The storms of late October enabled the snowcat drivers (operators) to get a big jump on their workload, including some winching. We had cats drive out the Davis Road to its break-over. From there, using the winch cat, the operators worked their way part-way down the steeper portion of the trail. They did a similar thing on Columbine with the winch cat, packing around the snowfences. This packed snow gives us such a leg up getting these trails ready for opening. The cats have also headed out Upper Loafer packing around the snowfences and building the ski trail.
