The legend of Ruff Riders began in the small town Gällivare in northern Sweden. With some of the highest peaks in Scandinavia at your doorstep, and very long winters with lots of snow, this was a perfect framing for the beginning of freeride snowmobiling. As the years passed, the Ruff Riders have evolved to the biggest influence in Scandinavia regarding freeriding and freestyle snowmobiling. During the summer these guys often find themselves doing other stunts and extremesport activites, which has always been an influence in the Ruff Riders spirit. As new riders joined the pack, motocross and other extreme sports have gotten to know about the Ruff Riders aswell. Today Ruff Riders crew extends to riders all over Sweden, and even a few Americans. [More]

Inspiration fathoms your mindless sanity ... so be it! [More]

More than 120 riders will vie for victory in close to one hundred qualifying heat and final races that will be held at the 28th running of the Grand Prix of Valcourt, presented by La Capitale General Insurance on February 19th - 21st. Over the three days of competition, Xtreme motorsports fans will find their thrills in the more than 20 classes entered in snowmobile ice oval racing, Sno-X competition, Moto-X, and ATV ice oval races. Snowmobile ice oval racers will compete in round 2 of the 2010 SMC Eastern Pro-Tour schedule, which includes the all-important Pro-Champ races, while Sno-X riders will be entering round 6 of the 2009-2010 Camoplast Championship Snocross Series at Valcourt. Motocross and ATV riders will be on the bill Saturday and Sunday. [More]

The biggest difference between snowmobiling today, versus snowmobiling even 10 years ago, is not the size of the machines, or the speed, or comfort, but the things you can do with them, and the 'interesting' places you can find yourself in. After my first ride on my Renegade 800, I quickly realized that if I wanted to properly utilize my sled and all it's capabilites, I have to learn some new riding skills. These skills, when put to use, will allow you to travel both groomed as well as any remote/rough terrain just like the best SledAddicts out there. [More]

In one of the least hyped model year releases from Yamaha, the new lineup up of 2011 snowmobiles revealed some great new technology on their existing platforms. Yamaha has made most of its enhancements to the Apex lineup. Dropping the mountain version and adding a XTX version.

While many suspected a new more powerful 170+ HP engine for the Apex in a new chasis, yamaha instead opted to follow through on a number of consumer wants from that last 4 years, which is a smart move. [More]

Yamaha is recalling about 2,500 2009 Model Year FX10 snowmobiles. Although no incidents have been reported, the problems can occur when a bolt in the right front A arm can loosen in the suspension/steering system, resulting in the sudden loss of steering control, posing a risk of injury or death to riders. [More]

Valcourt, Québec, January 26 2010 - The organizers of the Grand Prix Ski-Doo de Valcourt, presented by La Capitale General Insurance, announced today at their annual press conference held at the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Museum, the general outlines of the upcoming February 19-21 great winter motorsport Valcourt classic. For the 28th consecutive winter, snow riders and snowmobile race fans as well as snocross and ice oval race fans are invited to Valcourt's Circuit Yvon Duhamel to live every moments of this extreme sports race weekend, to attend a special concert featuring the best of the Pink Floyd music, and to take part in several family oriented activities. [More]

When a buddy encouraged me to get sticker kit from ArcticFx Graphics , my first thoughts were 'Fine, but how am I going to put that on without messing it up, I can't do that...or can I?' So I decided to drop over one night and give my buddy a hand installing a kit on his new SledAddicts RMK Assault. It was alot easier than I expected and after we finished the job I felt confident I could do this on my own anytime.

When you think about it, custom graphics kits are a great way to personalize your sled and for 200 to 300 bucks you can make your sled look pretty awesome and unique. The whole idea seems to be really catching on and more people are into a custom look these days. I think this is very important, no different than the choice of music you like or clothes you wear. Your Snowmobiles look could be a reflection of your personality or riding style. Do you want a clean, straight line look?, or an edgy darker type of style? It's all about you, and ArcticFxGraphics.com has every look imaginable. [More]

Here on "The Rock" snow has been scarce throughout most of the Island with the exception of a few key areas. One of of those snowmobile playgrounds is the infamous backcountry located in and around Newfoundlands Gros Morne National Park.

The impression I've been getting from snowmobile enthusiasts is they cannot wait to get their first ride in for the season, and are looking for any option to get them on the snow to relieve themselves of their addicting snowmobile adrenaline.

If you are in that predicament, you should do yourself a favor and book a week of accomodations at the Little Bear Lodge, nestled convienently on the outskirts of Gros Morne National Park on Bonne Bay Big Pond, Newfoundland , Canada.

Little Bear Lodge is an executive
style chalet located on the
beach of beautiful Bonne Bay
Big Pond just 20kms north of the
town of Deer Lake on the great
Northern Peninsula of
Newfoundland. [More]

The word is out and websites are slowly starting to reveal the truth about an early limited build 2010 MXZ-X and Summit releases, which has been rumoured for some time now. This is BIG NEWS in the snowmobile world as this engine's release will set the standard by which the other 2-stroke manufacturers will be compared. Here's the lowdown... [More]