25 Years in the Rockies. Still the Best at It.

Built differently. On purpose.

Jeremy Straley founded Mountain States Snowcats in Colorado in 2001 with a simple operating thesis that has proven correct for more than two decades: in mountain terrain, the contractors who survive long-term aren't the ones who pick one season. They're the ones who stay active year-round — and build a team that does too.

The insight grew out of Jeremy's direct experience operating and maintaining heavy equipment in the Colorado Rockies. He understood something that seasonal contractors often don't: a pad graded in July behaves differently when the ground refreezes in November. Drainage patterns visible in late spring become buried assumptions by mid-winter. Operators who work the same sites across both earthwork and snow seasons don't just stay employed — they develop a quality of judgment that you simply cannot hire seasonally.

From that foundation, Jeremy built the company from the ground up — acquiring equipment, assembling a crew, and establishing the operational discipline that still defines how Mountain States Snowcats runs today. He's been hands-on through every phase of growth, from operating the machines himself in the early years to leading a team of experienced operators, certified diesel mechanics, and project support staff who have chosen to build careers here rather than seasonal stints elsewhere.

Over two decades, the fleet grew. The territory expanded. The client list deepened to include federal agencies, municipal contracts, and long-standing general contractor partnerships across the Front Range and Mountain West. Mountain States Snowcats now operates one of the largest private snowcat fleets in North America — a distinction built machine by machine, season by season.

Mark Wallace joined Mountain States Snowcats as co-owner, bringing with him more than 25 years of experience building and leading high-performance organizations — most recently as a Senior Managing Director at a global engineering consultancy where he led portfolio operations, client delivery, and business development at the regional and national level.

Mark brings systematic, relationship-driven growth he's honed in his previous roles to Mountain States Snowcats. Over the last two decades, he's progressed from client-facing delivery leadership to territory-level executive leadership — overseeing teams, client relationships, and complex engagements at scale. He's built practices, led acquisitions, opened new territories and delivered results in environments where execution quality is the only differentiator that matters.

What Mark brings to Mountain States Snowcats isn't a course-correction — it's an expansion. The operational foundation Jeremy built is proven and disciplined. Mark's experience adds strategic reach: structured business development, expanded client relationships, and the organizational experience that allows a company with strong roots to grow without losing what made it worth growing.

Together, Jeremy and Mark lead a crew of experienced operators, mechanics, and project support staff who have chosen Mountain States Snowcats not because it was the easiest option — but because it's the kind of place where careers get built. That combination of technical depth and leadership rigor is what clients experience on every project.