Patent ID: 8302721

Claim:
A snow vehicle for travel on a snow surface, the snow vehicle comprising: a vehicle body; an arm member supported with respect to the vehicle body so as to swing about a swinging axis which extends in a vehicle front to rear direction, the arm member including a cushioning member disposed between the arm member and the vehicle body; a knuckle supported with respect to the arm member at a support point; a coupling unit arranged to couple the knuckle to the arm member such that the knuckle pivots about a steering axis with respect to the arm member; a ski member arranged to slide on the snow surface; and a ski coupling unit arranged to couple the ski member to the knuckle such that the ski member pivots about a pitching axis with respect to the knuckle, the pitching axis extending in a width direction of the ski member, the pitching axis being disposed such that, when the vehicle is placed on a horizontal surface, a horizontal distance from the pitching axis to a reference line extending normal to the horizontal surface from the support point is shorter than a horizontal distance from the pitching axis to the steering axis.