Lachlan Brown

About Lachlan Brown

Lockie Brown is retired and lives near Vancouver, B.C., Canada. He has cat skied for about 10 years, taking groups of 12 and 24 friends to different cat ski venues in British Columbia. He now takes his groups to Chatter Creek Mountain Lodges near Golden, B.C. For more information, please refer to the Chatter Creek Web site at http://backcountrywintervacations.com/

A December Snow Story

About six years ago, some friends and I had a short cat skiing trip in mid-December. The location was Chatter Creek, just north of Golden BC. on the western slope of the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

Date Posted: October 20, 2006

Organize a Cat Skiing Trip, Ski at a Discount

What’s better than backcountry powder shared with a couple of good friends? What beats chasing your buddies through the trees, sharing great lines on open slopes and watching your mates “pop” off bumps into the “pow”?

Date Posted: November 02, 2004

Snowcat Skiing: What Is It?

Backcountry skiers near Golden, British Columbia travel high into the Rocky Mountains in the warm comfort of snowcats. Traveling in groups of 12, lead by two qualified guides, skiers and snowboarders are carried to elevations of almost 10,000 ft.,...

Date Posted: September 30, 2004

Backcountry Skiing: Getting there can be Half the Fun

Western Canada is a land of mountains, lakes and rivers. There are also deserts (yes, Walter, small deserts), huge forested plateaus and lush farmland, but mountains are a predominant feature.

Date Posted: September 18, 2004

Mission Impossible - Construction of a Backcountry Ski Lodge

How can a 9200sq.ft. ski lodge be built in just six months when it took over three months to finish your downstairs bathroom? Now, place the project at the 5250 ft elevation in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, 90 km from the nearest paved road, and...

Date Posted: September 14, 2004

A Great Day of Cat Skiing

Snowcat skiing offers strong-intermediate and expert skiers the ultimate powder snow experience.Operators provide full-service guided tours into remote high-mountain regions. Powder snow and “fresh tracks” are the norm.

Date Posted: July 16, 2004

Backcountry Skiing for Intermediate Skiers

Snowcats have made backcountry skiing accessible to intermediate skiers.Backcountry skiing offers vast expanses of soft, consistent powder snow in remote and spectacular high-mountain settings.

Date Posted: June 06, 2004

The Ultimate Skiing Experience.

For downhill skiers, “powder snow” provides the ultimate skiing experience. For most skiers however, good powder skiing is a short-lived and infrequent event.

Date Posted: May 13, 2004