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BOOST? TO BOOST OR NOT TO BOOST? THAT, IS THE QUESTION.
By Jeff Steenbakkers For some reason, this has a familiar ring to it. When it comes to choosing a new hauler, its easy to get
THE SHORTER, THE BETTER! THE TOP TWO 129-INCH LENGTH SLEDS ON THE MARKET – SKI-DOO MXZ X-RS 850 vs. POLARIS INDY XCR 850
By Mark Boncher Never underestimate a shorter opponent. There is something to be said for being more nimble, quicker, easier to maneuver, and be able
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5 MINUTES WITH CRAIG KENNEDY – VICE-PRESIDENT OF ARCTIC CAT
Craig Kennedy, Vice President, avid snowmobiler through-and-through is a passionate down to earth experienced snowmobiler. From a young age, he remembers being reprimanded for sketching
HAY DAYS 2019 – SCENE IT
Back in September our crew from OSM and Snowmobiler Television packed up and headed out to the 53rd Annual Hay Days in North Branch, Minnesota. Hay
SAY YES WITH THE BEST! THREE CROSSOVER SLEDS THAT WILL MAKE YOU NEVER SAY NO TO A RIDE, ANYWHERE!
By Mark Boncher Ski-Doo Backcountry X-RS 146” 850, Arctic Cat Riot 8000 146”, Polaris SKS 146” 850 Do you want to ride the trails today?
SCOTT Sports – TESTING OUR 2021 SNOWMOBILE COLLECTION IN SALEN, SWEDEN
Discover our Snowmobile clothing & gear: http://bit.ly/2IIUOxb We went to Sälen, Sweden, to present and test our 2021 Snowmobile Collection together with selected media and
HOW TO SURVIVE AN AVALANCHE – WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW!!
By Mike Duffy Most of you have heard the basics, and reasons for safety guidelines when riding in avalanche country. I’m going to give you
USXC – NAYTAHWAUSH 200 PRE RACE – MARCH 7-8 2020
Photos and story by Emily Wicklund The seventh stop on the USXC 2019/2020 season tour is in Naytahwaush, Minnesota on March 7th and 8th for
USXC – WARROAD POST RACE RESULTS
Story and photos by Emily Wicklund This past weekend (February 29th and March 1st) the USXC series brought riders to the farthest northernmost track on
ARCTIC ALERT: TEAM ARCTIC RACERS SHOW SUCCESS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Herfindahl Triumphant in Manvel, Pake Returns to Snocross Podium and Cadarette Racing Undefeated. Team Arctic racers converged on a variety of terrain races this past
THE NEXT STOP OF THE USXC TOUR IS THE SEVEN CLANS WARROAD 100 ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29th AND SUNDAY, MARCH 1st.
Story and photos by Emily Wicklund The next stop of the USXC tour is the Seven Clans Warroad 100 on Saturday, February 29th and Sunday,
NEVER REST! THREE MOUNTAIN SLEDS THAT ARE NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. THE 2020 HARDCORE ALPHA, FREERIDE, AND ALL NEW KHAOS GO WHERE OTHERS DARE NOT! By Mark Boncher
The freedom of being the alpha dog means that you can create your own personal brand of Khaos! These three sleds allow their pilots to
USXC – 500 RECAP
After four rounds of racing action in the USXC circuit, this marks the halfway point of the 2020 USXC season. This past weekend’s racers made
2020 ARCTIC CAT – LESS IS MORE LINEUP GOES ON A DIET, ENTER THE RIOT!
Going lean is all the rage, and I guess the folks at Textron (Arctic Cat’s parent company) are jumping on board. We are not knocking
CLEAN SWEEP IN THE KAWARTHA CUP
The first weekend of February brought us the first week of the Canadian Snowcross Racing Association (CSRA) season. The CSRA came to Lindsay, Ontario bringing
2020 TIMBERSLED RIOT – MORE MANEUVERABLE, WAY MORE FUN!
All new for 2020 from Timbersled is the Riot snow bike kit. With this release, the engineers were aiming to make the bikes more playful
USXC – TRF POST RACE
Story and photos by Emily Wicklund The 3rdround of the 2019-2020 USXC season brought racers to Thief River Falls Minnesota; the hometown of Arctic Cat.
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