Snowmobile steering assembly and snowmobile having the same

Abstract

There is provided a snowmobile steering assembly according to one aspect. The snowmobile steering assembly includes at least one ski having a pair of side edge portions which are outwardly concave. The snowmobile steering assembly includes a mount which pivotally couples to the ski and rotates the ski about an axis generally parallel to or slightly angled relative to a forward portion of the ski. There is also provided a snowmobile steering assembly according to another aspect. The snowmobile steering assembly includes a steering mechanism. The steering mechanism is configured to primarily turn the snowmobile by angling the top of the ski at least in part towards the direction of the turn. The steering mechanism is configured to secondarily turn the snowmobile by rotating a forward portion of ski in the direction of the turn.

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