AdironRider
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I wonder if it would even be a feasible idea, but hey its September and Ive had nothing to do all day.
Wouldnt it be cool to have a cat skiing operation, on the east coast?
What types of hoops do you think one would need to jump through to get a commercial cat skiing operation approved? Would it be as difficult as building a new ski area? Less? Piece of cake?
Thinking a backcountry yurt with guided tours from the yurt as a base would definitely be doable from a cost standpoint, I was oggling snow cats all day as a result of that Sundown thread. Those suckers are cheap, yurts are cheap. Hell for 30k youd have all the equipment you would need.
Where do you think the best area would be to have one? Im thinking VT would actually be out of the question due to that 250 thing and a general lack of above treeline skiing. Whites would be tough as well due to terrain and potential conflict of use with other backcountry skiers, etc. That leaves the ADK and Maine. ADK has some awesome slides that would be much easier day trips from a yurt base. Lots of miles long access slogs before you get to the base of those slides. Havnet skied in Maine enough to really know if there are any good areas that would support a cat.
What do you guys think?
Wouldnt it be cool to have a cat skiing operation, on the east coast?
What types of hoops do you think one would need to jump through to get a commercial cat skiing operation approved? Would it be as difficult as building a new ski area? Less? Piece of cake?
Thinking a backcountry yurt with guided tours from the yurt as a base would definitely be doable from a cost standpoint, I was oggling snow cats all day as a result of that Sundown thread. Those suckers are cheap, yurts are cheap. Hell for 30k youd have all the equipment you would need.
Where do you think the best area would be to have one? Im thinking VT would actually be out of the question due to that 250 thing and a general lack of above treeline skiing. Whites would be tough as well due to terrain and potential conflict of use with other backcountry skiers, etc. That leaves the ADK and Maine. ADK has some awesome slides that would be much easier day trips from a yurt base. Lots of miles long access slogs before you get to the base of those slides. Havnet skied in Maine enough to really know if there are any good areas that would support a cat.
What do you guys think?