Gear

Women’s Elevation Fleece Zip-Up

The Women's Elevation Fleece Zip-Up is a great mid-layer option for technical mountain riders.

by Kirsten Armleder
Swan City riders heading out on the trails together.
Grande Prairie, AB

Grande Prairie’s Swan City Snowmobile Club

Aggressive mountain slopes meet family-friendly fun runs in Swan City’s snowy territory near Grande Prairie, Alberta

by Jillian Clark
carbide snowmobile boot from MotorFist.
Gear

Review: Men’s Carbide Snowmobile Boot from MotorFist

After slipping our feet into the Men's Carbide Snowmobile Boot from MotorFist, here's what we think.

by Kirsten Armleder
From left to right: back row - Tim Larson, SVP Global Customer Excellence;  Jean Lahmon; Andrea Staats; Emmy Lou Staats; Nathan Staats; Paul Staats; Scott Wine, Chairman and CEO; Mary Lou Staats; Doug Staats; Alayna Wittel; Lindsey Staats; Ashley Wittel and Kevin Wittel. Front Row – (three little ones) Taylor Staats; Tessa Wittel and Carter Wittel.
SnoRiders Insider

Polaris honors Valley ATV of Danville with induction into the company’s Hall of Fame

Valley ATV is known for offering Polaris off-road vehicles at fair prices and then providing outstanding vehicle and customer service.

Eric Dargis is riding his snowmobile in powder.
Valemount, BC

Overcoming injury and pushing the limits

After breaking his back sledding, Eric Dargis is determined to get back out to McBride and Valemount this coming season.

by Karen Kornelsen
Keith Boxall is racing a vintage sled in Nipawin, Saskatchewan.
Nipawin, SK

Vintage racing in Nipawin

Keith Boxall and his sons run the vintage oval racing scene in Nipawin, Saskatchewan, and it’s not for the faint of heart.

by Karen Kornelsen
The Cowan Trail Warm-up Shelter with sleds parked out front
Swan River, MB

Swan River is a trail rider’s paradise

The province has almost 12,000 kilometres of groomed trails and sledder Bill Musey has snowmobiled over 80 per cent of them.

by Karen Kornelsen
Gear

Cold tested: CX Glove by FXR Racing

Last winter, I tried the CX Glove from FXR Racing and found that it worked just as well on the trail ride in and out as it did in the technical stuff.

by Kirsten Armleder
Maryann Chichak on a red and white Polaris snowmobile.
Whitecourt, AB

Meet the mayor of sledsville

Maryann Chichak is a great ambassador of snowmobiling as well as the Whitecourt Trailblazers snowmobile club.

by Kirsten Armleder
Picture of Ergo fixed toe-holds.
SnoRiders Insider

BRP introduces custom fit accessories for Ski-Doo Rev Gen4 platform open toe hold

The open toe-hold design gives riders the freedom to choose the kind of experience THEY want, rather than being restricted by the machine’s design.

Shown from Left to Right:Tim Larson – Polaris Industries Inc. SVP, Global Customer Excellence; Aaron Woods – Teixeira’s Technician; Russell McRoberts – Teixeira’s Service Manager, Paul Teixeira – Teixeira’s Owner, Scott Wind – Polaris Industries Inc. Chairman and CEO
SnoRiders Insider

Polaris honors Teixeira’s Polaris of Hyde Park with induction into the company’s Hall of Fame

Teixeira’s developed its large and loyal customer base by providing riders with great selection and tremendous service.

Picture of rusting snowmobile in backyard.
Old Sled Zone

Old Sled Sighting: Yamaha 340 ET Enticer – An original muscle sled

These high performance Yamaha machines featured some of the industry's leading edge snowmobile technology of the day.

From Left to Right: Tim Larson, SVP, Global Customer Excellence; Colleen Malone; Mike Malone, Retired VP, CFO; Scott Wine, Chairman and CEO; Katie Malone and Dan Malone.
SnoRiders Insider

Polaris honors retired Polaris CFO Mike Malone with induction into the company’s Hall of Fame

Malone helped Polaris evolve from being primarily a snowmobile manufacturer into a diversified manufacturer of on- and- off-road vehicles.

Hudson Bay, SK

Meet the Pederson brothers—a.k.a. Flatland Freeriders

Energetic and spontaneous, these snowmobilers are showcasing the freeride scene in Saskatchewan.

by Kirsten Armleder
2017 winter weather forecast map for Canada.
SledLife

Weather predictions for the 2016-2017 snowmobiling season in Western Canada

The Old Farmer’s Almanac—Canadian Edition is calling for a “winter of white”

by Kirsten Armleder
Stephanie Schwartz sails away into the deep blue sky on her sled in Revelstoke.
Revelstoke, BC

The side of Revelstoke’s Stephanie Schwartz you’ve never seen

Stephanie Schwartz of Revelstoke, B.C., is one of today’s most skilled but underestimated female riders.

by Trish Drinkle