PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Backcountry snowmobile riding is growing in popularity across Aroostook County, but with that growth comes confusion about what’s legal, what’s ethical, and what’s safe.

Side-by-side utilities (aka UTVs) are fun and useful machines. Add on Can-Am Apache tank tracks for the snow, though, and they gain a whole new season of usefulness. I went to Utah to find out how.

Snowmobiling is like the motorized, rural cousin of skiing. It’s still a winter sport, and you can still make pow turns, but that’s about where the similarities end. However, there’s a significant ...