SnoWest Magazine

February 2012

Volume 39, Number 2

Features

18 Project Sled

By the time you read this, we’re hoping we’ve had several rides on the latest SnoWest Magazine project sled, Project X. We’ve been busy all fall building the sled with three goals in mind: give it the best ride, a one-of-a-kind look and rideable power that will get its rider anywhere in the backcountry. By Ryan Harris

24 Snow Show Favorites

We, like you, look forward to the fall snowmobile shows so that we can look at and touch all the new snowmobile products. It’s our chance to see something that we may have seen only in pictures. Here are a few of our favorites from the SnoWest Magazine snowmobile shows in Salt Lake City and Boise.

30 Destination: Wyoming’s Sublette County

Looking at a map of Wyoming, it may look like Sublette County is surrounded by great snowmobiling (which it is) but don’t overlook the riding that can be had within the boundaries of this winter destination. Lane Lindstrom

38 Snowmobile Belt Installation Tips

Here are some handy and important tips on changing your snowmobile belt along with how to extend the life of the belt.

40 Team Clutch Installs

You read our review of the Team secondary clutch in the September issue of SnoWest Magazine and now we present a step-by-step pictorial on how to install that clutch on a Polaris RMK and Ski-Doo Summit.

Departments

8 Runnin’ On Empty By Lane Lindstrom

10 Fronts & Forecasts

12 Gear Box

50 Advertiser Index

52 Product Review: Ski-Doo Advanced Tec Helium Jacket, Highpants

54 Back To The Basics By Amber Holt

58 Snow Dust

Cover

Carl Kuster wrings every last bit of horsepower out of the Ski-Doo Summit last winter in West Yellowstone, MT. Photo by Ryan Harris