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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The thrill of hurtling along a remote trail, coupled with Americans ongoing desire to get outside during the pandemic, is creating the biggest boom in more than two decades for the snowmobiling industry.
From Maine to Montana, it s becoming difficult to find a new snowmobile for sale. And the rental fleets are booked up. We ve had some good years and some bad years, but we ve never had anything quite like this one, said Dave Jones at Jackman Powersports, who expects to sell about 450 snowmobiles this year.
Nearly a third of sales were to new riders, Jones said, and he would sell more snowmobiles if he could get more from manufacturers.
Snowmobiling in middle of its biggest boom in more than two decades
By 245 Shares
A snowmobile rider checks for traffic before crossing a road on a trail near Rangeley Lake, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, in Rangeley, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty, AP Photo)
PORTLAND, Maine The thrill of hurtling along a remote trail, coupled with Americans’ ongoing desire to get outside during the pandemic, is creating the biggest boom in more than two decades for the snowmobiling industry.
From Maine to Montana, it’s becoming difficult to find a new snowmobile for sale. And the rental fleets are booked up.
“We’ve had some good years and some bad years, but we’ve never had anything quite like this one,” said Dave Jones at Jackman Powersports, who expects to sell about 450 snowmobiles this year.
David Sharp
Snowmobiles are lined up outside a shop, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, in Rangeley, Maine. This year the market is red hot for snowmobiles, just like the market for boats, bicycles and ATVs â anything that keeps people occupied, outdoors and safe during a pandemic that has pushed families indoors. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) February 01, 2021 - 8:53 AM
PORTLAND, Maine - The thrill of hurtling along a remote trail, coupled with Americansâ ongoing desire to get outside during the pandemic, is creating the biggest boom in more than two decades for the snowmobiling industry.
From Maine to Montana, it s becoming difficult to find a new snowmobile for sale. And the rental fleets are booked up.
Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press
Published
4:39 pm UTC Jan. 4, 2021
Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press
Published
4:39 pm UTC Jan. 4, 2021
Karl Schwartz wishes he was simply chasing glory on the snowmobile racing track. Instead, in recent years, he has been forced to chase increasingly elusive cold weather.
Schwartz, of Freeland, is president of the Midwest International Racing Association, a snowmobile racing circuit operating primarily in Michigan for more than 40 years. Their weekend races draw about 100 teams, hundreds of racers and crew members, and thousands more fans, usually as part of a local community s winter festival.
But each year, as Michigan s climate changes, it s getting harder to do.