Trailerable snowmobile cover or storage cover?

If your sled spends time on an open trailer, pick one of the three trailerable covers. They share the same highway features and differ only in what they fit.

Searching for a snowmobile trailer cover for an enclosed trailer? We do not sell covers for the trailer itself. Our covers go over the sled, and the trailerable ones are made for an open trailer at highway speed.

What makes a snowmobile cover trailerable

Wind at highway speed gets under loose fabric, lifts it and shakes it. Our trailerable covers deal with that in four ways, all listed on their product pages:

• BreezeTech vents let air move through the cover, which stops it ballooning or billowing when you tow, and cuts condensation when the sled is stored.
• An elastic hem cord and triangular tension panels pull the cover in around the base of the sled.
• Adjustable quick-release straps with rubber-tipped J-hooks hold it firmly in place at highway speed.
• Heavy-duty 600D polyester with reinforced seams stands up to wind, rain, snow, road grime and sun.

They also have an anti-scratch microfibre lining at the windshield, exterior straps to tuck away extra fabric on sleds with shorter windshields, a zipper over the fuel tank so you can refuel without taking the cover off, and a drawstring tote to carry it in. Owners who tow with them mention the thick material and the number of straps most.

Which trailerable cover fits your sled

• Most makes and models: the Trailerable Snowmobile Cover, in X-Large, 2X-Large and Grand Touring, sized by your sled's overall length. Its page says it does not fit Polaris sleds from 2021 or newer.
• Polaris from 2016: the Trailerable Polaris Snowmobile Cover. Its fit list covers Polaris utility, mountain and crossover sleds and the Indy Adventure from 2016 to 2022, and the listed Indy trail models from 2016 to 2026. Check your exact model and year on it.
• Big touring and utility sleds with a cargo box: the AdventureFit Trailerable Snowmobile Cover, for the Ski-Doo, Polaris and Yamaha models and years on its fit list, including the Polaris Indy Adventure from 2023 to 2026.

To pick a size, measure your sled with our snowmobile cover sizing guide, or find your model in the Ski-Doo cover and bag fit guide or the Polaris cover and bag fit guide. If your sled is brand new, wait: our cover pages advise against using a cover in the first four weeks after the sled is made, because some fresh paints give off gases that can make the cover's dyes bleed onto the paint.

How to trailer a snowmobile, step by step

Every trailer and every sled is different, so follow your trailer's and your sled's owner's manuals first. These are the basics most riders follow:

1. Check the trailer before you load. Hitch, coupler latch, safety chains, lights, tire pressure and the deck. Make sure the trailer and your tow vehicle are rated for the load.
2. Load the sled where your trailer's manual says, straight on the deck. Use a ramp or a helper, and do not stand in front of a sled you are driving up a ramp.
3. Secure it the way the instructions say. Follow your trailer's and your sled maker's securing instructions: the trailer's rated anchor points, straps rated for the load, and a front ski restraint (such as a ski tie-down bar) plus a rear restraint, as those instructions specify. Do not attach straps to plastic body panels or the windshield.
4. Keep hooks off the paint. Our Vehicle Soft Loops for Trailer Transport wrap around an attachment point so the strap's hook clips to the loop, not your sled. They are 1 inch wide, work with any tie-down or ratchet strap, and come in pairs (most setups need more than one pair).
5. Fit the cover and do up its straps. Pull it over the sled, settle the hem around the base, then do up every strap and hook the page and instructions call for until the fabric is snug with no loose panels. Tuck any extra fabric at the windshield with the built-in straps.
6. Secure the small stuff. Shovels, fuel cans and bags go in the truck or strapped down on their own. Our Anti-Scratch Twin Wire Bungees have PVC-coated hooks and a fabric base to protect surfaces, and suit light cargo. Bungees are not tie-downs: do not use them to hold the sled.

The highway check: before you leave and at every stop

A cover that is snug in the driveway can loosen once the wind gets at it, and straps settle as the load shifts. Run this check before you pull out, then stop and check the straps soon after you set off and at each stop:

• Tie-downs: still tight, hooks seated, no fraying, nothing rubbing on a sharp edge.
• Cover: hem still around the base, every strap and J-hook in place, no flapping panel. A flapping corner means something has come loose: pull over somewhere safe and tighten it.
• Trailer: coupler latched, safety chains crossed and attached, lights and turn signals working, tires and wheel hubs not unusually hot.
• Road salt and slush: after a winter drive, clean the sled as its owner's manual advises, and let a wet cover dry before you roll it into its tote.

Need to top up the sled on the way? The zipper over the fuel tank lets you refuel without taking the cover off.

Which cover should you buy?

• You tow to the trailhead most weekends: a trailerable cover sized for your sled. It also covers the sled at home.
• A Polaris you tow: the Trailerable Polaris Snowmobile Cover if your model and year are on its list (utility, mountain, crossover and Indy Adventure 2016 to 2022, listed trail models 2016 to 2026). For an Indy Adventure from 2023 to 2026, the AdventureFit cover.
• A touring sled with a cargo box: the AdventureFit cover if your exact model and year are on its fit list (the Trailerable Snowmobile Cover page sends Ski-Doo Expedition 2019 to 2022 owners there). If they are not, check the Grand Touring size's own list and your sled's overall length; that size does not fit Polaris 2021 or newer. On neither list? Ask us before you order.
• The sled never leaves the garage or yard: the Universal Snowmobile Storage Cover, made for storage, or for a Polaris on its fit list (2016 to 2022, trail models to 2026), the Polaris Snowmobile Storage Cover. Its page lists highway trailering, but the cover is built for storage, so ask us before you tow with it.

You can see every option in our snowmobile covers collection, and our snowmobile gear checklist covers what to pack for the day.

Questions riders ask us

Can I tow with the Universal Snowmobile Storage Cover?

We do not recommend it. Its page lists no trailering features, and our team tells riders it is a storage cover. For the trailer, choose a trailerable cover.

Do the straps go under the sled, or hook to it?

The trailerable covers have adjustable quick-release straps with rubber-tipped J-hooks. Our team tells riders the 2X-Large size also has straps that run under the sled. Do up every strap and hook the page and instructions call for.

Will the cover stay on when the sled is parked, without the straps done up?

The elastic hem holds it for day-to-day use. In wind, do up the straps.

Do you sell a cover for an enclosed snowmobile trailer?

No. Our snowmobile covers go over the sled itself.

Will the Trailerable Snowmobile Cover fit my 2021 or newer Polaris?

No. Its page says it does not fit Polaris sleds from 2021 or newer. Check the Trailerable Polaris Snowmobile Cover's fit list (most models to 2022, listed trail models to 2026), or the AdventureFit list for the Indy Adventure from 2023 to 2026.

Can I refuel without taking the cover off?

Yes. All three trailerable covers have a zipper over the fuel tank.