by Number4 on 25 Nov 2009, 14:18
Hey there,
My name is John Horan and I have been operating cats for 10 seasons. I attended Gogebic community college from 2004-2005 and have been operating cats ever since. I did my internship at Park City mountain resort. Upon completion of my internship I worked at The Remarkables ski area in Queenstown New Zealand as a snowmaker and cat operator. I worked at park city for 2 seasons and the remarkables for 3. After my second season at Park City i decided to move to Big Sky montana to get away from the crowds of PC. I worked at Big Sky Resort for 3 seasons as a Snowmaking supervisor and graveyard shift supervisor. This past summer I worked at Porters ski area in canterbury new zealand, where I was the lone cat operator.
I have operated PB300W, PB 300 park bully, PB600, PB 240d, PB 260d, BR350 sherpa winch, BR275 tower winch, BR 350, BR 275 mp plus, and the old tucker at mt zion.
I followed the winter for 3 years and then decided i wanted a summer, but about half way through the summer I was regretting my decision. So this past year I decided to go to New Zealand again, and have the endless winter. I am heading to Grand Targhee after thanksgiving in hopes of backcountry pow and a relaxed place to live.
Hope you all have a good season this year.