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Grooming

  • The History of Cats: Part I

    A look back at the earliest machines used for slope grooming and the pioneers who invented them.     SlideShowPro({ attributes: { id: “album-448987”,…

  • SPEAK OUT :: I MADE MOGULS DISAPPEAR

    I’m writing in response to an article in the SAM January 2014 issue by Patrick Torsell, titled “Where Are All the Moguls?”

  • Speakout :: Where Are All The Moguls?

    SPEAKOUT :: WHERE ARE ALL THE MOGULS? ISSUE January 2014 AUTHOR Patrick Torsell VOLUME 53-1 PAGE 16 SUBJECT Terrain Twenty years ago you could…

  • Cat Women

  • Halfpipes Made Easy

    Halfpipes Made Easy

    The Pipe Dragon Cuts and Carves by Scott Willoughby There’s nothing magic about Doug Waugh’s Pipe Dragon, except the rate at which it allows…

  • New Breed Of Cats

    New Breed Of Cats

    Improved driver ergonomics … Better horsepower-to-weight ratio … Superior fuel economy … More usable horsepower … Steeper torque curves … Surround-sound stereo. Sounds like…

  • Moguls Made By Machine

    Moguls Made By Machine

    Looking at a run covered with machine-made moguls, you might say trail grooming has come full circle. Or, you might say it’s reached a…

  • Grooming Vehicles ’92

    The Table Headings Here’s a rundown on what the column headings mean. Number of cylinders is self-explanatory. The horsepower developed is supposed to be…

  • Yo-Yo Winch Grooming

    Yo-Yo Winch Grooming

    Mt. Norquay near Banff in the Canadian Rockies, has long been famous for its super steep skiing and ferocious moguls. While this has been…

  • Vehicle Interiors

    Vehicle Interiors

    Remember what it was like driving the snow grooming vehicles of 10 or 15 years ago? During that period, most attachments were towed behind…