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snowmobile
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thumb|A snowmobile tour at Yellowstone National Park thumb|First person view of a snowmobile driven through Yellowstone National Park.
A snowmobile is a motorized vehicle designed to travel over snow and ice, as shown by its use for tours in places like Yellowstone National Park. It matters because it allows people to access and explore snowy wilderness areas during winter when other vehicles cannot operate.
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- Snowmobile Ski-Doo MXZ 800.jpg
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- Commons category
- Snowmobiles
- MCN code
- 8703.10.00
- OpenStreetMap tag
- route=snowmobile
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24 sectionsContents
- History
- Early designs
- Development of modern designs
- Post-war developments
- Design
- Performance
- Brands
- Polaris
- Ski-Doo
- Alpina
- Taiga Electric
- Sport
- Variants
- Accidents and safety
- Legislation
- Environmental impact
- Air
- Noise
- Economic impact
- Social impact
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|A snowmobile tour at Yellowstone National Park thumb|First person view of a snowmobile driven through Yellowstone National Park.
A snowmobile, also known as a snowmachine (chiefly Alaskan), motor sled (chiefly Canadian), ski-doo (Ontario and Quebec, dated proprietary eponym), motor sledge, skimobile, snow scooter, or simply a sled is a motorized vehicle designed for winter travel and recreation on snow.