These machines are often called snowcats and are often seen on ski slopes, grooming the trails. Smaller models weigh 1,410 Ibs. and larger ones weigh 2,140 Ibs., according to the company.

A 12-year-old boy from Amherstburg, Ontario, suffered life-threatening injuries today when he was run over by a snow groomer at the Mt. Brighton Ski Area, Livingston County Sheriff Bob Bezotte said.

PistenBully recently introduced what it claims is the world’s first all-electric snow groomer, used to push snow around mountain ski slopes. The PistenBully 100 E is a zero-emissions snow ...