Ten thousands years ago, the last glaciations occurred in the Lake States. What is called the “Superior Lobe” of this glacier gradually slid across the U.P. and into northeastern Wisconsin, headed in a southwesterly direction. When it stopped, it left hills, potholes and plenty of rocks in what was the debris pile being pushed

GROWING UP IN MONTANA, Jared Fitchett wasn’t a stranger to cold temperatures but Siberia was a whole different story. Shooting a reality TV show for the Discovery Channel, Fitchett traveled across the globe to brave the cold, a foreign land with foreign languages and equipment that looks like it’s been in action for quite some time. 

Jared Fitchett has never given up. And after years of riding the up-and-down markets of western
Montana, Fichett went to Siberia for a reality TV show as a way to open doors and opportunities for his small family business. Those doors opened in the form of Ponsse equipment and he’s found success in doing cut-to-length work once he returned from overseas.