DCHP-3

motorized toboggan

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a small over-snow vehicle equipped with skis at the front and powered by a motor driving a treaded endless track. [See picture at motor toboggan]

Quotations

1958
Motorized toboggans have made their appearance in the Mackenzie River delta where an enterprising Aklavik pair are operating a charter service in winter.
1966
A significant factor in the development of winter recreation is the relatively recent popularity of the snowmobile (or motorized toboggan), which is just starting to occupy the place in winter that the outboard motor does in summer.