Slednecks rider Chris Brown is one of the world’s best backcountry freeriders and Yamaha Motor Canada is thrilled to have him riding an FX Nytro M-TX.

“I want the most reliable, most capable sled out there,” answers Brown, on his desire to ride Yamaha. “I sometimes ride 100km from the nearest road and breaking down is not an option. Getting there and back is crucial to our sport.”

Google ‘Chris Brown’ and you will see some very impressive and highly skilled manoeuvres on a snowmobile. He’s headlined many of the industry’s best films, including Sledheads, Thunderstruck and Nitro Circus. He bought his first snowmobile in 1996, with intentions to use it for sled-skiing and it wasn’t long before he ditched the skis.

“I love it!” states Brown about his passion for backcountry snowmobiling. “Once it gets into your blood, it’s with you forever. This winter I hope to ride at least 150 days, and show people that a 4-stroke snowmobile is more than capable of doing things that I did on a 2-stroke.”

As you can imagine, it takes a high amount of courage and skill to do what Chris does. Fortunately, for others, they can speed up the learning process by attending one of Chris’ riding camps.

“Riders may sign up for one-on-one sessions, or you can arrange a group ride through your local Yamaha dealer,” explains Chris. “We’ll work on everything from technical boondocking to exploring untouched powder. It’s all about having a good time and trying something new.”

If you’re interested in learning more, please visit ridewithchrisbrown.com or get in touch with your local Yamaha dealer.

Brown does recommend that everyone who rides in the mountains enrols in an Avalanche Safety Training (AST) course.

With a new snowmobiling season about to commence, the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC), thanks the Government of Ontario for its support of winter tourism and snowmobile trails, and welcomes the McGuinty Liberals back to office.

“The OFSC has established an important and effective partnership with the McGuinty Government over its term in office and we look forward to continuing that relationship to the benefit of the Ontario economy,” said OFSC President Brenda Welsh.

The OFSC is especially pleased to continue working with the Honourable Michael Chan as Minister of Tourism and Culture.

With his ministry as the lead for snowmobiling tourism in Ontario, Minister Chan is an enthusiastic advocate for winter tourism who understands the economic, tourism, social and recreational value of snowmobile trails to rural and northern Ontario.

“Snowmobilers have a special affinity for Minister Chan because he’s a genuinely down-to-earth guy who enjoys riding a snowmobile and shares our passion for promoting winter in Ontario,” said OFSC Executive Director Paul Shaughnessy.

Thanks to the McGuinty Government and Minister Chan, Ontario snowmobilers, along with snowbelt communities, local residents and businesses, will experience the benefits of the many upgrades and improvements to the OFSC trail infrastructure that will help boost winter tourism during the coming season.

With 229 community based clubs and 168,000 family members, the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs is a volunteer led not-for-profit association, which through strong leadership, provides a wide range of quality programs and services to, and on behalf of, its member organizations.

Our 34,262 kilometre provincial network of organized snowmobile trails connects Ontario communities, providing responsible riding experiences that are safe, enjoyable, and environmentally sustainable.

“Temperatures are getting extremely close to allowing us to fire up the snow guns.” Steve Scheuring said today. “We have added additional snow guns to our snow making fleet to help produce a test track in the small window that shows up before the first AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series ISOC race at Spirit Mountain.”

We have gone through both of our groomers to ready them for the sculpting of the track. Parking areas have also been improved. Now if we could just get everyone to park in the same pattern.

Keep an eye on our website www.scheuringspeedsports.com as the snow will be piling up shortly in Aurora.