Tag: ski-doo
Playground Spat – Polaris Claims Patent Infringement
Patent infringement lawsuits are not uncommon, especially in a competitive technologically driven environment such as snowmobile manufacturing. In fact, OSM Editor Bourgeois, who worked...
BRP Moves PWC Production to Mexico
A well crafted release from the kids in Valcourt was issued last Thursday that caught our attention. After taking some heat a few yeas...
Tremblay Signs with Scheuring Speedsports
The moving, shaking, and drama of the racing off-season started early this spring, as teams, racers, sponsors, and manufacturers jockey for premium position and...
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...
Paying to Play Part 1 – Determining the Cost of Ownership...
This past winter, we dug into the dollars and cents of snowmobile ownership in a feature story in our OSM In Season Issue (Volume...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...