Wildcat Mountain 2016-2017 season thread

Smellytele · Jan 2, 2017

snoseek said:
I don't care what's coming, today was a 10 weather wise!

Edit-while there certainly will be some mix in, I'm not convinced this system coming in is gonna be so bad. Some sloppy snow with a freeze would really fill some of the stuff in nicely. It doesn't look like a wash out

Here is the latest for wildcat:
Tonight
A chance of freezing drizzle, mainly after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 19. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

Tuesday
A chance of snow and freezing drizzle before 7am, then snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 31. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tuesday Night
Snow before 5am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with sleet. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 29. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Wednesday
Snow likely before noon, then a chance of rain and snow showers between noon and 1pm, then a chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

snoseek · Jan 3, 2017

Its not raining so far. Snow is actually coming down pretty good at the moment

Jully · Jan 3, 2017

snoseek said:
Its not raining so far. Snow is actually coming down pretty good at the moment

Its been all snow at the River. Forcast changed late last night and its a little colder and snowier than previously expected. Still supposed to maybe change later in the afternoon.

snoseek · Jan 3, 2017

Its more like a frozen mixture now. Skiing is decent. Maybe a couple inches overnight?

snoseek · Jan 4, 2017

Surfy dense snow this morning. First run on wildcat all the way was biblical. This stuff will set and be awfully firm but really good for the future

Smellytele · Jan 4, 2017

snoseek said:
Surfy dense snow this morning. First run on wildcat all the way was biblical. This stuff will set and be awfully firm but really good for the future

Sierra cement? If so you probably can ski it pretty well.

snoseek · Jan 4, 2017

Heavier even. A foot of this would be torture but 4 or so inches is perfect!

deadheadskier · Jan 4, 2017

What's your thoughts on tomorrow? I haven't been up in the valley since I last saw you 12/26. Trying to decide which NH Peaks area to hit tomorrow.

snoseek · Jan 4, 2017

deadheadskier said:
What's your thoughts on tomorrow? I haven't been up in the valley since I last saw you 12/26. Trying to decide which NH Peaks area to hit tomorrow.

I came over to attitash after lunch. If it didn't freeze rock solid I would point you to the bumps off the quad and idiots option....they are skiing amazing but I feel like things will stiffen up tonight. Maybe try both?

Edd · Jan 4, 2017

snoseek said:
Heavier even. A foot of this would be torture but 4 or so inches is perfect!

I hit a foot of snow exactly like that at Wildcat 2 or 3 years ago and it kicked my ass. That day went very different than I thought it would. I was an exhausted, sweaty mess after the first run.

Jully · Jan 4, 2017

Edd said:
I hit a foot of snow exactly like that at Wildcat 2 or 3 years ago and it kicked my ass. That day went very different than I thought it would. I was an exhausted, sweaty mess after the first run.

Gotta be careful with that too! I've gone from a scraped off headwall into a dense pile and double ejected before... only double eject I've ever had and it was not fun.

dlague · Jan 5, 2017

Jully said:
Gotta be careful with that too! I've gone from a scraped off headwall into a dense pile and double ejected before... only double eject I've ever had and it was not fun.

Dense wet snow sucks!

Wife and I skied Gunstock one night after a day of snowing wet snow. We decided to poach Ricochet which had about 8-10 inches of fresh - wet cement. It was so hard to ski in that we bailed at the first opportunity. Our legs got beat up! We experienced the same at Loveland back in April about a foot of new wet snow and skiing straight was the only option!

deadheadskier · Jan 5, 2017

snoseek said:
I came over to attitash after lunch. If it didn't freeze rock solid I would point you to the bumps off the quad and idiots option....they are skiing amazing but I feel like things will stiffen up tonight. Maybe try both?

Attitash today was better than expected. It was firm for sure, but certainly edgeable and not all boilerplate. I was bummed to find they had groomed out Idiots option. That turned out to be the worst surface on the hill.

A lot of the natural stuff was frozen up coral reef, but some skied okay. The bumps on Moat seemed to ski the best of what I hit. Too bad they'll be groomed out soon.

Overall a satisfying ski day. Exceeded my expectations with the temperature variation of the past few days.

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yeggous · Jan 6, 2017

Today is excellent carving snow. Almost unbelievably good packed powder wall to wall. Best I've seen in a couple years.

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Smellytele · Jan 6, 2017

yeggous said:
Today is excellent carving snow. Almost unbelievably good packed powder wall to wall. Best I've seen in a couple years.

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Heading there Sunday - looking forward to having a good day at the Cat.

deadheadskier · Jan 6, 2017

yeggous said:
Today is excellent carving snow. Almost unbelievably good packed powder wall to wall. Best I've seen in a couple years.

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Nice. Guess tomorrow is the day I head up if it's skiing that well. Was thinking of waiting until Sunday for lesser crowds, but it may be more skied off by then.

Are they blowing all of lower Catapult or just the very bottom to connect Alley cat back over?

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Smellytele · Jan 6, 2017

deadheadskier said:
Nice. Guess tomorrow is the day I head up if it's skiing that well. Was thinking of waiting until Sunday for lesser crowds, but it may be more skied off by then.

Are they blowing all of lower Catapult or just the very bottom to connect Alley cat back over?

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And Sunday is kids pay their age day...

deadheadskier · Jan 6, 2017

Thanks for the heads up. That definitely locks me in for tomorrow instead.

yeggous · Jan 6, 2017

deadheadskier said:
Nice. Guess tomorrow is the day I head up if it's skiing that well. Was thinking of waiting until Sunday for lesser crowds, but it may be more skied off by then.

Are they blowing all of lower Catapult or just the very bottom to connect Alley cat back over?

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They have a couple guns at top and bottom, but no, just Alley Cat.

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deadheadskier · Jan 7, 2017

yeggous said:
They have a couple guns at top and bottom, but no, just Alley Cat.

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Today they were blasting full bore TTB on lower Catapult. They were turning guns off when I left at 2, so I assume it's got enough to get groomed out after it cures. Alley Cat was open with whales, which was fun.

All of the groomed terrain was absolutely exceptional this morning as you described. Total hero cordoroy with no concern for ice. Nothing got all that skied off by the time I left. Even natural terrain skied really well in most spots that had some traffic to break up crust. Upper Wildcat, Lift Lion, Feline and Catenary were all fun. Off map out in T Brook area is plenty filled in and good to go.

Almost had to file a complaint for no Tomcat chair today when the lift lines peaked at 4 minutes. It was a struggle.

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