The engines roared louder than the music coming from the speakers as the competitors in the Yukon Yamaha Uphill Challenge raced their snowmobiles or snowbikes up Mount Sima on the weekend.

The sun shined over the mountain on a balmy day Saturday. The Challenge started the day with the 600 Class.

In groups of two, the riders left the start gate. They first approached three jumps which they all caught air over before heading into the first bend. From the bottom of the mountain, they disappeared from view as they made there way around the big air.

Once they became visible again it was a straight dash up the slope to the finish line.

The races were double elimination. Left standing at the end of the 600 Class was Gary Lammers, who was competing on a 2019 Yamaha YZ450 with a Timbersled 129 LE kit.

Using a snowbike, Lammers said he was surprised he was the winner.

“Actually I didn’t expect to get first in the snowmobile class,” said Lammers. “I just figured the snowmobiles would be a lot faster. It was pretty even, to be honest, conditions were icy in some spots, but the rest of the day should be pretty good.”

Lammers said it was anybody’s race.

“It was pretty stiff, pretty stiff,” said Lammers. “It was pretty even there was a bunch of guys and anyone could have taken it. It must of been my day today.”

Lammers said it was his first win in the snowmobile class while using a snowbike.

Richard Law came in second place in the 600 Class, Darryl Tait was the third place rider.

After a short break for the trophy presentation, the 800 Class races got underway. They competed on the same course.

Jake Jacobs, on a Sno Pro 600, was the winner after taking a few years off from the Uphill Challenge.

“I haven’t raced the last couple years, haven’t gotten around to it,” said Jacobs. “The whole event is really good and I wanted to come participate and thank everyone who does it and have a good time.”

Jacobs said it feels really good to win after taking a layoff.

He said the track was pretty rough as the day went on.

“I lucked out I guess,” said Jacobs. “The track is pretty rough and it made it a hard time without falling off. It started to get glazy, ice. It makes it pretty squirrelly I guess.”

Joey Chretien, the days King of the Hill, was second and Ben Sternbergh joined them in third place.

Dewan Houde was the winner of the Snowbike Class. Chretien and Lammers found themselves once again on the podium.

The Open Class was the final event on Saturday and Jacobs got himself another first-place finish. Justin Jamieson and Marc Dubeau came in second and third respectively.

Sunday was reserved for the Sled and Shred competition. The racers would run the course towing a skier or snowboarder behind them to the top. Once at the top, those in tow would race to the bottom of the hill.

The Women’s Class was won by the duo of John Lindsey and Katrina Couch. Tait and Corrie Firth came second.

A couple of Davy’s, Jarrid and Ethan, won the Snowboard Class. The pair of Joe Reynolds and Dan Boyle grabbed second and Will Fellers and Tyler Nichol rounded out the top three.

The final event of the Uphill Challenge was the Ski Class. The combo of Nick Dobush and Miguel Rodden proved to be the top of the class. Gerard Din and Charlie Haus and Jarrid Davy and Sam Reimer were the third team.

Dobush and Rodden were both named the King of the Hill on Sunday.