Category: Stories
January 24th, 2017 | Mountain Sledder
Film Review: Slednez – MOMENTUM
MOMENTUM, which runs 43 minutes long, is directed by Simon Selberg and produced by Epic Media. The film is collaboratively shot by the group of riders themselves, although clearly the direction of Selberg…
January 21st, 2017 | Eliisa Tennant
The Nature of a Sledding Friendship
Every kind of sledding friendship is awesome and unique and no matter who you are going up the mountain with on any given day, no matter what the nature of your sledding…
January 18th, 2017 | Mountain Sledder
Video: Sledding in Fernie, BC
The Hartley Lake trail is the access point for true alpine riding amongst the towering limestone peaks of the Rockies. The groomed trail meanders past an old lake bed, through meadows and…
January 17th, 2017 | Ryan Phillips
Caught Off-guard
The magnitude of the slide really gutted me. This one caught me off-guard—it was the biggest slide I have ever been in. I was so rattled that I wasn’t sure anything was…
January 9th, 2017 | Mountain Sledder
Film Review: Northern Light Films Vol. 2
We take a look at Northern Light Films Vol. 2, a Swedish freeride snowmobile film with footage from all over the Northern Hemisphere.
January 7th, 2017 | Patrick Winlsow
Do you carry a gun?
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?
January 4th, 2017 | Mountain Sledder
UPDATE—Lynx Adventure: Antarctic Snowmobile Expedition
Link to the original “Lynx Adventure: Snowmobile Expedition to the South Pole” story is posted below. Well, they never made it. The odds were stacked against them from the beginning. Anyone who’s…
January 3rd, 2017 | Mountain Sledder
“Pemby Life” Web Series—Making Of
“Pemby Life” is a new 4-part video documentary that portrays the snowmobiling lifestyle in and around Pemberton, British Columbia. The series—produced in collaboration with Jonathan Schramm of Dragon Factory Films—follows snowmobiling ambassador…
January 1st, 2017 | Mountain Sledder
Sledder dies in avalanche at Clemina Creek
Snowmobiler dies in avalanche at Clemina Creek It was a tragic end to 2016 for one family, when a snowmobiler riding Clemina Creek near Valemount, BC was killed by an avalanche on…
December 28th, 2016 | Patrick Winlsow
Everyone’s an Expert: The Mountain Caribou Conundrum
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…












