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Iron Sledder Challenge

Alberta’s most resilient snowmobilers are sharpening their skills at the Golden Triangle’s Iron Sledder Challenge

by Kyle Born
A snowmobile trail groomer is parked next to two men on a snowmobile trail.
Swan Hills, AB

Club Profile: Swan Hills Snow-Goers

Trail maps, top snowmobile trails, club contacts and other useful information you can use before planning a snowmobile trip to Swan Hills, Alberta

by Kyle Born
A snowmobiler looks ahead to a long stretch of groomed trail in between a line of trees.
Alberta Central

Albertans can’t get enough of this family-orientated, dedicated, volunteer-based club

Darin Nelson, president of the Edson Sno Seekers, encourages snowmobilers of all skills to sled Edson, Alberta

by Kyle Born
A picnic table with Edson Sno Seekers printed into the wood.
Alberta Central

Club Profile: Edson Sno Seekers

The Edson Sno Seekers are the reigning 2020 SnoRiders SledTown ShowDown Provincial Champions for Alberta

by Kyle Born
A trail map of the Golden Triangle Trail

Golden Triangle Iron Sledder Challenge

Participate in all four Golden Triangle Trail events in Fox Creek, Whitecourt and Swan Hills to be awarded an iron medal

cloudy skies and a bridge over Cold Lake
Cold Lake, AB

Cold Lake connects sledders

For those who love snowmobiling in Alberta's Lakeland region, Cold Lake serves as a gateway to paradise.

by Danielle Cameron
Dale Davis is the Alberta Snowmobile Association’s Excellence Award-winner for Outstanding Snowmobiler of the Year.
Westlock, AB

Dale Davis is the last of his kind in Westlock, Alberta

Dale Davis, lifetime member of the Pembina Driftbusters in Westlock, Alberta, is the Alberta Snowmobile Association’s Outstanding Snowmobiler of the Year

by Kyle Born
Morgan Nelson (on right) has a laugh with friend Rachael Kiland at the Barrhead Rally last winter.
Alberta Central

Edson’s tiny teenager is carving thick tracks

Morgan Nelson won the ASA Excellence Award for Outstanding Youth Contribution Towards the Continued Development of Family Snowmobiling

by Kyle Born
The Kiland family won the Alberta Snowmobile Association (ASA) Excellence Award for Outstanding Snowmobile Family; (L to R) Ava, Mitch, Maleah, Rachel and Joyce.
Alberta Central

The key to getting kids hooked on snowmobiling: hooky

Mitch Kiland, ASA Excellence Award winner for Outstanding Snowmobile Family in Edson, Alberta, has extended his love of sledding with his family

by Kyle Born
Larson’s 1972 Chaparral Freebird SSX Grass-Pro 650-cc Factory Grass Drag Sled is No. 28 of 35 ever built.
Old Sled Zone, Alberta Central

Old Sled Zone: 1972 Chaparral Freebird SSX Grass-Pro 650 cc

Lorne Larson of Lorne’s Vintage Sleds in Lloydminster, Alberta, shows off his 1972 Chaparral Freebird SSX Grass-Pro 650 cc

by Kyle Born
(L to R) Jason Woods, advertising consultant for SnoRiders magazine, and Samantha Ranger represented SnoRiders at our booth at the Alberta Snowmobile and Powersports Show in Edmonton, Alberta.
SledLife, Alberta Central

SnoRiders photo essay of the 2018 annual Alberta Snowmobile and Powersports Show

See a collection of exceptional photos from the 2018 annual Alberta Snowmobile and Powersports Show at the Edmonton Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta

by Kyle Born
The 1967 Larson Eagle JLO 247 cc is an oddball—and Larson loves it.
Old Sled Zone, Alberta Central

Old Sled Zone: 1967 Larson Eagle JLO 247 cc

Lorne Larson of Lorne’s Vintage Sleds in Lloydminster, Alberta, shows off his 1967 Larson Eagle JLO 247 cc

by Kyle Born
Larson’s favourite sled is his 1967 Johnson Skee Horse 20-inch track.
Old Sled Zone, Alberta Central

Old Sled Zone: 1967 Johnson Skee Horse

Lorne Larson of Lorne’s Vintage Sleds in Lloydminster, Alberta, shows off his 1967 Johnson Skee Horse

by Kyle Born
Some of Larson's Yamaha's are on display in Lorne's Vintage Sleds
Old Sled Zone, Alberta Central

Old Sled Zone: 1982 Yamaha SRX

Lorne Larson of Lorne’s Vintage Sleds in Lloydminster, Alberta, shows off his 1982 Yamaha SRX

by Kyle Born
Snowmobiling trails in Swan Hills, Alberta.
Swan Hills, AB

Swan Hills Snowmobile Club is celebrating its 50th Anniversary with the ASA Jamboree

In addition to hosting the annual Alberta Snowmobile Association Jamboree, the Swan Hills Snow Goers is celebrating the club’s 50th anniversary.

by Zoë Dupley
(L to R) Lorne Larson and Valdy Stephonson, president of America Vintage Snowmobile Association, pose with a 1966 prototype Evinrude Sail Master, which got kiboshed because the public didn’t like the name.
Old Sled Zone, Alberta Central

Old Sled Zone: 1966 prototype Evinrude Sail Master

Lorne Larson of Lorne’s Vintage Sleds in Lloydminster, Alberta, shows off his 1966 prototype Evinrude Sail Master

by Kyle Born
Snowmobilers on the trails near Swan Hills, Alberta.
Swan Hills, AB

Snowmobiling in Swan Hills, Alberta

Don Kelm, who runs Wilderness Playground Tours in Swan Hills, Alberta, shares with us his best day ever.

by Zoë Dupley
(L to R) Lorne Larson and Valdi Stefanson, president of the America Vintage Snowmobile Association, pose with a 1966 prototype Evinrude Sail Master, which got kiboshed because the public didn’t like the name.
Old Sled Zone, Alberta Central

The owner of Lorne’s Vintage Sleds has “a crazy passion for old sleds”

Lorne Larson, owner of Lorne’s Vintage Sleds in Lloydminster, Alberta, has a snowmobile collection of 140 classic sleds on display

by Kyle Born
Chris Rourke poses on his snowmobile in front of a warm-up shelter
Cold Lake, AB

The strongest bond between father and son rests on a cold lake

Chris Rourke, Cold Lake Snowmobile Club member, had his best day ever while reintroducing his dad to snowmobiling

by Kyle Born
(L to R) Leo Zelinski, Jim McGrath, Duane Farrar and Daryl Zelinski celebrate their best day ever in Whitecourt.
Whitecourt, AB

Leo Zelinski is 76 years old and still blazing trails in Whitecourt

Leo Zelinski, 76-year-old co-founder of the Whitecourt Trailblazers Snowmobile Club, had his best day ever as a senior sledder

by Kyle Born
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