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Chris Burandt Plans 2011 Back Country AdventuresBackcountry snowmobile guru Chris Burandt may have wrapped up his onsnow adventures until this coming fall, but he hasnt been kickin back doing nothing. In fact, Burandt has been plenty busy. He tells Snowmobile.com: Ive got some pretty cool things to throw out there for you all. First, the web site has been redone and more

Snowmobile Races OffRoad Buggy Across a Lake [video]Leave it to Top Gear, the highly entertaining British motorsports show, to come up with a race that pits a Polaris snowmobile against a highpowered offroad buggy in a race across a lake in Iceland.Lets be honest, the race really doesnt make a lick of sensebut who cares. Dont you want to know who wins more

Snowmobiling Down a Flooded Street [video]Its a sight you dont see every day a man in a bathing suit riding a snowmobile down a residential street in June. Well try to explain what happened, but be sure to check out the pair of videos below the jump for a more complete picture.It seems the town of Coon Rapids, Minn. more

Igarshi Snowmobile ConceptIgarshi Design has recently unveiled a series of concept vehicles, including a snowmobile unlike anything weve ever seen before.After looking at the photos, we arent able to tell exactly how one would steer this concept sled. Additionally, it looks like the exhaust would shoot out where the rider would normally go, which could make for more

Invitation to a grand snowmobile weekend, September 1619, 2010 in Eagle River, WI. With the official moving of the International Snowmobile Hall of Fame (ISHOF) from Bovy, MN to Eagle River, WI all future inductions will be held in Eagle River with the World Snowmobile Headquarters serving as host.Another change is that the induction date

Eagle River, WI. Recognizing and honoring their contributions to the sport of snowmobiling, six new members will be inducted into the International Snowmobile Hall of Fame (ISHOF), now located in Eagle River, Wisconsin. The induction will take place on September 18, 2010 to culminate a full weekend of activities for the inductees, their families

Remembering Rocky CutsforthThe snowmobile industry lost a great friend in Rocky Cutsforth, owner of ROX Speed FX. From Cohasset Minnesota, a long time motor sport enthusiast and action rider, Rocky was fatally injured during an ATV photo shoot in South Dakota on May 20th. Rocky was a well known and respected for his talent riding on and more

Snowmobiler Sticks the Landing [video]We’re not sure if it was done intentionally or not, but we found a video that gives new meaning to the term “sticking the landing.”The video in question is a painfully long 11 minutes, but fortunately for you the moment of excitement comes at about the one minute mark. After a couple of jumps down more

Girl Bails on Sled [video]Far be it from us to laugh at a damsel in distress, but when you post a video of your distress on YouTube for all to see we figure its open season.Riding a Yamaha Nytro, the lady in question made a long run at a makeshift snowmobile jump. Things look good in the early going, more

Vintage Yamaha Snowmobile Jump [video]Vintage snowmobile fans may not want to read any further. After all, if youve got a vintage ride in proper working condition the last thing youre probably going to do is launch it 12 feet in the air. Of course, a great many of us just like to see people push the limits of what more

Inventor Creates Rear Drive Snowmobile [video]Toronto inventor Shawn Walting has designed a rearaxle drive system that he says makes snowmobiles faster, improves braking, and uses less fuel. We heard about Waltings story thanks to an article in Popular Science about his RAD (Rear Axle Drive) Technology. According to the article, Walting outfitted a SkiDoo REV XP snowmobile with RAD and more

Snowmobile Crash Compilation [video]Watching people land incredible tricks on snowmobiles is always a treat. Watching people fail to land trickswell, thats fun too. Perhaps its a little meanspirited, but its still fun.Some creative type has put together an awesome compilation of snowmobile crashes set to Queens Bohemian Rhapsody. Its 2 minutes and 22 seconds of solid entertainment as more

Water Jumping Snowmobiles [video]You can safely mark this off as one of the many things I would never do on my own snowmobile, but I found a pretty cool video showing snowmobiles doing some water crossing and water jumping from the Epping Grass Drags event.Im always impressed when I see snowmobiles crossing the water, but seeing them hit more

Super Snowmobile SlideshowWhat does the future of snowmobiling hold We sure dont know, but we did recently find a slideshow of a dozen snowmobilelike contraptions that may hold provide a glimpse of things to come.The slideshow, put together by Trendhunter.com, shows 12 different articlesvideos about a variety of snowcapable vehicles. Some are just concepts or art projects, more

Video Game Review: Snomobile StuntWe like free stuff, and were going to assume most of you feel the same. We recently found a free online snowmobile game and thought youd like to know about it.Snowmobile Stunt is a pretty straightforward online game. You use your arrow keys to control a snowmobile through bumpy course. There are treats to collect more

Slednecks Founder Talks Extreme Snowmobiling [video]Action filmmaker and Slednecks founder Jason Moriarty was recently featured on an episode of Stunts and Chaos from Current.com.Moriarty is one of the fathers of extreme snowmobile videos and this show features loads of awesome footage from the Slednecks series. Moriarty talks about how he got started shooting action videos and why he took up mor...

The 2011 new model information has been released. Our editors have been on the sleds and will give there impressions, good and bad of the 2011’s in a brand by brand format. Including key new models such as the Switchback Assault, 800R ETEC, Apex with Electronic Power Steering, and the 800 H.O. EXT.

The JanuaryFebruary issue of SnowTech Magazine went in the mail the week between Christmas and New Years. Should be close to all destinations in the US and Canada. This issue was 100 pages. Along with traditional content like Service and Tuning Notes, Tech Shorts, Feedback, and Dear Ralph this issue featured an

Here is an item that every carbureted snowmobile, motorcycle, ATV and watercraft should have; a clean and easy way to drain the carburetor float bowls. A quick turn of the valve on this kit will purge your carbs and keep you running safe and strong. Why drain the float bowls With the quality of today’s

Russian Retiree Builds SnowmobileWe love backyard mechanics and their creations. Recently we found some photos of a very cool snowmobile project built by a retiree from the Russian city of Korov.The machine is powered by an old Yamaha engine and the rest is made up of scrap. The fiberglass seat comes from an old carousel and the gear more