Snowmobile Facts & Information
What a sport we have! We've come a long way baby.
Years gone by, a snowmobile was primarily used as an essential mode of
transportation by snow-bound communities. Today, snowmobiling is a
very popular recreational pastime and an essential revenue generating sport for
winter snow-filled areas throughout the U.S.
Keep in mind... snowmobile speed and alcohol take lives.
2006 ~ 2007
Michigan Snowmobile Fatalities
2005 ~ 2006
Michigan Snowmobile Fatalities
UPDATED:
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Michigan Snowmobile Facts
-There are more than 390,000
snowmobiles registered in Michigan and contribute
more than $1 billion to the state's economy every year
-Regarded as one of the nation's top snowmobiling states, Michigan has about
6,200 miles of designated, groomed snowmobile trails, offering terrain of forest
and field to both residents and visitors.
-Nineteen of the 26 deaths last season occurred in the evening hours, typically
after dark.
-There are four major manufactures that build snowmobiles. They are
Arctic Cat-
headquartered in
Thief River Falls, MN;
Bombardier Inc.- headquartered in
Valcourt, Quebec;
Polaris Industries- headquartered in
Medina, MN; and
Yamaha Motor Corporation- headquartered in
Cypress, CA.
-In 2002 there were 203,153 snowmobiles sold world wide; 134,082 were sold in
the U.S. and 50,719 were sold in Canada
-The average suggested retail price of a new snowmobile sold in 2002 was $5,800.
-There are approximately 1.64 million registered snowmobiles in the US and
760,000 registered snowmobilers in Canada.
Snowmobile Information Articles of Interest
Snowmobile Articles of
Interest
A compilation
of resourceful snowmobile articles on snowmobiling, winter, weather and other
related resources of special interest.
Snowmobile
News For Michigan
Snowmobile Michigan News- Snowmobiling Trail and Weather condition News Articles
& Updates
Snowmobile News from
around the Nation & Canada
Daily snowmobile news feed from around the country and Canada. See what's
happening on the snowmobile world wide web.
