2025 Ski-Doo: An Overview
Apr 02, 2024
2025 Backcountry Crossover Models
The Backcountry lineup features several notable changes for model year 2025.
It starts with power. The high-output Rotax 850 E-TEC Turbo R has been a darling in the brand’s mountain sleds and then last year came to MXZ trail sleds. Skipped over in the middle were the brand’s loyal extreme crossover customers. Until now, that is.
The 180-horsepower boosted two-stroke twin will be available in the Backcountry lineup for 2025.
Beyond that:
- A Backcountry X-RS buyer will have the option of choosing a wider ski stance. The machine can either be ordered with the nimble 39-inch stance that is more friendly in off-trail maneuvers, or opt for the full-width 43-inch stance that comes with the new RAS RX geometry and Pilot RX skis found on MXZs.
- The 43-inch-wide X-RS package also comes with either a Storm or Ice Storm (pre-studded) 150 track to match its more trail-oriented focus.
- The updates and phone-less mapping on the touch-screen gauge are also found here.
- Backcountry Adrenaline and Sport models return unchanged.
2025 Ski-Doos: Deep Snow
Let’s get into it:
- A rack steering system was added to the hard-charging Freeline lineup, with the goal of giving more precise steering to the aggressive riders these machines serve.
- Three-position KYB Pro 36 EA-3 piggyback shocks were added to the Summit X with Expert Package, along with new track options.
- The Summit X, meanwhile, gets lighter KYB Plus shocks up front plus a smaller and lighter seat. Combined, they drop about 1.5 pounds off the machine’s dry weight.
- The updates and phone-less mapping on the touch-screen gauge are also found here.
- The entry-level, down-sized Summit Neo models get a notable power upgrade in the 600 two-stroke twin they share. The standard Neo jumps from its previous 40 HP to the 55 HP version previously found in the Summit Neo+. That Summit Neo+ in turn uses the 85 HP version of that motor previously utilized in the Summit Sport.
The big news from Ski-Doo’s trail models for 2025 – and in our not-so-humble opinion, the entire lineup – is a new front end on full-sized MXZ models.
The new RAS RX geometry features a spindle that is 26 mm higher that ties into an upper A-arm that is also raised by the same amount. The lower A-arm is mounted 11 mm higher than on the previous RAS X layout. If you do the math, that increased the gap between them by 15 mm, which designers say raises the sled’s roll center, putting it closer to the sled’s center of gravity.
Also, there’s new sway bar linkage, longer steering arms, the lower mounts for the shocks have been moved outboard a little bit and about an inch of travel has been added to the front end. There’s also more trail in the ski mount location for added stability.
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