Heavy Equipment Play Area in Steamboat Springs

Operate Bulldozers Excavators and Skid Steer Loaders!

Dig a pond with a 10-ton Caterpillar Hydraulic Excavator! Push boulders the size of an ATV around an obstacle course with a Bulldozer! This is not your everyday experience. This is a whole new breed of adventure, one that is sure to leave you smiling for days.

When you arrive at the cabin, instructors begin with a safety briefing and then go over the various controls that you're about to wrap your fist- and your brain around. You are given a bright orange construction site vest, a head-set radio and water to keep you hydrated in the comfortable climate controlled cab of the machine. Your friendly instructor speaks to you through the head-set as you get acclimated atop your new thrown. Then you head out into a jumbo sandbox that spans 10-acres.

Initially, it seems overwhelming, so much to remember, so much going on! Then, as you play this real-life video game, against a backdrop of white mountains, practicing and discovering, suddenly everything clicks. Most guests get their bearings within about 20 minutes. You begin to feel as though you'd be an asset to any construction crew.

The owner of this innovative adventure has created various activities involving three different machines; excavators, bulldozers and skid loaders. Each participant gets their own work area. One drill has you carefully picking up and strategically stacking small boulders with the enormous arm of the excavator, known as the "boom". Another activity involves building an 8-foot ramp with a Bulldozer, driving up it and teetering on the edge, absorbed in the anticipation of crashing (safely) down the other side.

If you're the ambitious type, timed challenges and team competitions have been designed to intensify this already exciting undertaking. Also, this adventure is ideal for a corporate team-building excursion. You'll leave with an undeniable sense of accomplishment and smile they will not readily fade.

Pricing	Half Day	Full Day	First Tracks
Hours on machines:	2+	4+	1
Excavator	$400	$750 (Excavator + Bulldozer) Lunch Included	$200 (Excavator  or Bulldozer)
Bulldozer	$400
Skid Steer Loader	$280

 

 

 

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Only in Steamboat can you spend your day operating massive construction machinery in the country's only heavy equipment play area.

If you're looking for things to do in Steamboat Springs this season, this activity is fun, empowering and ground-breaking...literally!

 

Transportation

All tours include transportation from your lodging or home. 

 

Tour Times

Morning half-day trips: 9:00am-12:00pm
Afternoon half-day trips 1:00pm-4:00pm

Full day trips begin at 9:00am and end at 4:00pm

The Machines

CAT 312CL and CAT 315CL Track Excavators
CAT D5G Bulldozer
CAT Skid Steer Loader