snowcat

[ snoh-kat ]

noun

1. snowmobile.

Word History and Origins

Origin of snowcat¹

First recorded in 1950–55; originally a trademark (1946) of the Tucker Sno-Cat Corporation

Example Sentences

We encouraged him down the groomed runs with a snowcat and into the woods near the base.

From Outside Online

One anonymous ski patroller at Breckenridge told the Sun how a lack of lift operators and snowcat drivers was to blame for the fact that more terrain wasn’t open.

From Outside Online

From your cabin, you can ski-tour on your own or opt for a guided outing with help from a snowcat.

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In winter, your best modes of transportation through Yellowstone National Park are snowmobile, skis, snowshoes, and snowcoach—a passenger van crossed with a snowcat.

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Far from wilderness, skating most often occurs at the base of resorts or on frozen golf courses, where snowcats belch clouds of diesel as they groom.

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We went up the mountain by SUV, helicopter, snowcat, and snowmobile.

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