Taos Ski Valley, NM, Becomes First Resort in North America to Use Electric Snowcat 2023 was the planet’s warmest year on record, according to an analysis by scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). That was the highest global temperature among all years in NOAA’s 1850-2023 climate record. Many ways can help reduce emissions and lower our carbon footprint to make sure we do not continue on the same warming trend that is predicted to […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | February 23, 2024 0 Comments
Aspen Skiing Co. Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Unpaid Chairlift, Snowmobile, and Snowcat Commute Pay A legal storm is brewing as Aspen Skiing Co. (SkiCo) confronts a class-action lawsuit challenging its on-mountain pay policies. The suit, filed by SkiCo hourly employee Craig Stout, alleges that the company has not compensated workers for the time spent commuting via chairlifts, snowmobiles, and snowcats to its on-mountain restaurants and facilities, reports Aspen Daily News. Related: Judge Grants Final […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 6, 2023 0 Comments
ARENA SmartSnow Announces New Snowpack Measuring Technology for Snowcats ARENA SmartSnow announced this week that the company launched a new technology for measuring snow-depth. The new technology is able to capture snow coverage on pistes to within a centimeter (0.4 inches) of accuracy. The technology is satellite based while the hardware for which is a compact antenna, which, the company says, is compatible with all snowcats. The technology utilizes a […] Industry News Tate Sundberg | May 23, 2023 1 Comment
[PHOTOS] 2 People Seriously Injured After Avalanche Carries and Buries Snowcat in Utah Backcountry At approximately 12:30 on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, Morgan County Sheriff’s Office responded to a large avalanche in the area of Gold Ridge near Hardscrabble Creek. The incident involved seven Morgan County residents on two snowcats. Related: Snowmobiler’s Body Found Under 22-Feet of Snow Following Utah Avalanche The avalanche buried one of the snowcats that was carrying two individuals. Thanks to […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 30, 2023 0 Comments
Powder Mountain, UT, Report: James Peak Shreddage and Good Times on the Snowcat Report from Saturday, January 21, 2023 Several days after the last storm and the snow was still excellent at Powder Mountain today. We rolled up around 11 on a Saturday and parking was a breeze. It was sunny, clear, and bone-chillingly crisp. I headed straight for the Lightning Ridge snowcat. There’s nothing like the smell of diesel in the morning. […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | January 21, 2023 0 Comments
Taos Ski Valley, NM, First Resort in North America to Use 100% Electric Snowcat Taos Ski Valley, NM, just took a significant step forward in its commitment to be net-zero by 2030 by being North America’s first ski resort to announce it will deploy a fully electric PistenBully snowcat. The 100 E from Kässbohrer is a state-of-the-art snowcat that will be used to groom Taos’ slopes next ski season. The snowcat is just the […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 22, 2022 2 Comments
Wolf Creek Ski Area, CO, Dig Out Snowcat Completely Buried by Recent Snowfall Employees at Wolf Creek ski area in Colorado spent twelve hours digging out a snowcat completely buried under snow recently. Related: These Are the 13 Deepest Snowpacks in North America This Week In images shared to Facebook, only a pole poking out of the snow was visible. Mining for the goods… extraction of the Horseshoe Bowl Snowcat has begun. – […] SnowBrains | January 13, 2022 0 Comments
Loveland Ski Area, CO Receives Approval for New Snowcat Accessible Terrain Loveland Ski Area in Colorado has just received the green light from U.S. Forest Service officials to expand their cat skiing operations. This newly granted permission will allow skiers and riders to access 580 beautiful acres of the upper Dry Gulch area. Approximately 370 acres are within the Loveland Ski Area boundary and an additional 200 acres lie just northeast […] Industry News Spencer Cox | July 16, 2020 0 Comments