Our Terrain

The terrain at Backcountry Snowcats caters to all levels of intermediate to advanced, to extreme skiiers and snowboarders. No matter where your skills lay within these ability levels, you will have a great day of ripping pow. Below are the major regions that we ski & ride on our tenure, with descriptions and images on each to help get your stoke levels up.

Railroad Pass

Ask and you shall receive. We're not the only ones who've been staring at this zone, painting tracks in our heads. And now we can do it in person. Read more »

Dental Basin

Dental Basin is Backcountry Snowcats' new, high elevation, north facing weapon and is she ever a beauty. This brand new zone is our highest ski-able area with terrain, boasting more features than you'll know what to do with! Read more »

Lone Tree

The vast, powdery alpine bowls in the Lone Tree area are the highlight of our terrain on bluebird days. The area boasts over 2000 acres and 5 bowls to have our way with on a powder day, and with snowfall like ours, the stash is replenished regularly. Read more »

Black Forest

Skiing & snowboarding terrain doesn't get any more unique than this. The 500 acres of loosely spaced dead trees in the Black Forest or 'Badlands' make for a surreal powder riding experience. Read more »

Detonator Ridge

Detonator Ridge and the forest within it shelters a hefty collection of epic tree runs, yielding amazing skiing conditions even when Father Winter is storming. Read more »

Sunset Shoulder

Sunset Shoulder plays host to endless natural glades, rolling ridges and unreal lines for some of the best runs of your day. We're keen to take full advantage of it on sunny winter and spring afternoons, the light is epic, and the snow... well um, we'll let you find out for yourself. Read more »

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