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.  To ensure your own safety, 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 person’s physical body are great.
2. We do not groom any runs!
3. Some of our best skiing is steep, tight trees!
4. 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 and general guest safety rule above all desires and we are the authority on the matter.  No exceptions. 
5. 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 will allow.  The snow conditions vary greatly and we reserve the right to determine terrain.  Guests should be of advanced and expert ability and able to ski within variable snow conditions on steep treed slopes.  If you are not of the advanced ability level please call us anyway.  With a large group of skiers/riders of the same ability we can tailor the terrain to suit most ability levels.  Even the beginning powder skier. 
6. 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, your skiing and riding privileges could be revoked without refund.
7. All guests are required to sign a Release of Liability, Waiver of Claims, Assumption of Risks and Indemnity Agreement before being allowed to ski or snowboard with San Juan Snowcat. By signing these documents, guests will waive certain legal rights, including the right to sue and hold liable San Juan Snowcat and its affiliates or contractors.