2004 – January – Vol. 14, No. 4

Snow Goer’s exclusive “Tweener Shootout” from 2004 showcases how far crossover sleds have come since then. That’s not to say the Yamaha RX Warrior, Arctic Cat F6 Firecat EXT, MXZ Renegade 600 H.O., and Polaris 800 Switchback were slouches, but the tallest lugs in the group measured 1.25 inches. The issue also featured reviews of that year’s new SXViper S and 500 Pro X Fan snowmobiles, a tour story in Labrador, a Tech Professor on compression ratios and a Timeline article that looks back on famous people who snowmobiled (from Ronald Reagan to Robert Redford, Loni Anderson to Curt Gowdy and beyond). Plus, there’s a fun feature by David Wells featuring 10 inexpensive ways to get more performance out of any snowmobile.