In 1998, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2015, and 2022, the Pride of the Mountains were invited to travel to Indianapolis, Indiana to put on an exhibition performance at the Bands of America (BOA) Grand National Championships in Lucas Oil Stadium.

The band, with over 100 members, plays at both men's and women's basketball games and is open to join by all students at WCU, SWCC, and HCC.

"Purple Thunder" is an indoor drumline that performs during halftime at select home basketball games.

In addition to the drums, the group also includes the WCU Cheer and Dance Teams, as well as an electronic sound system that provides a backing track of pop music that accompanies the drumline.

Approximately one hour prior to the start of home Catamount Football games, the Pride lines up for their march to the stadium.

The band lines up in the street between “The Rocks” resident halls and the dining hall and marches down the road past the Fine and Performing Arts Center and halts in front of the stadium to perform the fight song for the crowd of tailgating fans.

The Pride of the Mountain's Tournament of Champions (TOC) is an annual invitational marching band competition, to which the Pride invites 25 of the Southeast's top high school marching bands to WCU's Cullowhee campus.