2010 Formatic F1 - Tasked with taking an existing Snowcat and redesigning it from the ground up. This included: Relocating the engine, new drive electronics, thermal imagining (for white out conditions), electro-magnetic blade "forks", and many more innovations. This was the brain child of the engineer I worked under
Hydraulic extending "stinger" .
This would allow the machine the ability to groom under chairlifts.
Right: The original "Formatic" Left: "Fromatic F1"
New single seat cabin design. Lowering total machine height by three feet.
Updated drive electronics, allowing the machine to be controlled via PlayStation controller.
Relocated engine, hydraulics, and supporting hardware.
