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by Kirsten Armleder
Picture of rider on jetski.
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BRP says court’s patent infringement decision “unfounded” and will appeal

Following the Court's decision, the Company is now exposed to damages totalling US $46.7 million in relation to this lawsuit.

Picture of a Sea-Doo.
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Arctic Cat awarded triple damages of $46.7 million in patent-infringement lawsuit against BRP

Court rules that BRP willfully infringed Arctic Cat’s patents on PWC safety technology.

X-Games champ Levi LaVallee jumps over a police car in a Red Bull video.
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Video: Ripping through the streets with Levi LaVallee and Red Bull

This past winter LaVallee and his video crew ripped up the streets of Saint Paul, in what is one of the most spectacular shoots of urban sledding ever

All smiles at the award ceremony: Prof. Dr Ralf Roth, board member SIS, Chair of the Committee for Environment and Sustainable Ski Development, Jens Rottmair, CEO Kässbohrer Geländefahrzeug AG, Dr Karl-Friedrich Ziegahn, also a committee member SIS (from left)
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Pistenbully wins the SIS Eco award 2016

The Foundation for Safety in Sport (SIS) uses the prize to honour eco-friendly developments in the winter sports industry.

Passengers and pilot climb out of a downed airplane stranded on the Pemberton Glacier in this CBC photo.
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Snowmobiler’s photo saves airplane crash victims

The photo was initially thought to be of an old crash site, but it turned out to be a recently missing aircraft.

SledLife, Valemount, BC

Eight of the winter’s best snowmobiling photos

Take a look at these photos from the 2015-2016 Hotshots contest and sledding season.

by Kirsten Armleder
A new agreement between the Cranbrook Snowmobile Club and the BC government will help preserve local Caribou habitat. Pictured above: John Krebs (Director, Resource Management, FLNRO), Doug Hogg (past president, Cranbrook Snowmobile Club), Bill Bennett (Kootenay East MLA), Mike Plant (president, Cranbrook Snowmobile Club), Paul Rasmussen, Regional Executive Director, FLNRO).
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Cranbrook snowmobilers work to protect caribou

Under the Wildlife Act, more than one million hectares have been closed to snowmobile use to protect mountain caribou habitat.

Group of snowmobilers on the Gold Rush Snowmobile Trail.
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Job creation partnership brings new amenities for Cariboo snowmobilers

Upgrades and installation of new amenities will be done along the Gold Rush Snowmobile Trail, the local ice caves and Canim Lake Band territory.

Fort Mac fire
Alberta

Polaris pitches in

Polaris Industries Inc. has donated $10,000, through the Canadian Red Cross

Picture of Four Seasons Power Sports, destroyed by wildfire.
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Fort McMurray Polaris dealer looks to rise from the ashes

The loss of Four Seasons Power Sports hit hard, but owner Gene Ouellette and staff are determined to come back stronger than ever.

Logo for Four Season Power Sports in Fort McMurray.
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Polaris helps Fort McMurray region rebuild

The company has donated $10,000, through the Canadian Red Cross, plus the use of five Polaris RANGER® utility vehicles and Polaris Generators.

Customer interacting with virtual reality headset.
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Arctic Cat first powersport OEM utilizing virtual reality

New Arctic Cat 360 VR experience allows consumers to ride along with Tony Stewart in a Wildcat.

Bennett Morgan, President and Chief Operating Officer at Polaris.
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Bennett Morgan, President and Chief Operating Officer, retires from Polaris

“Bennett dedicated his career to growing Polaris into the global powersports leader we are today," said Scott Wine, CEO and Chairman of Polaris.

Chris Brewer, President and CEO of the Saskatchewan Snowmobile Association.
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Low snow years come and go—snowmobiling keeps moving forward

This season saw a mild fall and early winter, which made it difficult to maintain trails with the unfrozen ground and unsafe ice.

West Yellowstone, MT

Finding sledderland in West Yellowstone, Montana

A split-second decision to sled again led to the best day of snowmobiling this writer has ever had.

by Kirsten Armleder