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Winter has arrived. If you own an ATV, you could winterize the vehicle and store it away for the winter, but what fun is that? There are still plenty of opportunities for you to get out on rides even when there’s snow on the ground. You just need to take some extra steps to prepare for your trip to make it both safe and enjoyable. So before you hit the trails for a wintertime ride, here are just a few tips for you to get the best experience out of using your ATV this season.

Before you can spend an afternoon ripping through the trails or zipping around your compound, you need a way to transport your ATV. For most four-wheeler enthusiasts, it’s a quick trip from the ground into the bed of their pickup. The question is, are you practicing safe loading? Propping up a makeshift plywood ramp isn’t the answer; neither is popping a wheelie and goosing it into the truck bed. Bad idea.

If you’re in the market for a new ATV, one factor you’ll need to consider in your search is engine power, which has a correlation with engine size. The number of CCs (cubic centimeters) is the measurement of the ATV’s engine volume. The general rule is that larger vehicles need more CCs, and more CCs means more power. Every ATV engine should have its CCs printed or stamped on it somewhere.