A big thank you also goes out to our sponsors, who supplied us with many great prizes to give away each month.

We won’t be giving away any more until next season, but you are welcome to continue sending in your sledding shots and videos throughout the summer months. We’ll even give you a free subscription to SnoRiders print magazine for doing so.

Or, you can visit our sister site, RidersWest, and enter your summer riding photos (ATVing, boating, dirt biking and motorcycling) in the RidersWest Hotshot Contest.

Here are some randomly selected photos from the 2013-2014 sledding season we thought you'd enjoy: 

A snowmobiler laying it over with the mountains in the background.
Here is Tyler Tarr carving on his 2008 M1000 with a beautiful view up Meadow Mountain in B.C. Photo courtesy Candice Chernenkoff
A snowmobiler spraying up a huge cloud of snow around him.
Here is Gary Van on his 2014 RMK pro, busting through some powder up at Frisby in Revelstoke, B.C. Photo submitted by Ryen Dunford
A snowmobile sitting on the top of a bare rock.
This photo was taken in the Onion riding area near Smithers, B.C., early on in the season. The snow was a bit thin in spots! Photo submitted by Tyler George
A black and white photo of a snowmobiler in the air.
Cody Lumax knows how to send his 2014 Polaris Assault into the air. This photo was taken near Nelson, B.C. Photo submitted by Billy Stevens
A snowmobile parked in the prairies with a beautiful sunset behind it.
Greg Wells sent us this photo, and he wrote, “If we can't have great snow, at least we can have great sunsets.” It was sent in from Saskatchewan. Photo submitted by Greg Wells
A small girl standing on a green Kitty Kat snowmobile.
Here, six-year-old rider Karsyn Brown cruises on her 2000 z120 just east of Red Deer, Alberta. After a snowfall of more than 14 inches the day before, Karsyn and her family were excited to get the machines out the next morning for the first ride of the season. Photo submitted by Robin Brown
A snowmobiler carving with the setting sun in the background.
Courtney Langford took this picture of her boyfriend riding in Castlegar, B.C. on a 2013 Ski-Doo Summit X. Photo submitted by Courtney Langford
A snowmobiler on an orange sled popping a wheelie.
Here is Brysen Bert catching some air along the banks of the Moose Jaw River, south of Drinkwater, Saskatchewan. Blair Alderton photo
A rider in the air riding in the mountains.
A few buddies camped out in the mountains near Smithers, B.C., for a week with their snowboards and snowmobiles; this is just a small taste of what they were up to. Photo submitted by Curtis Hofsink

Tell us which one is your favourite by commenting via Facebook below. 

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