1980 YAMAHA SRX

1983 SKI-DOO 9700 BLIZZARD

MAIN REASONS FOR SNOWMOBILE BELT FAILURE

1977 - The biggest problem according to The Gates Rubber Company, is that snowmobilers try to get by with a regular general, purpose belt on a high performance machine.  If you do this, be prepared for some blown rubber under your hood. High powered snowmobiles need heavy-duty belts; It's as simple as that.                                             Other possible causes are clutch alignment or the wrong belt for your particular machine.

1975 ALOUETTE PROTOTYPE RACER

One of 1975 Alouette's prototype was the 340 Free Air "Super Brute" SnoPro racer, powered by a 340cc Kohler free air engine.
In February, 1973, Coleco president said that if The Alouette product line was not sold, it would be liquidated sometime in 1973.

1984 POLARIS INDY TRAIL

1982 YAMAHA SNOWMOBILES

This is a breakdown of all the 1982 Yamaha snowmobile models along with all the specifications for each model and all the standard and optional features.
The image can be enlarges by clicking on the bottom of the image.

1988 ARCTIC CAT SNOWMOBILES

In 1988 Arctic Cat claimed that only one company builds a sled for the fastest rider in the world, the slowest rider in the world and everyone in between. From the unbeatable fast Wildcat 650 to the only children's sled in the world, The Kitty Cat.

1974 SKI WHIZ

In 1974, Massey Ferguson claimed their Ski Whiz was the snowmobile for hard pack or powder with superb control.
They had thirteen models: Performance Class - Cross Country Class and Economy Class for all kinds of snowmobiling.

1982 SKI-DOO'S

The 1982 Alpine, Elite and Elan snowmobiles

December 21, 2014 - Press Release - YELLOWSTONE OPENS FOR SNOWMOBILES. 
Yellowstone National Park has opened for snowmobiles and other motorized snow machines even if recent warm weather and limited snowfall means there's little snowpack on many of the park's interior roads.
Until conditions improve, visitors will be allowed to take snowmobile trips or travel by commercial snowcoach between the park's South Entrance and Old Faithful. Other trips involving commercial snowcoaches and other vehicles will be available in other limited sections of the park. 

1974 SUZUKI SNOWMOBILES

HERE IS WHAT SUZUKI ADVERTISED IN 1974 - "If you want the most rugged, reliable machine you can drive in the snow, buy a tank."
   But if you want a machine that's rugged, reliable and a lot more reasonable, buy a Suzuki.

1972 RUPP YANKEE

!n 1972 Rupp claimed that the Yankee was for the man who wanted the best of both - luxury and performance. The Rupp Yankee was available with a 25hp, 30hp or 40hp twin cylinder fan cooled  Rupp engine and had a 15 inch track with bogie suspension.

OLD SNOWMOBILE

1979 - A remnant of an old snowmobile found while touring the Lake Superior shoreline around Grand Marala

1988 AKTIV GRIZZLY

SD WINTER RECREATION TRAILS OPEN

Winter recreation trails in The Black Hills National Forest are now open for the season due to recent snowfall, the Forest Service announced Monday.
Trails are open to snowmobiles, as seasonal gates throughout the forest will be closed until warmer weather.
Trails maps are available at the Games Fish & Parks recreation office in Lead, South Dakota, at any forest service office or visitor information center, and online at fs.usda.gov.
Snowmobilers are warned to be wary of approaching dead trees, which are likely to fall without warning.

1975 SUZUKI FURY

Suzuki built several snowmobile models in the early seventies under the names of Nomad and XR. Despite having very good engines and often clever styling, they were never able to attract many buyers until 1974, when The Fury was introduced for the 1975 model year. Essentially an El-Tigre built by Arctic Cat under The Suzuki nameplate.  The Fury was nonetheless a popular sled that began to turn Suzuki's fortunes in snowmobiling around.  Suzuki, however decided instead to supply engines exclusively to Arctic Cat rather to continue in the competitive snowmobile market.

1975 SNOWMOBILE LINE-UP

The 15 different brands included here did not necessarily represent all the manufacturers who produced new snowmobiles for 1975. Rather they were the ones who indicated a continued commitment to the snowmobile business and on more than a regional scale.  There were several other companies who produced snowmobiles, but a timing problem did not allow their new machines to be included here.                                                                            

1975 SNOWMOBILE ECONOMY RUN

January 26, 1975 - St. Paul,MN - 40.8 mpg tops economy run. The best mileage achieved in the Union Carbide Synthetic Snowmobile Oil Economy Run was a 1970 Polaris Charger (436cc) to a 40.8 miles per gallon finish.

SNOCROSS RACING

The beginning of Snocross racing

Larry Colton leads a string of competitors on his way to victory in the first big U.S. Snocross event at Alexandria, Minnesota in December of 1980

SNOW CONDITIONS IN THE BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA

December 11, 2014 - SNOWMOBILE SEASON STILL AWAITING SNOW - Snowmobile enthusiasts will need to have a little patience this year.  Snowmobile trails in South Dakota are scheduled to open Monday, but trail officials are still waiting for snow.
"The Black Hills has seen minimal snowfall so far this season," Black Hills Trails district supervisor said, "Groomimg operations will be limited until we see additional accumulations."
While trails in eastern South Dakota saw significant snow accumulations in November, conditions have since deteriorated.
Current trails conditions are also available online at gfp.sd.gov/snowmobiling as well as on the SDGFP Outdoors mobile app. Trail condition updates are also posted to Twitter accounts dedicated to both The Black Hills and the East river trails: (www.twitter.com/SDsnowBHills and www.twitter.com/SDsnoweast)

1974 AUTO SKI RACER

The 1974 Auto-Ski Mach racing sled.
Features a 440 three cylinder free air motor, hydraulic disc brakes, a cleated track and a nose job.

1969 RUPP SNOWMOBILES

Here you will find the models and specifications of the 1969 Rupp SnoSport snowmobile lineup.
1969 was the true start of Rupp Industries snowmobile volume as they manufactured and sold over 20,000 sleds compared to 12,000 in 1968 and 3,500 in 1967.

POLARIS COMET

Polaris had been in the sled making business for a number of years, building the big, articulate-chassis "Iron Dogs" for the industrial and northwoods markets, when the industry began its first moves toward snowmobiling as a sport.  Polaris then moved toward smaller machines.  Then in 1964, Polaris made a front-engine sled. A cute little number, powered by an 8 horsepower Kohler 4-stroke called the Comet. The Comet was built in relative small quantities and had all but disappeared after 20 years, except for a handful in antique clubs.

1975 ARCTIC CAT PANTERA

In 1975, like other years, there was something new in the Cat lineup - A brand new model,and a completely redesigned familiar one, with several engineering refinements.  The new model was The Pantera, with its brand new orange accent color on the familiar Arctic Cat Black.

1975 SKI-DOO 245 RV

ITASKA DRIFTSKIPPERS TRAILS

1974 - Grand Rapids, Minnesota -
When the Itaska Driftskippers wanted better trails, they added their labor to some state money and built them.
A mile per member.  That's just about it worked out when the 30 people in the Itaska Driftskippers snowmobile club constructed a 35-mile trail system near Grand Rapids, Minnesota

1982 JOHN DEERE SNOWFIRE

The introduction of the 1983 Snowfire and Sprintfire, a small pilot built of machines went into full production in mid-1982.
John Deere made a sworn goal to build the lightest lines of snowmobiles in the industry.
The snowfire weighs just 312 pounds, "dry".

RUPP NITRO'S WIN RACE

The 1972 Rupp Nitro snowmobiles - were a winner on the track as well on the trail.
The 440 Rupp Nitro snowmobiles won the 440cc modified class at the"World Series of Snowmobiling" at Ironwood, Michigan, in March, 1972

1980 ARCTIC CAT JAG

In 1980, Arctic Cat Jags were available in three different models - from the economy model series 2000 to the spirited 3000 (Available with free air or with fan cooled and oil injection)
The Jags featured Shock dampened skis; aluminum chassis; hexagon drive clutch; 6.5 gallon fuel capacity; studded 2/3 cleated track with rubber logo grippers and Dupont Fibre B (Kevlar) track belts; short stroke Mikuni butterfly carb; Arctictron exhaust system; parking brake and the price was right.