Sleds
YAMAHA 2020 – NEW SLEDS. NEW REFINEMENTS
Model year 2020 has arrived for Yamaha, and the OSM/STV crew was on-hand to ride the new expanded line-up this spring, at Snow Shoot in
2020 POLARIS DOIN IT, AND DOIN IT RIGHT! EVOLUTION, INDY EXPANSION, IT’S ALL PLANNED KHAOS!
Polaris is creating its own kind of anarchy in the snowmobile biz… and it’s welcomed! Polaris has continued its upward trend for another year with
2020 SKI-DOO THE AVERAGE IS NOT AVERAGE, BRP IS PADDING THE LINE-UP WITH EVEN MORE 850’s!
You don’t get to the top of the class by being average. Ski-Doo is still the #1 sled-maker in the world, and for 2020, Bombardier
FIRST BURN – YAMAHA SRX
The 2019 Yamaha SRX is this guys favourite sled of the year. Line up everything we have in the OSM fleet and 3 times out
FIRST BURN – POLARIS INDY 850 XC
There is not much new that can be written about the 2019 Indy 850 XC that hasn’t already been covered in snowmobile magazines, internet outlets,
COMMANDING THE RIDE IN ONTARIO’S ALGOMA REGION
Last season On Snow Magazine developed a contest called the Command Your Ride Sweepstakes. It was in partnership with by Polaris Snowmobiles, Polaris Ride Command,
USXC – PARK RAPIDS POST RACE
By: Emily Wicklund The second stop of the 2019-2020 season was in Park Rapids Minnesota for the Heartland 200. Park Rapids is a favorite for
OSM TAKES A SPRING RIDE IN New Brunswick- WITH NO LIMITS
Not wanting to give up on the season, the crew at On Snow Magazine do what we do every spring, and head east to New
BEYOND THE TRAIL ABITIBI-TEMISCAMINGUE’S TRUE CROSSOVER EXPERIENCE
Name any riding group, from vertical ascenders to flatland trail shredders, at one time or another there’s been a bench race as to who in
TOP TIER RIDING & RELAXING RIDING SAINT-RAYMOND AND THE SURROUNDING AREA’S PRESTIGIOUS SNOWMOBILING EXPERIENCE
No two winters are the same. At some point in your riding career, you’ll inevitably find yourself looking outside to grass and rain while you
THE PERFECT LONG WEEKEND IN NORTH EASTERN ONTARIO
At OSM, we know life gets in the way, and trying to sneak away with the guys to go snowmobiling for 7 days isn’t always
SINGLE & READY TO MINGLE CATS SINGLE MONO-RAIL ALPHA ONE 154 AND 165 ARE TURNING HEADS
Remember the first time you saw a real Ferrari 308GT? I do, and I couldn’t stop staring. That’s what it was like when Cat introduced
BIRTH OF A PATRIOT FROM CASE TO COMBUSTION – INSIDE THE MAKING OF THE ALL-NEW POLARIS PATRIOT 850
Jim Barczak, Polaris Senior Design Engineer (pictured) and Ricky Jaeger, Platform Manager for Snowmobile Powertrain were our personal guides when we visit the Polaris assembly
ARCTIC CAT IS LISTENING TO THEIR CUSTOMERS
After the recent release of the 2021 model line-up featuring the Riot X now with the Alpha One’s single beam rear suspension and the
VENERABLE VIPER – COULD THIS BE THE LAST SNOWMOBILE YOU’LL EVER OWN?
What if you were faced with the choice of having to buy just one snowmobile to ride for the next 10, 15, maybe even
DROOL WORTHY – BOLDER BACKCOUNTRY GAINS XRS TOUGHNESS FOR 2019
The boys and girls in Valcourt call the new brilliant hue found on the 2019 Backcountry XRS, Ultimate Red Lava; we call it damn
FROZEN FURY FAST AND FURIOUS, THE SRX IS THE ULTIMATE SPEED WEAPON
There’s a little bit of Ricky Bobby in all of us. Sure, we may not all dine at the Waffle House and drive around
ALTERED ASTRO FROM RUSTED RELIC TO TUNED PIPE TWIN – GASTON BLAI’S HOME-BUILT HYBRID IS ASTRONOMICAL
The one-time mild mannered Sno-Jet Astro was purchased for just $100 from Gaston Blais’ brother back in 1986. According to Gaston, the sled was
RECORD SETTER DAVE MARSHALL AND HURRICANE PERFORMANCE BLISTER ICE WITH 203MPH RUN
Snowmobilers have been in pursuit of speed and more of it ever since the first over-snow machine made tracks across the snow pack. During the
THROW DOWN 2017- BIG BORE WAR 4 HERO SLEDS, 1,000 MILES, 1 WINNER
For those who have followed On Snow Magazine (OSM), since we revamped the magazine and brought it to snowmobile enthusiasts on both sides of the
BIG HAMMER IN BRUNSWICK STUNNING SCENERY AND NEAR PERFECT TRAILS MAKES THIS YOUR NEXT MUST RIDE DESTINATION
To quote a well-known Johnny Cash song, when it comes to snowmobiling in North America, I’ve been everywhere man. Well, almost everywhere. There are still
BACK THROUGH THE AGES FIVE DECADES OF YAMAHA
FIVE DECADES OF YAMAHA Last winter, Yamaha snowmobiles celebrated 50-years of making tracks. While they came late to the party in comparison to other brands,
STRETCHED FOR TERRAIN INFUSED WITH RACE BRED TECHNOLOGY, THE SWITCHBACK GETS TOUGH FOR 2018
The first time the XCR nomenclature adorned the hood of a Polaris it was the early 1990s, and cross-country terrain racing was king. Given this
200 REVOLUTION YAMAHA SNOSCOOT… RETURNING TO OUR ROOTS WITH AN EYE ON THE FUTURE
Small in size, right in price, and tasked with a level of responsibility unlike any sled in recent memory. The 2018 Yamaha SnoScoot, and different