AUTO-SKI INC FILES BANKRUPTCY

February 1974 - Levis, Quebec - Auto-Ski, Inc., manufacturer of Auto-Ski snowmobiles, has filed bankruptcy with more than $900,000.00 owed to creditors. According to Paul LaCasse, company president, loss of backing from major a shareholder and reduced snowmobile sales for the past two seasons, were the major contributing factor to the corporations indebtness.
Paul and Maurice LaCasse, brothers founded the company in 1968. Auto-Ski sold 700 1973 snowmobiles and produced 1,800 machines for the 1974 season.
The LaCasse brothers purchased the parts inventory from the bank and indicated that they would seek financial backing to produce 1975 snowmobiles.

THE 1988 POLARIS INDY's

In 1988 Polaris claimed that it would be tough to make up your mind which Indy to buy.
The fleet of Polaris Indy snowmobiles may be the most impressive fleet of trail sleds on the market, Polaris claimed.
With The Indy 650 leading the way, there were many selections of options in The Indy lineup.  The Trail Indy had a two-up seat which offered comfort for both driver and passenger.  Polaris offered two long tracks which turned enjoyment out of any task.  The Indy Classic impressed the competition with its graphic design and then there was also The Indy Sport, The Indy 400 and The Indy Sprint.

1984 SNOWMOBILE RACING SEASON

The winter of 1983/84 saw a significant increase in snowmobile racing opportunity of all kinds for both racers and racing fans.  More races from oval sprint and endurance to snocross and cross country were scheduled in all the traditional competition hotbeds and in several new locations for the season.
A long line-up of sponsors including Budweiser, Schmidt, Pabst, Stroh and more put up healthy purses and promotions to add punch to the biggest racing season in more than a decade.
Snocross, plus oval and cross-country events were all showing growth and vitality for the 1984 snowmobile racing season.

SNOWMOBILING GROWING FAST

September 1976 - Since 1973, snowmobiling gained 19 percent more participants (from 7,700,000 to 9,200,000), which made it the third fastest growing sport in the nation.  So said a recent sports survey conducted by a National Research firm.
The study was conducted among 3,000 U.S. households. (2,000 households were surveyed in 1973), with the results projectable to all households and individuals in the U.S., according to the company.  The survey toke into consideration 27 sports activities.

1982 SKI-DOO 5500MX bLIZZARD

SNOWMOBILING AT ALBERTA

MERCURY DROPS SNOWMOBILE LINE

March 1976 - Mercury Marine discontinued the manufacture of snowmobiles according to announcement of a company spokesman.  According to Mercury, they will continue to provide service and parts to current owners and will honor warranty claims.
The spokesman said that the company's complete snowmobile inventory was sold out during the current season.  He also said that negotiations with three snowmobile manufacturers were currently underway regarding the purchase of production rights for The Mercury Snow-Twister line.
Mercury Marine entered the snowmobile business in 1967, and according to the spokesman has sustained losses each year since that time.

1988 ARCTIC CATS

1988 ARCTIC CATS

This is the complete line of models and specifications of the 1988 Arctic Cat snowmobiles

AKTIV GRIZZLY

A snowmobile manufacturer in Sweden has become popular in The United States, particularly in the west.
The AKTIV Grizzly has proven to be a prime piece of working equipment which not only offers a form of transportation, but can haul or pull cargo as well as perform many other utility tasks.
The Grizzly is powered by a 432cc Fugi fan cooled engine and it has a twin-track (15 by 151 inches) and is a single ski snowmobile.  It has a reverse gear and plenty of storage space.
The Grizzly will go virtually anywhere a track vehicle can go.

DEERE SWITCHES TO KAWASAKI ENGINES

January 1977 - John Deere announced that starting with its 1979 snowmobiles, they plan to purchase engines from Kawasaki Motors Corporation for use in their snowmobiles. The 1978 models continued to have Kohler and Kioritz engines