SnowTime Awards Round Two
February 2, 2012
What is the place you most dream about riding a snowmobile? Do you fantasize about some distant location with mountains or deep snow? Is a traditional trail riding Mecca that you’ve read about in magazines on your “must-do” list? Are you a Midwesterner who dreams about visiting and riding in New England, or a New Englander who really wants to check Midwestern riding off of your bucket list? Don’t... [Read more]
The SnowTime Tourism Awards Are Back
January 9, 2012
Where is the best trail riding destination in the snowbelt? Which trailside restaurant serves up the best grub? Which hotel or resort best serves the need of snowmobilers? Where is the best place to go powder riding? These are important questions, indeed, and who better to answer them than the readers of Snow Goer magazine and the visitors to SnowGoer.com? With that in mind, Snow Goer is proudly bringing... [Read more]
Fresh Powder At Lake Gogebic
January 5, 2012
Better late than never? Well sure – any snowmobile ride is a great day spent outside, even if it happens a solid month after I had originally hoped to be riding. . On New Year’s Day, instead of sitting at our respective homes watching football , digesting food and grumbling about the mild weather close to Minneapolis, Associate Editor Tom Kaiser and I loaded up sleds, jumped in the truck... [Read more]
Would You Rent Out Your Snowmobile?
November 4, 2011
Would you rent your sled to a complete stranger if it would help cover some of the costs of owning a snowmobile? I asked myself this question after I received an e-mail today from a company that enables owners to rent their powersports vehicles to “qualified, insured parties.” [Read more] Read More →
The Forecast Calls For Winter
October 19, 2011
I’ve seen it – the snow is coming! Two weeks ago, I found myself in central Utah for the Tread Lightly board of directors meeting. Before I got there, it was in the mid-70s. After I left? It was supposed to get back into the 70s. While I was there? SNOW, BABY!! October 6 in Utah -- fall mixed with winter A fresh coating of bright white fell overnight, covering the green grass and creating a spectacular... [Read more]
Forgetting About Snowmobiles (for a little while, anyway)
September 13, 2011
After cranking away on Snow Goer since June, doing some super-tuning on one of my John Deere Trailfires over the course of this summer, hanging out at a vintage grass drag race a few Friday nights ago and getting dusted at Haydays this past weekend, I’m going to take a brief retreat from all things snowmobiles and head to Wyoming for some off-road riding. I took a snowmobile trip to the Big Horn... [Read more]
The Evolving State of Powersports Design
August 24, 2011
For me, suspension performance, acceleration, engine character (sound, vibration, harshness) and driver comfort are the most important qualities in a new off-road vehicle, but I’ve got to admit: I’m a sucker for good design. Sometimes it’s the little things like the type of headlight bulb used, a textured material in just the right place or a pleasing selection of color choices... [Read more]
2012 Yamaha RS Vector: Hoping One Will Be In The Snow Goer Fleet
August 17, 2011
So far in this multi-part series about the 2012 Snow Goer demo sleds, I’ve written about about the Polaris 600 Switchback Adventure, Arctic Cat ProCross F 800 Sno Pro and Ski-Doo Renegade E-TEC 800R Backcountry X, so naturally you’d think I’m going to write about our 2012 Yamaha demo sled here. Big Blue does things differently, though, so we don’t know which machine we’ll... [Read more]
2012 Ski-Doo Renegade E-TEC 800R Backcountry X: First Impressions Are Great
August 11, 2011
Welcome to my third installment about the 2012 sleds that Snow Goer will ride this winter. So far I’ve rapped about the Polaris 600 Switchback Adventure and Arctic Cat ProCross F 800 Sno Pro. Now it’s Ski-Doo’s turn. [Read more] Read More →
2012 Polaris 600 Switchback Adventure: I’m Ready For Another Adventure
July 29, 2011
Last week I wrote about why I’m excited to ride our 2012 Arctic Cat ProCross F 800 Sno Pro demo sled. In the article, I talked about the machine’s new lightweight chassis, how the engine felt livelier and that I’m looking forward to experiencing how final calibrations and setup will affect the sled’s performance. This week I’ll give some love to Polaris and the company’s... [Read more]