One major Canadian company is a striking example of this legacy. In the 1930s, Joseph-Armand Bombardier, a mechanic from Valcourt, Québec, began experimenting with snow-going vehicles in the wake of the death of his two-year old son who couldn’t be transported to life-saving medical care due to a frigid winter blizzard. Responding to this tragedy, Joseph-Armand’s goal was to create a reliable vehicle that could traverse deep snow and remote terrains.
TIL. That's a heartbreaking origin story.