PistenBully North America

08/25/2025

Meet Connor Lyons, Snow Surfaces Manager at Crystal Mountain and Official Operator for PistenBully North America. Watch as he shows you some of the steepest runs at Crystal, and talks about why he loves PistenBully.

Connor Lyons is the Snow Surfaces Manager at Crystal Mountain in Washington, with 12 seasons in a snowcat. Connor started in the terrain park at Northstar an...

08/13/2025

This custom PistenBully 100 machine is being used on the front lines of the Gifford Fire in Southern California. Steel tracks and a personnel cabin help crews reach steep and challenging terrain as a part of wildfire containment and restoration efforts. Our thoughts are with all of those affected by the fire, and we thank firefighters for working tirelessly in these conditions. We are glad we can play a small part in aiding these teams.

08/06/2025

We’re at Woodward Copper building Summer Camp with Official Operator Phil Pereira:

We're Woodward Copper with Official PistenBully Operator Phil Pereira as he works on the build for their popular Summer Camp. Phil’s expert work in a PistenB...

06/15/2025

Happy Father’s Day! Meet Justin Tornow, one of PistenBully North America’s Official Operators. He has the privilege of working alongside his three sons at White Pass Ski Area in Washington. Learn more about their story in our latest video by Marco Thody. Celebrate Father’s Day with Justin Tornow and his 3 sons at White Pass Ski Area

Justin Tornow, one of PistenBully North America’s Official Operators, has been in a PistenBully for over 20 years, and it’s only getting better. Now he gets ...

05/28/2025

We don't just groom slopes. We also maintain beaches! Introducing the new BeachTech North America account. Follow along to see us clean and groom some of your favorite surf spots. You'll also see our BeachTech machines in horse arenas and on sod farms. BeachTech equipment is a master of removal -- pulling everything from rocks, horseshoes, and syringes to even cell phones and wedding rings that have been lost. Hit that follow button to see us both on the snow and in the sand.

05/23/2025

Celebrating Rod Elwell, the Ski Area Vehicle Maintenance Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award winner for 2025. Read Rod's remarkable story of over 40 years with PistenBully here: https://www.pistenbully.com/en-US/news/2025/rod-elwell-savmi

05/19/2025

NEW VIDEO: Meet Official Operator Alex Storjohann. Alex is a respected terrain park veteran and mentor, who is currently wrapping up his final season as the Terrain Park Manager at Mt Bachelor. Video shot & edited by Pete Alport.

Alex Storjohann is one of the best-known names in the snow grooming industry. A respected terrain park veteran and mentor, Alex is wrapping up his final seas...

05/16/2025

Meet Bandit! Bandit is a Grooming Supervisor at Palisades Tahoe who is known for his technical abilities, especially when it comes to winching. He is a great mentor, and recently was one of our coaches at our first-ever Winch Camp. Watch as Bandit builds the Toyota Freestyle Moguls Nationals course and shares more of his story. Video by Blake Kessler.

Bandit Ferrante, one of PistenBully North America's Official Operators, has been in a snowcat for 15 seasons. He started working Park Crew at Heavenly in Sou...

05/07/2025

NEW VIDEO: See how we use SnowSat to model terrain park jumps at Mammoth Mountain. https://youtu.be/XWiL-VrYTVc

Featuring Official Operators Jake Slaminski, Caleb Miller, Mikey Black, and SnowSat Manager Brian Demarest. Video shot & edited by Blake Kessler.

PistenBully snowcats come equipped with state-of-the-art SnowSat technology. SnowSat is so much more than just a depth measurement system; it can also help t...

04/27/2025

Our first-ever, in-person ProAcademy Winch Camp was amazing! Thank you to everyone who participated, and a huge shoutout to Sky Tavern Ski Area in Reno, Nevada for hosting us. Video shot & edited by Kait Caldwell.

Our first-ever, in-person ProAcademy Winch Camp was amazing! Thank you to everyone who participated, and a huge shoutout to Sky Tavern Ski Area in Reno, Neva...

04/27/2025

It was a great week at Palisades Tahoe with Level 1 SuperUnknown. Here’s a look behind-the-scenes at Official Operator Landon Taylor’s jump build. Shot and edited by Blake Kessler.

has returned to this week with SuperUnknown! This is always an epic terrain park build, so PistenBully North American Official Operat...

04/22/2025

Scotty Lago stopped by SADDLEBACK MAINE for the Eastern Halfpipe Jam a few weeks ago! This halfpipe was built by PistenBully Official Operator Andrew Roy, and these amazing photos were taken by Brian Nevins.