Kirsten Armleder

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Kirsten lives with two dogs, three horses and a throttle-happy husband in Cranbrook, B.C. Her interests include fishing, hiking and, of course, backcountry sledding. Like many in her area, Kirsten grew up riding sleds—first a 340 Yamaha Enticer, then a Yamaha Phazer, a Ski-Doo Summit and the list goes on. Her interest in sledding came to a standstill until she discovered deep powder mountain riding. Now when winter rolls around, she can barely stay in the office long enough to finish writing her stories. When she’s not playing hooky from work, though, Kirsten enjoys interviewing riders from across Western Canada, finding new products to review and pretty much anything to do with the sport.

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Cover art for Thunderstruck 16.
Gear

Thunderstruck 16 movie review

From chute climbing to jumping, Thunderstruck 16 covers all technical aspects of snowmobiling.

by Kirsten Armleder
A green, blue and yellow sled wrap on a Ski-Doo.
SledLife

2017 Best Sled Wrap Winner

Congratulations to Rachel Scott of Salmon Arm, B.C. on winning the 2017 Best Sled Wrap Contest.

by Kirsten Armleder
SledLife

Weather predictions for the 2017-2018 snowmobiling season in Western Canada

The Old Farmer’s Almanac - Canadian Edition is out, and here’s the weather prediction for winter 2017-2018.

by Kirsten Armleder
SledLife

Best Sled Wrap Contest—The 6 Finalists

After 948 votes were cast, we’ve whittled 60 wraps down to the remaining six. Now, we're asking you, the reader, to decide who has the best snowmobile

by Kirsten Armleder
SledLife

Best Sled Wrap Contest—6th and Final Batch

The sixth and final batch of contestants in our Best Sled Wrap Contest.

by Kirsten Armleder
A GoPro photo of a snowmobiler sidehilling in Sicamous.
Sicamous, BC

5 photos that will make you want to sled Sicamous

You’ll be praying for winter to come early after seeing these snowmobiling photos from Sicamous.

by Kirsten Armleder
SledLife

Best Sled Wrap Contest—5th Batch

The fifth batch of contestants in our Best Sled Wrap Contest.

by Kirsten Armleder
2018 Winter Outlook map for Canada.
SledLife

Canadian Farmers’ Almanac releases forecast for winter 2017-2018

One part snowy, one part warm and dry and one part wild, says Canadian Farmers’ Almanac.

by Kirsten Armleder
SledLife

Best Sled Wrap Contest—4th Batch

Our fourth round of contestants in the Best Sled Wrap Contest.

by Kirsten Armleder
SledLife

Best Sled Wrap Contest—3rd Batch

Help us decide who has the best snowmobile wrap out there by voting for your favourite.

by Kirsten Armleder
Gear

2018 Pivot Series Snowmobile Gear from Arctiva

2018 Pivot Series Snowmobile Gear from Arctiva.

by Kirsten Armleder
SledLife

Best Sled Wrap Contest—2nd Batch

Help us decide who has the best snowmobile wrap out there by voting for your favourite.

by Kirsten Armleder
Testing the Argo avy pack from Motorfist
Gear

Review: Argo Avalanche Airbag Backpack by Motorfist

Review: Argo Avalanche Airbag Backpack by Motorfist

by Kirsten Armleder
SledLife

Best Sled Wrap Contest—1st Batch

Help us decide who has the best snowmobile wrap out there by voting for your favourite.

by Kirsten Armleder
Woman wearing Contessa Jacket on a black sled.
Gear

Review: Women’s Contessa jacket by Motorfist

The Contessa Jacket is Motorfist’s answer to technical riding gear that is designed specifically for women.

by Kirsten Armleder
A man riding a CMX snow bike kit on a 250 Husqvarna.
Gear

Guide to 2017-2018 snow bike kits

Starting with the most popular, here is a quick guide to the different brands of snow bike conversion kits that are available for winter 2017-2018.

by Kirsten Armleder
Ride On!

WATCH: The teaser for Trax Vol. 3 has dropped

The snow bike (re)evolution continues with Jaya Lange’s latest winter sports flick - Trax “Uprising.”

by Kirsten Armleder
A snowmobiler dropping a cornice with the SnoRiders instagram logo on the photo.
SledLife

Six reasons to follow us on Instagram

If you love snowmobiling and you’re on Instagram, maybe it’s time to give SnoRiders a follow?

by Kirsten Armleder
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Winners of the 2016-2017 Hotshots photo contest

Here are the seven best snowmobiling photos from our Hotshots contest that were sent in during winter 2016-2017 season.

by Kirsten Armleder
Ride On!

Owning a sled = instant cool (Not!)

How and why you should keep your sledding ego in check.

by Kirsten Armleder