Kyle Born

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Kyle Born is a writer at SnoRiders. Kyle writes about people and what makes them tick. He’s written hundreds of articles that tell the story of individuals and their passions. Kyle is naturally curious and enjoys breezing past the small talk so he can learn the fascinating details of an individual’s journey through life. He specializes in storytelling and isn’t afraid of asking the hard questions such as, “Where is your bathroom? I really need to go.”

Kyle has held a variety of job titles through the years: radio announcer, voice actor, English teacher, delivery driver, missionary, wedding DJ, comedian and several other things that he may have forgotten because his memory isn’t always the best, which is why he writes things down.

Kyle Born spends much of his time building in his Lego Room (Star Wars, Castle, Pirates), playing video games (Mario, Rocket League, XCOM, Zelda) and watching his favourite football team, the Green Bay Packers—he even owns a share of the team (for real!). He lives in Cranbrook, B.C., with his bodacious wife, Becky, and two little kids, Augustus and Annabelle. There aren’t any pets in the Born household because Kyle has allergies. But if he sees you walking your dog, he will stop and pet it because dogs are cool.

Contact Kyle Born.

SledTown ShowDown

Round 4: Choose your SledTown ShowDown provincial champion!

8 snowmobiling destinations go head-to-head during Round 4 of SledTown ShowDown 2023

by Kyle Born
A collection of vintage snowmobiles is in front of a warm-up cabin.
Events, Revelstoke, BC

Revelstoke Snowmobile Club Vintage Ride

The Revelstoke Snowmobile Club's Vintage Ride is back for 2023, including a traditional Poker Run

by Kyle Born
A blue and yellow snow bike gets powdered air through frosty trees.
Gear

Everything you need to know about snow bikes

From Timbersled to MotoTrax and beyond—these manufacturers provide the best snow bike kits in the market

by Kyle Born
SledTown ShowDown

Round 3: SledTown ShowDown 2023 provincial semi-finals!

16 snowmobiling destinations go head-to-head during Round 3 of SledTown ShowDown 2023

by Kyle Born
Gloria Cunningham and her husband take their daughter Sophia snowmobiling in Revelstoke, B.C.
Snowmobiling safety, Revelstoke, BC

How to snowmobile with an infant (and not have a terrible day)

Gloria Cunningham, excitable mom of 10-month-old Sophia, details how to play in the pow with a baby on a sled

by Kyle Born
SledTown ShowDown

Round 2: SledTown ShowDown 2023 continues!

32 snowmobiling destinations go head-to-head during Round 2 of SledTown ShowDown 2023

by Kyle Born
Angel Sterling has braided hair and wears a pink jacket and grey toque.
Meet the Rider, Manitoba

Top 10 Rad Riders of all time

From Backcountry Barbie to Miss Sled Rush to gold medalists like Brett Turcotte, this list of Rad Rider articles will entertain and inspire you

by Kyle Born
Gloria Cunningham stands against a white background with a white helmet in her hand.
SnoRiders Insider, Manitoba

Inside the Industry with Gloria Cunningham

Gloria Cunningham, Cycle Works West ambassador, gives a powersports insider’s perspective on the state of the industry

by Kyle Born
SledTown ShowDown

Round 1: The 9th annual SledTown ShowDown returns!

64 snowmobiling destinations go head-to-head during Round 1 of SledTown ShowDown 2023

by Kyle Born
A red flaming graphic says Sledfarm Rising with an image of a phoenix and a photo of a snowy mountain in the background.
Ride On!

Full Throttle: A list of the most extreme snowmobile movies in cyberspace

We’ve found the best snowmobile videos available online, and here they are for your high-speed enjoyment

by Kyle Born
SledTown ShowDown

A complete history of SnoRiders’ SledTown ShowDown

Every SledTown ShowDown contest winner and provincial champion is chronicled for convenient reference

by Kyle Born
Grant Helgeson stands in front of three computers, looking at forecast data.
Snowmobiling safety, British Columbia

Everything you need to know about Avalanche Canada’s flexible forecast system

Grant Helgeson, product manager and senior forecaster at Avalanche Canada, details new features within Avalanche Canada’s new flexible forecast system

by Kyle Born
A yellow graphic that explains the Iron Sledder Challenge.

Iron Sledder Challenge

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

by Kyle Born
A woman sits on an electric snow scooter.
Gear

Electric snow scooters: the next big (little) thing?

Max Gnedov, founder and CEO of LLC Snowbike, is bringing Russian innovation to Canada

by Kyle Born
Jenny Hashimoto-Wiebe smiles in front of a black truck. She wears a pink and black jacket and a hat that says Braap.
Meet the Rider, New Denver, BC

My, oh, my, it’s Miss Sled Rush!

Jenny Hashimoto-Wiebe, Miss Sled Rush 2022, outlines how to become a brand ambassador for the Alberta Snowmobile Association (ASA)

by Kyle Born
Tess Mason holds throws up the bull horns with her fingers while standing on a snowy mountain next to a Timbersled snow bike.
Snowbike

How to become a powersports brand ambassador

Tess Mason, snow biker and powersports brand ambassador for Timbersled, shares her story about how she got into the business

by Kyle Born
A line of snowmobilers on a trail in Swan Hills, Alberta.
SledTown ShowDown

Royal coronation underway: Swan Hills crowned Alberta’s SledTown ShowDown champion for first time

Don Kelm, trail co-ordinator of the Swan Hills Snow-Goers, explains how Swan Hills captured its first SledTown ShowDown provincial title in Alberta

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 line of snowmobiles in front of the green Bertwell warm-up shelter in Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan.
SledTown ShowDown

Hudson Bay captures fourth SledTown ShowDown provincial title in Saskatchewan

Hudson Bay crowned Saskatchewan’s SledTown ShowDown champion for the fourth time

by Kyle Born
The McBride Big Country Snowmobile Association celebrates Family Day at the Lucille Cabin.
SledTown ShowDown

McBride snags its 3rd straight SledTown ShowDown provincial title

Dave McLeod, new president of the MBCSA, is thrilled to see McBride pick up SledTown ShowDown provincial hardware for four-of-the-last-five-years

by Kyle Born