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One cat in 1978. Four now.

A family cat skiing operation in the Selkirks above Muleshoe, BC, now in its second generation.

A skier in red wool layers throws a wave of powder mid-turn on a forested slope, while a white and red three-blade helicopter flies above the dark ridgeline in pink pre-dawn light.

How the basin got here

Gus Marchant started Powderhorn Basin in 1978 with one snowcat and one basin. The lodge went up on the creek road in 1986, and the painted map has hung on its wall ever since. The A-Star arrived in 2009.

Ren Marchant took over in 2017. She owns the operation and leads Cat One, the fast group. Today three cats carry up to 28 guests a day, and the lodge has 14 rooms.

1978
Gus Marchant, one cat, one basin
  1. Gus Marchant, one cat, one basin1978
  2. The lodge, and the painted map on its wall1986
  3. The A-Star2009
  4. Ren Marchant takes over2017
A snowbound valley of fir and spruce in the Selkirks, one small timber cabin on the valley floor and a single line of snowcat tracks crossing the snow.

Muleshoe, BC

Muleshoe is our town, at 980 m at the top of the Sixmile switchbacks. The lodge sits higher, at 1,540 m on the creek road.

980 m
Muleshoe
1,540 m
the lodge and pickup, on the creek road
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