Weather and Ski Conditions

Friday, March 13^th – 6:40 am

Wildcat will have a delayed opening, we will open at 9:30a due to grooming.

Headline: Operation Rebuild in Effect

Good Morning Wildcat Community –

Winter weather decided to make a comeback today and into the weekend as our teams are out in full force overnight and throughout the day today piecing the hill back together as we made it through this very prolonged spell of early spring weather. Have no fear though as our groomers are true magicians and we will be giving them free range on our most impacted terrain today, mostly in our upper mountain, to get us well positioned for the upcoming weekend, and most importantly for the impending snowstorm!

As a reminder, our operational plan for today is to reduce our footprint similar to yesterday, operating off the Bobcat & Snowcat lifts and pods of terrain as grooming rebuilds the remaining trail network. We will have active grooming all day and into the night on our upper mountain trails ask that uphill travel beyond the Bobcat be avoided. While I know it’s disappointing not to be able to ski off the summit, we will be back up there soon! The terrain off Bobcat and Snowcat are holding up really well and our groomers double groomed all that terrain for the best snow surface we can muster today. Keep in mind temps went from 50 degrees yesterday morning to 7 degrees this morning, so the teams had their work cut out for them.  We have reduced lift ticket pricing to reflect our changes to terrain availability and appreciate your patience.  

We should be in for a great weather day today with sunny skies to start the day, gradually clouding up as the next winter storm moves into the area. Its definitely going to feel a bit colder this morning starting out in the teens while temps are forecasted to top out at 25 – 32 degrees across mountain elevations. Winds are on the decline this morning, and while we hope to not experience impacts to lifts this morning, any issues should be short lived.

We will be open today from 9am – 4pm with 3 lifts and 8 trails including the Bobcat , Snowcat, and Snowbelt lifts. Conditions will be machine groomed frozen granular and variable in spots. Going into the weekend we are expecting to reclaim most if not all of our snowmaking terrain, and with 10+ inches of snow on the way, the skiing should be looking great this weekend.

We are really looking forward to welcoming everyone back for a great weekend with our signature après in the Wildcat Pub with Melo Green on Saturday and Dan Parkhurst on Sunday. Additionally, we are excited to be keeping the spring racing tradition alive by hosting the 75^th Wildcat Ski Team Sap Run on March 14^th & 15^th on the Cheetah, one of the oldest ski races in the state. The vibe will be all time at the mountain this weekend so come spend it with us!

Its never too late to learn how to ski and ride, and we still have availability in our Ski & Ride School and Kitten Club play care for this weekend, so book now! Walk-ins are also welcome.Take advantage of our advanced pricing on all lift tickets, lessons, and rentals online at www.skiwildcat.com for the best deal, and maybe treat your friends to your Epic Friends tickets if you are a passholder. Space is still available

We are still going strong here at Wildcat as we are no strangers to resiliency. We still have plenty of great skiing and riding ahead of us and ask everyone to do you best to appease Ullr, hopefully bring more snow and cold weather to help us out. We look forward to seeing you out there!

      Brandon Swartz – General Manager