Fresh snow was coming down most of the day. The days prior, the storm dumped plenty of new powder. With the avalanche danger high, and low visibility, we skiied low angle runs throughout the day. Most of the runs were through glades of aspen trees to help give some depth perception in the flat light.
I have done heli skiing in the past up in Canada. The PC powders cats were much more relaxed than my experience in Canada. In Canada we were required to keep our tracks in a close pattern with the other skiers. With cat skiing, they would tell us of the dangers to the left or right and then let us go. The heli skiing runs were much longer, and the time between runs was very short. While with the cat skiing, there was plenty of time to rest in the cat.
The service and guides were great. Lunch was awesome. At a fraction of what heli skiing costs, cat skiing is a pretty good option. Especially considering that it is so close.
A father and son from California were in our group--one boarder, one skier. These guys are accomplished sculptors. Most of the runs were at or over 10,000 ft elevation--Those two noticed the altitude. The son, Greg, is the one who meets the tree.
Park City Powder Cats from atomicmiles on Vimeo.
4 comments:
That was awesome. That boarder got owned!
Makes my day...seeing a knuckle dragger eat bark. Looks like fun, maybe I'll join you some time.
Hey Miles!! Thousand Peaks Ranch is owned by my in-laws where PC Powder Cats does their skiing. The skiing up there is awesome!!!! That's cool you went skiing up there with them. Just as a side note, it's a 48,000 acre ranch:).
Dave
Man, that looks insanely fun. Great video.
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