May 2006 | Welcome to the SnoRiders eNewsletter
This past sledding season was a busy one with the Way Out Woman Relay. Just under $240,000 was raised for breast cancer research and a lot of memories were made. Read about their amazing ride, along with updates about Polaris, Kyle MacDonald and sledders from across the prairie provinces. View the last featured HotShot of the season and be sure to check out our summer HotShot Contest.
We hope you had an awesome winter and take advantage of our beautiful spring and enjoy some fantastic rides before the snow leaves us.
SnoRidersWest.com
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POLARIS WAY OUT WOMAN
WOW what a ride
Thirty women came from 10 different provinces to snowmobile Canada in an effort to raise money and create awareness in their fight against breast cancer. They were able to raise a little under $240,000 for this worthy cause.
Click here for full coverage. |
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HUDSON BAY, SK
Head to Hudson for great sledding
Throughout the year, members of the Prince Albert Snowrunners get together for several rides and during this past sledding season, they packed up and decided to hit the trails of Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan. |
LAKE MANITOBA, MB
Wrapping up a great season
After a great sledding season, Ian Mcleod, of MacDonald, Manitoba, wrapped up the season this year with a ride on the shores of Lake Manitoba. |
DALLAS, TEXAS
Alaska's Ski-Doo Dealer of the Year
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP) is pleased to announce that Alaska Mining and Diving of Anchorage, AK was honoured today as the recipient of the prestigious 2006 Ski-Doo National Dealer of the Year Award – U.S. |
ASHMONT, AB » COLD LAKE, AB » GOODSOIL, SK
An Ironhorse adventure
On March 18, my buddy Bob McKinnon, and I travelled to Ashmont, AB, to complete our review of Alberta’s Iron Horse Trail. We had previously toured the trail from St. Paul toward Elk Point, AB, and had a wonderful relaxing time on our quads due to a lack of snow. Now there was lots of snow. |
RED PAPER CLIP UPDATE
SnoRiders trades famous snowmobile
See what happened with that famous snowmobile that Kyle MacDonald of OneRedPaperClip fame brought all the way from Montreal, Quebec to trade with SnoRiders West.
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RED PAPER CLIP UPDATE
Kyle MacDonald keeps on trading
Online trader Kyle MacDonald's goal of trading for a house is quickly becoming a reality. MacDonald has been getting a lot of media coverage with his latest trade—one year free rent in Phoenix.
Click here for full coverage. |
Polaris 4-stroke proves its performance
The clean, efficient performance of Polaris 4-stroke snowmobile engine technology was reconfirmed through testing by an independent party when a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering students won the 7th annual SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge with a Polaris 4-stroke. |
RMK becomes King in Jackson Hole
Polaris snowmobile hillclimbers used a total team effort powered by Polaris Liberty™ engines to claim five World Championships on Snow King Mountain overlooking Jackson Hole, Wyoming. |
Polaris garners most pro podiums
Team Polaris Racing followed up their dominating season of a year ago with another one for the record books. Armed with the durable, smooth-handling Polaris IQ® race sled, Polaris pilots nabbed more Pro podium finishes that any other brand competing on the 2005-'06 WPSA snocross circuit. |
Never have blurred vision
Winning Performance cannot be bred in a laboratory setting. That's why Polaris combined development work done in the Polaris engineering center with extensive real-world, on-snow testing to produce the new Polaris AF-1 Helmet, which provides riders with outstanding anti-fog performance. |
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ST. ALBERT, ALBERTA
Going wild with mods
From tune-ups to complete overhauls, Jarrid Juse—owner of Absolute Pow er & Performance in St. Albert, Alberta—does it all. |
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CANDLE LAKE, SASKATCHEWAN
A perfect day for a ride
Earlier this year, the Minowukaw Trail Ryders Inc. from Candle Lake gathered in full force to sled on the northern trails in Saskatchewan. |
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FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
Racing vintage machines
What do you get when you combine a bunch of fun-loving vintage snowmobile enthusiasts, an abundance of snow and a beautiful Alaskan day? You get a 32-mile vintage snowmobile rally like none other. |
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FEATURED HOTSHOT
SELKIRK, MB | Hometown hero Lee Stuart thrilled the crowds at a recent NWRA Sno-X event.
—Photo by Rob Bye
Click here for our summer HotShot Contest |
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MARKETING OPPORTUNITY
This targeted Newsletter is now sent to 5,873 e-mail subscribers. Last month our website www.snoriderswest.com was visited by 31,326 unique visitors and our family of websites generated 131,106 page views for our advertisers. For advertising package ideas that can bring traffic to your website and boost sales for your product or service contact Lori McLean by e-mail: websales@kpimedia.com or phone: 1-800-663-8555. |
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See you next month!
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—Keith Powell, SnoRiders West publisher
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