Paying to Play Part Two – Service, Fuel and Oil
Part two of our cost of ownership research digs further into the numbers to include service, fuel mileage, oil usage, and a big picture view.
Yamaha Snares Historic Hill Climb Podium Finish
The blue crew has been breathing some rarefied air, at least when it comes to their own personal record books in RMSHA hill climb competition.
Paying to Play Part 1 – Determining the Cost of Ownership – Parts and Accessories
This past winter, we dug into the dollars and cents of snowmobile ownership in a feature story in our OSM In Season Issue (Volume 2,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Just in Time for Spring – AMSOIL Reformulates Synthetic Greases
The lube crew based near the big lake better known as Lake Superior in the port city of Superior, Wisconsin has sent us a few
Hibbert Injury Update…Road to Recovery
UPDATED 4.2.12 – Just got the latest update from the Tucker Hibbert camp on the “Train’s” injury. After the injury Hibbert sustained in Wisonsin (see
INDY AGAIN – CAN LIGHTNING STRIKE TWICE?
Those who have even a hint of knowledge regarding the history of the snowmobile industry will undoubtedly know Indy is a nameplate synonymous with Polaris.
Yamaha 4-Stroke Crests Jackson Hole
While they didn’t win, Yamaha was plenty pleased with the results of their first ever factory attempt at putting a four-stroke powered snowmobile over the
Clarkson University Wins Clean Snowmobile Challenge
Ski-Doo was happy with the young adults at Clarkson University who won their second consecutive Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Clean Snowmobile Challenge. The 2012
TEAM ARCTIC IS KING OF KINGS
The kids at Arctic Cat were stoked after capturing the King of Kings crown at the 2012 Jackson Hole Hill Climb… here’s their post race
NO SNOW? TRY DIRT AT CSRA YEAR-END PARTY
With the warm weather and a shortage of snow the CSRA has had to unfortunately cancel the last two events of the race season, but
Conceptualization Take 1 – The Husky SXC
From the early sketches and fabrications of Eliason, Sikorsky, Bombardier and Hetteen, dreaming of the next snowmobile is quite possibly an inherent trait of snowmobilers
Time Machines – ’73 Ski-doo Blizzard 340
One snowmobile journalist called it the most exciting race in snowmobile history. It was the Eagle River World Championship in 1971 and young Yamaha racer
2013 Yamaha Nytro – Tuning It Up
After much hope and hype, the original 2008 FX Nytro with its true “rider-upright” ergonomics for the Hamatsu crowd became the last one picked in
Cruisin’ YouTube Spring 2012
Spring has sprung and with it comes last rides, spring storms, long sunny days, water, and throttle jockeys looking to make the biggest splash.