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Chaffin's 4 Riding Tips For Mountain Riders

Last year in the January issue of SnoWest Magazine, we asked Ski-Doo athlete Ashley Chaffin to share some riding tips with our readers. That worked out so well, we asked her to do a follow-up story on additional tips for backcountry riders.

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11 Things to do With Your Snowmobile in the Off-Season

Are you down because it's summer? Take heart! We have ideas for your season-of-no-snow.

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2018 Deep Powder Challenge

For the second straight year the Ski-Doo Summit X 850 proved the combination of a rider-friendly chassis and linear performance is the perfect recipe for a great mountain snowmobile. However, this year’s winner didn’t exactly “overpower” the competition.

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First Ride Reviews - Ski Doo 2019

Ski-Doo’s 850 E-TEC engine took the mountain market by snowstorm last year and it has proven to be reliable, powerful and silky smooth. Rotax took that success and technology to create the new 600R E-TEC, Ski-Doo’s newest powerplant. We expect the same re

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First Ride Reviews - Polaris 2019

The big—literally and figuratively—news from Polaris for model year 2019 is the 850 Patriot engine, the most powerful engine ever from the Minnesota snowmobile manufacturer. This engine undoubtedly ratchets up Polaris’ claim on the best power-to-weight ra

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First Ride Reviews - Arctic Cat 2019

Specialized. I’ve said that at least a hundred times to riders who ask me how the new Alpha One is. I know “specialized” isn’t really a good answer, but it worked well in a copy and paste text response.

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Hillclimb Is A (Snow) Flurry Of Activity

The first three days of this year’s World Championship Snowmobile Hillclimb had about as much variety weather-wise as you could get in the mountains in the spring time. Rain on Thursday, plenty of sunshine on Friday and snow on Saturday. Sunday’s weather

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Chaffin's 4 Riding Tips For Mountain Riders

Last year in the January issue of SnoWest Magazine, we asked Ski-Doo athlete Ashley Chaffin to share some riding tips with our readers. That worked out so well, we asked her to do a follow-up story on additional tips for backcountry riders.

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Michelin Strengthens Its Global Leadership Position In The Specialty Businesses With The Acquisition Of Camso

Michelin and Camso join forces to create the leader in off-the-road (OTR) mobility solutions. The result of a genuine strategic partnership in the OTR segment, the new division will be managed from Quebec, Canada.

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Camso Recalls Dirt To Snow Bike Conversion Kits Due To Crash, Impact Hazards

Name of product: Camso dirt to snow bike conversion kits

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KLIM Nac Pak Midsize Powersports Backpack

Armed with years of backcountry experience, KLIM has refined the popular Nac Pak for storage and organization capacity with additional focus on rider comfort. Engineered for riders who value easy access to equipment and smart tool storage, the new Nac Pak

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Sharetrails.Org/BRC Selects New Executive Director

Pocatello, ID – Sharetrails.Org/BlueRibbon Coalition (ST/BRC) has announced the selection of Spencer Gilbert as its new executive director.

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Patriotic Belt Buckle for Snowmobilers

We've found the perfect product for Patriotic Snowmobilers in the United States! What do you do to express your love of snowmobiling on Independence day? Wear your self-expression with this custom rectangular belt buckle.

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Tucker Hibbert To Continue His Support Of Make-A-Wish Minnesota

Tucker Hibbert is continuing his efforts to raise money for Make-A-Wish Minnesota by leading a team at the 2018 Walk for Wishes Twin Cities event. For the third consecutive year, Hibbert is bringing together fans, friends and family to join Team 68 and he

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Albright To Lead BlueRibbon Coalition/Sharetrails.Org

Pocatello, ID – The Sharetrails/BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) Board of Directors formally announced that Del Albright will serve as Interim Executive Director, overseeing the daily affairs of BRC. Albright is well known to BRC supporters and the broader outd

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BRP Reports Fiscal Year 2019 First-Quarter Results

Valcourt, Quebec – BRP Inc. (TSX:DOO) reported its financial results for the three-month period ended April 30, 2018. All financial information is in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted. The complete financial results are available at www.sedar.com, a

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Raptor Performance Shocks Announces Extended Sponsorship Agreement With Backcountry Rider Matt Entz

Warroad, MN – Raptor Performance Shocks, a leading Minnesota-based supplier of performance suspension products for such noted snowmobile brands as Arctic Cat, Polaris, Ski-Doo and Yamaha, announced it has entered into an extended sponsorship agreement wit

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Precautionary Recall Of 3 Plus Avalanche Transceivers

Feedback from ORTOVOX’s Safety Academy Partners has revealed that, in some rare situations, temporary disruption of the transmission function may occur on the ORTOVOX 3+ avalanche transceivers running software version 2.1.

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Restrictions Proposed For Snowmobile Use In Tahoe National Forest

Dozens of winter sports enthusiasts pushed their way into a conference room at the Truckee Ranger District recently to make their opinions heard on changes where snowmobiles and other over-snow vehicles can operate within the Tahoe National Forest.

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Nevada GOED Board Approves 12 Companies, Creating Nearly 700 Jobs

Las Vegas/Carson City, NV – The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development board approved applications for 12 businesses, which will bring nearly 700 new jobs and $275 million in capital investments to the state.

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Polaris Named To Fortune 500 List

Minneapolis - Polaris Industries Inc., a global leader in powersports, announced it has been named for the first time to the Fortune 500. Making its debut on this prestigious list, Polaris ranked No. 496.

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Tucker Hibbert Retires From Professional Snocross Racing

After 25 years of chasing checkered flags in snowmobile competition, Tucker Hibbert today announced that he’s reached the finish line of his remarkable racing career. The 33-year-old from Pelican Rapids, MN, is now officially retired as a professional sno

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Snowmobile Hall Of Fame Classic Sled Roundup Is May 27

The snowmobile season is never over in the heart of snowmobile country. Here hardcore enthusiasts are already gearing up to kick-off next winter with the Classic Sled Round Up in St. Germain, WI.

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