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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,
USXC – THIEF RIVER FALLS, MINNESOTA
Story and photos by: Emily Wicklund and Aaron Kennedy The 3rd stop on the 2019-2020 USXC tour is the Sevens Clans TRF 250 in Thief
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,
ARCTIC ALERT: TEAM ARCTIC CROSS-COUNTRY RACERS NAD 16 USXC PODIUMS IN PARK RAPIDS
Team Arctic Cross-Country racers took to the ditches and heavy woods outlining Park Rapids, Minnesota, for the first terrain race of the season. They walked
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
ARCTIC ALERT: TWENTY PODIUMS FOR TEAM ARCTIC CAT AT CANTERBURY NATIONAL SNOCROSS
Team Arctic racers left a packed Canterbury house at the Shakopee National Snocross with 20 podiums and momentum for Deadwood. Headlining the weekend, No. 43
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
USXC – THE PARK RAPIDS PRE RACE
The next stop of the USXC schedule is the Heartland 200 in Park River Minnesota. This is an event that all Pro riders want to
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
FIRST RIDE CONTEST!
FREE T-SHIRT ALERT! The Sport. The Lifestyle. For Snowmobilers. From Snowmobilers. The OSM First Ride Contest is On NOW! Have you been #OnSnow this season?
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
ROYAL DISTRIBUTING DOUBLES SIZE OF GUELPH STORE
It wasn’t that long ago that Royal Distributing opened its flagship store in Guelph, Ontario. Truth is, that was over 15 years ago when
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
BACKCOUNTRY READY – 10 MUST HAVES FOR THE BACKCOUNTRY
Dan Adams of Next Level Riding Clinic is not only an expert rider, but also a helluva mountain man. To learn more about his
USXC RACE REPORT – ROUND 1 IN GERALD DYRDAHL PINE LAKE 200
Story and Photos: Emily Wicklund Day 1 The USXC circuit started out their season this past weekend at the legendary Gerald Dyrdahl Pine Lake 200.
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
USXC – PINE LAKE PRE RACE
USXC racing series is ready to take on another year of bumper to bumper racing action in 2020. Last season, only 1 point separated
