Snowmobiling safety
With preparation and information, you can ensure a safe sledding experience
At SnoRiders, we pride ourselves on keeping safety at the forefront—and we believe that snowmobilers across the country are doing their utmost to keep sledding safe and enjoyable. We talk to experienced riders and experts who know how to read terrain, and keep you up to date with events like safety workshops and products to help you stay safe. We all love to do things that get our heart racing and adrenalin pumping, so let's live to do it another day.
Featured Snowmobiling safety articles
Aiming to reduce avalanche fatalities
The Mountain Snowmobile Education Project is a three-year initative funded by the Canadian government and managed by the Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) that will encourage riders to take avalanche training courses and use safe riding skills in the backcountry.
New online resources at avalanche website
Professional forecasts and tools are available for many mountain areas to help simplify decision-making.
Interpreting the CAC’s Special Avalanche Warnings
The weather is great, the snow is awesome and you’ve checked the Canadian Avalanche Centre’s public avalanche bulletin. The avalanche hazard is rated as Considerable—but there is also a Special Avalanche Warning or SPAW attached. What does this mean?
New-format avalanche bulletins have been unveiled
Snowmobilers will have an improved resource for making snow safety decisions this winter with the unveiling of new avalanche bulletins by the Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC).
Teck Resources helps Canadian Avalanche Centre educate backcountry users
The Companion Rescue Skills course is a one-day, field-based course that focuses on effective self-rescue.
Hotshots
Frisby freedomCale Bargen gets a kick out of sledding in Revelstoke.
SnoRiders Insider
Hibbert set for only eastern snocross event of the season in New York
Snow Tracs
New online resources at avalanche websiteProfessional forecasts and tools are available for many mountain areas to help simplify decision-making.
Gearboxx
A potentially life-saving tool
The Float 30 avalanche airbag from Backcountry Access is a must-have for anyone planning to ride in the mountains this season.