Planning A Snowmobile Trip: What You Need To Go Sledding
Planning a snowmobile trip can be complicated, especially the first one of the season. Here’s what you need to go sledding, written by Iwana B. Riding (AKA Randy Toth). “Guess what honey, it’s starting to snow,” I called out excitedly ...Read more
Published on Thursday, February 9, 2017 in In The News, News & Updates, Snowmobile Travel
Tags: humor, opinion, trail-riding
Snowmobile Lost and Found
There’s nothing worse than the realization that you have lost something, especially if it’s expensive, has sentimental value or is vital to your well-being. It’s immediately painful, the eyes bulge, followed by a loss of breath, and a twitch as ...Read more
Published on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 in News & Updates, Snowmobile Travel
Tags: humor, trail-riding
Planes Trains and Snowmobiles: Part 2 (Gerry Balchuinas)
As we left last time, we had just gotten out on the trail and were headed around the corner. We were on a nice groomed trail and there was a big bull moose in our way. Yes, I know he ...Read more
Published on Friday, December 18, 2015 in News & Updates, Snowmobile Travel
Tags: humor, people, travel
Tekvest: Peace of Mind While Snowmobiling
Tekvest: Peace of Mind while Snowmobiling. Close calls happen everyday. A simple drive to work challenges both mind and body. Encountering a dog, cat or cow in the middle of the road can be a weekly occurrence. Imbeciles holding a ...Read more
Published on Monday, March 2, 2015 in News & Updates, President's Message
Tags: humor, opinion, tech
Santa Delivers Toys by Snowmobile (Video)
Merry Christmas from everyone at the Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts and the SledMass team. Here’s a holiday video from 1973 featuring our good friend Santa Claus delivering toys to good boys and girls by his Arctic Cat snowmobile in a very ...Read more
Published on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 in News & Updates, Vintage
Tags: family, humor, vintage
Snowmobile Tool Kit (Dan Gould)
The stock snowmobile tool kit hidden away in the average snowmobile is little more than an empty promise. “I’m here for you, but when you need to tighten that loose suspension bolt I’m going to make your knuckles bleed.” Actually, ...Read more
Published on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 in News & Updates, President's Message
Tags: humor, opinion, tech
Safely Trailering your Snowmobile (Randy Toth)
This story by SAM’s own Randy Toth was recently featured on the American Snowmobiler website. Have you ever seen a snowmobile sticking out of the back window of an SUV? It was an experience that I almost had firsthand. How ...Read more
Published on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 in News & Updates, Safety
Tags: humor, opinion, safety, travel
Breaking Bad: Snowmobile Trailer Axle Fails (Dan Gould)
Cold weather dominated our sledding excursion, now it was T-shirt time. We had snowmobiled for a few days and were snaking our way down the mountain road in the cab of Scott Sumner’s pickup after the last ride of the ...Read more
Published on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 in News & Updates, Snowmobile Tech, Snowmobile Travel
Tags: humor, people, tech, travel
Happy New Year!
In a chest at the bottom of my closet, Lies a coat of colorful fabric. The smell of exhaust and gasoline, A smell of pure heaven, though wretched and vile, Fills me with a sense of joy and freedom. Each ...Read more
Published on Monday, December 31, 2012 in Guest Columns, News & Updates
Tags: humor, people
Learning to Groom from The Master (Randy Toth)
The following story is true. Only the master’s name was changed to protect the individual. We received our first snowfall shortly after I retired. While sleeping late and thoroughly enjoying the experience, the phone rang at the crack of dawn ...Read more
Published on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 in Guest Columns, News & Updates
Tags: humor, people, volunteers
Saddle Bagging the Gaspe Peninsula (Tom Rosato)
We did it – sixteen hundred and fifty (1650) miles in eight days on a sled. Just as planned – well, almost, anyways. A group from the Easy Riders Snowmobile Club toured the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec, Canada in a ...Read more
Published on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 in News & Updates, Snowmobile Travel
Tags: humor, people, trail-riding, travel
Real Riders: Be Bold, Ride Old! (Mel Scuderi)
While most snowmobilers want to be riding the latest and greatest, hot, new sleds my buddies and I prefer the challenges of driving the old stuff. Three of us, Wally Black, Bob Gagnon and myself, were riding in the DAR ...Read more
Published on Friday, August 26, 2011 in Guest Columns, News & Updates, Vintage
Tags: humor, people, trail-riding, vintage
