WA state Track party/snow cat jamboree 2014

[JimVT]

more pictures are on our facebook page.
I counted 12 cats in the lot.
jim

 

[MNoutdoors RIP]

more pictures are on our facebook page.
I counted 12 cats in the lot.
jim

Looked ratherly Tuckerist as the main cat ? In the evening shot at least

 

[Pontoon Princess]

To everyone that attended the 2014 Snow cat Jamboree, Thank you and a real pleasure to meet each of you, a wonderful time. Thank you again.

 

[Tye one on]

Well where do I start. What a great weekend and even greater group of people. We had forty people, fifteen cats total, and several hundred wanderers from the community stop by.

Everyone that showed up contributed something to the weekend that was much appreciated and not expected. Everyone went above and beyond. We had people as far North as Lyman Washington, as far South as Salem Oregon and as far East as Coeur d' Alene Idaho. I need to thank each person for sticking with it even with no snow, we all had a blast and almost didn't miss the snow at all.

We had a wide range of cats show up this year so there was a great blend of machines to look at and drool over, thanks again to all who took the time to drag them over to a snowless snow cat event.

Everyone brought plenty of food, from Scott's burgers and toasted cinnamon bread to Jeff and Mary's chili and their special adult drinks to keep us warm. A big thanks to Dave and Rhonda for their chili but even more so for the fire pit on skis and the tents and tables. Thanks to all the people who supplied tables, chairs, ez-ups, snacks and firewood for the event. Thanks to Mike for the last minute firewood run to keep us going late into the night. I think I speak for everyone when I say Scott and Jinn's bacon was a big hit, right up there with Nik's 14lbs of chicken shish kabobs!

Speaking of Nik, wait till you see some of the pictures he captured at the jamboree. Nik's photography drone seemed even more cool after all the shots of Russian vodka he was feeding us, thanks Nik.

A big thanks to Jinn Marie for the shirts she gave to everyone that are one of a kind and for bringing Scotts super cool Tucker BBQ. Also, Jinn had the most incredible piece of Sno-Cat history in the back of her truck that only those who attended got to see, your secret is safe with us Jinn.

Last but not least thanks to Marco for starting this 3 years ago, the fireworks were a nice touch as well!

I'm sure more photos of the weekend will show up here over the next few days and I'm exited to see some of the moments people captured. If you did not show this year I don't want to say you missed out but........you did. DON'T MISS NEXT YEAR!!!!!!!!! Snow Cat Jamboree 2015 January 22nd - 25th Don't miss it! Cheers.

 

[turbinator62]

I want to thank all of the people who made it to the Jamboree. We had a GREAT time even though there was no snow. My wife is already making plans for next year! We met a lot of great people and made many new friends. One of the friendliest groups we've ever been a part of. Thanks to Jim and Nick for making this happen.

Here are some pictures of what those who didn't make it missed.

 

[Helmsman38]

Everyone thank you for the great time this year at the Snow Cat Jamboree Each and every person we visited brought a special touch to Leavenworth this year..We had a fantastic time visiting with everyone.

 

[utahwilson]

Thanks for posting pictures of the event. Looks like a great turn out.

 

[Tye one on]

Just a few of the great people that at the jamboree!

 

[Nikson]

Great time for sure,,,

Thanks to everyone for showing up, and everyone involved in the organization of the event, from personal experience I know it wasnt easy...

Pics & some video to come once I get all the "cat jamboree adrenaline" out of the system...

Cheers!!!

 

[redsqwrl]

Going to have to try to find a way.......

looks like some great networking happening there.


Mike

 

[Pontoon Princess]

unbelievable photos, fabulous to see and thank you so much.

 

[JimVT]

we expected to have 3 cats and it turned out to be almost as much fun as a run in the deep stuff.
I should have taken pictures of the people and small kids that we sitting in some of the cats.

 

[JimVT]

a wood trophy was won by jeff and his snow trac

 

[Nate b]

Man this event was a blast, can't wait for next year. Tye One On, can't thank you enough for being the DJ for the weekend along with the unofficial host.

Just to clear up a little confusion Nate B is in fact a girl.

But we had a blast thanks everyone.

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[JimVT]

we even ate from a tucker pontoon.

 

[utahwilson]

do snowcatters need to maintain a certain level of anonymity or can we get names to faces associated above? Thanks

 

[Sno-Surfer]

Looks like you guys and gals had a great time! So glad so many showed up even without the snow. With snow next year it looks like it could get out of hand! I will be there next year for sure.
I ended up taking 10 people out camping 5 adults and 5 kids (actually two went back in the evening) up on Mt Adams and got the snow trac really stuck. After setting camp at about 4,000 ft, a couple of us took the snow trac up to about 6,000 ft and on the way back down we slid on a side hill and the track started to come off. We left it there for the night and walked back to the camp and put out a call via facebook for some help. Help arrived the next day and we got it back on track, literally and all turned out well. I'll have to post the photos in another thread. All's well that ends well I guess. We did have a great time otherwise.
And did you know that there were TWO cats shows going on in Leavenworth this last weekend? Yes, the International Cat show was there also, like Bengal cats etc. What are the chances of that? I wonder if there were any of the rare "snow cats" at the other cat show?

 

[Sno-Surfer]

One more thing. I had a nice chat last weekend with the forest ranger and he had no problem with the snow cat. This weekend he came down just after I got stuck and again on his snowmobile and had no problem with it. I was blocking the road and was ready to hear it from him but he didn't seem to mind at all. He took a good look at everything and then left. No issues at all.

 

[cheeto]

do snowcatters need to maintain a certain level of anonymity or can we get names to faces associated above? Thanks

Agreed, I was there last year and can only recognize about 4-5 people off hand.

 

[Nikson]

Here are some pictures...

Anyone wanting to download them - go directly to the link and you can get it full-size

https://picasaweb.google.com/106699530132893677699/20140125SnowcatJamboree2014?noredirect=1

Road up to Leavenworth was just as great... with its wonderful views...

some of the spots with low fog / clear skies were just unbelievable

and onto the cats...

 

[Nikson]

This one will always be in my heart...

 

[Nikson]

and some aerials...

cloud cover was right along with the snowlevel...

looking west

Looking East

Thanks to everyone for attending & being there... Great times., hoping to be there next year!

Video with some of the owners interviews is coming up later...

 

[Northcoast]

Very cool photography,really appreciate your effort. THANKS !

 

[Pontoon Princess]

a very big thank you to everyone who has shared and posted pictures of the jamboree, they all are wonderful and again, thank you jinn marie

 

[redsqwrl]

do snowcatters need to maintain a certain level of anonymity or can we get names to faces associated above? Thanks

I took a photo and made a guess as to who was who.

I got turbinator right.

Nate B was a surprise.....

We should make a poll as to the *guess who is who*

 

[MNoutdoors RIP]

I took a photo and made a guess as to who was who.

I got turbinator right.

Nate B was a surprise.....

We should make a poll as to the *guess who is who*

I thought I saw Big Al then I realized he's over the hill

Print out one of the Aerial photos from the drone and make a where's Waldo
Puzzle out of it.

Who's drone ?

Thank for bringing it to all us home bodies, -30 tonight

 

[Nate b]

So as I promised I was going to take the dozer out this week. Had a great trip trailered 11 miles into the mountains then made a 18 mile round trip.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d
14/01/28/emu4asa3.jpg

Had a blast with my buddy, we packed so much snow under the rear end to where it pushed the hydraulic cooling line into the disc park brake and cut a hole. So we had to do an emergency patch with a socket and hose clamps to keep what fluid was left in the rear end.

 

[Helmsman38]

Nate I'm curious any idea how much fuel you burned ? F300 6 right

 

[Sno-Surfer]

Socket and some clamps sounds genius! Nice fix. That thing looks capable! What area is this?

 

[Snowtrac Nome]

Nate b is really a chick she is about the best looking snow cat owner I have seen yet