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Thank you Beuford and Kent for taking these daily images.

As we do, we concluded the season with our annual SPC party.  This year, we took our staff to Moab for some epic camping, wild mountain biking, a full moto day and some extracurricular sky diving. It was a fantastic party away from the powder and there were no injuries, some minor illness’ but overall a phenomenal way to close out our yearly adventure at SPC.

Now we move onto next season.  We will be updating the web with all details for next season and will once again be opening up our next season calendar on July 1st.

Thanks again to all who visited us this year and for those who missed out, hopefully next year you can swing a trip with Steamboat Powdercats.

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With the sun not setting till 7:30ish, we ripped up the alpenglow for the majority of the time and then got one nice dark, moonlight run.  It was the best of both worlds.

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Temps got warm again as the past week of weather is now officially gone.  Looks like a chance of snow come Friday into Saturday but not certain.  It’s March again and the madness of chasing the weather and the powder that comes with it.

As we creep into the final leg of our season we will take what we get and enjoy the backcountry conditions as they come.  We only have a couple days remaining until our SPC crew heads to Moab for our annual guide rendezvous.

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Temps stayed more or less cool with the high clouds hanging around, even a little snow fell. March just keeps giving for us.

It was another magical day.

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March skiing at its finest!

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With 4 more inches on the snowstake and a base of 84″, we are loving it right now.  Though it is looking less and less likely that we will reach our 100″ base this year during our operating season at least, we are encouraged by the phenomenal conditions that exist for us today.

It felt like early February out there today.  Cold and dry powder.  Love it!

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Today, winter is back and our fears of a March thaw have been forgotten.  We’ve received another 5″ this morning on the stake and 14″ in the past 3 days. This storm system couldn’t have come at a better time and will certainly set us up for some storm chasing this coming week.

Thanks again to all who stick to it, plan March cat ski adventures and get rewarded with light, dry, blower type snow. Looks like the next couple days will continue to produce and should stay cold.  Bring it!

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This was our first Ticket to Shred event and we plan on having more of these in the future. The Ticket to Shred is just one reason why Never Summer is the best snowboard company in the industry. Their boards rip if you didn’t know and we’ve been styling them all season.

We had another crew out as well and all of us loved the snow from yesterday and the sweet visibility in the morning. Fortunately, it started snowing around noon and it didn’t stop!

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With 2 small, private groups out we rallied hard, lapping up the north facing goods and pillaged the trees.  When it snows this hard you have to hide out in the trees so you can see where you are going.

What fantastic timing for this big March dump.

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It was sunny in the morning and then started to spit and spat some snow as this next system slowly enters into our world.  The next few days should prove to be snowy!

We are looking forward to winter getting back into our lives, just in time for you to make it back out with us and rally your crew.

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See you guys again next time and thanks for playing.

FYI – another storm is on the brink of landing in the Valley and we are primed and ready for you to come visit.  Space available over the next few days and into next week.  Bring on the Storm Chasers and bring on more snow!

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Nice to have snow again and forecasts are looking like more tonight into tomorrow.

Fun and wild day folks!

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We are proud to offer up a Steamboat Powdercats hosted skiing/riding adventure to Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina  for the 2013 summer season.

Click Here to skip right to the program details page

This August 24 – Sept 7, 2013, Eric Deering and Kent Vertrees, managers at SPC, will be hosting a small group of SPC guests into the off-piste backcountry of one of South America’s most cherished powder stashes. This location not only has some of the best skiing in South America (think big alpine turns and nice trees for storming days), it’s also home to South America’s best microbrews, amazing scenery, wine and eateries.

There are two sessions (August 24-31 and August 31-September 7) or you can come the entire time!

This is not a snowcat skiing trip or mechanized adventure but a hike to backcountry experience requiring solid skiing ability and a high level of fitness.  Due to the ski lift accessed, ”hike to” nature of this off-piste terrain in Cerro Catedral, guests can expect to have hikes roughly 10-20 minuets long (or longer) before we drop into the goods.  With that said, there is plenty of in-bounds terrain that we will take advantage of, but as you know, it’s the backcountry that we will be fired up for.

As far as ability levels, we need all our guests to be what we call strong Level II or III’s based on our ratings on our site.  Have a look there again if you are unsure but most of you know where you fall in regards to ability levels.

Our partner in this adventure is SASS Global Travel (SGT) a US/Argentina travel company catering to backcountry skiing and riding adventures.

The expertise that SGT has in the local Cerro Catedral guiding world will blend well with all things Powdercats and provide our guests with a memorable, backcountry and cultural experience.

To assist with inquires, SGT has developed a specific page on their site for this package.  Click here to review all the details regarding the 2012 Signature Session with Steamboat Powdercats.  There is also an inquiry link at the bottom of the page that, if interested, we would like you fill out, thanks.

Please call Kent at 970-846-7933 or Eric at 970-819-1919 if you wish to discuss this in more detail.

Great crews again up today!  Thanks for enjoying the day once again with us.

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It was a pleasure guiding our crews today, smiling and laughing together, watching everyone rip up the freshies and improve on our powder skills throughout the day.  It was magic to see the sun stay hidden behind the clouds so we could access our southern aspects before the got cooked, which the did. It was heaven to ski the sunshine and blue skies on fields of fresh powder.

Today is what counts folks.  Live now!

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Best part of it was that we didn’t see the sun out, if at all.  So tomorrow should be fine in the morning until the snow and sun do their thing and solidify the south aspects.  We will get after it early and often on those southern aspects and then run to the north and lap it up.

Another killer line up of guests.  We had a 6 load in our Level II/III crew so you missed it once again.  Storm chasers out there you guys need to keep track a bit more, drop work and rally up here. Tomorrow we have space as well.  What are you doing?

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We have space tomorrow so come on, call us and dial it in.

Today was a blast with one crew, a private cat of friends, family and co-workers. Thanks guys for coming!

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Yea snow!

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Snow changes and evolves on everyday.  This is one of the best parts about us powderhounds as we get to experience all sorts of weather, snow, friends and guides.  It’s an ever evolving dance that we play in the backcountry.

It was a pleasure spending the time with everyone out there today.  What a blast navigating you around and cherishing the Buffalo Pass experience.  New snow or now new snow, big sunshine or big dumps.

Enjoy these images from Beuford and relish in the magic of March.

With 15″ there when we arrived at the cabin, the storm kept hammering and ended up with 23″ at the cabin when the lunch lady left.  WOW!

So goes March.  One day it’s hot and boot depth and the next it’s nearly 2 feet.  This snow came in hot as well so we were skiing Whistlerboat style where it didn’t ski super deep.

Fortunately, the storm got cold and laid down some nice fluff on top so it was an interesting blend to say the least.

We did get a major boost in base with this storm.  Just yesterday we were teetering at 70″ and now a nice 83″ base.

What an adventure today.

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As the day progressed, the next wave of weather arrived with huge flakes falling during our apre party at the office.  Crazy flakes the size of Roxy dog’s paw.  Looks like a powder day tomorrow!

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