Who made Ski-Doo? Why is it called Ski-Doo?

We adore our Ski-Doo snowmobiles for a reason, as is always the case when a business decides to support a product.

In case you weren’t aware, Canada is where the snowmobile was first developed.

Harold J. Kalenze, a 24-year-old inventor from Brandon, Manitoba, created the first vehicle resembling a snowmobile in 1911.

His design, which served as a precursor to the contemporary track-based sleds we see today, was a vehicle propelled across the snow by a propeller.

Who made Ski-Doo?

In 1920, Joseph Bombardier, the company’s founder, started experimenting with snowmobiles.

His initial objective was to build a snow plane with a propeller, but he soon began to focus on tracked ground vehicles. In 1935, he produced the first snowmobile ever made.

Why is it called Ski-Doo?

His business began producing smaller snowmobiles in the 1950s for just one or two people and one use: enjoyment.

His new recreational vehicles were to be known as Ski-Dogs. The name was written incorrectly as Ski-Doo.