CJ Ramstad has begun displaying his thousands of never before seen photos on his new snowmobile Picture Of the Day website SNOWPOD.COM.
SNOWPOD.COM offers a daily feature of a different priceless, one-of-a-kind picture – most with captions – from CJ’s personal collection. You’ll have the opportunity to make comments, download or purchase images, order one of CJ’s books (he’s penned four so far) and keep your subscription to SUPERTRAX current.
SNOWPOD.COM is now online!
March 29, 2006
You’ll begin the experience of a lifetime as you enjoy both the life and unique culture of northern Europe, while having a blast outdoors. Your Finnair flights leave from Toronto and New York to Finland’s capital city, Helsinki.
March 30
You’ll fly a connecting flight to Kittilä, in northern Finland, and go to your nearby Hotel with a guide and find out all about your snowmobile safari. Have an authentic Finnish dinner, and sleep soundly in double/twin rooms.
The next day, after breakfast, you’ll transfer to Harriniva Holiday Centre, Muonio by bus. Safari equipment will be provided (warm overalls, boots, socks, mittens, hat, gloves, helmet)… And now for your lesson! You’ll learn the essentials about how to ride a snowmobile, including safety rules.
Today we will ride approximately 210 km north to Kilpisjärvi (we’ll even teach you how to pronounce these Finnish city names!). The route follows the Finnish side of the border between Finland and Sweden. During our safari, we’ll stop for a picnic lunch and the requisite photo opportunities. In the evening, we’ll be having dinner in Kilpisjärvi village, close to the Norwegian border. Then it’s overnight in cosy cabins that sleep four to six persons each, and all have a sauna, shower and toilet.
April 1
“No fooling” — You’ll be riding up the highest mountain of Finland (Halti, 1320 m), which is about 140 km in distance. We’ll enjoy a picnic lunch in a mountain cabin, and marvel at those views! In the afternoon, we’ll ride to a Swedish mountain area and visit the border monument of three Scandinavian countries – Sweden, Norway and Finland. Once again, we’ll be housed in relaxing, warm cabins overnight.
April 2
Sees us riding approximately 300 km to Kiruna, Sweden. There is a big ice hotel in nearby Jukkasjärvi and a visit is possible there on request for an extra charge. Tonight, after dinner, we’ll stay in hotel rooms or cottages in Kiruna.
April 3
We head back to Muonio, Finland, after breakfast. The riding distance is approx. 240 km., but as usual, we’ll be stopping for a picnic lunch. In Harriniva, relax in the sauna and enjoy a farewell dinner with Lappish specialities. Our accommodation will be in hotel rooms or cottages in Muonio.
April 4
Will be a flight from the Kittilä airport to Helsinki, and overnight in downtown hotel. The next day, after breakfast, you’ll get a chance to see the beautiful capital city with a two-hour city tour before your transfer to the international airport and your flight back to Toronto/New York.
RATE: CAD $4,599 (plus taxes & security charges of approx. $200). The price shown is per person based on double occupancy). Special prices can be arranged on request for a group with a minimum of five persons in February, March or April 2006.
Services included in the rate: Overseas and local airfares, Land transfers, Meals except dinner in Helsinki, Equipment, English speaking safari guides, 1 person per snowmobile, Accommodation according to itinerary. This tour is fully escorted from Toronto and New York. Riding distances depend on the weather conditions and skills of the group – we can ride even more than mentioned. The rate also includes the insurance for the snowmobile with a deductible of Eur 500 per snowmobile. On this safari we use following types of snowmobiles: Skidoo 500cc, Yamaha Venture 600cc.
For exact routing in Lapland and photos from along the trail, please see the Viking Escapades website at vikingescapades.com.
Contact Viking Escapades today for reservations and more information at our toll free number from North America 1-877-668-6155
Press Release –
Polaris announced it has forged a development partnership with leading clutch system manufacturer Erlandson Performance Inc. (EPI-Baxter, MN). Erlandson, a household name in the industry whose clutches are known for unparalleled quality, superior performance and durability, has been developing performance clutch kits for a quarter century.
“In our eyes, EPI is the clear leader in performance clutches and these kits prove that,” said Ryan Lindell, Pure Polaris Accessories Developer. “The performance enhancements these kits provide our sleds completely exceeded our expectations and we think our customers will feel the same.”
Designed for 2006 Polaris snowmobiles, the new Polaris / EPI kits are engineered to provide aggressive acceleration on the low end, resulting in dramatically enhanced performance on the top end – either on or off the trail.
“All of us at EPI are thrilled to be working with a company like Polaris,” said Glenn & Diane Erlandson, owner of EPI. “In the end, the real winners are Polaris riders because the kit takes an already great performing sled and makes it even better.”
Set for release in October, 2005, the performance clutch kits carry a retail price of $279.99 US / $374.99 CN and will be available for a variety of models including the 2006 600 HO Fusion & Switch back™, 700 Fusion and 900 Fusion & Switchback™. Part Numbers are found below. 2006 FS Classic, FST Classic & Switchback kits will be available at a later date.
#2875866 – 2006 600 HO Fusion & Switchback™
#2875867 – 2006 700 Fusion
#2875868 – 2005 & 2006 900 Fusion & Switchback™
For more information and to order, see your local Polaris dealer.
Parts Unlimited is proud to announce a sponsorship agreement with SCS. Parts Unlimited will act as presenting sponsor for SCS’s unique freestyle sled and moto events across the nation. SCS has always done their part to showcase power sports and fight for riders’ rights; therefore, it was only logical that Parts Unlimited would get involved and once again prove that they live up to their motto of “We Support the Sport®.”
“We are happy to be involved with SCS. We enjoy the power sport business, freestyle motocross, freestyle snowmobile and supporting the sport, so SCS is a natural fit for us. We are looking forward to working with SCS during the coming year,” said Jeff Fox, President/CEO of Parts Unlimited.
“All of us at SCS are excited to have Parts Unlimited as a partner in our events. Parts Unlimited is, in fact, a great fit and we look forward to an exciting year! We have a great team of riders that are fired up and ready to make history yet again! With a great schedule of events lined up for the 05/06 seasons, you can be sure to see another great year for the history books! SCS has some great companies supporting our efforts and we are glad to have Parts Unlimited join our team,” said Steve Miller, Founder of SCS.
For more information on the event schedule for SCS and the riders, check out www.scsracing.com. SCS’s new site will launch November 1, 2005.
Rumors persist of a Crossfire variant being readied in Thief River Falls. Don’t be surprised if Arctic Cat released a limited build Cross Fire with some nifty stuff like Fox Floats, clicker skidframe shocks and more trail oriented pieces – essentially a Sno-Pro package.
Look for this Crossfire to be a 600 – not a 700 like last year’s limited build. The sales success of this sled has been overwhelming which almost always means more colors and more flavors are on the way.
Press Release –
Polaris Industries announced an exciting new “Winning Riders” program. The sport of Snowmobiling is built by thousands of clubs and volunteers who give countless thousands of man hours to develop, maintain and groom the over 225,000 miles of trails in North America. Most of the trails and riding areas Snowmobilers enjoy today exist because of volunteers. The “Winning Riders” program is designed to recognize and say thank you to the state and provincial associations and their clubs and volunteers.
The “Winning Riders” program will provide a cash donation to North American States and Provinces for every new Polaris snowmobile sold from September 1, 2005 until March 31, 2006. Checks will be distributed on or before May 1, 2006. Eric Lindquist, Snowmobile Division General Manager said “We want to give back to the grassroots level, and the “Winning Riders” program is one way to do so.”
In addition to a cash donation to the states and provinces, which can be used for any purpose they choose, Polaris will also be mailing a thank you letter to every new Polaris snowmobile purchaser. The letter will not only thank them for their purchase, but will also tell them about the donation, by Polaris, on their behalf, and drive them to the Polaris website at www.polarisindustries.com/WinningRiders where they can learn more about their state or provincial association. The web site encourages membership and involvement for riders that are not currently members.
Polaris will further support the “Winning Riders” program by placing ads in many state and provincial association publications from October, 2005 through March, 2006. The ad Features a gloved hand with a big “thumbs up,” and is entitled “Sweet Trails. Fresh Powder. And The Clubs Who Make It All Possible.”
Probably the most recognized and respected brand name in the sport of snocross racing is Tekrider makers of the innovative Tekvest – the gold standard for upper body protection and the choice of virtually all of the sport’s biggest stars in the US, Canada and Scandinavia.
It’s virtually impossible to attend or watch a snocross race and not see Tekvests adorning competitors of all ages. The Tekvest SX Pro Lite Competition Vest has prevented serious injury and saved lives for over a decade.
One of Canada’s largest warehouse distributors of snowmobile parts and accessories, Gamma Sales, located in Orillia, Ontario has contracted with Tekrider to run an all-new Gamma Ambassador Support Program in Canada for Canadian racers.
Tekrider President Steve Brand is well known in off-road racing circles, particularly North American snocross, and he will be looking after Gamma’s all-new support program.
Essentially, racers should go to the Gamma website and fill out a support application. Upon approval they will be entitled to special discounts on a controlled list of Gamma products.
Press Release –
Yamaha snowmobile racers stirred up a blizzard of wins in racing competition to cap the summer over the weekend of September 24-25.
At the Northeast Grass Drag Series in Colebrook, New Hampshire, Yamaha machines made short work of the 500-foot long dirt sprint.
Greg Omasta launched his Vector four-stroke triple to a win in the Stock 500 class, then Omasta and Matt Caruthers took wins in the Heavy Stock 700 and Heavy Mod 700 classes, both aboard Yamaha SRX two-strokes.
Meanwhile at the National Snowmobile Racing Association Mid-West Nationals at Grayslake, Illinois, Yamaha riders were laying down still more winning performances.
Under muddy conditions, Randy Stodola dropped the hammer on his RX-1 to take the win in the Stock 600 class, with Pat Hauck bagging second on an Apex. Pat went on to top the Improved Stock 600 class on an RX-1, then won the Improved 800 class on a two-stroke Vmax.
Sunday was even more impressive for Hauck, as he rode his Nytro to a Stock 500 win, followed by Jim Jones on a RS Vector.
Hauck did the deed once again in the Stock 600 class aboard an Apex, this time shadowed by Randy Stodola on a RX-1 – the two swapping positions from the previous day.
Hauck finished out the weekend with a win in the Improved Stock 800 class. One more Yamaha four-stroke – a Vector piloted by Chris Wise – took the win in the Trail Stock 500 class. For this crew of winning Yamaha drivers, winter can wait!
Look for Polaris to step up its 4-stroke program with a limited build announcement after Christmas. We suspect Polaris will be adding some testosterone to the all-new FST Classic package with a limited build intro in new, sexier clothes.
We expect to see a version of the FST re-packaged as a Fusion (or maybe an all-new name) based performance sled.
The high windshield, mirrors and 128 inch M-10 will give way to bad guy stuff like a Fusion rising rate skid, performance clicker shocks on all four corners, 1.375 lug sneaker and disturbing graphics.
While we approved of the new FST 135 HP turbo mill, there was little enthusiasm around the campfire for the low key packaging of what is a very worthy and potent powerplant.
Starting in October CJ Ramstad’s priceless, one-of-a-kind photo collection will begin to see the light of day as CJ begins displaying thousands of his never before seen favorites on his new SNOWmobile Picture Of the Day website.
Every weekday from that day forward, the SNOWPOD.COM will feature a different picture, most with captions. You’ll have the opportunity to make comments, download images, order one of CJ’s books (he’s penned four so far) and keep your subscription to SUPERTRAX current.
So how long can he keep posting a new photo every day? CJ says forever will be no problem. This site is sure to be part of the daily routine for every snowmobiler
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