When the numbers were finally counted, model year 2009 snowmobile sales looked pretty stout.
Amongst all powersport products including ATVs, motorcycles, boats and marine products, snowmobiles were most impressive, posting the smallest decrease in sales in an otherwise dismal powersports marketplace during calendar year 2008.
In fact, Canadian sales of sleds tallied almost level while US sales that, as a result of a slightly harder hit economy, were down less than 10%.