SnoWest

The SnoWest Show

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Mountain snowmobile reviews, industry news, interviews, events and more. The SnoWest Show - Powered by Trails West RPM

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Nov 9, 2026

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#106 - You won't believe what we saw inside the ROTAX factory in Austria. With guest Steve Martin. 03.12.2025

Ski-Doo ambassador Steve Martin joins us in studio to recap our all-access tour of the ROTAX headquarters and factory in Austria. From seeing the plasma cylinder coating process to machining crankshafts and E-TEC injector assembly, we tell-all. We even got a peek inside their secret R&D dyno rooms! Hosted by Ryan Harris with co-host Justin Stevens. The SnoWest Show powered by Trails West RPM.

#105 - 2026 Summit X review - SnoWest test staff sled test 26.11.2025

SnoWest test staff reviews the 2026 Ski-Doo Summit X 850 E-Tec. Rhett Clark, Bruce Kerbs, Broc Genta and Justin Stevens join host Ryan Harris to discuss our thoughts after riding the Summit X. Subscribe for upcoming tests on Arctic Cat, Ski-Doo, Polaris and Lynx mountain sleds. The SnoWest Show powered by Trails West RPM.

#104 - Is this the ultimate sled hauler setup? 18.11.2025

Arctic Cat’s David McClure joins the show to talk about his new custom-built sled deck built just he way he wanted it. Plus, talk about 2026 Cats and more. Joined by host Ryan Harris and co-host Justin Stevens. The SnoWest Show - powered by Trails West RPM

#103 - Toby Shepherd - race talk with the son of RMSHA legend David Shepherd 13.11.2025

Toby Shepherd joins host Ryan Harris tao talk about his career racing snowmobiles in the RMSHA circuit. Getting a late start racing and stories about his father, great RMSHA racer David Shepherd. The SnoWest Show - Powered by Trails West RPM

#102 - ZBroz Nate Zollinger - Racing stories, re-acquisition of ZBroz 07.11.2025

Nate Zollinger of ZBroz Racing talks about his RMSHA racing years, the tube chassis mod sleds he and his brothers raced to dominance, and the recent reacquisition of ZBroz from Hoonigan. Hosted by Ryan Harris.

#101 - RMSHA 2026 preview! Talking with Mason Rutledge and RMSHA president Cody Spencer 29.10.2025

RMSHA president Cody Spencer, racers Mason Rutledge and Hadley West, & announcer Tracy Davis join host Ryan Harris and co-host Broc Genta to talk about the 2026 race schedule, classes, events and more stories.

#100 - Talking Caliber Products - cool stuff for transport and sled mobility 26.10.2025

We get the full rundown on Caliber Products' offerings from Greg Wright and Nathaniel Christian. From sled wheels to trailer flooring.

#99 - Racing the Iron Dog with Smasher - Kris Kaltenbacher 22.10.2025

Kris Smasher Kaltenbacher joins host Ryan Harris to talk about his third time racing the brutal Iron Dog snowmobile race in Alaska. Candice Harris joins at the end of the show for some Q&A with Smasher.

#98 - Tomas Berntsson - founder of TOBE - reveals his new gear company 13.10.2025

Tomas Berntsson (founder of TOBE Outerwear) joins host Ryan Harris and co-hosts Justin Stevens and Bruce Kerbs to reveal his new outerwear clothing company and tell the story of what happened and how it happened.

#97 - Part 2: Chris Burandt on why mod sleds work, favorite sleds, track development. 30.09.2025

Chris Burandt joins host Ryan Harris for part 2 of our in-depth talk about everything Burandt has experienced in his pro career. We talk about the most influential mountain sleds, building wild mod sleds, lightweight philosophy and the new Camso Powlifter 310 track he helped develop. Part 2 of 2.

#96 - Part 1: Chris Burandt on why he left Cat, other sledding conversation 30.09.2025

Chris Burandt joins host Ryan Harris for an in-depth talk about just about everything Burandt has experienced in his career as a pro snowmobiler. We talk about him leaving Arctic Cat in 2010 for Polaris, starting Burandt's Backcountry Adventures, favorite sleds and the new Camso Powlifter 310 track he helped develop. Part 1 of 2.

#95 - Lynx riders Ross Robinson, Cynthia Prefontaine and Product Specialist Joni Launonen 22.09.2025

We dive into what makes Lynx such a unique brand and unique sled with riders Ross Robinson and Cynthia Prefontaine. Product Marketing Specialist Joni Launonen joins as well with some stories from Finland. Hosted by Ryan Harris and Bruce Kerbs.

#94 - Caleb Kesterke's FACTORY MOD 9R Boost - with Nels Eide 17.09.2025

We get all the details and the story on the backcountry Factory Mod 9R Boost that Polaris released at Hay Days. This sled is built for Caleb Kesterke and features a ton of cool factory one-off parts. Nels Eide from Polaris and Caleb Kesterke join host Ryan Harris.

#93 - Tempest heated goggles... what's new for 2026 15.09.2025

We go in-depth on the latest Tempest Optics heated goggles with creator Vince O'Malley. Hosted by Ryan Harris and Bruce Kerbs. See more at tempestoptics.com

#92 - Brad Darling, Troy Halvorson: The Arctic Cat acquisition inside story. 11.09.2025

We sat down with Arctic Cat CEO Brad Darling and director of engineering Troy Halvorson at Hay Days to get the story on how Arctic Cat was pulled from the ashes and acquired by a private investor group in April 2025. Hosted by Ryan Harris and Bruce Kerbs.

#91 - 26 Cat HCR Twin Rail first ride - 2026 Preview Show - Boost & 9R tuning secrets with Ibexx 02.09.2025

Lots to talk about in this episode kicking off the 2025/26 sledding season. We're just days from Hay Days. Find out how you could win an Ibexx Catalyst turbo system or $5 grand in cash at Hay Days. Plus SnoWest test rider Bruce Kerbs talks about riding the 2026 Arctic Cat HCR twin rail. We dive into some Ibexx clutching and tuning components we tested last winter. Guests include Michael Klassen, A...

#90 - Arctic Cat is BACK! Full 2026 lineup revealed. We discuss the recent acquisition and new development happening with Arctic Cat. 25.04.2025

Arctic Cat dropped a full 2026 lineup this morning with the snowmobile media. Here's everything that's going on with the recent sale and acquisition of Arctic Cat and all the info on the new 2026 models and changes. SnoWest test riders Justin Stevens, Broc Genta and Rhett Clark join host Ryan Harris.

#89 - 2026 Ski-Doo Summit Review with ambassadors and development team 23.03.2025

We dive deep into the 2026 Ski-Doo Summit X, Summit Expert and Freeride (among other models) with guests Carl Kuster, Steve Martin, Jeremy Mercier and Dave Norona from the Ski-Doo ambassador team, as well as Frederic Desjardins and Vincent Duschenes from the Ski-Doo engineering team. We took questions from our social media followers and asked them to this crew.

#88 - LYNX 2026 - Everything you need to know. With LYNX engineers and Andreas Bergmark 16.03.2025

We dive deep into the 2026 LYNX Snowmobiles lineup with guests Janne Tapio (Snowmobile Project Manager), Hannu Harkonen (Global Product Manager), Pascal Vincent (Director Global Product Strategies BRP) and Andreas Bergmark (LYNX Ambassador and RedBull athlete) and host Ryan Harris. We focus mainly on the 2026 LYNX Shredder RE and Shredder DS models and their new features, changes and updates. We a...

#87 - FOX 2026 New Product Launch – Chris Burandt, Carl Kuster, David McClure, Tony Jenkins, Rick Stroble 13.03.2025

We catch up with a wild crew at the 2026 FOX Factory product launch. Guests Rick Stroble (Race Manager for Fox Factory), Chris Burandt, Tony Jenkins, David McClure and Carl Kuster join host Ryan Harris.

#86 - Timbersled Shutting Down - Our Reaction 05.03.2025

Polaris announced to SnoWest this morning that it would be ceasing operations at its Timbersled facilities and would stop producing the snow bike conversion systems effective immediately. What does that mean to you as a snowbike fan? Snowbike World's Nate King joins host Ryan Harris.

#85 - Live with Ski-Doo engineering team - 2026 lineup Q&A 26.02.2025

We held a live question-and-answer podcast where listeners could ask the Ski-Doo engineers anything they wanted to know about the 2026 lineup. Guests Frederic Desjardins (Ski-Doo Project Manager), Mathieu Hamel-Gagnon (Ski-Doo Project Manager Deep Snow), Vincent Duschenes (Ski-Doo Product Manager), Pascal Gagnon (Ski-Doo Vehicle Dynamics Specialist) and Steve Cowing (Ski-Doo PR and Media Relations...

#84 - 2026 Ski-Doo Summit Expert First Ride - S32 front end 20.02.2025

SnoWest test riders Bruce Kerbs and Justin Stevens join host Ryan Harris to talk about riding the new 2026 Ski-Doo Summit Expert with its new S32 front suspension. We got all the details from Ski-Doo engineers and rode both the 850 and Turbo R 2026 Summit Expert.

#83 - We Ride (and weigh) the 2026 Ski-Doo Summit X 19.02.2025

SnoWest test riders Bruce Kerbs and Justin Stevens join host Ryan Harris to talk about the 2026 Ski-Doo Summit intro, all the new changes and updates, and our first ride experiences.

#82 - What it's like Owning a Snowmobile Dealership - Curt Friede of Kurt's Polaris 11.02.2025

Curtis Friede of Kurt's Polaris in Seeley Lake, Montana, shares some experiences about owning a snowmobile dealership for decades. Justin Stevens and Ryan Harris in-studio.

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