![]() Unlike the Rush, the rear end has a full-length, traditional tunnel with an uncoupled skidframe wrapped in a 15- by 144- by 1.25-inch Camoplast Cobra track driven by the 800 Liberty Cleanfire powerplant. The front half is the Pro-Ride chassis that debuted last year on the 600 Rush. The Polaris 800 Switchback Assault is all-new, and for that reason it’s the most interesting sled of the bunch. We took the three sleds out on our own adventure into the backcountry and on the trails near West Yellowstone, Montana, where we learned the highs and lows of these machines and figured out which kind of rider is best-suited for each sled. They allow sledders to get out and explore what’s beyond the beaten path. Thank goodness for the two-stroke-powered, extreme backcountry sleds: the 2011 Arctic Cat Crossfire 8 Sno Pro Ski-Doo Renegade Backcountry E-TEC 800R X and Polaris 800 Switchback Assault. These riders don’t have the massive tracts of land outside their doors that westerners enjoy, nor is the snow as deep or the terrain so extreme - but they have more trails! This is why a full-on mountain sled is too much, but a trail sled just isn’t enough. It’s the lure of being able to blaze down a groomed path and then, on a whim, head into the backcountry to search for an undiscovered hideaway.Īlso known as hybrids, they mostly appeal to “flatlanders,” snowmobilers who live in the Midwest, regions affected by lake-effect snowfall and remote parts in the eastern United States. ![]() ![]() There’s an aura about crossover sleds that gets many snowmobilers excited. ![]()
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