How about this for cool: On 1-11-11 there snow in 49 of 50 United States, and on all Canadian provinces. Sweet!

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It's amazing how dramatically a full day's rain can affect what had been a phenomenal snow pack over parts of the country. Dang.

Good news is, there’s still rideable snow in many areas, and incredible snow in others. Keep the faith.

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This past weekend, Brian Nelson (left) was joined by his longtime friend and legendary mechanic/engineer, Hubert Fixsen (right). The cumulative knowledge of these two icons is staggering.

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Even more snow for much of North America since last week...good!

Here's the Snow Depth report for Tuesday, Dec. 28.

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Donn Eide is a 40-plus-year veteran of Arctic Cat, and is currently the Engine Design Manager. Though he won't exactly say it, he's the head-honcho of Arctic Cat's snowmobile engine department.

He was kind enough to answer a bunch of questions. Click to read them.

Merry Christmas to everyone here, from me and my family.

Thanks for being a part of our "bigger" family.

I hope I don't jinx Mother Nature, but this is shaping up to be the best winter that I can remember for much of North America.

Here's the Snow Depth report for Tuesday, Dec. 21.

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Much progress has been made in Brian Nelson's three-sled vintage I-500 project.

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CLICK HERE to read a cool story posted on Vintagesleds.com about the ties that bind us together, and to our brand.

Here are some random photos from my archives. In no particular order, of no particular signifigance, but posted for your (and my) viewing pleasure.

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Arctic Cat has created a video greeting for the Holiday season.

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Here's the North American snow depth map for Dec. 14, 2010. Looking good.

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Another Team Arctic racing legend has been busy building a vintage el tigre for the upcoming USCC I-500 cross-country.

Click to see the beginnings of Aaron Scheele's sled, and what's going on inside his shop.

I was at Arctic Cat a few days ago, doing some research and gathering info for some stories I'm working on.

Here's a few pix that I can share with you.

The ol’ black magic has been stirred once again inside of Jim Dimmerman.

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The front arm of this rear suspension is a nice copy of the Arctic Cat Slide Action design.

What makes this even more interesting, is that this suspension is from the new 2011 Ski-Doo race sled.

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After a few weeks testing the new Hibbert-brand merchandise, the Sandberg family has a few choice words for anyone considering this stuff.

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During the course of a year, A lot of photos get delivered to my palatial office via old pack mules, but I don't always have a full story to accompany them. So, I'm officially instituting a RANDOM PHOTOS OF THE MONTH series, beginning now.

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So what's been happening with Brian Nelson's three-sled Vintage I-500 project since I posted THIS FIRST STORY?

A lot. With a bunch more work needed.

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Magic hit the midsection of Minnesota over the weekend. Eight to 12 inches of snow, accumulating at a rate of one-inch-per-hour during the day.

Winter had arrived.