Canadian Ross Mercer took snowmobiling to new
heights on Sunday, March 11th by establishing a
new world record of 263.5 feet for the longest
snowmobile ramp jump, surpassing the previous
record of 245 feet.
Mercer performed the jump at The Compound, the
world's largest snowmobile terrain park, located
in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
An official world-record attempt, Mercer's
accomplishment was verified by Landmark Surveyors,
and has been filed with Guinness World Records.
"I just went as fast as my sled would go, and
I exceeded my expectations," said Mercer.
"My goal today was 250 ft., but going into this
I really didn't know what to expect. Once you
get out here those numbers get pretty big when
you're trying to do them on a snow machine."