A day of untracked snow on the back of Aspen Mountain, reached by snowcat. What it costs, how the booking and lottery work, and what the day is like.
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Aspen Powder Tours runs snowcat skiing on 1,500 acres of bowls, meadows and glades on the back of Aspen Mountain, about 10,000 vertical feet in a typical day. A seat is $850; a private cat for 10 is $8,000. For 2026–27, reservation requests open October 1, and high-demand dates go to a lottery on November 1.
Details are Aspen Snowmass's published Powder Tours information for the 2026–27 season, checked September 28, 2026.
Paul Montiel · Aspen · Updated September 2026
Powder Tours reservations open October 1 and peak dates go quickly. Send us your dates and group now and we'll put the request in the morning bookings open, then build the rest of the day (driver, massage at the house) around it. Send your dates.
Guides choose terrain for the day's snow and the group's experience; it is ungroomed powder, so come as a confident off-piste skier or rider.
For a group of up to ten, the private cat keeps the day to your own pace and your own company.
Don't make it your first day in Aspen; ski a day or two first. Altitude
Holiday weeks go to the November 1 lottery: request on October 1 with backup dates. Winter calendar
$850 per seat, or $8,000 for a private snowcat of 10 seats, for the 2026–27 season.
Reservation requests are accepted from October 1; high-demand dates are decided by lottery on November 1.
Guided snowcat skiing with two guides and a driver per cat of ten, lunch in a heated cabin, and snacks and drinks during the day.
A $50 per person rebooking fee more than 48 hours ahead; the full price within 48 hours.
A car to the meeting point in the morning, and recovery after.
A car and driver on call for dinner and the night out, so nobody hunts for a taxi at midnight.
A therapist at the residence after travel or skiing.
Come in from the mountain to the fire lit, something warm to drink and a spread laid out: set up while you ski by our chef or caterer, from groceries already in the house.
A one-hour private yoga or meditation class at the residence, shaped to the group, with mats and props brought in and cleared away.
A reminder before requests open on October 1 and the November 1 lottery.
Written from Aspen by Paul Montiel. A few letters a season, only when something matters. Leave any time; we never share your address.Aspen Snowmass: Aspen Powder Tours — checked September 28, 2026.
Tell us your dates, backups and group size. We'll submit the request when it opens and arrange the rest of the day. We have no special access; allocation is the resort's.
Request a powder day