Quads, side-by-sides & northern trails
Ride legal, ride prepared, and pick the right machine
Plain-language guides to Alberta's off-highway vehicle rules, northern trail access, winter riding and storage, plus model comparisons built straight from the manufacturers' Canadian spec sheets.
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Winter riding and storage
Winter storage for ATVs and side-by-sides: a step-by-step checklist
How to put a quad or side-by-side away for a northern Alberta winter, using the storage steps Segway and AODES print in their own owner's manuals: oil, fluids, fuel, tires, battery, mice and covers, plus what to do before the first spring ride.
Alberta off-highway vehicle rules
Alberta OHV rules before you ride public land or town streets
A plain-language rundown of what Alberta requires for quads and side-by-sides on public land, plus the High Level and Whitecourt town rules, with links to the official documents.
Model comparisons
Utility side-by-side comparison: Segway Fugleman UT6 and UT10 vs AODES WorkCross 1000
The published Canadian specs for three utility side-by-sides sold in northern Alberta, side by side: power, fuel, winch, cab heat, cargo box and towing, and what each maker doesn't publish.
Start with a topic
- Alberta off-highway vehicle rulesRegistration, insurance, helmets, young riders and where OHVs can and can't go on public land.
- Where to ride in northern AlbertaOfficial trail maps, snowmobile trail areas and the town and county rules around High Level, Grande Prairie and Whitecourt.
- Winter riding and storageA cold-weather riding checklist and how to put a machine away for the season.
- Segway Powersports lineup overviewSnarler ATVs, Fugleman utility side-by-sides and Villain sport side-by-sides, by category.
- AODES lineup overviewPathCross ATVs, WorkCross utility side-by-sides and the rest of the AODES Canada range, by category.
- Model comparisonsSide-by-side spec tables for Segway and AODES ATVs and utility side-by-sides.
Who writes this
North AB Trails is written by the editorial team at Butler Motor Group Ltd., which owns three AMVIC-licensed dealerships in northern Alberta. Some of our stores sell Segway and AODES ATVs and side-by-sides, so we say so up front. Rules come from the Government of Alberta and local bylaws, specs come from the manufacturers, and we link to every source we used.