Old Sled Zone

Welcome to the wonderful world of vintage snowmobiles

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.

A cat sitting on a vintage Ski-Doo
Old Sled Zone

Vintage Ski-doo and a cat too

It only took just over a quarter of a century, but writer Keith Powell has finally succeeded in getting his wife to notice old sleds.

by Keith Powell
Two snowmobiles compete in an oval ice race.
Old Sled Zone, West Central Saskatchewan

Vintage snowmobiling in Saskatchewan

Vintage rides, drags and oval races in Saskatchewan

by Al Pinkney
Glen Hart leaning hard in a race.
Old Sled Zone, Manitoba

Vintage ice racing

Glen Hart, vintage ice oval racer, has started the new year off with a bang.

by Trish Drinkle
A rider on a vintage Arctic Cat Pantera snowmobile.
Old Sled Zone, Duck Mountain Provincial Park, SK

Old-school sledding in Saskatchewan

An Arctic Cat Pantera flashback at Green Lake, Saskatchewan.

by Kirsten Armleder
1964 Polaris Comet LA-600. 6hp Lauson engine. Believed to have only built about 400, many were recalled back to the factory and destroyed due to poor design choices in the track, clutch and undersized engine.
Old Sled Zone

Classic and antique snowmobiling has huge following from around the world

The Antique and Classic Snowmobile Club of Canada gives classic snowmobile enthusiasts a way to show off their sleds.

by Karen Kornelsen
man sitting on a sled
Old Sled Zone

Riding the wayback (snow) machine

Don McLennan takes a sentimental journey on his vintage sleds

by Tanya Laing Gahr
A restored vintage sled
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A ‘60s classic

This sled just needed some TLC

by Barry Guindon
vintage sled in a driveway
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A sweet sled

Barry Guindon shares his story of two sled restorations—on a 1981 Scorpion Sidewinder, and a 1979 Kawasaki Invader 440.

by Barry Guindon
restored vintage sled
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Restoring a classic

This vintage restoration project is something to be proud of.

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restored blue sled
Old Sled Zone

The blue bullet

12-year-old Mitchel Corless took on a very exciting project with his dad.

by Mitchel Corless
man sitting on a sled wearing a hat
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Celebrating the history of sledding

The Antique and Classic Snowmobile Club of Canada started small, but they have grown immeasurably.

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