snowmobile
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
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"In winter, everything is white, and if you are flying in a helicopter, for example, and have to monitor an area, you cannot see if a snowmobile has been driven down to a fjord."
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
Skiers in Jackson Hole can organize snowmobile and snow-coach day excursions with Scenic Safaris, starting at $450.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
It meant none of the snow activities part of the package - a husky ride, reindeer encounter and snowmobile trip - could go ahead.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025
Over the years it has been where athletes such as skateboarding and BMX legends Tony Hawk and Dave Mirra have debuted new tricks, and where, in 2012, a competitor performed the first snowmobile front flip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024
Pushing the snowmobile wasn’t easy when they weren’t injured.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Polaris CEO Michael Speetzen, whose company makes snowmobiles, boats and three-wheel motorcycles, said as much at a conference this month.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
Potential applications include industrial equipment, agricultural machinery, aerospace systems, mobile power generation equipment, off road vehicles such as snowmobiles and motorcycles, and marine vehicles including jet skis.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
Planes, helicopters, ships, speedboats, cars, snowmobiles and dog sleds are routinely employed to ensure ballots reach all corners of the country before the election.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2025
But they would record themselves hunting and they would record themselves going on their snowmobiles into the tundra and fishing, but also going to the supermarket and going to the post office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
This stretch mostly saw use from hunters, or guys with ATVs and snowmobiles.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The Sunday before last, Blake DeBok snowmobiled out to nine wild horses he was told were stranded in deep snow north of Mammoth Lakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
Just a few miles from where Mlaskoch nearly died and on the dame day, Chabot snowmobiled through the forest then clipped into skis to climb a steep slope.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
When Karlsen snowmobiled across the land between Longyearbyen and Ispallen he drove through an area named for generations of mining investors.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 18, 2019
Last winter, Cynthia Erickson snowmobiled an old propane stove to her summer hunting camp, 50 miles northwest of Tanana on the Tozitna River.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2017
After he struggled into the tight gear at the airport, they snowmobiled home and made a fire.
From Washington Post
It’s popular for cycling spring through fall, and part of it transforms for snowmobiling in the winter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
In 2009, she shattered her kneecap in a snowmobiling accident and required eight surgeries, but she recovered in time to compete at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
“Exquisite and tranquil lands perfect for hiking, horseback riding, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, and more,” the listing crowed.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
For example, a swath of Idaho Panhandle National Forests is closed to snowmobiling in order to protect caribou habitat.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2023
In Whitehorse, the capital of Yukon, November brought a warm-weather stint, delaying the icy conditions necessary for ice fishing, snowmobiling and ice skating.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2023
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