Joey Ruiter Snoped 2 - Daft Punk'ing on Snow

Joey Ruiter's Snoped 2 is the most radical minimalist snowmobile ever built for sale: a single-track, 110cc machine that strips the conventional snowmobile down to its absolute essentials and then wraps it in sharp, boxy bodywork that owes more to a vintage cafe racer than to anything in the snowmobile catalog. Designed by J.Ruiter in Michigan and available exclusively through TheArsenale, the Snoped 2 is not a mass-market product. It is a designed object that happens to move on snow.

Who is Joey Ruiter?

Joey Ruiter is one of the most singular transportation designers working today. His philosophy is consistent across every project: strip a vehicle to its mechanical core, then build around it in the cleanest way possible. No unnecessary panels, no superfluous features, no compromise with what is merely expected. The results are vehicles that read as industrial sculptures before they are ridden. His work spans snowmobiles, off-road buggies, and boats, all sharing the same committed aesthetic discipline.

What Powers the Snoped 2?

At the heart of the Snoped 2 is a 110cc Yamaha engine paired with a 4-speed transmission. The drivetrain is transferred to a single Timbersled Ripper 90 track, the choice of a single track rather than the dual-track setup standard on most snowmobiles is deliberate: it makes the Snoped 2 more physically demanding to ride, requiring active balance and engagement rather than passive stability. The result is an experience closer to riding a motorcycle on snow than operating a conventional snowmobile.

The blockish bodywork wraps tightly around the engine. There is no aerodynamic shaping, no attempt to make the machine cut through air with efficiency. The body is there because Ruiter wanted a bold volume, a shape that reads confidently from any angle. The headlight is integrated into the front vertical grille, flush with the fascia, continuing the clean-surface logic throughout.

Retro-Futurist Snowmobile Design

As HiConsumption noted when the Snoped 2 was revealed, the machine draws its visual inspiration from clean cafe racers while projecting it forward into something that feels ahead of its time. The boxy proportions and flat surfaces recall the same tradition that made early Daft Punk visuals and 2001-era science fiction feel timeless. Sharp edges, pure geometry, no decoration for its own sake. The Snoped 2 achieves its effect through restraint, not addition.

It also has a genuine rider's quality. Those clean lines and the single track setup demand something from the person riding it, a physical conversation with the terrain that more comfortable snowmobiles deliberately avoid. Riding the Snoped 2 on alpine terrain is an irreplaceable experience precisely because the machine refuses to make it easy.

Own the Snoped 2 and Explore Joey Ruiter at TheArsenale

The Snoped 2 is delivered directly from J.Ruiter's studio in Michigan. TheArsenale is the exclusive retailer. Explore the full Joey Ruiter universe and related winter mobility objects:

• Order the Joey Ruiter Snoped 2 directly from TheArsenale, the exclusive global retailer.
• Discover the full Joey Ruiter collection at TheArsenale, including the Reboot Buggy and Tinnie 10.
• Explore the Joey Ruiter Reboot Buggy, his stripped-down off-road machine applying the same minimalist philosophy on sand.
• Discover the MoonBike electric snowbike, another exceptional single-track snow machine available at TheArsenale.