Backcountry Snow Cat Skiing

The Hard Working Engineers of E7Systems.com recently enjoyed a day of backcountry powder skiing with the San Juan Ski Company. SJSC Runs snow cats out of Durango Mountain Resort. They really sell two things Powder and Sunshine.

The Cat: Here you see the sunshine. The sun shines 330 days a year around here. On the other hand it snows too. I was once caught in a snow squall in May climbing the peak in the background (Graysill)

Here you see the powder. Keep in mind that this was an early season trip before it even really snowed around here. Bob (the proprieter) really knows his way around back here. The day we skied, there were no tracks on any of our runs (not before we skiied them anyway).

Another satisfied customer. It has been snowing quite a bitsince we had our powder skiing day. I imagine that If you go cat skiing with San Juan Ski Company at this point you had better take a snorkel with you. Make it a long one.

Evan Gifford - E7Systems software guy unravells in telemarking pin-head glee!

San Juan Ski Co is a fine day out for those who like their backcountry skiing to be really in the backcountry. I for one really enjoyed being in the trees and the sunshine of the San Juan Mountains of beautiful Southwest Colorado.

Everyone in our Snow Cat was fun and we spent very little time waiting for stragglers. Perhaps that was because I was the one everyone was waiting for while I searched for a lost ski in the powder.

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San Juan Ski CO runs Snow Cat Skiing trips into the Backcountry of Southwest Colorado