About Trenchers
Snowmobile parts built by backcountry riders in Quebec since 2016. Now manufactured in Saint-Pie by the team behind Gorila Fitness.
2016
The first Trenchers A-arm kits go under the crew's own sleds. Expedition footage from across Quebec goes online, and the parts sell themselves to the people watching it.
2017
The first 39-inch Trenchers A-arm kits are developed for the Polaris PRO RMK to address a weakness the crew experienced firsthand. The product line quickly expands to include 36-inch kits as the expedition program pushes from Eastern Quebec to Whistler, British Columbia.
2018–2025
Word of mouth beats advertising.
Fitments expand across Polaris, Arctic Cat and BRP. Dealers begin stocking the kits, while expedition footage continues putting the products in front of backcountry riders across Canada and beyond. Trenchers earns its reputation through riders recommending the parts to other riders.
2026
New hands, same purpose.
The Roy brothers, founders of Gorila Fitness, acquire Trenchers and bring manufacturing under their own roof in Saint-Pie, Quebec.
Current owners
Current owners
Trenchers is now owned and manufactured by the Roy brothers, founders of Gorila Fitness, a commercial strength equipment manufacturer based in Saint-Pie, Quebec, and operating since 2012.
More than an acquisition
More than an acquisition
Vincent has been passionate about backcountry riding for years and has followed Trenchers since its earliest days. When the founders told us they were ready to sell, he wanted in. Trenchers was a brand he already respected, built by riders and deeply rooted in Quebec.
The goal was never to replace what made Trenchers special. It was to continue its legacy and give the brand the manufacturing foundation it needed to keep moving forward.
A strong connection
A strong connection
The connection between Trenchers and Gorila is stronger than it might first appear.
Gorila builds squat racks and training rigs that are abused by hundreds of athletes every day. Everything is manufactured in-house, made to order from Quebec steel, under the slogan Tested For Animals. Together, the brothers bring nearly twenty years of combined experience in tube bending, jigs, welding, powder coating, tight tolerances and the unglamorous discipline of making the four hundredth part identical to the first.
That is exactly what a Trenchers A-arm demands: steel, geometry, strong welds and absolute repeatability. None of that is new to us.
We did not buy Trenchers to flip it, park it or turn it into something unrecognizable. We bought it because a genuine Quebec brand, built by riders, deserved to stay alive. We also knew we had the equipment, experience and obsession with manufacturing required to take it further.
We are keeping what made Trenchers worth following while bringing everything we have learned about custom manufacturing, quality control and made-to-order production. That includes more fitments, greater customization and new powder coat options, without compromising the product underneath.