Justin Evans didn’t know what to expect when the competition to name North America’s Top Snowmobiler kicked off in October.

Now, almost four months later, Evans is on top of the world after beating Wisconsin’s Ben Hietpas in the finals to claim the title.

“It still, to me, hasn’t really sunk in yet, I’m still kind of in shock,” Evans told KelownaNow on Friday. “Starting this thing I never thought I was going to make this far, that’s for sure.”

Evans doesn’t have much time to soak in the win as he’s off to Reno, Nevada to visit Club Ski Doo on Tuesday and like a good husband, he’s bringing his wife, Kyra, with him.

The kids, however, will be staying home with grandma and grandpa.

As part of the trip to Reno, Justin and Kyra will be on hand for the unveiling of Ski-Doo’s new 2018 sleds on Wednesday and Evans will have a few other things to do during the trip.

“They do a video about my journey through this and I have to go up and do a speech. I also meet with all the head Ski-Doo reps and then we’ll back Friday.”

Along with the trip, Evans will also be receiving a new 2018 sled from Ski-Doo and even though he doesn’t get it until the fall, he already has an idea of what he wants.

“It will come next November,” said Evans. “It’ll show up at Banner Recreation here in town and I’ll probably be picking a 2018 Summit X.”