Check out the best in the West for sledding!
SnoRiders is pleased to announce the winners in the 2013 Rider's Choice Awards—the favourite sledding picks of snowmobilers across Western Canada. Each year in a reader survey included in our SnoRiders magazine, we ask for your nominations for everything from favourite overall sledding area to favourite groomed trail riding, favourite snowmobile dealer and even favourite restaurant. Among the top winning destinations in this year's Rider's Choice Awards—our 15th annual—are Sicamous, B.C.; Crowsnest Pass, Alberta; Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan; and Whiteshell Provincial Park, Manitoba—each of these garnering a total of eight or more awards. Congratulations to all the winners!
| FAVOURITE OVERALL SNOWMOBILING AREA IN BC | |
| Platinum | Sicamous |
| Gold | Radium Hot Springs |
| Silver | Elk Valley/Fernie |
| Bronze | Golden |
| FAVOURITE OVERALL SNOWMOBILING AREA IN AB | |
| Platinum | Crowsnest Pass |
| Gold | Whitecourt |
| Silver | Sundre |
| Bronze | Vermilion |
| FAVOURITE OVERALL SNOWMOBILING AREA IN SK | |
| Platinum | Hudson Bay |
| Gold | Preeceville/Sturgis/Endeavour |
| Silver | Yorkton |
| Bronze | Candle Lake |
| FAVOURITE OVERALL SNOWMOBILING AREA IN MB | |
| Platinum | Swan Valley |
| Gold | Whiteshell Provincial Park |
| Silver | The Pas |
| Bronze | Dauphin |
| FAVOURITE OVERALL SNOWMOBILING AREA IN YUKON | |
| Platinum | Summit Pass |
| Gold | Whitehorse |
| FAVOURITE OVERALL SNOWMOBILING AREA IN USA | |
| Platinum | Whitefish, MT |
| Gold | Yellowstone, MT |
| Silver | Mount Baker, WA |
| Bronze | Island Park, ID |
| FAVOURITE OVERALL SNOWMOBILING AREA IN WESTERN CANADA | |
| Platinum | Sicamous, BC |
| Gold | Crowsnest Pass, AB |
| Silver | Hudson Bay, SK |
| Bronze | Radium Hot Springs, BC |
| FAVOURITE SCENIC SNOWMOBILING AREA IN BC | |
| Platinum | Radium Hot Springs |
| Gold | Golden |
| Silver | Sicamous |
| Bronze | Valemount |
| FAVOURITE SCENIC SNOWMOBILING AREA IN AB | |
| Platinum | Crowsnest Pass |
| Gold | Cadomin |
| Silver | Grande Cache |
| Bronze | Whitecourt |
| FAVOURITE SCENIC SNOWMOBILING AREA IN SK | |
| Platinum | Hudson Bay |
| Gold | Preeceville |
| Silver | McBride Lake |
| Bronze | Qu'Appelle Valley |
| FAVOURITE SCENIC SNOWMOBILING AREA IN MB | |
| Platinum | Whiteshell Provincial Park |
| Gold | Swan Valley |
| Silver | Bird River |
| Bronze | La Riviere/Pembina Valley |
| FAVOURITE MOUNTAIN RIDING AREA IN BC | |
| Platinum | Radium Hot Springs |
| Gold | Golden |
| Silver | Revelstoke |
| Bronze | Valemount |
| FAVOURITE MOUNTAIN RIDING AREA IN AB | |
| Platinum | Crowsnest Pass |
| Gold | Cadomin |
| Silver | Grande Cache |
| Bronze | Banff |
| FAVOURITE MOUNTAIN RIDING AREA IN MB | |
| Platinum | Hart Mountain |
| Gold | Swan Valley |
| Silver | Pembina Valley |
| Bronze | Spruce Woods Provincial Park |
| FAVOURITE GROOMED TRAIL RIDING IN BC | |
| Platinum | Elk Valley - Corbin |
| Gold | Sicamous |
| Silver | Cranbrook/Lumberton |
| Bronze | Golden |
| FAVOURITE GROOMED TRAIL RIDING IN AB | |
| Platinum | Whitecourt |
| Gold | Crowsnest Pass |
| Silver | Grande Prairie |
| Bronze | Fort McMurray |
| FAVOURITE GROOMED TRAIL RIDING IN SK | |
| Platinum | Hudson Bay |
| Gold | Preeceville |
| Silver | Yorkton |
| Bronze | Qu'Appelle Valley |
| FAVOURITE GROOMED TRAIL RIDING IN MB | |
| Platinum | Whiteshell Provincial Park |
| Gold | Spruce Woods Provincial Park |
| Silver | Duck Mountain Provincial Park |
| Bronze | La Riviere |
| FAVOURITE POWDER RIDING IN BC | |
| Platinum | Elk Valley - Corbin |
| Gold | Sicamous |
| Silver | Golden |
| Bronze | Valemount |
| FAVOURITE POWDER RIDING IN AB | |
| Platinum | Whitecourt |
| Gold | Westlock |
| Silver | Grande Cache |
| Bronze | Cadomin |
| FAVOURITE POWDER RIDING IN SK | |
| Platinum | Hudson Bay |
| Gold | Candle Lake |
| Silver | Yorkton |
| FAVOURITE POWDER RIDING IN MB | |
| Platinum | Swan Valley |
| Gold | Thunderhill |
| Silver | Clearwater |
| Bronze | Betula Lake |
| MOST CHALLENGING RIDING AREA IN BC | |
| Platinum | Radium Hot Springs |
| Gold | Golden |
| Silver | Sicamous |
| Bronze | Revelstoke |
| MOST CHALLENGING RIDING AREA IN AB | |
| Platinum | Crowsnest Pass |
| Gold | Cadomin |
| Silver | Grande Cache |
| Bronze | Fort McMurray |
| MOST CHALLENGING RIDING AREA IN SK | |
| Platinum | Hudson Bay |
| Gold | La Ronge |
| MOST CHALLENGING RIDING AREA IN MB | |
| Platinum | Whiteshell Provincial Park |
| Gold | Swan Valley |
| Silver | Spruce Woods Provincial Park |
| Bronze | West Hawk Lake |
| SNOWMOBILING AREA YOU WOULD LIKE MOST TO RIDE IN THE FUTURE - BC | |
| Platinum | Valemount |
| Gold | Pemberton |
| Silver | Sicamous |
| Bronze | Revelstoke |
| SNOWMOBILING AREA YOU WOULD LIKE MOST TO RIDE IN THE FUTURE - AB | |
| Platinum | Crowsnest Pass |
| Gold | Whitecourt |
| Silver | Fort McMurray |
| SNOWMOBILING AREA YOU WOULD LIKE MOST TO RIDE IN THE FUTURE - MB | |
| Platinum | Swan Valley |
| Gold | Whiteshell Provincial Park |
| Silver | Brandon |
| Bronze | Birch Point Provincial Park |
| SNOWMOBILING AREA YOU WOULD LIKE MOST TO RIDE IN THE FUTURE - OTHER | |
| Platinum | Hudson Bay, SK |
| Gold | Ontario |
| Silver | Duck Mountain Provincial Park, SK |
| Bronze | Yukon |
| SNOWMOBILING AREA YOU WOULD LIKE MOST TO RIDE IN THE FUTURE - USA | |
| Platinum | Alaska |
| Gold | Yellowstone, MT |
| Silver | Flathead Valley, MT |
| FAVOURITE RESORT OR MOTEL - NATIONAL CHAIN | |
| Platinum | Prestige Hotels & Resorts |
| Gold | Best Western |
| Silver | Super 8 |
| Bronze | Days Inn |
| FAVOURITE RESORT OR MOTEL - BC | |
| Platinum | Bighorn Meadows Resort, Radium Hot Springs |
| Gold | Best Western Sicamous Inn |
| Silver | Best Western Plus Valemount Inn & Suites |
| Bronze | Glacier House Resort, Revelstoke |
| FAVOURITE RESORT OR MOTEL - AB | |
| Platinum | The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, Banff |
| Gold | Summit Creek Cabins (formerly Inn on the Border), Crowsnest Pass |
| FAVOURITE RESORT OR MOTEL - SK | |
| Platinum | Weekes Hotel, Weekes |
| Gold | Desrochers Hotel, Hudson Bay |
| Silver | Treeline Motel & Dining Room, Hudson Bay |
| Bronze | Northern Greens Resort, Nipawin |
| FAVOURITE RESORT OR MOTEL - MB | |
| Platinum | Betula Lake Resort, Betula Lake |
| Gold | Super 8, The Pas |
| Silver | Wellman Lake Lodge, Duck Mountain Provincial Park |
| Bronze | Super 8, Swan River |
| FAVOURITE RESTAURANT - NATIONAL CHAIN | |
| Platinum | Tim Hortons |
| Gold | The Keg Steakhouse & Bar |
| Silver | Denny's |
| Bronze | Red Lobster |
| FAVOURITE RESTAURANT - NON-CHAIN BC | |
| Platinum | Horsethief Creek Pub & Eatery, Radium Hot Springs |
| Gold | The Burner Restaurant & Lounge, Malakwa |
| Silver | Moose Mulligan's Pub & Restaurant, Sicamous |
| Bronze | Black Forest Restaurant, Invermere |
| FAVOURITE RESTAURANT - NON-CHAIN AB | |
| Platinum | Chris's Restaurant, Coleman |
| Gold | Stone's Throw Café, Blairmore |
| FAVOURITE RESTAURANT - NON-CHAIN SK | |
| Platinum | The Pines Restaurant, Hudson Bay |
| Gold | Treeline Motel & Dining Room, Hudson Bay |
| Silver | Benny's Bistro, Nipawin |
| Bronze | Greenwater Fisherman's Cove Resort, Greenwater Lake Provincial Park |
| FAVOURITE RESTAURANT - NON-CHAIN MB | |
| Platinum | Lazy Tuesday's Restaurant, Seddon's Corner |
| Gold | Buffalo Point Resort, Lake of the Woods |
| Silver | Tourist Hotel Restaurant, Seven Sisters Falls |
| Bronze | Papertown Motor Inn Restaurant, Pine Falls |
| FAVOURITE SNOWMOBILE TOUR OPERATOR | |
| Platinum | Summit Adventure Snowmobile Tours, Fairmont Hot Springs, BC |
| Gold | Shining Bank Snowmobile Tours & Guide Service, Peers, AB |
| Silver | Snowpeak Rentals, Golden, BC |
| Bronze | Kimberley Snowmobile Adventures, Kimberley, BC |
| FAVOURITE AREA FOR FAMILY SNOWMOBILING IN BC | |
| Platinum | Sicamous |
| Gold | Elk Valley - Corbin |
| Silver | Greystokes Provincial Park, Kelowna |
| Bronze | Radium Hot Springs |
| FAVOURITE AREA FOR FAMILY SNOWMOBILING IN AB | |
| Platinum | Whitecourt |
| Gold | Grande Cache |
| Silver | Crowsnest Pass |
| Bronze | Pincher Creek |
| FAVOURITE AREA FOR FAMILY SNOWMOBILING IN SK | |
| Platinum | Hudson Bay |
| Gold | Sturgis |
| Silver | Yorkton |
| Bronze | Fort à la Corne |
| FAVOURITE AREA FOR FAMILY SNOWMOBILING IN MB | |
| Platinum | Whiteshell Provincial Park |
| Gold | Swan Valley |
| Silver | Birds Hill Provincial Park |
| Bronze | Clearwater |
| FAVOURITE NEW OR INNOVATIVE SNOWMOBILE PRODUCT | |
| Platinum | Ski-Doo Summit XM |
| Gold | Powder Keg Snowmobile Cargo Boxes |
| Silver | Ski-Doo FlexEdge Tracks |
| Bronze | Helmet Cam |
| FAVOURITE SNOWMOBILE DEALER IN BC | |
| Platinum | Backus Racing, Mara |
| Gold | Banner Recreation & Marine, Vernon/Kelowna/Golden |
| Silver | H2O Motor Sports, Sicamous |
| Bronze | Forest Power Sports, Prince George |
| FAVOURITE SNOWMOBILE DEALER IN AB | |
| Platinum | A&E Racing & Marine, Brooks |
| Gold | Cycle Works Motorsports, Calgary |
| Silver | RPM Powersports, Whitecourt |
| Bronze | Don's Speed Parts, Wainwright |
| FAVOURITE SNOWMOBILE DEALER IN SK | |
| Platinum | Lewellin's Sales & Service, Hudson Bay |
| Gold | Schrader Motors, Yorkton |
| Silver | King's Sport Leisure & Marine, Yorkton |
| Bronze | Pines Power Sports Marine (formerly Season's Edge Recreation), Nipawin |
| FAVOURITE SNOWMOBILE DEALER IN MB | |
| Platinum | Watertown Inc., Lac du Bonnet |
| Gold | Northern Rentals & Power Products, Swan River |
| Silver | Fire & Ice Motorsports, Swan River |
| Bronze | Red River Yamaha, Selkirk |
| DO YOU FOLLOW SOCIAL MEDIA? | |
| Platinum | |
| Gold | YouTube |
| Silver | |
| Bronze | |
