The Sledders Social Media Bible
Finding the best social media accounts to follow
By Steven Marlenee with contribution from Julie-Ann Chapman, Brandon ‘TuDizzle’ Cox, Dan Adams, Jay Mentaberry, Josh Penner, Kim Long, Brandy Floyd, Matthew Mallory, Matt Entz, Cole Willford, David McClure, and Sahen Skinner
Each season, I’m blown away by the content coming out of our sled community, so I thought it would be fitting to put together a list of the best sites on the web, Facebook, and Instagram to make your summer, well, a little better. But, I didn’t want this to be just MY list, I want it to be our list, so I reached out to folks across the industry, from TuDizzle to Julie-Ann Chapman and from Matt Entz to Josh Penner to Dan Adams and more, to get some quality input (scroll down to see my must-have list). For each, I asked for a suggestion or two in the following categories:
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COMMENT BELOW to contribute to a future article: Reader’s Choice for Best Accounts
Best Instagram Account: SnoWest Magazine
The voting for Best Instagram Account
- SnoWest Magazine, Marlenee Photography, NW Sledder, Blown Motor – Jay Mentaberry
- West Coast Sledders, Kim Long, McNolty, 509 – Julie-Ann Chapman
- The Rider Scope – Josh Penner
- Free Rider Magazine – TuDizzle
- SnoWest Magazine & Keith Curtis – Matt Entz
- SnoWest Magazine, SledJunkies, NW Sledder – Sahen Skinner
- Off Road Vixens – Brandy Floyd
- West Coast Sledders – Matthew Mallory
- SledHead24_7 – Kim Long
- Chris Burandt – Cole Willford
- Diesel Truck Addicts – Dan Adams
- SledJunkies – David McClure
Best Facebook Account: NW Sledder
The voting for Best Facebook Account
- JoyDigger – Josh Penner
- 509, Slednecks, NW Sledder, West Coast Sledders – Julie-Ann Chapman
- West Coast Sledders – TuDizzle
- 509, Slednecks, NW Sledder – Jay Mentaberry
- Mountain Sledder Swap Meet & Snowmobilers.com – Matt Entz
- Speed Society – Sahen Skinner
- NW Sledder – Brandy Floyd
- Christain Gagnon – Matthew Mallory (JoyDigger)
- Marlenee Photography, Boondockers & Scott Mellor – Kim Long
- Mountain Sledder Swap Meet – Cole Willford
- Body Building – Dan Adams
- SledHeads – David McClure
Best Place to Check the Weather: www.OpenSnow.com
The voting for Best Place to Check the Weather
- www.OpenSnow.com – TuDizzle, Steven Marlenee
- www.Avalanche.ca – Julie-Ann Chapman
- The Weather Network – Josh Penner
- Look Outside – Jay Mentaberry
- Weather.gov – Matt Entz, Brandy Floyd
- My Window, haha, I use the Weather Channel App – Sahen Skinner
- Snow-Forecast – Matthew Mallory (JoyDigger)
- Colorado Avalanche Information Center – Kim Long
- SNOTEL – Cole Willford
- Storm App – Dan Adams
- Weather.com – David McClure
Best RANDOM Great Account: Shock Mansion
The voting for Best Random Account
- The Photo Society, – Steven Marlenee
- NatGeo, GoPro– TuDizzle
- Shock Mansion – Julie-Ann Chapman, Josh Penner
- Stephen W Clark – Jay Mentaberry
- Polaris Snowmobiles IG / FB – Matt Entz
- Blown Motor – Brandy Floyd
- David Maurice Smith Photography – Matthew Mallory (JoyDigger)
- JoyDigger – Kim Long
- Visit Colorado – Cole Willford
- Earth Official – Dan Adams
- Danger Boy Deegan – David McClure
Contributor Accounts:
- Facebook / Instagram – Julie-Ann Chapman
- Facebook / Instagram – TuDizzle
- Facebook / Instagram – Josh Penner
- Instagram – Jay Mentaberry
- Facebook (Matt Entz/Mountain Skillz) / Instagram – Matt Entz, Mountain Skillz
- Facebook / Instagram – Sahen Skinner
- Facebook / Instagram – Brandy Floyd
- Facebook / Instagram – Matthew Mallory (JoyDigger)
- Facebook / Instagram / Business – Kim Long
- Facebook / Instagram – Cole Willford
- Facebook / Instagram / Business – Dan Adams
- Facebook / Instagram – David McClure
Steven’s MUST-FOLLOW List:
- People
- Ankan Photo
- Brandy Floyd
- Chris Burandt
- Cole Willford
- Dan Adams
- David Maurice Smith Photography
- David McClure
- Jay Mentaberry
- Josh Penner
- Julie-Ann Chapman
- Kim Long
- Lissa Marsolek
- Matt Entz
- Matt Mallory
- McNolty
- Mike McCarthy (Kyody Photo)
- RLT Photos
- Rob Hoff
- Sahen Skinner
- Scott Mellor
- Stephen W Clark
- Todd Williams,
- TuDizzle
- Companies
- 509
- Backcountry United
- Blown Motor
- Body Building
- Boondocker Turbo
- Boondockers
- Christain Gagnon
- Diesel Truck Addicts –
- Earth Official
- FOX
- Free Rider Magazine
- GoPro
- JoyDigger
- Klim
- Marlenee Photography
- Mountain Sledder Swap Meet
- NatGeo
- Nekkr
- No Style Productions
- Northern Riders
- NW Sledder
- Off Road Vixens
- Open Snow **make sure you ‘follow’
- Polaris Snowmobiles
- Shock Mansion
- Sled Solutions
- SledHead24_7
- SledJunkies
- Slednecks
- SnoWest Magazine
- Snowmobilers.com
- Speed Society
- The Photo Society
- The Rider Scope
- Thunderstruck Films
- Visit Colorado
- West Coast Sledders
Contributor Sponsors:
- Julie-Ann Chapman
- Facebook: Toyota, Ski Doo, Klim, 509, Dayco, RSI, Valley Chainsaw Recreational, FOX, Mammut, Highmark by Snowpulse, Truckboss Decks, Cheetah Factory Racing, Toyskinz, Boss Seats, inReach Canada, Slednecks
- Instagram: Toyota, Ski Doo, Klim, 509, Dayco, RSI, Valley Chainsaw Recreational, FOX, Mammut, Highmark by Snowpulse, Truckboss Decks, Cheetah Factory Racing, Toyskinz, Boss Seats, inReach Canada, Slednecks
- Josh Penner
- Facebook: HMK, Arctic Cat, Keystonekat, The Rider Scope, RPM Graphics, RSI,204 Skateshop, RDS Clothing, NixNuvo, SipDark, CTi Knee Braces, Blown Motor
- Instagram: HMK, Arctic Cat, Keystonekat, The Rider Scope, RPM Graphics, RSI, 204 Skateshop, RDS Clothing, NixNuvo, SipDark, CTi Knee Braces, Blown Motor
- TuDizzle
- Facebook: 509, HMK, Silber Turbos, TKI, Blown Motor, C&A Pro Skis, Racewerx, SnowBigDeal, Sled Solutions, RSI, FOX, Tom’s Snowmobile, Mountain Skillz, Mountain Addiction, Sledheads, 509INK
- Instagram: 509, HMK, Silber Turbos, TKI, Blown Motor, C&A Pro Skis, Racewerx, SnowBigDeal, Sled Solutions, RSI, FOX, Tom’s Snowmobile, Mountain Skillz, Mountain Addiction, Sledheads, 509INK
- Jay Mentaberry
- Facebook: Ski-Doo, 509, Skinz Protective Gear, FOX, ArcticFX, Ice Age Performance, Slednecks, Boondocker Turbo, Starting Line Products (SLP), RSI, Highmark by Snowpulse
- Instagram: Ski-Doo, 509, Skinz Protective Gear, FOX, ArcticFX, Ice Age Performance, Slednecks, Boondocker Turbo, Starting Line Products (SLP), RSI, Highmark by Snowpulse
- Matt Entz
- Facebook: Polaris Snowmobiles, Klim, VOHK, Mountain Skillz, ArcticFX, Highmark by Snowpulse, Boondockers, Boondocker Turbo, Z-Broz Racing, C&A Pro Skis, Mirage Trailers, Sled Solutions, Sled Solutions, Caliber, Timberseld, TKI, Mammut, Dobbs Enterprises, Marlenee Photography, RSI, Backcountry United, 2cool Air Vents, Frankensled, EVS Sports, Reel Cameras
- Instagram: Polaris Snowmobiles, Klim, VOHK, Mountain Skillz, ArcticFX, Highmark by Snowpulse, Boondockers, Boondocker Turbo, Z-Broz Racing, C&A Pro Skis, Mirage Trailers, Sled Solutions, Caliber, Timbersled, TKI, Mammut, Dobbs Enterprises, Marlenee Photography, RSI, Backcountry United, 2cool Air Vents, Frankensled, EVS Sports, Reel Cameras
- Sahen Skinner
- Facebook: Polaris Snowmobiles, FXR, Boondocker Turbo, FOX, Skinz Protective Gear, 509, TKI, RSI, ArcticFX, Trails West Trailers, OFT Racing, Ice Age Performance, Starting Line Products (SLP), Camoplast, EVS Sports, VOHK, Highmark by Snowpulse, Ryno Power, Bully Dog, TB Racing, Maverik, Blown Motor
- Instagram: Polaris Snowmobiles, FXR, Boondocker Turbo, FOX, Skinz Protective Gear, 509, TKI, RSI, ArcticFX, Trails West Trailers, OFT Racing, Ice Age Performance, Starting Line Products (SLP), Camoplast, EVS Sports, VOHK, Highmark by Snowpulse, Ryno Power, Bully Dog, TB Racing, Maverik, Blown Motor
- Brandy Floyd
- Facebook: FXR, Backcountry Access, ArcticFX, Curve Industries, VanAmburg Enterprises, Thin Air Powersports, North Cascade Sled Decks, Sled Addiction
- Instagram: FXR, Backcountry Access, ArcticFX, Curve Industries, VanAmburg Enterprises, Thin Air Powersports, North Cascade Sled Decks, Sled Addiction
- Matthew Mallory (JoyDigger)
- Facebook: Motorfist, Highmark by Snowpulse, Joydigger.com, Smith Optics
- Instagram: Motorfist, Highmark by Snowpulse, Joydigger.com, Smith Optics
- Kim Long
- Facebook: Boondocker Turbo, VOHK, ToBe Outerwear, ArcticFX, Boondockers, Truckboss Sled Decks, RSI, TKI, The Crew, Blown Motor, Sled Solutions, Frankensled, 2cool Air Vents, Jon Miller Design, Marlenee Photography
- Instagram: Boondocker Turbo, VOHK, ToBe Outerwear, ArcticFX, Boondockers, Truckboss Sled Decks, RSI, TKI, The Crew, Blown Motor, Sled Solutions, Frankensled, 2cool Air Vents, Jon Miller Design, Marlenee Photography
- Cole Willford
- Facebook: Polaris Snowmobiles, Klim, Skinz Protective Gear, Boondocker Turbo, FOX, Next Level Clinics, Amsoil, SCS Unlimited, Stud Boy, Starting Line Products (SLP), Fly Racing, Truckboss Decks, Campolast, Corkle Oil, Weekender Sports, Commercial Tire Service, Chedsey Motel, Kold Kutter
- Instagram: Polaris Snowmobiles, Klim, Skinz Protective Gear, Boondocker Turbo, FOX, Next Level Clinics, Amsoil, SCS Unlimited, Stud Boy, Starting Line Products (SLP), Fly Racing, Truckboss Decks, Campolast, Corkle Oil, Weekender Sports, Commercial Tire Service, Chedsey Motel, Kold Kutter
- Dan Adams
- Facebook: Polaris Snowmobiles, Klim, FOX, Skinz Protective Gear, Boondocker Turbo, ArcticFX, 509, Fly Racing, Starting Line Products (SLP), TKI, OFT Racing, RK-Tek, Trails West Trailers, Camoplast, Motohead Clothing, ATS Diesel, Keldermen, GoPro, Powertech Diesel, Salt River Motors, Ace Powder Coating, Bully Dog, Caliber, WPS, Signature Signs, Cheetah Factory Racing, Pink Ribbon Riders, C3 Powersports, Ice Age Performance, Russian Snowmobile School, Avid Products
- Instagram: Polaris Snowmobiles, Klim, FOX, Skinz Protective Gear, Boondocker Turbo, ArcticFX, 509, Fly Racing, Starting Line Products (SLP), TKI, OFT Racing, RK-Tek, Trails West Trailers, Camoplast, Motohead Clothing, ATS Diesel, Keldermen, GoPro, Powertech Diesel, Salt River Motors, Ace Powder, Coating, Bullydog, Caliber, WPS, Signature Signs, Cheetah Factory Racing, Pink Ribbon Riders, C3 Powersports, Ice Age Performance, Russian Snowmobile School, Avid Products
- David McClure
- Facebook: Arctic Cat, Speedwerx, Motorfist, FOX, Racewerx, 509, Camoplast, Toyskinz, Starting Line Products (SLP), TKI, Patrick Custom Carbon, SnoWest Magazine, ABS Backpacks, ViPec, Jacks Tire and Oil, Kate’s Real Food, Rox Speed FX, Ice Age Performance, Rexburg Motorsports, Avid Products, Trails West Trailers, Mountain Fit, EVS Sports, Chick-Fil-A of Ammon, SledHead 24-7, Blown Motor, Energy Release, Stud Boy, Mountain Country Propane, Kunz Chiropractic, Ride The Tetons, Tom’s Snowmobile, Ctec2 Oil, Frankensled
- Instagram: Arctic Cat, Speedwerx, Motorfist, FOX, Racewerx, 509, Camoplast, Toyskinz, Starting Line Products (SLP), TKI, Patrick Custom Carbon, SnoWest Magazine, ABS Backpacks, ViPec, Jacks Tire and Oil, Kate’s Real Food, Rox Speed FX, Ice Age Performance, Rexburg Motorsports, Avid Products, Trails West Trailers, Mountain Fit, EVS Sports, Chick-Fil-A of Ammon, SledHead 24-7, Blown Motor, Energy Release, Stud Boy, Mountain Country Propane, Kunz Chiropractic, Ride The Tetons, Tom’s Snowmobile, Ctec2 Oil, Frankensled
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