How To Roll

Maybe it's the impending winter? Maybe it's the record-setting heavy snowfall that the east coast has seen the past two years? Whatever the reason, we're looking to get out this winter and motor through some snow trails. Fortunately, a company that started with a Ford engine on a set of wood skis in a Quebec garage is celebrating 50 years of the world's most cutting-edge snowmobile models.

To mark the occasion, Ski-Doo is unleashing two very special models that could change how you spend your leisure time this winter. The first is the sleeker and sportier 50th anniversary MX Z, which was built with Evinrude's cutting-edge E TEC engine. The other is the larger, cruder beast wagon known as the Summit.

With all kinds of snowmobiling tracks within a couple of hours drive of New York, these two special Ski-Doos could be a sound investment. The best places to check out this winter include Tug Hill near Watertown, New York, a popular snowmobile and ATV locale. You'll also find hundreds of miles of snowmobile track throughout the Adirondacks, all within range of some fine accommodations in Lake George,particularly the nearby and historic Sagamore Hotel. Wherever you choose, you'll want to get out of town since snowmobiling isn't exactly something we can do up and down Park Ave.