2012 Arctic Cat F 800 Sno Pro: Why I’m Excited To Ride It Again
July 21, 2011
Every year, the manufacturers give Snow Goer a fleet of brand new demo snowmobiles to ride all season long. And I’ll come right out and admit that, yes, it is one helluva sweet deal that three of the manufacturers sets us up with two sleds of our choosing, Yamaha loans us one, and its people determine the model. We use the sleds for [Read more] Read More →
What’s Going On?
July 8, 2011
I’m not going to talk here about social issues like Marvin Gaye did in his song “What’s Going On,” instead, here’s an update on the happenings at Snow Goer. While it’s the off-season for most snowmobilers, the Snow Goer staff has the lever pressed to the handlebar putting together our Season Premier issue of the 2011-12 season. We’re really excited about this... [Read more]
What’s Your Favorite Arctic Cat?
June 24, 2011
Anybody who’s ever ridden an Arctic Cat likely has a favorite – and the list to choose from is long and distinguished. Many will be on display at Cat’s upcoming 50th Anniversary blowout coming at the end of July. My favorite from the modern era wasn’t a sled that will immediately come to mind for a lot of people, but it created its own fame, and a lot of good stories. The 94... [Read more]
Does This Orange Helmet Make My Head Look Big?
June 24, 2011
Only you can prevent forest fires, and wearing an orange helmet while snowmobiling might save your hide. I wear a blaze orange helmet — and a Tekvest chest protector — to be safe, and fact is that most other people who work in the snowmobile industry do, too. There’s a reason that snowmobile racers are required to have 144 square inches of international orange on their helmets; it’s so they... [Read more]
Toy Snowmobiles Spur Ideas
June 22, 2011
Cheap, dirty, made in China, but oh-so-inspirational! It’s funny how a handful of toy snowmobiles ease the daily grind of creating Snow Goer magazine. While most adults would just stash these cheap, plastic toys on a shelf and forget about them, we look to them as a source of inspiration. [Read more] Read More →
How I Started Snowmobiling
June 19, 2011
Most often when a person takes up a hobby, it’s because a friend or family member introduced it to him or her. Traditionally, boys and girls take up baseball or hockey, soccer or whatever because their parents played the games as kids. Hunting and fishing are pastimes steeped in tradition, and those traditions are almost always passed on from one generation to another. Snowmobiling is a tradition... [Read more]
Five Can’t Miss, Current Hall Of Fame Racers
June 17, 2011
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about honors given to people who accomplish a lot in a given sport. Some sports have longstanding, famous halls of fame where just mentioning its hometown means a lot – baseball players talk about being “inducted in Coopertown” as much as using the actual words “National Baseball Hall of Fame.” Similarly, being “inducted in Canton”... [Read more]
Trailside Snacking on a Snowmobile
June 16, 2011
There are obviously a lot of reasons why riding a snowmobile is fun, but one that many sledders probably forget about is the food. Frankly, stopping at a trailside pitstop for a meal and great conversation with friends is often the highlight of my ride. I really enjoy the camaraderie of just hanging out and being a wise-ass with my friends. [Read more] Read More →
My Top 3 “must ride there” Snowmobile Destinations
June 11, 2011
I’ve been lucky to ride snowmobiles in a lot of cool areas over the past eight-plus years as an editor for Snow Goer magazine. If not for this job, I’m sure I wouldn’t have ventured to Utah several times, or Brimley, Michigan; way-out locales in Quebec, or even Minocqua, Wisconsin. Instead, I’d probably be content to stick with what I know well: Minnesota. [Read more] Read More →
Operating Snowmobile Trail Grooming Equipment
June 8, 2011
Trail groomers are big (expensive!) machines that have tremendous capability to power through and over deep snow that would swallow any other vehicle — well, except for a snowmobile. Over the past few years, I’ve become more interested and intrigued by trail grooming equipment. [Read more] Read More →