2023 Groomer Report

Early in the days of the commercial ski industry, the skiing surface was at the mercy of Mother Nature, topography, and previous skier traffic (and maybe the occasional boot packing efforts of dedicated staff). Choppy snow, unwieldy rollers, inconveniently placed moguls: these were part of the sport. 

Then along came grooming, from the Bradley Packer up to today’s technologically advanced snowcats. Skiers of the modern era have come to expect nothing short of seamless corduroy and smooth carving across a significant portion of any ski area’s acreage.