Most people know the Tucker Sno-cat is one of the most bad ass snow cats available to the common man.
For instance how many of you knew it took 2 Tucker Sno-cats to rescue people from the Donner Summit Train tunnels in 1952.
4 track Tucker Sno-Cats are considered to be the classic Sno-Cats in American history and
have been used extensively in both polar regions for exploration
Apparently the 1950's was GOOD for snow as there were at least 2 different rescues by Tucker Sno-cats.
One was in Utah where 22 people were recued from there snow bound vehicles.
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Bell telephone used tucker Sno-cats to complete a mid-winter project at the top of Mt. rose, CA.
For a great look inside the Trans Antarctic Tucker Sno-cat go to site.
They can be seen going up and down ( Misery Mountain ) - Mt. Washington, which has some of the highest wind speeds in the lower 48 states, just for the fun of it on page 151 of November 1954 Popular Mechanics.
Rescuing people at ski resorts high in the Colorado Rockies.