I like their plan , at least the skiing is as good if not better than anywhere in NE.
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Wildcat 2015-16 Thread
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Was the 5" they claimed today legit? Not that it matters as it will all melt this week.
vermonter44
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Was there today. It might have been legit, but even if it was, the wind was very strong in the morning, making it deeper in some places and nonexistent in others. I personally didn't notice it.
But today the conditions were better than Saturday I thought. Snow guns were blowing on the whole length of lynx making for some fun man made pow bumps later in the day. All in all, a good day
But today the conditions were better than Saturday I thought. Snow guns were blowing on the whole length of lynx making for some fun man made pow bumps later in the day. All in all, a good day
Nice!
Any natural was totally wind scoured. My first run of the day sucked and I nearly quit second was much better. Upper Lynx was not great. Upper Polecat was fantastic. I learned by the second run that in Lynx the key was to always hug the side with the snow guns. The gun side is the fun side! The center and opposite side were scary boilerplate ice. As long as you skied gun side it was soft and great fun.
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Similar experience at Cannon today. Only issue was goggles getting glazed.
vermonter44
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They will be fine unless there is a sudden change in weather forecast for more heat. I skied there for three days. Was going to go again, but ended up hiking up to Tuckerman instead.... We need some cold air bad
Changed the thread title to seasonal. Kind of seems like the core group of Cat skiers and others are just keeping a running discussion.
Maybe 100 people....maybe
Morning conditions at Wildcat were fantastic today. Lynx is starting to get skied off. Polecat in great shape. Upper Catapult is a glazed donut factory under the guns, but whales are fun. A full run ttb on that side should be open by tomorrow, Tuesday at the latest.
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Savemeasammy
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Is that the beginnings of some bumps in that last pic?
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vermonter44
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When I was there last week, there were certainly bumps that formed as the day went on.
Handful here and there on the side of Polecat and Catapult. Nothing special though
See there was the typical sunday crowd today , going out west starting next weekend and praying for continued cold with snow back here. Even though the terrain has been limited I think they have done the best with what they were given. I was at Attitash with friends on Friday and it was the tale of two cities, bear peak very good , Attitash side HORRIBLE, we were kidding with the lunch lady that she did a lousy job her first day grooming!!!!
Hope you get the goods out west Brad. This week should treat the Cat well. A third ttb route and Wild Kitten for ski school at the very least I'd imagine.
Had my best day of the season at Wildcat today. As mentioned in another post the holiday crowds were kind of brutal. Lift lines topped out at a very painful 4 minutes until they came to their senses and opened the Tomcat chair. Had they not, I was contemplating a scathing review on Yelp.
The four inches of snow they got yesterday really helped out conditions. Several ropes were dropped and the reserved terrain skied pretty well in some places, others still very sketchy. Groomers got skied off by noon in typical Wildcat fashion, so it was nice to have some soft natural trails to ski.
Other than the great skiing, the highlight of the day was getting to use my Mug. Definitely glad I joined the club.
The four inches of snow they got yesterday really helped out conditions. Several ropes were dropped and the reserved terrain skied pretty well in some places, others still very sketchy. Groomers got skied off by noon in typical Wildcat fashion, so it was nice to have some soft natural trails to ski.
Other than the great skiing, the highlight of the day was getting to use my Mug. Definitely glad I joined the club.
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