Our readers have cast their votes and the results have been tallied for the 16th annual SnoRiders Rider’s Choice Awards. These annual awards are based on surveys that ran in last season’s SnoRiders magazine. By perusing this list, you will find some great ideas for snowmobiling in the western provinces—B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba—as well as Yukon. Our readers also indicated they’d like to try out the riding in Ontario, Alaska, Montana, Idaho and Colorado. Whether you’re looking for mountain riding or groomed trails, deep powder or fabulous scenery, challenging sledding or family-oriented trails, you’ll find it all on this list. Our readers have also indicated their favourite resorts, restaurants, snowmobile dealers and products.
| FAVOURITE OVERALL SNOWMOBILING AREA IN BC: | |
| Platinum | Sicamous |
| Gold | Revelstoke |
| Silver | Golden |
| Bronze | Cranbrook |
| FAVOURITE OVERALL SNOWMOBILING AREA IN AB: | |
| Platinum | Crowsnest Pass |
| Gold | Whitecourt |
| Silver | Fort McMurray |
| Bronze | Sundre |
| FAVOURITE OVERALL SNOWMOBILING AREA IN SK: | |
| Platinum | Hudson Bay |
| Gold | Preeceville/Sturgis/Endeavour |
| Silver | Duck Mountain Provincial Park |
| Bronze | Yorkton |
| FAVOURITE OVERALL SNOWMOBILING AREA IN MB: | |
| Platinum | Whiteshell Provincial Park |
| Gold | Lac du Bonnet |
| Silver | Woodridge |
| Bronze | Swan River |
| FAVOURITE OVERALL SNOWMOBILING AREA IN YUKON: | |
| Platinum | Whitehorse |
| FAVOURITE SNOWMOBILING AREA IN WESTERN CANADA: | |
| Platinum | Elk Valley - Fernie/Corbin, BC |
| Gold | Radium Hot Springs, BC |
| Silver | Cranbrook, BC |
| Bronze | Sicamous, BC |
| FAVOURITE SCENIC SNOWMOBILING AREA IN BC: | |
| Platinum | Sicamous |
| Gold | Golden |
| Silver | Cranbrook |
| Bronze | Revelstoke |
| FAVOURITE SCENIC SNOWMOBILING AREA IN AB: | |
| Platinum | Crowsnest Pass |
| Gold | Cadomin |
| Silver | Kananaskis Country |
| Bronze | Whitecourt |
| FAVOURITE SCENIC SNOWMOBILING AREA IN SK: | |
| Platinum | Hudson Bay |
| Gold | Candle Lake |
| Silver | Sturgis |
| Bronze | Qu'Appelle Valley |
| FAVOURITE SCENIC SNOWMOBILING AREA IN MB: | |
| Platinum | Whiteshell Provincial Park |
| Gold | Lac du Bonnet |
| Silver | Sandilands Provincial Park |
| Bronze | Gimli |
| FAVOURITE MOUNTAIN RIDING AREA IN BC: | |
| Platinum | Golden |
| Gold | Revelstoke |
| Silver | Radium Hot Springs |
| Bronze | Cranbrook |
| FAVOURITE MOUNTAIN RIDING AREA IN AB: | |
| Platinum | Crowsnest Pass |
| Gold | Cadomin |
| Silver | West Castle Area |
| Bronze | Canmore Area |
| FAVOURITE MOUNTAIN RIDING AREA IN MB: | |
| Platinum | Pembina Valley |
| Gold | Swan Valley |
| Silver | Spruce Woods Provincial Park |
| Bronze | Duck Mountain Provincial Park |
| FAVOURITE GROOMED TRAIL RIDING IN BC: | |
| Platinum | Elk Valley - Corbin |
| Gold | Sicamous |
| Silver | Golden |
| Bronze | Cranbrook/Lumberton |
| FAVOURITE GROOMED TRAIL RIDING IN AB: | |
| Platinum | Crowsnest Pass |
| Gold | Grande Prairie |
| Silver | Fort McMurray |
| Bronze | West Castle Area |
| FAVOURITE GROOMED TRAIL RIDING IN SK: | |
| Platinum | Hudson Bay |
| Gold | Kelvington |
| Silver | Sturgis/Preeceville |
| Bronze | Yorkton |
| FAVOURITE GROOMED TRAIL RIDING IN MB: | |
| Platinum | Whiteshell Provincial Park |
| Gold | Woodridge |
| Silver | Lac du Bonnet |
| Bronze | Dauphin |
| FAVOURITE POWDER RIDING IN BC: | |
| Platinum | Sicamous |
| Gold | Elk Valley - Corbin |
| Silver | Golden |
| Bronze | Blue Lake - Columbia/Shuswap Area |
| FAVOURITE POWDER RIDING IN AB: | |
| Platinum | Crowsnest Pass |
| Gold | Swan Hills |
| Silver | Grande Cache |
| Bronze | Whitecourt |
| FAVOURITE POWDER RIDING IN SK: | |
| Platinum | Hudson Bay |
| Gold | Porcupine Plain |
| Silver | Yorkton |
| Bronze | Candle Lake |
| FAVOURITE POWDER RIDING IN MB: | |
| Platinum | Lac du Bonnet |
| Gold | Moose Lake Provincial Park |
| Silver | Whiteshell Provincial Park |
| Bronze | Spruce Woods Provincial Park |
| MOST CHALLENGING RIDING AREA IN BC: | |
| Platinum | Golden |
| Gold | Revelstoke |
| Silver | Radium Hot Springs |
| Bronze | Corbin - Elk Valley |
| MOST CHALLENGING RIDING AREA IN AB: | |
| Platinum | Crowsnest Pass |
| Gold | West Castle Area |
| Silver | Cadomin |
| Bronze | Fort McMurray |
| MOST CHALLENGING RIDING AREA IN SK: | |
| Platinum | Hudson Bay |
| Gold | Porcupine Plain |
| Silver | La Ronge |
| Bronze | Watrous |
| MOST CHALLENGING RIDING AREA IN MB: | |
| Platinum | Whiteshell Provincial Park |
| Gold | Swan Valley |
| Silver | Grand Beach Provincial Park |
| Bronze | Flin Flon |
| AREA YOU WOULD LIKE MOST TO RIDE IN FUTURE BC: | |
| Platinum | Sicamous |
| Gold | Pemberton |
| Silver | Revelstoke |
| Bronze | Valemount |
| AREA YOU WOULD LIKE MOST TO RIDE IN FUTURE AB: | |
| Platinum | Crowsnest Pass |
| Gold | Lakeland Region |
| Silver | Lloydminster |
| Bronze | Whitecourt |
| AREA YOU WOULD LIKE MOST TO RIDE IN FUTURE MB: | |
| Platinum | Whiteshell Provincial Park |
| Gold | Swan Valley |
| Silver | The Pas |
| Bronze | Interlake Region |
| AREA YOU WOULD LIKE MOST TO RIDE IN FUTURE OTHER: | |
| Platinum | Hudson Bay, SK |
| Gold | Yukon |
| Silver | Ontario |
| Bronze | Candle Lake, SK |
| AREA YOU WOULD LIKE MOST TO RIDE IN FUTURE USA: | |
| Platinum | Alaska |
| Gold | West Yellowstone, MT |
| Silver | McCall, Idaho |
| Bronze | Colorado Rockies |
| FAVOURITE RESORT OR MOTEL - NATIONAL CHAIN: | |
| Platinum | Prestige Hotels & Resorts |
| Gold | Best Western |
| Silver | Super 8 |
| Bronze | Sandman |
| FAVOURITE RESORT OR MOTEL IN BC: | |
| Platinum | Bighorn Meadows Resort, Radium Hot Springs |
| Gold | Best Western Sicamous Inn, Sicamous |
| Silver | Eagle Valley Lodge, Sicamous |
| Bronze | Panorama Springs Lodge, Panarama |
| FAVOURITE RESORT OR MOTEL IN AB: | |
| Platinum | Summit Creek Cabins, Crowsnest Pass |
| Gold | Lake Louise Inn, Lake Louise |
| Silver | Stop Inn Motel, Crowsnest Pass |
| Bronze | |
| FAVOURITE RESORT OR MOTEL IN SK: | |
| Platinum | Fir River Ranch, Hudson Bay |
| Gold | Weekes Hotel, Weekes |
| Silver | Manitou Springs Resort & Mineral Spa, Manitou Beach |
| Bronze | Jackpine Cabins, Hudson Bay |
| FAVOURITE RESORT OR MOTEL IN MB: | |
| Platinum | Betula Lake Resort, Seven Sisters Falls |
| Gold | White Lake Resort, Rennie |
| Silver | Hotel La Broquerie, La Broquerie |
| Bronze | Falcon Lake Hotel, Falcon Lake |
| FAVOURITE RESTAURANT - NATIONAL CHAIN: | |
| Platinum | The Keg Steakhouse & Bar |
| Gold | Tim Hortons |
| Silver | Denny's |
| Bronze | Boston Pizza |
| FAVOURITE RESTAURANT - NON-CHAIN BC: | |
| Platinum | The Burner Restaurant & Lounge, Malakwa |
| Gold | Horsethief Creek Pub & Eatery, Radium Hot Springs |
| Silver | Moose Mulligan's Pub & Restaurant, Sicamous |
| Bronze | Great White North Bar & Grill, Revelstoke |
| FAVOURITE RESTAURANT - NON-CHAIN AB: | |
| Platinum | Stone's Throw Cafe, Crowsnest Pass |
| Gold | Vito's Family Restaurant, Crowsnest Pass |
| Silver | Hoodoo Lounge & Nightclub, Banff |
| Bronze | Ernie O's Restaurant & Pub, Fox Creek |
| FAVOURITE RESTAURANT - NON-CHAIN SK: | |
| Platinum | Treeline Motel & Dining Room, Hudson Bay |
| Gold | Rawhides Restaurant, Stenen |
| Silver | Greenwater Fisherman's Cove Resort, Greenwater Lake Provincial Park |
| Bronze | Mano's Restaurant & Lounge, Yorkton |
| FAVOURITE RESTAURANT - NON-CHAIN MB: | |
| Platinum | Lazy Tuesday's Restaurant, Seddons Corner |
| Gold | DC's Steakhouse & Grill, La Broquerie |
| Silver | Brereton Lake Resort, Rennie |
| Bronze | Timberland Inn, Swan River |
| FAVORITE SNOWMOBILE TOUR OPERATOR | |
| Platinum | Summit Adventure Snowmobile Tours, Fairmont Hot Springs, BC |
| Gold | Golden Snowmobile Rentals & Tours, Golden, BC |
| Silver | Snowpeak Rentals, Golden, BC |
| Bronze | Toby Creek Adventures Ltd., Panorama, BC |
| FAVORITE AREA FOR FAMILY SNOWMOBILING IN BC: | |
| Platinum | Cranbrook |
| Gold | Sicamous |
| Silver | Golden |
| Bronze | Elk Valley - Corbin |
| FAVORITE AREA FOR FAMILY SNOWMOBILING IN AB: | |
| Platinum | Crowsnest Pass |
| Gold | Whitecourt |
| Silver | Swan Hills |
| Bronze | Grande Cache |
| FAVORITE AREA FOR FAMILY SNOWMOBILING IN SK: | |
| Platinum | Hudson Bay |
| Gold | Sturgis |
| Silver | Preeceville |
| Bronze | Candle Lake |
| FAVORITE AREA FOR FAMILY SNOWMOBILING IN MB: | |
| Platinum | Whiteshell Provincial Park |
| Gold | Lac du Bonnet |
| Silver | Woodridge |
| Bronze | Swan Valley |
| FAVORITE NEW OR INNOVATIVE SNOWMOBILE PRODUCT: | |
| Platinum | Powder Keg Products |
| Gold | Ski-Doo Summit XM |
| Silver | Avalanche Air Bags |
| Bronze | Turbos |
| FAVORITE SNOWMOBILE DEALER IN BC: | |
| Platinum | Mountain Motorsports, Golden |
| Gold | H20 Motor Sports, Sicamous |
| Silver | Banner Recreation & Marine, Vernon/Kelowna/Golden |
| Bronze | RTR Performance Inc., Kamloops |
| FAVORITE SNOWMOBILE DEALER IN AB: | |
| Platinum | A&E Racing & Marine, Brooks |
| Gold | Bow Ridge Sports, Cochrane |
| Silver | Cycle Works Motorsports, Calgary |
| Bronze | Grizzly Ridge Honda, Slave Lake |
| FAVORITE SNOWMOBILE DEALER IN SK: | |
| Platinum | Lewellin's Sales & Service Ltd., Hudson Bay |
| Gold | Lintlaw Service, Lintlaw |
| Silver | Schrader Motors, Yorkton SK |
| Bronze | Power Sports Regina, White City |
| FAVORITE SNOWMOBILE DEALER IN MB: | |
| Platinum | Enns Brothers, Winnipeg/Steinbach/Portage la Prairie |
| Gold | Sobetski Enterprises Ltd., Beausejour |
| Silver | Red River Yamaha, Selkirk |
| Bronze | Northern Rentals & Power Sports, Swan River |
