When you want to go to an unfamiliar restaurant, what do you do? You ask friends about it and read reviews from people who have eaten there. Finding a compilation of two-star ratings is going to lead to a hard pass. By contrast, stellar appraisals from reviewers and your friend who won’t shut up about how juicy the steak was prompts curiosity and a visit to said restaurant.
That’s sort of our role in dishing out these awards. We here at RidersWest tend to think your vocal rider friends are onto something when they keep bragging about how this trail is the most gnarly, that mountain pass has the best views or that mud hole is begging for another ATV to splash through its waters.
We’ve amassed all of your favourite riding location recommendations and put them in one handy dandy place for you to peruse and plan at your leisure. If you happen to disagree with where your favourite riding area ended up on the list, then you better vote next year so everybody else can get in on the fun. Don’t hog the best spots to yourself, eh?
| Favourite overall ATVing area - British Columbia: | |
| Platinum | Revelstoke |
| Gold | Central Cariboo/Quesnel Lake |
| Silver | Houston |
| Bronze | Valemount |
| Favourite overall ATVing area - Alberta: | |
| Platinum | Crowsnest Pass |
| Gold | Athabasca |
| Silver | Grande Prairie |
| Bronze | Lloydminster |
| Favourite overall ATVing area - Saskatchewan: | |
| Platinum | Big River |
| Gold | Preeceville/Sturgis |
| Silver | Hudson Bay |
| Bronze | Prince Albert |
| Favourite overall ATVing area - Manitoba: | |
| Platinum | Swan River |
| Gold | Whiteshell Provincial Park |
| Silver | Agassiz Provincial Forest |
| Bronze | Flin Flon |
| Favourite scenic ATV riding area: | |
| Platinum | Revelstoke, BC |
| Gold | Revelstoke, BC |
| Silver | Hudson Bay/Preeceville/Big River, SK |
| Bronze | Porcupine Provincial Forest/Swan Hills, MB |
| Favourite Mountain riding area: | |
| Platinum | Revelstoke, BC |
| Gold | Crowsnest Pass, AB |
| Silver | Quesnel Lake/Horsefly/Houston, BC |
| Bronze | Vancouver Island, BC |
| Most challenging riding area: | |
| Platinum | Revelstoke, BC |
| Gold | Leoville, SK |
| Silver | Williams Lake/Horsefly/Likely/Houston, BC |
| Bronze | Thunder Hill, MB |
| Favourite area for family ATVing: | |
| Platinum | Preeceville/McBride Lake/Hudson Bay/Big River, SK |
| Gold | Cariboo Chilcotin/100 Mile House, BC |
| Silver | Agassiz Provincial Forest, MB |
| Bronze | Kamloops, BC |
| What make of ATV do you own: | |
| Platinum | Arctic Cat |
| Gold | Honda |
| Silver | Yamaha/Can-Am |
| Bronze | Polaris |
| What make of SXS do you own: | |
| Platinum | Polaris |
| Gold | Arctic Cat |
| Favourite resort or hotel: | |
| Platinum | Timberland Motel, Big River, SK |
| Gold | Coast Hillcrest Hotel, Revelstoke, BC |
| Silver | The Shorebird Inn, Tobin Lake, SK |
| Bronze | Glacier House Resort, Revelstoke, BC |
| Favourite restaurant: | |
| Platinum | Third & Main Restaurant, Big River, SK |
| Gold | Applebee's Restaurants, Various Locations |
| Silver | The Keg, Various Locations |
| Bronze | Big Eddy Pub, Revelstoke, BC |
| Favourite dealer: | |
| Platinum | Ffun Motor Sports, Saskatoon, SK |
| Gold | Watertown Inc., Lac du Bonnet, MB |
| Silver | Banner Recreation & Marine, Kelowna, BC |
| Bronze | Turple Bros. Ltd., Red Deer AB |
| ATVing area you would like most to ride in the future: | |
| Platinum | Revelstoke, BC |
| Gold | Vernon, BC |
| Silver | Queest area - Sicamous, BC |
| Bronze | Nipawin, SK |
| Favourite campground: | |
| Platinum | McBride Lake, SK |
| Gold | Shell Lake, SK |
| Silver | Campbell River, BC |
| Bronze | Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, AB/SK |
| Favourite new or innovative ATV product: | |
| Platinum | Two-Up Seats |
| Gold | Power Steering |
| Silver | Tires |
| Bronze | GPS |