Patrick's Articles

Have you ever wondered what type of sledders are mostly likely to litter while out snowmobiling? Well, here's your answer: smokers and Budweiser drinkers are the mostly likely to throw their trash on the ground while sledding in…

What is it that makes mechanics just so damned interesting? For starters, did you know that there are only two types of people in the world that wash their hands before they go pee?…

They say that hindsight is 20/20. Looking back on the significant avalanche events that occurred just a few ridges to the south—as well as in the nearby Rockies—it's clear that the snowpack…

Here are a variety of techniques that you can use to get unstuck, from least-to-most physically demanding. Start at the top and work your way down until you're free and clear!

If you ride in the mountains without training and gear, then you are not a mountain sledder. I don't care what kind of hot-rod sled you own. Don't call yourself that. Being…

Gun ownership and the provisions to carry them have always been touchy subjects. But why do some sledders feel the need to carry a gun in the backcountry?

A recent Facebook post by the Conservation Officer Service of British Columbia has raised some interesting questions about Mountain Caribou conservation efforts in BC. There are certainly some facts regarding the decline…

It was big. It was shiny. It was the Alberta Snowmobile and Powersports Show (ASPS) in Edmonton in all its glory.   The 2016 trade show was much like those of years…

A video called "I survived a big Avalanche..." shows a mountain sledder trigger—and survive—a large avalanche in the Gorman Lake snowmobile area.

TGFG. You might recognize Tim Grey’s name from the Mountain Sledder Magazine masthead, right underneath where it says ‘Editor-in-Chief’. But what you probably don’t realize is that he spends more time in the backcountry than any…