Snow Goer Tech Professor, Phil Mickelson, has a true bachelor’s pad in Duluth, Minnesota. Aside from various self-made, high-tech gadgets throughout his home, he also has a large mural in his entryway ...

Four-stroke snowmobile engines are perceived to offer better fuel economy, smoother and quieter operation and more reliability than a two-stroke. They’re also assumed to be heavy, sluggish and produce ...

When it comes to designing a new engine, a powertrain engineer has a lot of decisions to make. If, for example, a snowmobile manufacturer’s marketing department orders a lively new two-stroke twin, ...

Talk about an overhaul. The happy-go-lucky Z 570 did a complete turn-around in one year’s time. With the new attitude — and new chassis — comes a new name: the F570. It’s now situated in the Twin Spar ...

The rumors are finally true. Model year 2025 will be the last for Yamaha snowmobiles, as the brand will exit the market altogether. It will leave behind a 57-year history that started with the 1968 ...

Each new season of Snow Goer magazine kicks off with a Q&A with top engineers and designers, taking readers much deeper into the new technology than they will see anywhere else. The story below was ...

Ski-Doo has unveiled an all-electric, zero-tailpipe-emissions snowmobile for model year 2024. The Grand Touring Electric will strictly be a commercial vehicle in its first year and is aimed at ...

Jay Mittelstaedt, Team Blu and other key people behind his World Championship victory after the race. On a story-filled Sunday afternoon, Jay Mittelstaedt broke through with a stunning snowmobile ...

Each year, the Snow Goer team of testers rides and evaluates a broad cross-section of snowmobiles. A large part of that process is critically analyzing how each machine serves its intended market.

Each new season of Snow Goer magazine kicks off with a Q&A with top engineers and designers, taking readers much deeper into the new technology than they will see anywhere else. The story below was ...

Before COVID stalled out some of our ability to visit trailside pitstops last winter, the often humble, mom-and-pop restaurants and bars that are found along the snowmobile trail system have been a ...

Each year Snow Goer names a Snowmobile of the Year and also the Top 10 Snowmobiles. This article appeared in the November 2023 issue of the magazine. There’s an old truism about not wanting to bring a ...