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2019 Colorado Snowcat Jamboree
- Thread starter Aaron Tucker
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Track Addict
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Going out to Vail/Breck area for a week Feb 17-23.
Hoping to meet some Colorado cat folk if the tracks allign?
Hoping to meet some Colorado cat folk if the tracks allign?
Aaron Tucker
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Your welcome to come snowcating with the Tuckers any time! pm me and we can get it on the calendar.
Aaron Tucker
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Gmoose ,
Come on out to Colorado and you can drive my cats
The Frandee would be a treat to have in the deep snow!
Aaron Tucker
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The kids spring break lines up with that weekend, that makes it a possibility! Now I just have to get my work schedule to line up too. Nuclear power just doesn't have the respect for snocating like I do.
Funtracks,
We would love to have you and your family join us.
GlacierSean
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looking forward to the Jamboree and seeing everyone.
"It Begins" we got a little bit of snow over night and maybe more on the way
This is Montezuma bowl (day 3 of the jamboree) in the summer.
Here are a couple of videos from last year that I uploaded today. The first is forum8fox snowboarding one of the lines on Zuma bowl. The second iss archmage driving up to the top of zuma bowl for the second ski lap of the day. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0zXFIpojNbA
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MA6wljHhvfU
"It Begins" we got a little bit of snow over night and maybe more on the way
This is Montezuma bowl (day 3 of the jamboree) in the summer.
Here are a couple of videos from last year that I uploaded today. The first is forum8fox snowboarding one of the lines on Zuma bowl. The second iss archmage driving up to the top of zuma bowl for the second ski lap of the day. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0zXFIpojNbA
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MA6wljHhvfU
Aaron Tucker
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nice Sean !
Aaron Tucker
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Snow is falling in the high country of Colorado with 2ft over the weekend and another foot expected today.
Colorado has already had its first skier triggered avalanche this year
from CAIC
"Early Fall Avalanche Incidents
On Friday 11-2-2018 a skier was caught and partially buried on Hoosier Pass while ascending a small slope. The avalanche was triggered from below. View the incident report here.
On Monday 10-15-2018 a hiker was caught in an avalanche on south Arapaho Peak in the Front Range. The avalanche swept him over cliffs and left him injured. He provided great details for an incident report.
On Friday 10-12-2018, a skier on Loveland Pass was caught in an avalanche. The skier was able to get off the slab near the top, but he could have easily gone for a rough ride. Here is a picture of the avalanche from another party. "
https://avalanche.state.co.us/
Colorado has already had its first skier triggered avalanche this year
from CAIC
"Early Fall Avalanche Incidents
On Friday 11-2-2018 a skier was caught and partially buried on Hoosier Pass while ascending a small slope. The avalanche was triggered from below. View the incident report here.
On Monday 10-15-2018 a hiker was caught in an avalanche on south Arapaho Peak in the Front Range. The avalanche swept him over cliffs and left him injured. He provided great details for an incident report.
On Friday 10-12-2018, a skier on Loveland Pass was caught in an avalanche. The skier was able to get off the slab near the top, but he could have easily gone for a rough ride. Here is a picture of the avalanche from another party. "
https://avalanche.state.co.us/
Aaron Tucker
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Colorado is covered in snow! This should be one of the best seasons in about 10 years. We are well ahead of our yearly snow-pack totals. This is the earliest peak 6 at Breck has ever opened up.
http://news.breckenridge.vailresort...en-friday-dec-7-its-earliest-opening-ever.htm
http://news.breckenridge.vailresort...en-friday-dec-7-its-earliest-opening-ever.htm
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Aaron Tucker
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Great sounding idea, just need to put a crew together to go along... I think it might be time to replace my Jeep with something diesel under the hood...
That would be awesome to see you join the diesel life Nikson. Do you think you will have the sno shoe ready for the jamboree ? The gauges that I saw on insta look good.
funtracks
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So we just booked a short skiing trip at Loveland the weekend of the Jamboree. I don't know the area that well but looks like Montezuma is close to Loveland (we're staying in Dillon). Seeing that we'll be close, I'll be watching for more details when the snocats will be in the Montezuma area and find some time to stop out and see some forum friends and snocats.
GlacierSean
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Montizuma is day 3 of the event and is outside keystone ski area. Just take Montezuma road from keystone to Montizuma.
Loveland is a lot of fun, I know that mountain well (worked there for a decade). I recommend lifts 4, 8 and 9. Lots of good steep snow to be had. The steeps off of old chair 1 (chets dream) used to be great but the switch to a high speed quad means the snow gets really beat up. They have a (ridge cat) that takes customers cat skiing the continental divide for no extra charge. Or al least it used to be no extra. You just have to sign a waiver at the ticket office. Have fun skiing in Colorado and hopefully see you at the Jamboree.
Oh also check and see if (tunnel face) is open. It has a little gate between 4 and 8. Used to be a federal closure but now open sometimes. Amazing snow, pitch and you get to see some cool stuff.
Loveland is a lot of fun, I know that mountain well (worked there for a decade). I recommend lifts 4, 8 and 9. Lots of good steep snow to be had. The steeps off of old chair 1 (chets dream) used to be great but the switch to a high speed quad means the snow gets really beat up. They have a (ridge cat) that takes customers cat skiing the continental divide for no extra charge. Or al least it used to be no extra. You just have to sign a waiver at the ticket office. Have fun skiing in Colorado and hopefully see you at the Jamboree.
Oh also check and see if (tunnel face) is open. It has a little gate between 4 and 8. Used to be a federal closure but now open sometimes. Amazing snow, pitch and you get to see some cool stuff.
Nikson
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the timing looks perfect for a frandee north american extreme winter overland tour.I'm hoping to have the Frandee done by end of January, at least thats the plan
Home to MI, (first saturday in february)
MI to MASS
Mass to CO
CO to ID
ID to CA
CA back home......
"Don't think small, Hit them ALL"
we can do a before and after photo Op at the adventure copper mine in Green land MI. (worth a google there is a model E snoshu that pops up as the first image.)
Aaron Tucker
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love land ski area has a 142in base right now and is 5th in north america for snow totals. Just right behind BC.
Had a great time at Vail pass yesterday with our local summit snowmobiling club.
This government shut down is about to leave everything open to the snow poachers
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The Colorado cat crew had a great outing this weekend to ring in the new year.
we had 7 snowcats out and you could say we did some catskiing.
we had 7 snowcats out and you could say we did some catskiing.
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Looks amazing as always!
Let me know if any of the crew has time in February. Will be there playing Feb 17-22 staying in Breck. Wife rented us some palace called last nickel lodge off Rt9 appears to be in Breckinridge Country Club area ?
Will travel for fun!
Let me know if any of the crew has time in February. Will be there playing Feb 17-22 staying in Breck. Wife rented us some palace called last nickel lodge off Rt9 appears to be in Breckinridge Country Club area ?
Will travel for fun!
Aaron Tucker
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come on down. your more then welcome to go out with us then. Give me a call as it gets closer. 719-494-6225
Breck is only 25min drive from where we snowcat at Vail Pass.
Aaron Tucker
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couple more pics.
We have been doing alittle more exploring this year and getting back to some areas that we haven't been in for several years. One thing we have all talked about is helping everyone on the forum understand that here in Colorado you can take you snowcat anywhere you can take a snowmobile.I have attached a map of Vail pass also here is a link to the Colorado snowmobile association state map. The only places you can't snowmobile/snowcat is the ski/snowboard terrain.
https://www.snowmobilecolo.com/content.aspx?page_id=1980&club_id=45117
We hope to see some of you fellow snowcaters from others states this year.
We have been doing alittle more exploring this year and getting back to some areas that we haven't been in for several years. One thing we have all talked about is helping everyone on the forum understand that here in Colorado you can take you snowcat anywhere you can take a snowmobile.I have attached a map of Vail pass also here is a link to the Colorado snowmobile association state map. The only places you can't snowmobile/snowcat is the ski/snowboard terrain.
https://www.snowmobilecolo.com/content.aspx?page_id=1980&club_id=45117
We hope to see some of you fellow snowcaters from others states this year.
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a link to an interactive map
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5187824.pdf
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5187824.pdf
Fabulous, great to see a jamboree for snow cats all season long, wide open snow catting, Colorado is the place to be...
GlacierSean
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Hybrid use is a place with a motorized route for skiing access. Your only allowed to snowmobile or snowcat on the road. Everything else is for the skiiers the snowmobiles and snowcats transport.
so route 8,9 are a motorized trail for the purpose of getting in there to ski?
So I would have to be carrying skis or boards to be on that route with a snowmobile?
I guess it is like the Wisconsin and Michigan interpretation of grooming snow.... as long as you are pulling something for the purpose......
I asked if a 2x4 was a groomer, officer propson stated " are you pulling it for the purpose of grooming?"
Yes.
well then your grooming he stated.
So I would have to be carrying skis or boards to be on that route with a snowmobile?
I guess it is like the Wisconsin and Michigan interpretation of grooming snow.... as long as you are pulling something for the purpose......
I asked if a 2x4 was a groomer, officer propson stated " are you pulling it for the purpose of grooming?"
Yes.
well then your grooming he stated.