SJSC’s powder stashes are southern Colorado’s best-kept secret

Press Release: Just as the San Juan range is a hidden gem in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, so is the San Juan Ski Company, an ‘undiscovered’ snowcat skiing operation that bases out of Durango Mountain Resort in the southwest San Juans.

While most of the ski industry hype lauds resorts along or near the I-70 corridor, Colorado’s largest snowcat company, like the rugged and remote peaks of its namesake, is often overlooked by skiers and snowboarders visiting the state and Front Range recreationalists.

But it hasn’t remained a secret because it is small.

With almost 60 square miles of terrain, the San Juan Ski Co. has more permitted real estate than all Colorado ski resorts combined, is the second largest catski operator in the U.S., and rivals the third biggest catskiing outfit in North America by just a few hundred acres.

Colorado’s largest snowcat skiing company guarantees untracked powder

Press Release: Although the ski industry and economy may be in for a ride as bumpy as a mogul run this winter, Colorado’s largest snowcat operation, the San Juan Ski Company, hopes to weather out the stormy financial forecast and attract new skiers and snowboarders by guaranteeing powder and keeping its rates low.

Independently owned and operated, the Durango Mountain Resort-based catskiing company dropped its price 25 percent last year and will continue to offer the reduced rate again this season. In addition to being one of the least expensive snowcat skiing companies in the North America, it also offers a powder guarantee. Skiers/riders are guaranteed untracked powder or their snowcat trip will be refunded. The San Juan Ski Company is the only snowcat operation that makes this guarantee.