This New Rotax Engine Is The Real MVP Of Ski-Doo's 2027 LineupWith so many cuts to the Forest Service and its avalanche mitigation, these courses could help save your life.With El Niño set to potentially break snow records, the Forest Service reducing its avalanche mitigation programs, a Western landscape partially decimated by numerous fires so that there's nothing for snow and precipitation to hold onto, this season's snowmobiling looks extremely hazardous to riders' health. At least, it very well could be. Weather is rather unpredicatable, and even more so since NOAA got its funding slashed, too.For those of us out West, this year's riding season looks primed for a lot of avalanches, with not enough people educated on what to and not do, how to prepare, and what to do in the likely event of an avalanche. But the good folks over at Ski-Doo know this, which is why they're once again setting up free classes on avalanche preparedness for any and all involved.More than that, they've been doing this for the last 18 years, and they don't look to be slowing down anytime soon.To Snow and BackPolaris Made A Stealth Snowmobile Because Apparently That's A Thing NowKlim's 'Perfect Winter' Series Has Us Wanting Snow To Fall Right NowIn partnership with Backcountry Access (BCA), and through each's Responsible Riders' program, Ski-Doo will host 35 seminars across the Western United States and Canada, all of which are free and open to the public.According to Ski-Doo, "For nearly two decades, these seminars have helped riders make better decisions in the backcountry through practical, up-to-date education covering avalanche awareness, route planning, rescue techniques, safety equipment and forecast resources, while encouraging participants to pursue additional avalanche training. More than 30,000 snowmobilers have attended to date, making this one of the longest-running and most trusted avalanche education programs in the snowmobile industry."In the seminars, attendees will be given the opportunity to learn about avalanche beacons, how to use probes and other extraction tools, as well as learning about mitigation practices and riding techniques to reduce the possibility of encountering or causing an avalanche. Many of which, Ski-Doo says, will include hands-on training, too, so that riders can "build confidence with the equipment they may one day depend on."You'll also have a chance to win gear, including BCA walkie-talkies, beacons, and more gear.Folks wanting to sign up for the free class can head over to Ski-Doo's website to find a seminar location near them, which includes a bunch of different Western states, with a number of cities around them, too. And, again, for anyone looking to get out this season especially, if the reports and predictions come true, it's going to be a wild winter, so it's best to get training right now before you need to use it in the field.
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