Where would we be without YouTube? The world’s favorite Internet video portal is a great place to watch a variety of snowmobile action, including highlights from the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series event in Sandy, Utah on Jan. 9.

We’ve actually got two videos for you. The first looks professionally done and features great snocross action from Rio Tinto Stadium. Besides confusing Polaris racer Ross Martin with Team Arctic’s Tucker Hibbert, it’s quality stuff. The footage is quite good and clearly comes from a trackside camera. Check it out after the jump.

As we began to prepare for the Snowmobile.com blog, it was only natural that we turn to YouTube for some inspiration.

The following clip (available after the break) is the most popular snowmobile video available on YouTube. Running four minutes and 25 seconds, the video shows a snowmobilers plowing through deep powder and having what must be an epic day. The backdrop of the ride is so striking it doesn’t even seem real.

Originally posted in August of 2007, the clip has attracted nearly 1.3 million views so far. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s worth taking a look at. Fair warning – if you don’t have snow like this where you ride you’re probably going to be a little jealous…maybe a lot.

Surely this isn’t what Joseph-Armand Bombardier had in mind when he built his first snowmobile.

A quick YouTube search found one gentlemen who decided to strap a La-Z-Boy recliner to the back of his Ski-Doo and take it for a spin around the lake! Not many of us are willing to risk our sled by riding across a body of unfrozen water, but how many of us can say they’ve done so while seated comfortably in their favorite chair?

Check out the video of this snowmobile-MacGyver in action after the jump.

An interesting story from the Detroit Free Press talks about how some Michigan resorts are offering would-be snowmobilers a package that includes a room and a snowmobile.

McGuire’s Resort in Cadillac, Mich. is one such proprietor who is taking the “bed and a sled” idea and running with it. For as little as $57, McGuire’s provides a package that includes one night lodging, breakfast, $20 good voucher and $10 gas card. From there you just add on a snowmobile rental and you’re good to go.

This seems like a very cool idea and a great way to generate some winter tourism business. Throw in a little area shopping and it’s also not a bad way to convince your significant other to go snowmobiling.

The “Armstead Snow Motor” concept was developed in the early 1920’s.  They took a tractor, removed the wheels and then was mounted on two revolving cylinders that had a rubber coil on them to get it through the snow.

Check it out in action after the jump.