I had a great day at the Classic Sled Roundup in St. Germain Wisconsin yesterday. This was my first big-time vintage snowmobile show, and I am truly impressed. I had no idea there was so many of these old machines out there in such fantastic condition. You can see a ton of photos on the Bull Sessions provided by user ProX8.
According to Hall of Fame curator Loren Anderson, there was over 177 show sleds and a record 145 people who came with stuff to sell in the swap meet. There was so many people that the food sold out by 3:30. The weather was perfect – 80 degrees, sunny and a mild breeze. Even without the show, I would have gone just to hang out and enjoy the day. Its really nice that this show is just before a holiday. It gave me the chance to hang out in the area till late in the night and then take my time coming home today.
The sleds? Well the all original 1979 TXL they were giving away was really nice. I can’t believe Jon Carlson donated the sled to help out the Hall of Fame. It was won by one of the workers in the food booth who had just purchased a ticket for it that very day.
Several machines really caught my eye: The two Arctic Cats with the “Montana” pipes were among my favorites, as was the baby blue Sno-Trac, something I had never seen before. Seeing and old Ski-Daddler again was a treat – my family had one of those when I was a kid and it brought back every memory of riding that around the yard as a kid. The original Harley-Davidson snowmobile is also something I’ve not seen since they were new.
The race sleds were really pretty stunning. Although I am not all that familiar with the more exotic, rare snowmobiles, they are still very nice to look at and boy did they draw a crowd.
All and all, a great day in the park and my thanks to all the people at the Hall of Fame who put on such a great show with all the people whom I understand traveled from as far as Maine and Washington state to be there. I’m sure it was worth the trip. It was for me!




