To answer the original question. Yeti is still very much in the game. I spoke to my upper level contact at Yeti yesterday and asked him the same question. Per Yeti internal yesterday "we just got out of our 5 year planning session". So that tells me they are still in the game a big way. Especially if they are planning the next 5 years. He also related to me that the 2022 release will put Yeti back on top of what is NEW and on top of the snow bike game.
Yeti came out huge with the Fat Boy Slim in 2020. It's design with the 12" wide track and 5.5" rail spacing is at the top of it's game and incredible to ride!!!! A129FR is so nimble it feels like a 120 on the hard pack and set up snow, but has the flotation of a 129. Same goes for the 137MT, it feels and handles like you are on a 129, but you have the monster flotation in the soft snow that will outclimb an ARO3 with out the bulk of a 3" paddle pulling down the motor from the load of a big paddle.
So yes I think Yeti is still in the game and staying at the top of the pack.
Agreed, yes the Yeti 137 MT hammered the 3 inch on side by side pull in the deep, the 3 inch had to downshift half way up the climb to regain RPM and lost ground speed, The 3 inch does have a good advantages for short burst if you can keep RPM up and if we had More HP , anyone in the Mt Adams area juant to run your 3 inch against the new Yetis ? , as for other comments our CMX and Yeti have the same lite ski pressure its all about setup" I am not brand loyal however performance is noted, The T sled Aero is best kit for drops with very steep approach angle which allows for more front arm travel, T sled marketing strategy claimed the steep axle angle on last years lineup was better for performance and now claims in 2021 their new lower axle is for better performance ?? Riot is best for finding a hill and playing with 180,s. and ditch banging probably the best kit for low snow areas or flatter terrain , CMX use to be king when the new track came out however fallen far behind competition now and has gained weight and retains a very low axle which has issues climbing on top the snow, Camso has no front suspension lift and little rear suspension travel and Is a entry budget kit, we built 3 for HMK and they now ride the New Yetis, Yeti are best for extreme powder mountain riding and harnessing efficiency. They are all capable however the technology of Yeti is so far ahead of every other kit at this time. Yeti had 5 areas in the design that needed addressed and they did a remarkable redesign for 2020, They provide carbon and titanium all very expensive materials instead of steel bolts/nuts and aluminum / steel chassis, chains, Even today using these expensive materials on sled builds resulted in a 30K build. It wasn't till 2020 that Yeti totally had a solid kit with the redesign. If there is a problem with the Yeti ewe will hear about it from me, I am not bought and will disclose accurate truthful info. I do not intend to step on toes however will not dance around the issues"