Ski-Doo Riders Aklestad and Thul Win Arctic Man Event
The big year-end bash on snow held in the Alaska back-country better known as the Arctic Man, saw a sweep by team Ski-Doo racers and their skiing partners this past April. The unusual competition combines snowmobiles and downhill skiing into a single 5-mile race that includes a stretch where the skier is pulled by the snowmobile at ridiculous speeds....
In Other Worlds – Audi Buys Ducati
In the off-season, the crew here at OSM likes to keep tabs on the happenings in other corners of the motorsports world. Rumors of Audi looking to partner and/or buy a motorcycle company have been circulating for some time, with the German maker partnering with KTM on an ATV/automobile project earlier this spring. Today we got word the car...
Who is Wild Bill and Why is He Running?
During the crazy 1970s snowmobiling was immensely popular and everyone was trying to get in on the act including a man by the name of Bill Cooper, who attempted to ride from Minnesota to Moscow via snowmobile in 1972. Aside from his snowmobile adventure, the story of Bill Cooper also includes a leadership role in a massive drug smuggling...
Conceptualization Take 3 – Kvant XPW
Round three of our look into the world of over the snow concept vehicles brings us inside the mind of designer Patrick Petersson and his motorcycle inspired XPW. The fusion of motorcycles and over-the-snow vehicles is one that has reoccurred both in concept and in execution for several years. Petersson penned this blending of these two powersports faves in...
Cain’s Quest – AuCoin and Girard Win Aboard Ski-Doo
The boys and girls from Valcourt are beaming this week as the official results from one of the most grueling snowmobile races in the world - Cain's Quest - are in and Ski-Doo riders Jean-Guy AuCoin and Steve Girard stood tall after the 1,500 cross-country journey. The official gushing release from the pen of Ski-Doo follows: Riders BRP’s Ski-Doo team...
Own Words – Heath Frisby’s Frontal Lobe
The snowmobile front flip at this year’s ESPN Winter X Games will undoubtedly become synonymous with Middleton, Idaho rider Heath Frisby. While Heath was already regarded as one of the best freestyle riders in sport, with 6 prior X-Games medals to his name, the epic front flip at Winter X 2012, cemented him as one of the best ever...
Conceptualization Take 2 – Schindler DSM
Last week's first installment of "Conceptualization" clearly caught the imagination's of thousands of OSM fans as the electric propelled Husky SXC had readers buzzing. This week, the Dominc Schindler concept clearly stretches the imagination further and doesn't simply ask the question what if... but rather, why not? Penned by Austrian design firm Dominic Schindler, this SnowMobile was designed as a...
FOX Getting it Done on the Hill
Where there is racing, you'll find FOX Racing Shox; and more often than not they are always near the top of the podium. Such was the case in Jackson Hole, Wyoming where FOX athlete Kyle Tapio took top honors with his FOX equipped Arctic Cat. Here's the official word from the FOX Racing Shox crew: BAXTER, Minn. — Facing a...
More Twisted Thinking from Ski-Doo
After introducing their torsion twisted 2013 rear suspension dubbed the t-Motion, we stumbled upon another unique idea from the Valcourt brain trust; this time designed for the front half of their deep-snow buggy. These curved-lower A-arms (part# 860200612) will replace your stock units and will improve ground clearance in an effort to avoid hidden mountainside rocks and stumps. The...
Cat Revisions 2013 – Scratching Below the Surface
With a 2012 lineup that was nearly new from head to toe, it’s not surprising the feline fold from Thief River Falls has backed off the accelerator slightly for the 2013 model year. Certainly the new race bred RR and long distance and versatile tuned Cross Tour represent fresh faces in the Cat’s pride. After pawing around the 2013...
