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Snowcat Operations

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Jibbin_Ur_Face
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Im looking into a snowcat trip here in Colorado sometime in the near feature. I hear from people that the Monarch operation was pretty good but was wondering if anyone else had an opinion on which cat operation is best.
Jan 12 2011 8:30PM
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Dustin.
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Can't beat Catski Irwin. The cat is nicer than my house and the team is legit.
Jan 12 2011 11:26PM
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Mike.Records
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Don't know about terrain, but its pretty hard to beat the 500" of annual snowfall up at Irwin.
Jan 13 2011 1:27AM
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Dustin.
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Yep, and they are looking at getting more like 1,000 this year.
Jan 13 2011 11:55AM
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mistaT
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I've gone 3-4 times with these guys and they've always been super super legit.

http://www.steamboatpowdercats.com/

Couple of thoughts though....be sure if you're not renting the whole cat you get in a good group.  Cat skiing moves only as fast as the slowest skier....further, they aren't going to push skiers but rather make sure everyone has a good time.

As a result if you're in a group with poor skiers they won't be taking you on hard runs but rather dropping you on nice mellow powder feilds w/o cliffs or challenging terrain.


Jan 13 2011 12:44PM
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Jibbin_Ur_Face
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Thanks guys. Is there anyway to know what kind of group you're gettin into with.
Jan 14 2011 12:34AM
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mistaT
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Just inquire with them....talk to them about your skiing ability and make sure to convery the fact you don't want to go with old farts.
Jan 14 2011 12:08PM
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