In 1922, when Joseph-Armand Bombardier was fifteen years old he built his first snow vehicle. He had always loved to tinker with motors and make things go, and he dreamed of building a vehicle that could go over snow. His first attempt, using a Model T Ford engine and a wooden propeller, worked well. To Joseph-Armand's mind, anyhow. Not so much his father, who made him take the contraption apart. Over the years, Joseph-Armand dreamed of becoming a great mechanic and inventing machines. But when his young son died of a fever because it was impossible to get to the hospital over the snow-covered roads, Joseph-Armand applied his single-minded determination to building a vehicle that could go over snow. It took years, but he accomplished his goal. His invention changed the way people in snow country lived. Inaccessible roads could now be travelled, taking patients to hospitals, doctors and priests to the needy, children to school, and even mail to residents.

Em 1922, quando Joseph-Armand Bombardier tinha quinze anos, ele construiu seu primeiro veículo para neve. Ele sempre gostou de mexer em motores e fazer as coisas andarem, e sonhava em construir um veículo que pudesse passar pela neve. Sua primeira tentativa, usando um motor Ford Modelo T e uma hélice de madeira, funcionou bem. Para a mente de Joseph-Armand, de qualquer maneira. Nem tanto seu pai, que o fez desmontar a engenhoca. Ao longo dos anos, Joseph-Armand sonhou em se tornar um grande mecânico e inventar máquinas. Mas quando seu filho morreu de febre porque era impossível chegar ao hospital pelas estradas cobertas de neve, Joseph-Armand aplicou sua determinação obstinada para construir um veículo que pudesse passar pela neve. Demorou anos, mas ele atingiu seu objetivo. Sua invenção mudou a maneira como as pessoas na região da neve viviam. Estradas inacessíveis agora podem ser percorridas,