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. Continue reading