When it comes to a snowmobile jacket, the question used to be leather or textile.

How about both?

Click to read about the Arctic Cat Leather Tex Jacket.

Today Arctic Cat released its fiscal first quarter results for 2016. Inline with their previous guidance and emphasis on reloading for greater future growth, here are key messages:

* First quarter net sales totaled $134.4 million;

* Net loss $0.08 per diluted share;

* Progress made in 2016 first quarter to reduce dealer inventory levels;

* Company maintains fiscal 2016 outlook

Click to read the full release.

Fans of Arctic Cat and Sprint Car racing can get their cheer on. Beginning this past weekend and continuing for the next two biggest events, Kraig Kinser is in a #11K Arctic Cat Wildcat-themed car.

Click to read the dirt-strewn press release.

When it comes to covering your Cat, green is the new black!

Seriously, the new Green Premium Limited Cover brings a new level of style for towing and/or stowing.

It's perfect for all the new green Limited Edition 2016 models, or any year ProCross/ProClimb sleds.

Sun-block, protection from the elements, style... there's a lot to like about the Aluminum Roof options for Arctic Cat Wildcat Sport and Trail models.

Click to put a lid on it.

All hype aside, Arctic Cat's new carbon fiber MX Snocross helmet sets a new standard in lightweight comfort and safety.

And it looks dang cool.

Click for a heady product description.

For the third time in his illustrious career, Tucker Hibbert has been nominated for an ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) Award in the Best Male Action Sports Athlete category.

Seriously, snocross's all-time winningest racer deserves the nod. The good news is, YOU can help make it happen by simply voting for him.

The bad news is, I've promised Tucker that I will shave my head if he wins.

Click for more info.

For fans of Arctic Cat snowmobiles interested in scoring any number of sweet (and historically significant) machines, a trip to Minto, ND, on July 11 will afford the chance to get a deal.

The snowmobiles, ATVs, trailers and pickups are up for bid by the Pat Mach family who, four years after Pat’s untimely death, are now parsing the collection.

Click for the details.

When Arctic Cat reengineered the 2016 M Series sleds with the new narrower-stance AMS front with revised spindles and geometry, the natural question was, "Will this be available as a kit for previous ProClimb machines?"

Answer: Yes.

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The 4-Pod LED Rock Light Kit is a cool product from Arctic Cat that will add some custom style to most ATVs and ROVs. 

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9-Time UFC Champion Matt Hughes visited Arctic Cat last week to film an episode of UNCAGED, his show on the Sportsman Channel.

The trip included driving a Wildcat X on the company test track; work training in the assembly of Arctic Cat snowmobiles, ATVs and ROVs; and top-notch shooting of sporting clays.

Click to read more.

Tomorrow marks the 31st annual NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, held at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway.

Three-time NASCAR Spring Cut champion (and 2009 All-Star Race winner) Tony Stewart will be there, mixing it up on the #14 Bass Pro Shops/Arctic Cat-sponsored Chevrolet.

Click to read the press release.

Arctic Cat reported its 2015 full-year fiscal results. The results highlight the company's ATV dealer inventory reduction program, as well as an increase in year-over-year snowmobile sales. Two statements from the report especially caught my eye:

"We will seek additional OEM partnerships..."

and

"An improved dealer inventory position will allow us to launch more new products..."

Click to read the full financial results.

Arctic Cat will invest nearly $27 million to improve its manufacturing facilities in Thief River Falls and St. Cloud, Minn., operations.

The investment will add a new state-of-the-art production line in TRF and expand the engine manufacturing operations in St. Cloud. Together, these improvements will result in the creation of approximately 50 jobs.

Click to read more details of this great news.

Arctic Cat announed new strategic marketing and sales hires, reflecting company president Chris Metz's vision for future growth, including increased focus on customer engagement.

Welcome aboard Greg and Brit (and congrats on the promotion, Mike)!

Click to read the press release. 

What could POSSIBLY go wrong when a Russian attemps to bumper-drag from a snowmobile?

Nothing unusual about a runaway snowmobile careening down a Newfoundland highway for 12 kilometers. Note: The best part is listening to the audio of guys in the car.

If you're goint to steal a snowmobile, make sure you wear waterproof, breathable and taser-proof snowmobile gear.

Man steals cigarettes, snowmobile-mounted cops catch him. (I'm wondering how a smoker ran 6km through the snow?)

From the why-snowmobilers-are-the-greatest file: Kid's snowmobile is stolen, group replaces it with a new one. Awesome!

Thank you to all the snowmobile club members! Stories like this explain why you are the absolute backbone of the sport.

In a move that company officials describe as "An example of our strategy to grow through small, bolt-on acquisitions,” Arctic Cat has acquired Motorfist, makers (and sellers) of high performance technical riding gear.

Click for a fist-pump of information.

Today Arctic Cat reported 3rd quarter 2015 fiscal results, including net sales of $193.7 million with net earnings of $7.5 million. This compares to $225.8/$12.1 million in the prior-year quarter.

In other words, sales are down.

The company lowered its full-year outlook and is “resetting [its] strategic priorities to deliver improved long-term performance.

Financial experts can decipher the numbers and report HERE.

The four statements that caught my eye on this report are below.  

Said company CEO/President Chris Metz:

* “I can say with confidence that we will seek to spur growth through additional OEM partnerships and small bolt-on acquisitions that enable us to quickly expand our expertise and capabilities, and drive even faster product innovation.

* “My short time here has reinforced my belief that Arctic Cat is an iconic brand in a growing industry, with significant potential to improve its top- and bottom-line results.”

* The company also continued to increase investment in research and development to ensure a strong pipeline of new products and technologies.

* In early February, Arctic Cat plans to introduce a new Prowler ROV for the 2016 model year.

The Seven Clans Casino USXC I-500 cross-country race is ON, albeit with a few modifications due to the lack of snow in central Minnesota.

Click to read the route update, and why this will still be an epic three or four-day cross-country event.

Pathetic or hilarious? You decided. Then guess whether the dude’s B.A.C. is over .30. 

Arctic Cat and Tucker Hibbert deliver a Make-A-Wish dream-come-true for a boy battling leukemia. This is so cool!

There is absolutely no reason to add the words “Had Drugs” on this headline about a snowmobiler. Of course the guy was on drugs.

Another item flagged for its headline...a clever word play that pokes fun at you and I.

What it’s like to plunge 3,000 feet down a mountain, into a ravine, then suffer 32 hours believing you would die? An absolutely harrowing story, and a reminder to never snowmobile alone.

I will admit that I always wanted to snowmobile on my high school’s football field. Some goons actually follow through with such wishes.