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Didn't realize they took that good care of the slopes in the off season!
i hope to pop my Wildcat cherry this season, with my peak pass.
Well, in a perfect world, Wildcat would have working pipes and guns to make snow on every trail except Feline, Hairball, Star Line, Spynx, the Chute and Leo's. Basically all the trails that they can get a groomer down. The 90% snowmaking coverage they advertise, which in reality is probably more like 60-70%. I don't see that ever happening until they expand their snowmaking pond significantly.
In terms of where I'd like to see them make snow where they often don't, it is definitely Gondi Line. I think every mountain should have at least one signature expert run that is reliably open each winter with snowmaking. The Lift Lion portion of Gondi Line can open with minimal natural. Black Cat not so much. They did make snow on it a few years ago and it was absolutely killer in the spring, but I feel it should see the same attention as trails like Catapult get. So, given the choice, I'd rather see that be a priority over Cougar, Catenary and Tomcat Schuss. Those three trails are pretty well manicured and can open on minimal natural. Even last winter I got to ski them. It would be great for snow to be made on them, but they're not at the top of the priority list for me.
The other thing to consider is if they do spread out more with the trails they make snow on, that could take away from base building efforts on Lynx to carry them through April. I wouldn't want to miss out on late season skiing on Lynx because they blew their budget elsewhere.
Hopefully we get a normal winter of 150-200" and none of it really matters much and Mother Nature opens the mountain to 100% on her own by mid-January.