Required Skill Level
For safety reasons, guests at PC Powder Cats must be advanced or expert skiers and riders.
That means you can ride an ungroomed black diamond run in any conditions (powder, slush, ice, crust, etc.). We do not have groomed terrain.
A typical day
8:30 Welcome! Arrive to Park City Powder Cat Cabin. Check in with staff and fill out forms
8:45 Safety Briefing & Orientation
9:00 Snowcat Tour Departures
9:45 Begin ski tour: skiing & riding in the pristine Uinta backcountry
12:00 Lunch Break: Enjoy a variety of sandwiches, hot soups, tea and fresh baked goods
2:00 Continue backcountry ski tour: skiing & riding through alpine bowls, aspen glades and incredible terrain in the Uinta Mountains
3:45: Return to cabin
4:30: Après at the cabin
*Weather, snow conditions, & avalanche danger dictate terrain choice.
PCPC provides:
- Continental Breakfast / Lunch / Snacks / Water
- Avalanche Transceiver
- Small Backcountry Rescue Pack including: Shovel, Probe & Guest-Guide Radio
Please bring:
- Skiing or snowboarding equipment, we recommend > 100mm underfoot for skis
- Warm Layers
- Backpack with extra layers, socks, gloves, etc.
- Sunscreen
- Additional Goggle Lens
Please wear:
- Your resort skiing outerwear
- Base and mid-layers
- Helmet recommended
A word on powder skis and boards:
- Once upon a time, skiers used to use 10-foot-long planks. The skis got shorter as technology improved. And then, along with most Americans, skis got fatter.
- If you still rock early 2000s skinnies, power to you. BUT, if you’d like to get the most out of PC Powder Cats, bring skis with at least 100 mm. underfoot.
- Boarders, almost any snowboard will be adept in powder. Even still, consider bringing a powder or freeride board. They will a) Float better, b) Save energy, and c) Prevent those unexpected wipeouts where your nose dives under the snow. Simply put: powder skis and boards = more fun for less work.
