We found a video recently of snowmobilers scaling a steep reservoir wall and it left the lot of us absolutely stunned.

The video features two snowmobilers in Iceland playing around in a reservoir. The first thing we wondered was how they were going to get out. The walls are high and steep and there doesn’t appear to be a logical exit.

The first shows us the easy way out. The second took a much more difficult approach. We can’t do it justice with mere words, so check out the video below the jump to see for yourselves.

It probably doesn’t classify as a snowmobile, but we still thought you’d be interested in this modified Volkswagen Passat.

An inventive Finn turned his Passat into an impressive snow-capable machine. In the video, available after the jump, we see the Passat tearing through the snow like it was nothing.

We suspect this wouldn’t be allowed on your local trails, but it might not be a bad idea to take it to work after a particularly bad winter storm. Just don’t take any corners too sharply…this thing looks a little top heavy.

Paynesville, Minnesota’s Nick Keller has set a new snowmobile distance record, riding his Yamaha Vector GT a whopping 19,506 miles in 60 days.

Dubbed the Snowmobile Cancer Challenge, Keller was riding to raise awareness and money to help people with cancer. Keller rode within the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan from Dec. 26, 2009 through Feb. 23, 2010.

Donations are still coming is, so Keller isn’t yet sure how much money he was able to raise. If you’d like to donate or read some of Keller’s blogs from his record ride, visit SnowballCancer.org.

Next time I grunt as I strain to get out of my chair I’ll probably feel a little foolish. I recently read an article about a 71-year-old man who was part of a team that finished what might be the toughest snowmobile race in the world – Alaska’s Iron Dog.

Gene Tharpe of Bradenton, Florida (yes, Florida!) flew up to Alaska to compete in the Trail Class. This class races from Big Lake (near Wasilla) and finishes up in Nome – over 1000 miles away!

The six-man team had a combined age of 339 years – an average of 56.5 years old. Tharpe was the oldest member of the team and the oldest rider to ever finish the race.

Our hats are off to you, Gene Tharpe.

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Coca-Cola is going green. The Coca-Cola Foundation, on behalf of Coca-Cola of Hancock (in Michigan), has donated $10,000 in support of the SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge.

The SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge, held annually at Michigan Technological University, is a design competition that sees university students reengineer snowmobiles to reduce emissions.

This year’s challenge is scheduled to take place March 14-20.

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