Snowmobile

For Joseph-Armand Bombardier, the invention of the SKI-DOO snowmobile was a childhood dream come true. It was also the birth of an important industry, and a very popular sport. J. Armand had a passion for mechanics; by the age of l5 be had already built his first motorized sled. His dream was to manufacture a small vehicle for winter travel. One of the most important inventions of his career came into being in 1935: a traction system using sprockets and tracks. In the years that followed, J. Armand and his team produced tracked vehicles for utility purposes and the military. The year 1957 saw two important breakthroughs: a new rubber track was developed, and lighter engines became available. At last, J.- Armand's dream was within reach. In 1959, J. Armand Bombardier sells his first little yellow snowmobiles.

You could say that the MX Z snowmobile celebrates its 20th birthday in 2001. Model year 1981 was when an MX version of the celebrated Blizzard model came out - and already, MX meant sophisticated suspension. The Formula MX innovated in 1985 with its aluminum chassis which incorporated, in aircraft-style tubular steel Structure. In 1993, with the triumphant arrival of the Formula MX Z model, the famous ''SKI-DOO yellow" colour reclaimed its leadership position among high-performance snowmobiles. The spirited and agile MX Z pioneered the cross-country snowmobile, now tile hottest type of snowmobile in the industry.