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SledLife, Golden, BC

Top 10 tips to consider when renting a snowmobile

Aaron Bernasconi sat down with SnoRiders to share his tips on renting a sled and making the most of the experience.

by Karen Kornelsen
Shelby Ingram wears a pink snowsuit while sitting on a snowmobile with her one-year-old son, Mason Chomica.
Snowmobiling safety,

Snowmobiling with an infant—it can be done!

Shelby Ingram, snowmobiling mom in Radium Hot Springs, details what is required to take a small child on a sled ride

by Kyle Born
Alysha “Axxe” Vlahovich smiles next to her green Kawasaki dirt bike.
Meet the Rider, Cranbrook, BC

Disability can’t restrain this axe swinging, derby pounding, dirt bike jumping, snowmobile rescuer

Alysha “Axxe” Vlahovich encourages everyone to let their soul shine through the mystical power of motorsports

by Kyle Born
A bald man shows of a baseball cap that reads FSA
Club News, BC Snowmobile Federation

Fernie Snowmobile Association makes big moves

Fernie Snowmobile Association summarizes exciting news as they ramp up for winter 2020/2021 operations

Brittney Dickson sits on her snowmobile while looking at her laptop in the mountains.
Snowmobiling safety, Golden, BC

Take a COVID-safe avalanche safety course to get set for winter

Brittney Dickson, owner of Stay Wild Backcountry Skills in Golden, B.C., is brining avalanche safety training online

by Kyle Born
A computer showing the new Revelstoke Snowmobile Club website.
Club News

Revelstoke Snowmobile Club reveals new website

The Revelstoke Snowmobile Club, which is the largest of its kind in B.C. with over 800 members, has launched a new website

sledder in Revelstoke
Revelstoke, BC

Top snowmobile-friendly hotels in Revelstoke

These hotels in Revelstoke welcome snowmobilers with open arms

by Danielle Cameron
Professional snowmobilers performed jaw-dropping stunts while pyro blasted off all around them at CBK-X Winter Blitzville in Cranbrook.
Cranbrook, BC

2 eye-popping vids and a few sledding pics of CBK-X Winter Blitzville

The best X Games snowmobilers in the world thrilled Cranbrook, B.C., on Family Day weekend for CBK-X Winter Blitzville

by Kyle Born
A man sits on his snowmobile amidst towering mountain peaks filled with snow.

Top 8 places to snowmobile in the Kootenay Rockies

Here’s a list of the top 8 locations to go snowmobiling in B.C.’s Kootenay Rockies

by Kyle Born
Josh Salzmann smiles in the foreground with snowy mountains in the background.
Creston, BC

Responsible stewardship yields hefty hardware

Josh Salzmann, president of the Kokanee Country Snowmobile Club, has elevated his club by working closely with government

by Kyle Born
Herb Shaede accepts the British Columbia Snowmobile Federation award for Groomer of the Year.
Meet the Rider, Revelstoke, BC

This award-winning groomer has snowmobiled across Canada

Herb Shaede, award-winning groomer for the Revelstoke Snowmobile Club, leaves trails smoother than a billiard tabletop

by Kyle Born
A beautiful view of mountains and a lake from behind the handlebars of a dirt bike.
Gear, Revelstoke, BC

When faced with a (Trail)fork in the road, this app knows which route to go

Matt Elliott, trail director for the Revy Riders Dirtbike Club in Revelstoke, B.C., has created a digital trail mapping network on the Trailforks app

by Kyle Born
snow in the elk valley and a snowmobiler on the trail
Sparwood, BC

Experience Kootenay sledding in the Elk Valley of B.C.

This snow-laden part of B.C. is a treat for sledders who seek adventurous mountain riding

Three snowmobilers pose in a meadow as snow falls around them.
Columbia Valley, BC

Organization leads to trophies for the Windermere Valley Snowmobile Society

Gary Prosser, president of the Windermere Valley Snowmobile Society in Invermere, B.C., has led his club to two distinctive honours

by Kyle Born
Two snowmobilers park their snowmobiles for a picture on Frisby Ridge with Revelstoke in the background.
Revelstoke, BC

Best Trail Ever: Veideman in Revelstoke, B.C.

Teena Rumak, general manager of the Revelstoke Snowmobile Club, recommends sledding on Boulder Mountain and Frisby Ridge

by Kyle Born
The staff of Toby Creek Adventures pose in front of a cabin with the name of the business on it.
Columbia Valley, BC

Toby Creek Adventures is officially Outstanding

Toby Creek Adventures in Panorama, B.C., is an Excellence Award-winner for Outstanding Promotion and Development of Snowmobiling

by Kyle Born
The sun shines on a hillside where a snowmobiler makes fresh tracks.
Nakusp, BC

What to do when it comes to caribou

Mark Aeichele, president of the Arrow Lakes Ridge Riders in Nakusp, B.C., voluntarily closed popular riding trails after spotting caribou tracks

by Kyle Born
Mark Aeichele stands next to his 2016 Polaris Axys in Kuskanax Valley.
Nakusp, BC

Nakusp, B.C.: A little gem in the mountains

The president of the Arrow Lakes Ridge Riders, Mark Aeichele, highlights his top snowmobiling recommendations in Nakusp, B.C.

by Kyle Born
A snowmobile gets big air, leaving a powder trail in its wake.
Creston, BC

How to handle caribou, ENGOs and other obstacles on the trail

Josh Salzmann, president of Kokanee Country Snowmobile Club in Creston, B.C., discusses how the club secured a new land access permit

by Kyle Born
Snowmobiles got major air at Winter Blitzville in Cranbrook, B.C.
Cranbrook, BC

8 wicked pics (and 2 rad vids) from CBK-X Winter Blitzville

Check out these snowy shots from Winter Blitzville in Cranbrook, B.C.

by Kyle Born
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