I have known José for more than 20 years and have had the privilege of getting to know this genuinely amazing leader. A little more than a year ago I discussed with José what so many successful CEO’s often do: They cash in and move to Florida. Fortunately, this was not José’s plan. Even though he doesn’t look like it, he is on the north side of traditional retirement age. He is intent for BRP to have new, strong leadership and I’m pretty sure he’ll keep his eye on whoever that may be for as long as needed.

Every snowmobiler owes Boisjoli a debt of gratitude. It was his willingness to risk it all back in 2002 when the first rider-forward Ski-Doo REV was born. As history now records, the REV changed how the modern snowmobile would be built and how it would be ridden. The REV’s amazing rider forward ergonomics propelled Ski-Doo to the top of the market – a position the brand has held since the REV’s intro. Today, Ski-Doo has more than a 50-percent share of the snowmobile industry.

Boisjoli has also left his mark on the Personal Watercraft business taking Sea Doo well beyond  50-percent market share under his leadership. Sea Doo is now the largest selling boat brand in the world. Ten years ago Boisjoli’s gutsy introduction of the Sea Doo Spark, boasting a US MSRP under $5000, sent the entire industry reeling, and reinvigorated the PWC market.

During José’s tenure the Can-Am ATV and SxS brand became an everyday part of BRP’s off-road business. Can-Am is now a leading ATV and SxS OEM with a penchant for one-up-man-ship in innovation, outperforming power and quality manufacturing. 

Boisjoli has spearheaded so many amazing accomplishments it’s not hard to believe he will be indelibly etched in the history of the powersports industry. One thing I will truly miss when José walks away from what has been an incredible career, is his quiet and humble demeanor. I have had the privilege of getting to know José during my 37-year-long career. It’s been my experience José Boisjoli has never let his ego get out of control. Suffice it to say he commands the respect of everyone who works for him and, moreover, everyonewho knows him. 

In the meantime, the search for José Boisjolis’ replacement has gone out. Whoever is in charge of that project we sincerely wish them the best of luck. Brilliance is never easy to replace!

We embark on a snowmobile family adventure in the vast and beautiful territory of Northeastern Ontario, Canada and take in everything the Gold Rush Tour has to offer.

Then Luke highlights all the important news from Ski-Doo’s 2026 snowmobile intro and provides his perspective on the changes to the ever-growing Expedition line, as well as looking at the impressive weight reductions the Summit received.

We head to the majestic backcountry of Saguenay, Quebec and bring along the winner of the Widescape Great Wide-Open Sweepstakes to experience the ultimate WS250 adventure.

AJ gets some help from his daughter reviewing what many would consider to be the perfect combo of snowmobiles for a snow-mo-focused family – the power pleasing and fun to ride Ski-Doo MXZ Neo+ and the versatile and capable Ski-Doo Grand Touring LE featuring the ROTAX 900 ACE Turbo R.

2026 SKI-DOO SPRING CHECK ENDS: March 31, 2025

Visit ski-doo.brp.com to build your sled to order or head into your local Ski-Doo dealership to put down your SPRING CHECK deposit!

AJ does a deep-dive into the extensive Polaris 2-stroke snowmobile engine lineup including the Patriot 650, 850, BOOST and 9R highlighting each engine’s unique attributes and strengths over previous generations of Polaris engines.

Then Luke explores the expanded versatility of the Ski-Doo Backcountry snowmobile line-up and how there’s pretty much a Backcountry model for just about any level of rider whether your focus is riding mostly on-trail or off.

Are you loving all the SHOOTOUTS this season?! This week we’re pitting three of the highest tech, 850-class, naturally aspirated snowmobiles offered this season against one another.

The fellas break things out into into several categories evaluating how our contenders perform in each and then select an overall winner, featuring the MXZ XRS 850 with SMART-SHOX, the Patriot 850 Indy VR1 with DYNAMIX and the ZR 858 CATALYST with ATAC!

Let the shootouts continue! Luke and AJ take three of this season’s 600-class entry level sleds and put them through the paces to see which sled takes top spot in a number of categories.

Then Luke walks us through Marlon’s new Xplore Pro III Sled Deck showcasing how this latest edition to the Xplore Pro series exemplifies Marlon’s commitment to innovation and quality.

Then in TEST RIDE, AJ pulls the trigger on the 2025 Polaris Switchback Assault 146 featuring the potent Patriot 9R engine.