Every year in a snowmobiler's life, the riding season eventually comes to an end. Spring does its thing, the snow melts and life turns a corner towards the stuff we do in the non-winter months.

Last Friday was (or appeared to be) that day for myself and a handful of friends, all of whom played hooky from work/life to spend a day in North Central Minnesota, experiencing a cafe breakfast, an incredible collection of snowmobiles and memorabilia, and riding the last remnants of winter 2018.

Come and take a ride with us.

I have seen the future of snowmobiling and it might make you and I obsolete.

When Uber, Google, Tesla and other companies began testing driverless cars a few years ago, powersports industry insiders correctly speculated that it wouldn’t take long before snowmobile manufacturers took an interest in the emerging technology.

That day has come. The question is, are you ready for it?

Click for some insight into the self-driving snowmobiles.

2018 will go down in history as one of the all-time greatest seasons for a single brand. Fortunately for us, the brand is Team Arctic.

Riding on a wave of tremendous talent, great teams/support and a pair of snowmobiles that are at the top of the game, Team Arctic put its stamp on ISOC snocross and USXC cross-country with wins, podiums and championship titles with utter domination.

Like taking more than 60 percent of all the class wins during the season; 50 percent of all podium positions and 75 percent of all championship high-point titles.

Want more? Click to read about it.

Rev up your own internal combustion with this short video explaining the Arctic Cat C-TEC2 8000 engine with DSI.

This is about as hot-diggity as it gets. Rob Kincaid and Dave McClure face off a Polaris 800 RMK with 7 lbs. of turbo boost against a bone-stock Arctic Cat M 8000 ALPHA ONE.

The verdict: the ALPHA ONE's remarkable traction advantage makes added horsepower a bit...irrelevant.

Boom!

See the all-time greatest snocrosser win his umteenth Pro class and championship title. It all went down last weekend at the ISOC national in Lake Geneva, Wis.

Hear and see Arctic Cat engineers Brian Dick and Troy Halvorson talk about the technology inherent in the 2019 line of Arctic Cat ZR models.

The future of instant suspension adjustment is now. See what Arctic Cat's iACT system is all about.

The most innovative snowmobile of 2019 (and perhaps the past decade) is worthy of this video love.

Lake Geneva, Wis., is the final stop of the 2018 ISOC National Snocross Tour. Racing happens on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Will Team Arctic continue to win with the same dominance seen all season? I'm betting on it!

Click on the image above to launch the Livestream window.

While the stunning Wildcat XX might have grabbed the biggest headlines at the recent Arctic Cat-Textron Off Road dealer meeting in Las Vegas, it was another side-by-side that made the quietest (and perhaps most profound) impact.

I'm referring to the soon-to-be-released 2018 Prower Pro, a newly conceived utility side-by-side that emphasizes smoothness, quietness, quality and customizability.

Click for some info and pix.

Tucker Hibbert was back and crushing it this past weekend at the ISOC National in Dubuque, Iowa. Check out the highlights on this short edit.

Watch Team Arctic snocrossers rip it up again today and tomorrow in Dubuque, Iowa.

Just click on the image above to watch the livestream.

One week after Arctic Cat launched its 2019 model line of snowmobiles, the sport is buzziing about the mind-bending ALPHA ONE rear suspension system.

Here are answers to frequently asked questions about the revolutionary new system.

Arctic Cat's new ALPHA ONE rear suspension system in action with Black Cats backcountry masters Rob Kincaid and Dave McClure.

Arctic Cat just launched its 2019 line of snowmobiles. There's some new technology that...dare I say it...will change the game.

Here are the top-10 key things to know about it.

Click into next year.

After a too-long wait and a couple premature introductions, the Wildcat XX is finally ready for prime time. Is it worth the wait?

Read on and decide for yourself.

In two days Arctic Cat will take the wraps off its 2019 model line of snowmobiles.

Some Arctic Cat fans will be shock-and-awed.

Others will visit their dealer to lay down some cash.

And some will be disappointed. It happens every year.

It's understandable: Each of us has an idea in our minds what the next Arctic Cat snowmobile needs to offer US. We have high expectations. And if Cat doesn't deliver, we're disappointed.

So I want this post to be a place where YOU can tell Arctic Cat EXACTLY what you want on the next (or future) model line.

Click to see my wish list.

Here's another teaser from Arctic Cat for its soon-to-be-released 2019 model line.

After last weekend's ISOC snocross national in Salamanca, NY, Team Arctic racers have captured more than 60 percent of all class wins in the circuit this season! And they've garnered more than 50 percent of all the podium places.

The same percentages are true in USXC cross-country.

Tune into the the ISOC livestream (by clicking on the photo above) today and tomorrow to see if the winning continues at the Mt. Pleasant, Mich., national this weekend.