The 1st Ontario Snow-cial Ride took place Tuesday, Feb. 21 and Wednesday, Feb. 22 at Muskoka’s premier JW Marriott Rosseau Resort – and I guess Mother Nature was afraid to get bad press, because it snowed most of the time! Or maybe she rented it from Muskoka Sports & Recreation. We rode local MSR trails on Tuesday and then sampled Almaguin trails Wednesday. It snowed all day!

The Ontariol Snow-cial Ride brought together a bunch of guys who really live and breath snowmobiling - Claude Aumont, Mr.Snowmobiling for Ontario tourism; John Arkwright, touring editor from Supertrax International Magazine; Jeff McGirr, extreme sledder for Lucrestyle Productions; Josh Grills, social networking guru from the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs; and the popular “Groomer Guy” Luc Levesque from Dubreuilville. And of course, yours truly Craig Nicholson, The Intrepid Snowmobiler. Motorcycle maven Mike Jacobs had his debut ride on a sled without hitting a tree! Video thanks to snowmobile.com and photos by Virgil Knapp.

It’s rare that such a group of avid riders can coordinate their busy winter schedules to be at the same time and place, so it speaks to the importance each of us places on working together to promote Ontario sledding. Check out all of our sites for more about the Ontario Snow-cial Ride and if you’re into sledding and social media, stay tuned for the 2nd Ontario Snow-cial Ride next February!