Mountain Sledder's Articles
November 23rd, 2018 | Mountain Sledder
Avalanche Canada Receives Funding of $25M from Federal Government
Less than a week after Avalanche Canada revealed that the organization was in desperate need of funding to the point that it would have to start cutting programs, the federal government stepped…
November 9th, 2018 | Mountain Sledder
Springtime Heli-Sledding in Whistler
Milestones deserve to be celebrated. So when my 50th birthday rolled around this spring I decided to splash out on a daylong heli-sledding tour with Whistler-based Head-Line Mountain Holidays.
November 3rd, 2018 | Mountain Sledder
Destination Elevation – Inside the Lives of the Black Cats
Arctic Cat has recently published a sequel to its first Destination Elevation short film, and it's a beautiful piece of work. The film and several short episodes that have dropped since are produced…
November 1st, 2018 | Mountain Sledder
SLEDFILM 19 in Bend, Oregon Nov 9-10
SLEDFILM—the biggest film and awards show in the winter motorsports industry—once again hits the screen and stage in Bend, Oregon on November 9th and 10th, 2018 for SLEDFILM 19. Riders, athletes, industry…
October 31st, 2018 | Mountain Sledder
USDA Reports No Comments On Chugach NF Land Management Plan Lost or Altered
The USDA Forest Service has acknowledged that due to software update, there was a problem with comment submissions appearing correctly, including some appearing to be related to issues in the Sierra, Sequoia…
September 28th, 2018 | Mountain Sledder
Top 3 Snowmobile Accessories for 2019 from OEMs
The Big Four snowmobile manufacturers have come out with their parts and accessories catalogs for 2019, so here's our take on the top 3 snowmobile accessories available this winter for Ski-Doo, Polaris,…
July 30th, 2018 | Mountain Sledder
Elka Suspension Releases Coil-Over Conversion Kit for Ski-Doo Summit
Elka Suspension has come up with an alternative rear shock kit design that eliminates the need for stock torsion springs in the stock Ski-Doo Summit suspension. It's their coil-over conversion kit, and…
July 11th, 2018 | Mountain Sledder
SPOT X Review: 2-Way Satellite Messenger
Many sledders are already familiar with SPOT, which is best known for its S.O.S. personal locator device, the SPOT Gen 3. Well, the company has recently released SPOT X—a new, 2-way satellite…
June 4th, 2018 | Mountain Sledder
Fresh Start: Cody Matechuk Interview
The former street bike racing National Champion talks about trading pavement for powder, chasing backcountry and X Games glory in this Cody Matechuk interview, which took place last summer before he went…
May 17th, 2018 | Mountain Sledder
Ortovox Transceiver Recall Issued for 3+ Model as Preventative Measure
An Ortovox transceiver recall has been issued for the brand’s Ortovox 3+ avalanche transceiver running version 2.1 software. All other Ortovox transceivers—and 3+ models running different software versions—are unaffected. The recall will…
