WSA Hill X Season Wrap Up at Spirit Mountain
April 22, 2009
Spirit Mountain once again played host to the WSA Hill X event that took place April 10th and 11th. Racers and fans alike made the trip to Duluth, Minnesota to compete and experience the last WSA event of the season. [Read more] Read More →
WSA Hill X Double Points at Giants Ridge
April 22, 2009
Biwabik, Minnesota. A town nestled in the Iron Range that I know nothing about besides the fact that contains my most favorite hill of all time. I was able to visit that hill again April 4-5 for the WSA Hillcross race that took place there. [Read more] Read More →
Our Digital World
April 15, 2009
My history with SnowGoer magazine spans a decent chunk of my life: 12 years. A lot has changed in the snowmobile industry and in the magazine business since 1997. Obviously, machines are different. Long travel suspensions were going strong when I started in this business, but subsequent evolution has been suspension coupling, rider-forward chassis configurations and viable, great-performing four stroke... [Read more]
Pebble Creek Hillclimb is a Powder Challenge
April 6, 2009
The Pebble Creek Hillclimb held at the Ski Resort just outside Pocatello, Idaho was a powder filled challenge. So much so, the owners of the ski resort extended the skiing during the hillclimb. So, two great winter sports shared the mountain and everyone had a great time. The downhill skiers seemed to enjoy watching the powerful sleds take on the hill and I noticed many of the family member of the... [Read more]
Free Sleds For Racers!
April 6, 2009
Last week while on the track shooting pics of the Jackson hillclimb, I saw the inevitable: snowmobiles tumbling down the steep slope of Exhibition Hill. Gravity makes fine wreckage at someone else’s expense. And just whose expense is that? I heard fans talk about wreckage and dismiss it casually, saying, “It’s OK, they’re pro racers they don’t pay for their sleds.” ’Scuse me? Let’s... [Read more]