Ability Levels:

While we want everyone to have a great time, San Juan Snowcat reserves the right to dictate whether or not a guest has comparable ability with the rest of your group.  We also reserve the right to stipulate which runs are deemed safe for your ability level.  We strive to create an adventurous day fom everyone as a whole.  Here are a few things to consider before booking a trip with us.

1. All guests should be in good physical condition. You'll be skiing deep backcountry powder at high elevations and the demands on a persons physical body are great.
2. We do not groom any runs!
3. Some of our best skiing is steep, tight trees!
4. We ski powder! Lots of it. And hopefully on every run. If you have never skied powder or shy away from it at your local resort, we would love to take you and a group of similar ability levels out for a day of instruction.  We love to teach powder skiing and riding.  We do not like to teach when the rest of the group has ample experience.  
5. For the expert skier that is expecting to ski 50-degree chutes and launch 50-foot airs on every run, you will be disappointed.  We would love to watch you do this type of play activity but local snowpack conditions rule and we are the authority on the matter.  No exceptions. 

Terrain Choices:

Our choice of terrain each day is based on avalanche hazard, snow conditions, and skier ability. We like to challenge our guests as much as their ability and snow conditions allow. Guests should be of advanced and expert ability and able to ski within variable snow conditions on steep treed slopes. If you are concerned about holding up other skiers, or about being held up, consider renting the entire cat for your own private group of similar ability levels.

Acceptable Behavior:

For safety reason, guests who are clearly uncooperative or clearly lack the ability to ski/ride the terrain for that day may be subject to downloading by our staff to the town of Creede.  Basically stating that your skiing and riding priviledges could be revoked without refund.

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