A woman snowmobiler with an airbag inflated.
Snowmobiling safety

Pre-season prep—Part 3: Your gear

From your gloves to your transceiver, here are the things that you should be checking before the season arrives.

by Matthew Mallory
Mechanic working on a snowmobile.
Snowmobiling safety

Pre-season prep—Part 2: Your snowmobile

A DIY guide to performing a preseason snowmobile maintenance check.

by Matthew Mallory
A truck with a deck and two sleds.
Snowmobiling safety

Pre-season prep—Part 1: Your sled hauler

Get things ready in the fall and you’ll be prepared to safety hit the backcountry as soon as winter sets in.

by Matthew Mallory
A Group on Pickerel Lake, One of the Many Trails.
Swan River, MB

Swan River is a central place to start your Manitoba snowmobiling trip

With gorgeous terrain and clubs maintaining trails north and south of town, Swan River is prepared for the snowmobiling season.

by Danielle Cameron
This young member of the Lee River Snow Riders is proud to live in such a sled-centric location.
Lac du Bonnet, MB

Lac du Bonnet has sledding spirit

Sledders are in their glory when they experience the Lac du Bonnet terrain.

a snowmobiler blasting through fresh in Fernie.
Sparwood, BC

5 epic snowmobiling photos from the Elk Valley. No. 4 is my favourite

See what’s attracting so many snowmobilers to this traditionally awesome B.C. destination.

by Kirsten Armleder
One of those secret powder stashes Michael Fidek won't say too much about.
Yorkton, SK

A sampling of Yorkton’s sled scene

From ditch-banging to exploring wide open spaces, there are so many ways to embrace sledding in Yorkton.

by Danielle Cameron
Barry Malcolm rides a 1999 BR275 plus, pulling a 12- by 25-foot Mogul Master in Beausejour, Manitoba, for the Brokenhead Trailblazers.
Meet the Rider,

Barry Malcolm, an unsung hero, is recognized in Beausejour, Manitoba

Barry Malcolm acquired the 2017 Canadian Council of Snowmobile Organizations Excellence Award for his years of volunteer work grooming trails in Beaus

by Kyle Born
Club News

Why the Provincial Membership Plan is the hottest topic in the B.C. sled scene

Here is an update on the British Columbia Snowmobile Federation’s Provincial Membership Plan and its status to date.

by Trish Drinkle
Snowmobiling in the Waskesiu Wilderness Region near Elkridge Resort.  Photo by Tourism Saskatchewan/Greg Huszar Photography
Prince Albert, SK

Prince Albert is pretty as a picture

If you love seeing vast prairie sledding terrain, you need to check out these photos from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

by Danielle Cameron
Dave England trickin it with the moon in the background.
XRiders

Dave England—Big air extraordinaire

Dave England of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, lives his life in bold disobedience to the laws of gravity.

by Kirsten Armleder
Ski-Doo alpine snowmobile.
Old Sled Zone

The Return of Old Sled Sighting—Vintage Ski Doo Alpine

This week the Old Sled Zone feature comes from Ray Marak of Smithers.

Cody Matechuk sailing through the air.
Snowbike

Catching up with snow bike phenom Cody Matechuk

Going for X Games gold and hucking the sport to a new level, Cody Matechuk sets his sights on a winter of firsts

by Kirsten Armleder
Ryan Springer with Boss Racing will be part of this year's Ski-Doo X-Team.
SnoRiders Insider

Ski-Doo X-Team adds rising star Ryan Springer, Lites champ Aki Pihlaja to defend title

Ski-Doo’s X-Team approaches the 2017-18 ISOC snocross season with one of its strongest group of riders ever in the Pro Open class.

2018 Polaris 600R.
SnoRiders Insider

Polaris - What’s new for 2018

For those that couldn’t attend Hay Days (and those that did just in case), here’s a summary of what we announced.

SledLife

Get to know our Best Sled Wrap finalists

Top contestants share sledding stories and the inspiration behind their snowmobile wrap designs.

by Kirsten Armleder