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Wildcat Mountain 2016-2017 season thread
- Thread starter deadheadskier
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Edd
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Damn, I predicted it would suck and didn't want to risk the drive. Shame on me. Good for you.
Today was decent. Hard pack covered by fresh. It snowed all day. Top third was great. You could rail through the S turns. Bottom two thirds were cut up after Lynx and Polecat converged. They were blowing on Middle Polecat and Upper and Middle Catapult.
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Today is quite good. Dropped the rope on Upper Catapult. Fun, but glazed donut skiing. Upper Polecat skiing great. Hopefully by next weekend we have three unique ttb routes.
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Ventured on to Lift Lion today. As long as things stay cold up top, the natural base is starting to set up nice. Frozen solid. Didn't break through and hit any rocks.
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That's gondiline for old folks like me !!Ventured on to Lift Lion today. As long as things stay cold up top, the natural base is starting to set up nice. Frozen solid. Didn't break through and hit any rocks.
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gmcunni
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booked a condo for pres weekend. looking forward to trying Wildcat, and Attitash, for the first time.
Enjoy. Would love to make some turns with you and show you around, but I didn't buy the full pass this year. My pass is blacked out that weekend. I'll be at Crotched.
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Ping me when the date gets closer. I'll almost certainly be there that weekend.
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Edd
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I was there today. Not bad but Middle Lynx being the only way down is a bit rough. It's looking good for the next few days.
I plan on going Thursday. Hopefully by then lower Polecat is open
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thebigo
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First day out, did about a dozen runs with my dad. Old timer does well for being north of 70. Lynx is in good shape only scraped in a few places late afternoon. Imagine it may get ugly on saturday, they need another option on the lower mountain. Picked my way down the old gondola line once, not in bad shape considering. Upper catapult still covered in whales, not sure why they haven't mowed it down.
Planning on cannon thursday and crotched saturday.
Planning on cannon thursday and crotched saturday.
Probably just letting the Whales drain a bit. Groom it out to soon and you get the death cookies. I'm sure lower Polecat will be open for the weekend. The question is whether or not they'll get Middle Catapult > Middle Wildcat > Bobcat open.
What I've come to realize when they say, "We are giving our snowmakers a break" and the temps are fine to make snow, what they really mean is, "We need to refill the snowmaking pond." Might not happen before the weekend to sufficiently cover a route on that side of the hill.
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What I've come to realize when they say, "We are giving our snowmakers a break" and the temps are fine to make snow, what they really mean is, "We need to refill the snowmaking pond." Might not happen before the weekend to sufficiently cover a route on that side of the hill.
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It's only a 2 million gallon pond, which is tiny by New England standards. It would be great if they expanded it some day so they could blow the place open faster at the start of the season, but I doubt we ever see it. Part of the deal with a no frills ski area. We love it for that reason, but there are certain drawbacks.
Have fun up there!
Have fun up there!
Thanks I will. I'm patient. So far they seem to be committed...I don't expect them to expand like bigger budget areas. In the long run I know Pinkham will catch up anyhow
Edd
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Regarding snowmaking, not much is being made in the MWV by my observations this am. I drove by Attitash and saw zero guns going. They might just be saving $ but I'm at BW today and no guns are going here either.
SIKSKIER
New member
On BW's snow report: The guns were cranking all night and will continue throughout the day, so be sure to pack your goggles.
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