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Snowmobile Innovator Mickey Rupp Has Died At Age 87
Word trickled out of Ohio this afternoon that Herbert "Mickey" Rupp - the man behind the popular Rupp snowmobile brand and other power products...
1972 Rupp Yankee: A Sport Sedan Snowmobile
Rupp Industries was always a performance-oriented company and, by the 1971 season, it had grown to become a top 10 snowmobile manufacturer.
For 1972,...
Unearthing Alouette’s Rupp Clones From 1976
The often-glorified, sometimes-maligned Alouette brand of snowmobiles had a colorful history -- one that included a very direct tie to the famous Villeneuve legacy...
Flashback: The 1976 Rupp Nitro 440
The high-performance trail class of snowmobiles saw an increase of liquid-cooled sled for the 1976 model year. The added cost and weight, among other...
Flashback: The 1975 Rupp Nitro F/A
Maybe it's no coincidence that the words racy, red and Rupp all start with the same letter. The sanguine-hued sleds from Ohio were a...
Flashback: The 1971 Rupp 44 Sprint
Founded as a go-kart manufacturer in 1959, Rupp Industries was a performance-oriented company from the start. Entering the emerging snowmobile market in 1965 with...
Snowmobiling In 1970-71: Rupp, Skiroule & Johnson
Snow Goer magazine was launched as the first national snowmobile magazine 50 years ago. To celebrate, Snow Goer is taking readers on a volume-by-volume...
1973 Rupp American: Performance For The Whole Family
Built to carry two adults in comfort, the Rupp American was a sporty sled that featured the extra stability and flotation of an 18-inch...
A Skiroule Rules The Big East Classic—Vintage RTX 800 Steals Best Of Show Honors
A stunning 1971 Skiroule RTX 800 takes top honors at the Big East Classic, showcasing the art of vintage snowmobile restoration and the story behind one of the most eye-catching sleds in the country.
The Best Looking Snowmobiles of All Time
What is the best-looking snowmobile of all time? We asked judges to give us their 10 best. Several well-known collectors chose not to participate – with one in particular saying it would be akin to publicly choosing one of your children as your favorite! We get it. But in the end, when we tallied the “votes” of those brave enough to respond, some key models stood out.
1973 Evinrude Bobcat SS: SSTuck in the SSixties
The Trade Winds-based Bobcat series had been part of Evinrude’s lower end offerings since its 1969 introduction, and hadn’t really changed much since a mostly visual restyle for the 1971 season. The Bobcat SS with its “racing seat” was the closest thing that Evinrude had to a performance sled. It was loud, and said to be fast for its day, but only on a very smooth surface.
Remembering Famed Snowmobiling Meteorologist John Dee
Heartbreaking news is tumbling out of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula as word begins to circulate about the passing of famed snowmobiling meteorologist and website guru...
FLASHBACK: 1972 Scorpion Stingers Fueled By Gutsy Ads
Winter mobility pioneer Scorpion, Inc. was a top 10 snowmobile manufacturer at the start of the 1970s. But it lagged far behind industry giant...
Vintage Alert: Ed Webb Collection On Live Auction Now
The vintage snowmobile collecting craze continues to grow and flourish, as folks of all ages are drawn to the unique character of the various...
2022 Vintage Midwest Ride-In: The Brands Have It
The Midwest Ride-In event - previously known by many simply as "Waconia" - has grown into arguably the largest vintage snowmobile event in the...
Flashback: 1988 Arctic Cat Wildcat
Editor's Note: In each issue of Snow Goer, International Snowmobile Hall of Fame Journalist David Wells profiles one interesting snowmobile in the sport's history....
A Day At The Swap Meet: Princeton Outlaw Event
The Rum River Outlaw Grass Drags near Princeton, Minnesota, has for years been a great place to burn an August weekend for sledheads who...
50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition: Get Yours!
Arguably the coolest and most collectible issue of Snow Goer ever published, the special 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition takes readers year-by-year through the history...
FLASHBACK: 10 Best, Most Significant Snowmobiles Of All Time
What were the 10 best and most significant snowmobiles EVER built? We're sure this could touch off a health debate nowadays among modern sledheads,...
