Former snocross racers, quad hucksters and freestyle motocross junkies looking for something to do in the winter have jumped into the melting pot that is snowmobile freestyle. Competitions outside Winter X are very scarce and only the very best are able to call it a living. The rest bridge the gap with jobs in landscaping, auto repair, concrete and sled dealerships. One athlete describes he and his competition as a “random mix of people.” Snowmobile Freestyle is in its fifth year as a discipline at Winter X and the competition has never seen a repeat gold medalist; the talent pool is deep. Example: Heath Frisby, one of the sport’s leading innovators, has never finished higher than third. Throw in a few hungry new kids and a couple more determined veterans and the 2011 contest could easily record a fifth unique gold medalist
Snowmobile Freestyle has become so popular at Winter X that in ’09 it spun off a  … More