Mountain States Snowcats

What Mountain States Snowcats does

Mountain States Snowcats is a privately held heavy civil and snow management contractor headquartered in Tabernash, Colorado, founded in 2001 by Jeremy Straley and co-led since 2024 by Mark Wallace. The company operates five integrated service lines — Excavation & Site Work, Commercial Snow Management, Trucking & Material Handling, Field Mechanical Services, and Snowcat Sales & Brokerage — delivered through a year-round employment model that retains operators and certified diesel mechanics across both earthwork and snow seasons. Its underlying asset base is one of the largest privately held snowcat fleets in North America (Prinoth Bison, BR 350, BR 180, Husky Nordic), maintained in-house, which allows self-performed core work without subcontractor markups.

The company serves a diversified mix of enterprise, government, and mid-market customers across Grand County and the broader Mountain West: real estate developers and general contractors requiring mountain-terrain excavation and site preparation; commercial property owners and HOAs needing seasonal and per-event snow management; federal and municipal agencies (including USDA Forest Service) through SAM.gov-registered federal contracting (UEI: S1L2B43AQLE6, NAICS 238910); and specialty buyers such as telecom operators accessing cell towers in winter conditions. The sales motion is enterprise field sales driven by direct bid requests via phone and website, complemented by reputation-based referrals from 25 years of unbroken local operation.

The business model is professional services and equipment-based, with quote-based project pricing, multi-year contracts where applicable, and a transactional brokerage layer in Snowcat Sales. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and Mountain States Snowcats remains owner-operated with no institutional capital, no parent holding company, and no outside investors identified in the source material. The company is actively operating with continuous service since founding, and its competitive position rests on capital-intensive fleet ownership, retained-terrain-experienced labor, regulatory credentials for federal procurement, and bundled single-contract delivery of multi-season capabilities.

Name

Mountain States Snowcats

Legal name

Mountain States Snowcats

Website

https://mountainstatessnowcats.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mountain States Snowcats is a privately held, owner-operated heavy civil and snow management contractor in Tabernash, Colorado, serving developers, general contractors, federal and municipal agencies, and commercial property owners across the Mountain West via five integrated service lines and the largest privately held snowcat fleet in North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Civil & Snow Management Services

NAICS

Site Preparation Contractors (23891)

SIC

Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Snow & Ice Management (Plowing, Salting, De-icing) (IMAIAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Snow & Ice Vehicles (Snowcats, Snow Groomers, Snow Blowers) (IMAHAIAH), Commercial Snow Plowing (Parking Lots & Campuses) (HSAIAIAB), Snow Hauling & Relocation (Loader Work, Offsite Removal) (HSAIAIAH), Snow Stacking & Onsite Snow Management (HSAIAIAI), Snow Blowing Services (HSAIAIAD), 24/7 Snow & Ice Response / Seasonal Contract Services (HSAIAIAJ)

Keywords

• Heavy civil excavation
• Commercial snow management
• Site preparation services
• Snowcat fleet operations
• Mountain terrain contracting

Headquarters

HQ city

Tabernash

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Excavation & Site Work: Heavy civil earthwork services including mass earthwork, foundation grading, utility trenching, drainage, retaining walls, and site prep for commercial and residential developments. One-time project-based revenue.
2. Commercial Snow Management: Large-scale plowing, snowcat operations, snow hauling, and storm response for commercial properties, HOAs, and development sites. Both seasonal contracts and per-event billing available.
3. Trucking & Material Handling: Spoils removal, aggregate delivery, and equipment transport services coordinated with project schedules. Project-based logistics fees.
4. Field Mechanical Services: Diesel diagnostics, hydraulics, track & undercarriage, welding, and snowcat-specific service deployed to customer sites. Mobile mechanical service fees.
5. Snowcat Sales & Brokerage: New and used snowcat sourcing, fleet specification consulting, pre-purchase inspections, and financing introductions for ski areas, government contracts, and mountain access operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Mountain States Snowcats delivers year-round heavy civil earthwork, commercial snow management, trucking and material handling, mobile field mechanical services, and snowcat sales/brokerage for real estate developers, general contractors, public agencies, HOAs, and commercial property owners across the Colorado Rockies and Mountain West. All core work is self-performed with the company's own operators and one of the largest privately held snowcat fleets in North America, eliminating subcontractor dependencies. Contracts are awarded through direct bid requests on a per-project or seasonal basis.

Product overview

Mountain States Snowcats is a year-round heavy civil and snow management contractor offering five integrated service lines: Excavation & Site Work, Commercial Snow Management, Trucking & Material Handling, Field Mechanical Services, and Snowcat Sales & Brokerage. The company operates one of the largest privately held snowcat fleets in North America (Prinoth Bison, BR 350, BR 180, Husky Nordic) and provides all core services with its own equipment and personnel without subcontracting. The unified service model allows clients to engage a single contractor for the full project lifecycle from summer earthwork through winter snow operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Excavation & Site Work Heavy civil earthwork services including mass earthwork, foundation grading, utility trenching, drainage, stormwater systems, retaining walls, boulder removal, and site prep for septic installations in mountain terrain — delivered to real estate developers and general contractors across the Colorado Rockies and Mountain West.
• Commercial Snow Management Large-scale commercial snow management including snowcat trail grooming, large-scale plowing, snow hauling, and storm response for commercial properties, HOAs, and development sites — delivered on seasonal contracts or per-event billing.
• Trucking & Material Handling Coordinated haul logistics including spoils and demolition material removal, aggregate and fill delivery, equipment transport on lowboy trailers, and snowcat transport to remote mountain sites — coordinated with project schedules.
• Field Mechanical Services Mobile mechanical services including diesel engine diagnostics and repair, hydraulic system service, track and undercarriage work, on-site welding, snowcat-specific mechanical service, and equipment recovery — also provides snowcat access for cell tower maintenance in mountain terrain.
• Snowcat Sales & Brokerage Snowcat procurement and brokerage services including new and used sourcing, specification consulting for Prinoth, Bombardier, and Pisten Bully brands, fleet procurement, leasing and rental referrals, pre-purchase mechanical inspection, and financing introductions — for ski areas, government mountain access operations, and telecom tower operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero seasonal layoffs since founding in 2001
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• USDA Forest ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Long-standing federal agency partnership for site work and infrastructure projects. Mountain States Snowcats is registered as a federal contractor and actively pursues public-sector work alongside commercial clients.
• SAM.gov (System for Award Management)coreOthersOfficial government contractor registration system. Company registered as federal contractor with UEI: S1L2B43AQLE6 and NAICS 238910 (Site Preparation Contractors). Enables qualification for federal and municipal procurement.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ames Construction: Western U.S. heavy civil contractor with mining, energy, and federal infrastructure experience. Comparable on mass earthwork, site preparation, and federal contracting, though typically operating at larger project scale than MSSI.
• Mortenson Construction: Regional general contractor with significant heavy civil and government services capability across the Mountain West. Overlaps with MSSI on federal/institutional earthwork but offers a much broader portfolio and larger bid coverage.
• Sundt Construction: Western U.S. heavy civil and general contractor with diversified transportation, mining, and federal project work. Comparable on earthwork execution and government procurement, though substantially larger and more diversified geographically.
• Kiewit Corporation: Largest U.S. heavy civil contractor with extensive mountain-region presence, federal contracting capability, and full earthwork/grading service line. Closest broad-incumbent comparable on capability, scale, and federal contracting model.
• Flatiron Construction: Major Colorado-headquartered heavy civil contractor (HOCHTIEF subsidiary) with broad infrastructure, earthwork, and federal project capability. Overlap with MSSI on excavation and government contracts but at materially larger scale and scope.

Regional players

• Teichert Construction: California-headquartered heavy civil contractor with site preparation, grading, and earthwork capabilities similar to MSSI's excavation line. Comparable capability profile but anchored in a different regional market with limited Colorado overlap.

Direct peers

• W.W. Clyde & Co. Heavy civil and earthwork contractor operating across Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado with similar mountain-region excavation, site prep, and infrastructure work. Closest geographic and capability match to Mountain States Snowcats' excavation/site-prep business line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mountainstatessnowcats
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mountain-states-snowcats

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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