9 Ski Resorts That Offer Adjacent Cat Skiing in the U.S. For those looking for untouched powder and a remote backcountry experience, it is hard to beat cat skiing. As a cheaper alternative to heli-skiing, it gives guests the thrill of exploring endless terrain without the crowds or lift lines of resort skiing. Conveniently, some resorts offer a cat skiing operation attached to the ski area so guests can experience the […] Brains Brent Thomas | May 26, 2025 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO, Snowcat Report: 377 New Acres of No Name Fun Report from Thursday, January 23, 2025 Monarch Mountain, Colorado, is set to expand its lift-served terrain acreage by over 50% for the 2025-26 ski season. The expansion into “No Name Basin” will provide intermediate and advanced trails on the west side of the Continental Divide. This makes Monarch only the second ski area in the U.S. where you can ski […] Conditions Report Logan Tepper | January 24, 2025 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
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
Origins: Groomers Welcome to Origins. In this new weekly series, we will take deep dives into the beginnings of key aspects of the snowsports industry. We will uncover the people, places, and progression of each topic and hope to gain some insight into what the future holds. For the first installment of Origins, we will look at groomers. You know, the machines […] Industry News Ryan Flynn | September 18, 2020 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
PHOTOS: Snow-Cat Falls Into Deep Crevasse in Zermatt, Switzerland Although ski resorts may be like ghost towns right now the slopes still need to be managed and basic day-to-day mountain ops kept on top of in anticipation of that day, hopefully not too far away, that we’re allowed to play there again. This snow-cat working on a Zermatt, Switzerland glacier got a shock this week while maintaining the slopes – […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 8, 2020 0 Comments
New Snowlicious Snowcat Taco Truck at Steamboat, CO this Winter Steamboat Ski Resort in Colorado has introduced a new dining option on the mountain – the Taco Beast. The Beast is a snowcat that has been turned into a taco truck, and is the first of the Snowlicious food truck concept in North America! The cat was manufactured by Prinoth in Colorado, whom Steamboat has collaborated with for the past […] Industry News Jenah MacGrain | October 23, 2018 0 Comments
Snowcat Limo For Sale | Arrive at the Parking Lot in Style for Only $6,000 [arve url="https://youtu.be/9rHOcbykgZ4"] SnowBrains | September 13, 2018 215 Likes 2 Tweets 0 Comments
Woman Who Lost Leg in Collision with Snowcat at Mammoth Mountain, CA to Appeal Dismissed Lawsuit A woman who suffered catastrophic injuries in a snowboarding accident at Mammoth Mountain, CA plans to appeal to the California Supreme Court after she had her lawsuit against the ski resort dismissed due to the liability waiver she signed. Kathleen Willhide-Michiulis, 51 claims she has struggled to recover from the trauma of the incident seven years ago when she was […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 23, 2018 4 Comments
VIDEO: Guy Walks Across Slackline Between Two Moving Snowcats Professional slackliner Tauri Vahesaar wanted to achieve something a bit different with his latest stunt, so he strapped a slackline in between two snowcats and gave it a go as the snowcats started moving uphill. It takes quite some dedication and practice for the end result. Pretty sweet though… Steven Agar | April 25, 2018 0 Comments
Burke Mountain Sk Resort, VT Employee Dies After Being Thrown From Snowcat “We lost a beloved member of the Burke Mountain family last night … Everyone here at Burke extends Denny’s family our sincerest condolences and strength to help work through this extraordinarily difficult period.” – Burke Mountain, VT officials A Burke Mountain, VT snowcat operator died after being throw from the snowcat he was in on Sunday. According to the Vermont […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 18, 2017 0 Comments
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