Don’t Forget About Your Local Snowmobile Club
Andy Swanson
April 5, 2012
Snowmobile club radar runs get the competitive juices flowing and bring snowmobilers together for fun. It’s no secret that this winter was a bust for most snowmobilers. Except for a powerful Nor’easter that pounded parts of New England in October, the East was virtually snowless this winter... Read more »
How Snowmobiling Has Evolved Over The Last 16 Years
March 2, 2012
Sixteen years ago, a younger version of me was sitting with five co-workers in a dank conference room at the Snow Goer office trying to brainstorm up our annual Ten Best awards. No, this wasn’t the 10 Best Sleds list; that had already been completed. This time, we were working up various lists, from... Read more »
Ugly Winter Continues To Shake Up Racing Season
February 23, 2012
It’s the winter that keeps on giving! As racing fans likely know, the extreme lack of snow in the middle of Minnesota led to the cancellation of the USCC Red Lake I-500 cross-country race. That, of course, meant that the next race in the Snow Goer Racing Challenge was kaput. But as luck has it,... Read more »
Day Trip: Snowmobiling The C.J. Ramstad North Shore Trail
February 13, 2012
Looking south this weekend at the C.J. Ramstad North Shore Trail near Grand Marais, Minnesota. Do you have day-trip snowmobiling destination? It’s good to have a go-to place where you can load up the sled and head there for a ride, especially during seasons like this when snow is scarce. For me,... Read more »
Found: Snow For Snowmobiling In Minnesota
January 23, 2012
Snow in Minnesota Despite the commonly held belief that there isn’t enough snow for snowmobiling in Minnesota — the home state of Snow Goer — this past weekend’s trip started with rumors that there was rideable snow near the North Shore of Lake Superior. A source said that the logging roads a... Read more »
Fresh Powder At Lake Gogebic
January 10, 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... 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... 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 »
Flat Out in The 2012 Arctic Cat Wildcat
October 24, 2011
Look out Polaris! Cross-state nemesis Arctic Cat has set its engineering cross hairs directly on its arch rival’s hugely successful RZR XP 900 with the release of the all-new Wildcat — a pure-sport off-road side-by-side that revives the name of departed muscle sled. The Wildcat has a powerful... 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... Read more »
