Snowmobiling safety

With preparation and information, you can ensure a safe sledding experience

At SnoRiders, we pride ourselves on keeping safety at the forefront—and we believe that snowmobilers across the country are doing their utmost to keep sledding safe and enjoyable. We talk to experienced riders and experts who know how to read terrain, and keep you up to date with events like safety workshops and products to help you stay safe. We all love to do things that get our heart racing and adrenalin pumping, so let's live to do it another day.

Four snowmobilers cruise around a corner. The sledder in front is all red. The next is green. Third place is blue. Yellow rounds out the rear.
Snowmobiling safety, Manitoba

How to keep safe while riding snowmobiles on and off the trails

ATV directors and presidents detail how to keep yourself and your ride intact when exploring the backcountry

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
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
Avalanche Canada’s website shows a map of British Columbia with parts highlighted in orange.
Snowmobiling safety, Manitoba

Avalanche Canada launches new flexible forecast system

With the new system, forecast regions are dynamic, with boundaries that change in response to conditions

Shelby Ingram wears a pink snowsuit while sitting on a snowmobile with her one-year-old son, Mason Chomica.
Snowmobiling safety,

Snowmobiling with an infant—it can be done!

Shelby Ingram, snowmobiling mom in Radium Hot Springs, details what is required to take a small child on a sled ride

by Kyle Born
A snowmobiler cuts through snow in a glad as the sun shines above the mountains in the distance.
Snowmobiling safety, British Columbia

Avalanche Canada promotes easy-to-use Mountain Information Network

The Mountain Information Network (MIN) is for getting and sharing real-time, location-specific information

Snowmobiling safety, Manitoba

International Snowmobile Safety Week

Snowmobile Clubs are encouraged to invite local representatives from the business community to go snowmobiling and show them known, safe riding standards

by Ed Klim, President of the ISMA
An animation of a snowmobiler wearing blue, riding through snow.
Snowmobiling safety, Manitoba

Get ready for riding season with a snowmobile safety course

SNOWMOBILEcourse.com offers official online snowmobile safety education courses for Western Canada in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba

by Kyle Born
Mason Kenyon sits on a blue and black snowmobile wearing an orange helmet and orange goggles.
Snowmobiling safety

The youth of the nation are leading the charge in avalanche awareness

Mason Kenyon, Avalanche Canada youth ambassador in Revelstoke, B.C., advocates avalanche awareness

by Kyle Born
Randy Brown gives the thumbs up while wearing a bright orange jacket.
Snowmobiling safety, British Columbia

Life-saving advice from a seasoned Search & Rescue hero

Randy Brown, manager of the Penticton & District Search & Rescue and SPOT brand ambassador, discusses the importance of a reliable GPS device

by Kyle Born
Snowmobiling safety

What you need to drive a snowmobile in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba

The rules, regulations and snowmobile licence information for each province in Western Canada.

A red, white and blue truck with Avalanche Canada written on the side, parked in the mountains.
Snowmobiling safety, British Columbia

Special Public Avalanche Warning issued for much of Western Canada until Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020

The snowpack is currently in a precarious state throughout these regions due to the presence of a critical weak layer 60–100 centimetres below the snow surface

A red ATV lies in a crumpled heap next to a railway track.
Snowmobiling safety, Manitoba

Railway-related fatalities involving snowmobilers continue despite warnings

Dean Solowan, police constable and community service officer, Alberta Region, has life-saving safety advice for snowmobilers

by Kyle Born
Brittney Dickson sits on her snowmobile while looking at her laptop in the mountains.
Snowmobiling safety, Golden, BC

Take a COVID-safe avalanche safety course to get set for winter

Brittney Dickson, owner of Stay Wild Backcountry Skills in Golden, B.C., is brining avalanche safety training online

by Kyle Born
Snowmobiling safety, Manitoba

Avalanche Canada shutting down forecasting for the season

Covid-19 pandemic prompts early end to avalanche warning service

Snowmobiling safety

Say what? Clear hand signals for sledders

Hand signals communicate your intentions to other sledders clearly, quickly, silently

by Timothy Fowler
A line of snowmobiles ride through the snow.
Snowmobiling safety, Manitoba

Go Snowmobiling campaign is a success

Clubs, groups and associations across North America have held military rides, political rides, and snowmobile rides with friends and family alike

by Ed Klim, President of the International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association
A yellow-gloved hand holds an orange Garmin inReach.
Snowmobiling safety, Grande Prairie, AB

Avalanche Canada providing forecasts via inReach to Kakwa

The Kakwa forecast contains the avalanche danger rating for treeline and alpine terrain, will indicate if there is a persistent slab problem present in the snow

A group of snowmobiles congregate to take a break and visit.
Snowmobiling safety, Manitoba

International Snowmobile Safety Week: January 18-26, 2020

Snowmobile Clubs are encouraged to invite local representatives from the business community to go snowmobiling with them and show them our known, safe riding st

by Ed Klim, President of the International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association
A snowmobile glides up a mountain as the sun casts shadows in the distance.
Snowmobiling safety, Manitoba

The Safe Riders! You Make Snowmobiling Safe campaign is underway

International Snowmobile Safety Week is January 18-26, 2020

by Ed Klim, President, International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association
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