Trail Snowmobiles: Trail Snowmobile Reviews, videos, and Pictures

Trail Snowmobiles

Trail snowmobiles are a hybrid of performance and touring. While you may not want to log the same kind of mileage you would on a touring sled, trail snowmobiles have plenty to offer. They are typically lighter and more nimble than touring machines and are suited to a more aggressive rider who likes to get up to speed in a hurry. Sportier suspensions allow trail snowmobiles to tackle rougher trails, but these sleds lack some of the creature comforts of their touring cousins.

Latest Trail Snowmobile Reviews

2010 Ski-Doo GSX Sport 550F Review

Excellent basics and cost-effective value set this sled apart

For its price and amenities, the 2010 GSX Sport 550F is one smooth riding, cost-saving, fun-to-ride all day touring sled that will leave you smiling at the end of a dawn to dusk trail cruise.

1987 Ski-Doo Stratos Vintage Review

Short-lived strut sleds make interesting collector units

Before Ski-Doo engineering became streamlined and mainstreamed in the1990s, there were sleds with distinct character like the Stratos and its uniquely Ski-Doo PSS front suspension.

2010 Ski-Doo Renegade Backcountry X Review

Ski-Doo's crossover delivers two worlds

The Renegade Backcountry X runs in two worlds: flatland trail and deep snow. While it has limitations in the deepest and steepest snow areas, versus other crossover sleds the Renegade Backcountry X shines as its wider track delivers increased flotation that lets its Rotax twin use all 151 horses to maximum effect.

Latest Trail Snowmobile Reviews

2010 Yamaha FX Nytro XTX ReviewThe first true multi-dimensional sled
2010 Ski-Doo MXZ TNT 600 ReviewLight and nimble TNT packs value and provides big fun
2010 Yamaha FX Nytro ReviewYamaha's base mogul runner gives you plenty of bang for your buck
2010 Ski-Doo GSX LE 600 E-TEC ReviewSki-Doo's light, nimble MXZ-ish sport tourer
2010 Yamaha Nytro RTX SE ReviewYamaha brings trick features and strong power from snocross to the trail
2010 Ski-Doo Renegade Adrenaline 1200 4-TEC ReviewSmooth 4-TEC power with off-trail riding features
2010 Yamaha Vector LTX GT ReviewYamaha adds muscle to its popular Vector LTX
2010 Ski-Doo TNT 550 vs Yamaha Phazer RTXLightweight, rough trail comparison
2010 Yamaha Vector GT FI ReviewA near perfect trail sled
2009 Ski-Doo GSX Sport 500SS ReviewThe GSX Sport takes personal luxury to a more sporting direction
2009 Yamaha Phazer GT ReviewYamaha’s lightweight Phazer GT hits dead center at its target audience
2009 Ski-Doo Expedition TUV Rev-XU 600 ReviewPowerful engine and lightweight chassis in this exemplary hill climber
2009 Ski-Doo MX Z Renegade 1200 4-TEC ReviewNew engine and wider chassis in trail machine
2009 Yamaha Nytro RTX SE ReviewYamaha’s all-new 2009 4-stroke super sport showcases changes for the future
2009 Yamaha Vector LTX GT ReviewStretch chassis Vector handles rough or groomed trails with equal ease
2009 Ski-Doo MX Z 550X ReviewA good buy on the REV platform
2009 Yamaha Phazer RTX ReviewUniquely Yamaha with technological advances and 4-stroke advantages
2009 Polaris 550 IQ Shift ReviewThis value sled has best in class power and spot on handling
Ski-Doo GSX 1200 vs Yamaha VectorSki-Doo counters Yamaha’s 4-stroke advantages with a 4-stroke of its own
2009 Yamaha previewHints for the future appear in new XTX and RTX SE
2009 Polaris previewA focus on value, power and quality for 2009, with an eye to 2010
2009 Ski-Doo previewNew engines and chassis, renewed desire to stay No. 1 top Ski-Doo’s list for ‘09
2009 Arctic Cat previewLighter powder players and the most powerful Cat ever punctuate new model line
1972 Coleman-Skiroule RT reviewCanadian Tony MacKeen set new standards for snowmobile style
2009 Yamaha Nytro XTXSame powerful personality with much improved on and off trail manners
Yamaha 2008 line-up Reinvented Vector Sets the Bar in 2008
2008 Ski-Doo TNTLighter, more powerful and more fun than… well, an MX Z 550X.
Arctic Cat F570F-series soul with a fan-cooled heart.
2008 Polaris Shift A Shift in value per dollar
2008 Ski-Doo Freestyle Backcountry Back to boondocking basics
2007 Yamaha PhazerMuch Promise, Some Concern