2026 Ski-Doo Summit X, Summit X Expert or Freeride?!

Which model of Ski-Doo are you interested in for 2026? Lets go over the key features and differences in the top three models from Ski-Doo.

CHAPTERS
00:00 INTRO
00:18 Summit X, Expert & Freeride
00:22 2026 Ski-Doo Summit X
02:31 2026 Ski-Doo Summit X Expert
05:23 2026 Ski-Doo Freeride
07:15 Weight Comparisons/Riding Styles
09:22 Buddy Tracking 23, 24, 25, 26 Ski-Doo Big Screen
11:04 Wrap up talk! Let me know in the comments!
11:21 Outro + Thanks for watching!

-Landon Pavan

[MountainStandardTimeWithLandon]

Personally leaning towards a Summit X Expert for that narrow front end and better steering! And for the shorter cooler! Which one would you order?

[taimanivong]

Nice job on explaining about 2026 Skidoo.

[bryonbisiaux]

I agree with you Landon about the 32" front end on the new expert.
Unfortunately, I already have a 2024 Expert X Turbo R 165 and a 2024 Freeride Turbo R 146. Point being that I don't need another new sled at the moment.
I put the 34" Front end and a Tom's rear suspension(torsion delete), and a Fox Evol Package (Tom's) on the Freeride. I feel that Freeride setup is the ultimate overall fun sled.
I was a bit disappointed that SkiDoo has yet to put a belt drive on these sleds. I put the MVM belt drive on my Expert Turbo and a gear down. It's a great tree machine and instantly gets on top of the snow. A must in my opinion and I feel SkiDoo owes this to the consumer.

[chadbunyak]

Thanks for the detailed info on the sleds. if I were to order I think I would lean towards the Summit X.

[boser]

32” front is crazy! I really like the 34” coming off a Polaris. Definitely going to make you be able to ride neutral even more which is awesome.

[teachdougie]

It’s weird that they listed the DS4 as “improved”. I watched the Snowest Q&A with the Skidoo engineers. They said the improved DS4 was referencing the tail cut from 2025.

[Braaapoholic]

That was super informative thanks man. I wish you could build your own sled. I want the coil over and the 32” front end lol.

[MatthewOvis]

Jumping from my Expert to Freeride you can really notice the difference in the front so to try a 32 is going to be wild, it’s going to be very tippy on the trail that’s forsure…

[Sines_]

I’m just hoping to get a good deal on a 24/25😂😂 upgrade from the 22..been an awesome content season!!!

[LoeJukan]

is there any chance of riding a new expert? will you get to demo one?

[TheTinMann_]

Don’t forget about the new control arms on the expert

[raypara]

For the 10.25 screen ...the 23-24 are we gonna have to purchase another module ??

[tnort]

Tracking doesn’t connect to Polaris…. Bummer….would be nice if they fix this issue

[raypara]

32 inches ...ride that through the front door and do my season pre check I the living room while watching a muskoka freerider vid 😂 mind you ..gonna have to make adjustments on the ramps as the 34 was bare minimum lol

[adampetten]

Tundra is 32” haha… this is probably first an arm 32 wide sled for sure. I’d like to rent one and try it out for a few days. Don’t think you’d be able to fully figure it out and enjoy it in 1 day.

[hagenrobles]

Idk I think the 32 inch ski stance is to narrow. Take a turn to fast on the trail and it’s gonna throw ya haha

[raypara]

For the 10.25 screen ...the 23-24 are we gonna have to purchase another module ??