snowcat

But since the snowcat was a bit under the weather, our group of 12 made the 25-mile trip in a 1957 dark blue Bombardier.

Sue Frause: Enjoying Quebec's Luxurious Chic-Chocs Mountain Lodge Sue Frause 2011

In the winter, the only way to get from Cap Chat to the lodge is by snowcat, which is about a two-hour trip.

Sue Frause: Enjoying Quebec's Luxurious Chic-Chocs Mountain Lodge Sue Frause 2011

The snowcat is a tractor-like contraption that lumbers on through the wilderness past lodgepole and jeffrey pine up to a clearing with incredible views of the surrounding mountains.

The Window Seat ® - Your Window to the World of Travel 2010

The snowcat is a tractor-like contraption that lumbers on through the wilderness past lodgepole and jeffrey pine up to a clearing with incredible views of the surrounding mountains.

The Window Seat ® - Your Window to the World of Travel 2010

The activity involves guests being taken up a mountainside on a treaded vehicle called a snowcat and then traversing down the slopes on fresh snow.

CBC | Top Stories News 2010

We had a great group of people on the snowcat, and we really bonded.

Connie Lawn: Aspen and Snowmass -- Wheelchairs and Snowcats Connie Lawn 2011

We had a great group of people on the snowcat, and we really bonded.

Connie Lawn: Aspen and Snowmass -- Wheelchairs and Snowcats Connie Lawn 2011

The five-night trip includes a day of guided backcountry skiing at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, a day of snowcat skiing at nearby Grand Targhee Resort and a day with High Mountain Heli-skiing.

Fresh in Powder 2012

This season it is offering cat skiing for the first time, ferrying guests to its 20 private cut runs which can be groomed upon request or an endless array of powdery, featured terrain via snowcat.

Fresh in Powder 2012

This involved taking two lifts, and then a snowcat, and then a 45 minute hike along the ridge, ending at over 12,000 feet elevation.

All work and no play… daniel 2009