2025 Ski Doo Backcountry XRS 850 Turbo R 146 Detailed Overview 

That is true. I forgot about that one.

4 weeks .... How about no weeks!

Awesome track!! Love mine & studded to boot

Ordered mine with Shot. Wife's with Battery start.

the Backcountry isnt the same yellow your used to. Its way different.

couldn't agree more, now who is gonna get it first?

@@Zinxedput that inheritance to some good use

Gotta ask the woman if she can fund your hobbies

Only sled in blue is the summit for 2025 every sled is yellow or black. Backcountry x will have a grey option.

@@trevortank7965 yeah the colors and graphics for 2025 suck if I’m honest. I don’t mind the black and yellow, but the use of it and shades are mostly ugly this year.

I do think that light setup looks cool. But it doesnt offer as much light coverage. But it definitley looks mean.

Well, BRP is directly competing with itself in this case. More like more options. Do you want a Corvette or a Ferrari?

Yup, it should be on everything.

Its like an assault. It will work really well off trail, just not AS well as the 39 inch setup. IMO, if your not a mountain guy, you will definitely be able to hold your own with the traiil width front end. I think its only the guys who ride off trail ALOT that should be on the narrow setup. The trade off with the wide front end will be a better compromise for most riders.

Its taller spindles and wider spacing. Yes. So the overall design concept is similar to the others.

The upper control arms being flatter is NOT what makes it better. They are flatter as a result of a bunch of geometrical changes to the whole front end. The upper arms are flatter as a RESULT of these changes. Not the other way around. The front end actually sits HIGHER than last years setup but because it has a higher roll centre, it handles way flatter in the corners. The new ski is a very different design than anything ive seen up close.

I would say that these "crossover" sleds arent meant for mountains at all. They are "off trail" sleds. Meaning lower elevation, less aggressive terrain than true mountains.

I look at it like this... is it as good on trail as it is off trail? If its better off trail than it is on trail, its not 50/50. Which is true with the 39 inch front end. Its way better off trail than it is on trail. I believe the off trail compromise of the 43 inch front end is less than the benefit of the on trail handling it provides. You are right though about the on/off trail percentage being somewhat subjective. Still, I think the BCX with the 43 front end is more 50/50 than the 39 front end.

We'll have more accurate impressions for a comparison in the next week or so. Stay tuned...

Cant say until we ride them back to back. Thats the only way to truly know which is better.

I agree. Wider front end + short lug track? Like seriously ski doo?

@@nsa6790 What do you mean "seriously"? This is the same strategy Polaris uses to great success in the Assault. And you can still get the narrow front end if you want. Seriously.

Buy a summit they only make 15 different ones

@@bigmurph1447 summit has different clutching, longer paddles, tippier suspension, no windshield, no snow flap, and a different body style. That’s not the solution to the 50/50 market.

@@CDX7and if I wanted exactly what Polaris does I’d buy a Polaris but I don’t hate myself so I buy ski doo. The not mountain sled but also not trail sled width worked fine and I hope they are keeping it as the default option that you don’t have to pay more for. As for the track that has got to be the stupidest shit I’ve seen. This sled is meant to slay powder but we are only gonna give it a 1.5” paddle and only on half the track. 1.5” is a trail paddle through and through. 2” is a off trail paddle. The 1.6”-1.85” market is the tracks they should be putting on these things.

Yes that’s normally how it works when u redo the woke suspension it’s better then the year before

Ummm if you watch the video Luke explains all the geometrical changes to the front suspension. Typically that results in a better handling sled year to year. Ya new to the sport?

@@pajamatime5750 I’ve ridden snowmobiles for 40 years Pal!! I was just asking if the shock package was so great on the 2024 why did they not continue using them on the 2025’s? Know need for your cocky response!

I said that sled was the best handling SKIDOO ive ever ridden, not that it was as good as it SHOULD be. Now this one is the best ive ever ridden and handles far more like most people think it should. The all new front end in 2025 makes a HUGE difference.

New RAS RX front suspension and Pilot RX ski is make a huge difference. Front handling has improved significantly.

No. Its 850 or 850 turbo only.

just got off phone with my dealer they said i can get the 600r in the new chassis n skis. ? @@pavmentsurfer13

Narrow front version is available with deeper lug tracks.

Ive been riding our 1.325 equipped assault off trail. Its not as good as a 2 inch. But it still works. Just requires more momentum and skill to get where your going.

The RAS X was a big improvment. But we have still said over and over that it DOES lift the inside ski, unpredictably, alot. I tried to MAKE this front end lift the inside ski and I couldnt. I really need to test it more to know for sure. But in the bit of testing we did do, on rough, twisty trails, Im VERY impressed.

Lol... higher ROLL centre. But, it does also effect centre of gravity. And yes, my brain has trouble with it too. But its physics. Cant agrue with the universe. Lol.

At one time it was...

But the lynx xterrain is nothing like a backcountry kinda hard to compare when that sled is its own breed

yes, I know. I forgot about that one.

Yeah poor year in a lot of places. Where I’m from I wouldn’t have been able to drive once this year!

A 154 narrow front end isnt a crossover either thats called a mountain sled.

Actually YOUR not a cross over rider. Anyone who actually enjoys spending time on the trail would NEVER say 154 narrow front end is a crossover. Crossover means AS good ON trail as it is OFF trail. It does BOTH well. Gotta have a wide front end to be good on teh trail.

I can't stand carving even in a flat field with a wide front end! That's where you lost me at 50/50. The narrow front end when set up well with correct carbides like a bergstrum, really isn't all that bad. I'm not saying its as good as the trail front end, but the penalty for having the narrow front end on trail is way less then the penalty trying to side hill with a wide front end off trail... Add in the fact that you can use the adjustable skis adapters from doo to go from wide narrow to narrow narrow and you've got a very nice option A trail, option B off trail. For what it's worth I do have a trail sled as well and the problem is when you get to a perfect spot in the middle of nowhere on your trail sled and it's an off trail gold mine you try and have a little fun with your trail sled in deeper snow and it doesn't turn and trenches bad. So 50/50 is more like 70/30 in favor of trail with the new option and a 146. I get it your from Ontario and I've grown up riding in Haliburton. We use to have a place in Canarvon 12 mile lake area. You never have enough snow to really say your going off trail. I'm now a resident of NB last 18 years and we have a very different situation with amount of snow and the access to play off the beaten path. I've enjoyed the banter... I always enjoy your videos and reviews, but I think your idea of what 50/50 is for your area and mine don't necessarily line up and that's ok.@@pavmentsurfer13

He's a clone oooooooooooo

Luckily I could read the screen when “storm 1.5” flashed on it!