The History of Cats: Part II

A look at the recent past and how Prinoth and PistenBully became the dominant players in the market.

Part I of this article appeared in the January 2015 issue. It traced the beginnings of groomers from their roots in military over-the-snow vehicles and skier-pulled devices for snow grooming, such as the Bradley Packer, to the development of machines specifically aimed at snow grooming. Part II (below, following the slide show) picks up where we left off in the late ’70s, and chronicles what we might call the modern age of grooming.