Old Sled Sighting: 1994 Ski-Doo Safari Deluxe—on cusp of vintage
If a vintage snowmobile starts at 25 years, then this 1994 Ski-Doo Safari is on the cusp of being a vintage ride.
It's sometimes unfathomable the changes that have occurred in the snowmobiling industry since the first sleds came out. Snow machines have evolved from pretty basic models to today's highly specialized units carefully designed for particular terrain and purpose. For many sledders, there is great nostalgia in those early snowmobiles, and older riders have fond memories of family time on sleds when they were young. That evocation of times gone by seems to be, at least in part, why we find the value in vintage snowmobiles and love to see them brought back to good-as-new condition.
If a vintage snowmobile starts at 25 years, then this 1994 Ski-Doo Safari is on the cusp of being a vintage ride.
The Scorpion snowmobile line was once very popular, ranking in the top three of best-selling sleds - outselling even Polaris.
Dalton Bullock and his team roll out a sleek, newly-renovated showroom that isn’t your typical rural dealership.
Trish Oosterhoff spotted this vintage sled while out exploring the backcountry around Smithers, B.C.
This week the Old Sled Zone feature comes from Ray Marak of Smithers.
From the dozens and dozens of Old Sled Sighting posts we have selected the best by reader reach.
From the dozens and dozens of Old Sled Sighting posts we have selected the best by reader reach.
From the dozens and dozens of Old Sled Sighting posts we have selected the best by reader reach.
From the dozens and dozens of Old Sled Sighting posts we have selected the best by reader reach.
From the dozens and dozens of Old Sled Sighting posts we have selected the best by reader reach.
From the dozens and dozens of Old Sled Sighting posts we have selected the best by reader reach.
From the dozens and dozens of Old Sled Sighting posts we have selected the best by reader reach.
From the dozens and dozens of Old Sled Sighting posts we have selected the best by reader reach.
From the dozens and dozens of Old Sled Sighting posts we have selected the best by reader reach.
From the dozens and dozens of Old Sled Sighting posts we have selected the best by reader reach.
From the dozens and dozens of Old Sled Sighting posts we have selected the best by reader reach.
We stumbled across this Big Blue 1974 Sno-Jet literally sitting in front of someone’s front steps this week.
Ski-Doo’s impressive line-up for 1979 featured three Blizzards: the 5500, the 7500 Plus and the Blizzard 9500 Plus.
We dip back into Doug Williamson’s vault of great vintage snowmobile photos from the Cranbrook Snowmobile Club Vintage Rally last February.
The Arctic Cat Panther was often referred to as the Cadillac of snowmobiles in its heyday.
Ski-Doo worked hard to squeeze lots of amenities into this little machine and keep the price tag low as well.