Riding the Tough Alpina Sherpa Snowmobile

If you've ever spent time at a high-altitude ski resort or worked on a remote mountain site, you've likely spotted a sherpa snowmobile doing the heavy lifting while everyone else is just playing in the powder. It isn't your typical trail sled designed for high-speed ditch banging or carving through deep meadows on a Saturday afternoon. Instead, this machine is the literal workhorse of the winter world, built by the Italian company Alpina to handle the kind of jobs that would leave a standard snowmobile smoking and stuck. ...

May 4, 2026 · 7 min · Henley Robert