Weather and Ski Conditions

Saturday, April 4^th – 6:25 am

Headline: We Are Flinging It Into Spring

Good Morning Wildcat Community –

Spring weather has really set into the MWV and we have seen the full gamut of conditions this week, and just have to give a shout out to our entire mountain team for keeping us open and going every day this week. Overnight we experienced a significant warm up and strong warm wind that did a number on conditions (think of a blow dryrer), but our grooming team is hitting the hill in full force as temps have dropped to have us ready to get on the hill today. We are expecting a more limited footprint today than we had hoped because of overnight snow loss, so more on that below, however the bright side is we are seeing the winds significantly decrease this morning meaning lifts will be good to go today. But this doesn’t dampen our festivities today as we are kicking off our Spring Fling today with costumes, music, giveaways, and great vibes!

A bright spot today will be just that, a brighter partly cloudy day is in the forecast today with diminishing winds. We are expect to see our highs top out at 36 – 47 degrees across mountain elevations, so pack the sunscreen and Hawaiian attire!

We will be open today from 8:30am – 4pm with 3 lifts and 9 trails weather & conditions permitting today including the Wildcat Express, Bobcat, and Snowcat lifts. Initial reports from our grooming team share that we believe we can get open from the Summit down Polecat and off the Bobcat Lift with Alley Cat, Lower Catapult, Bobcat, and Cheetah. Polecat will not provide beginner skiing experience today, and encourage our novice guests to enjoy the Snow Cat Slope serviced by the Snowcat Lift for the best experience. While I understand this is not ideal, our teams are working with the conditions we have out there right now as temps were recorded at over 50 degrees at the summit for a majority of the night.

Despite the weather making us do our best impression of Ross from Friends yelling “pivot” while moving the couch down a staircase, Spring Fling is on so break out the sunscreen and sunglasses and wear your best tropical, and if you need some extra island flair, we will have plenty of leighs and other beach party items available near the Guest Service Desk. We will have music rocking all day with a DJ playing out on the deck from 10am – 1pm, where we will be holding a costume contest for a chance to win a pair of Oakley Goggles. From 1pm to 4pm we will have Candie Trembly returning to the Wildcat Pubs stage to carry on the fun for the remainder of the day as well as Sun Cruiser promo with your chance to sample and grab some swag!

The fun continues on Easter Sunday with the always popular Egg Hunt where we will have treats hidden around the mountain including two Golden Eggs! Find one to receive a Helly Hansen prize back including a $200 gift code and other signature Wildcat swag. Current Epic Pass Holders who are skiing and riding at Wildcat this weekend (Friday-Sunday), also stop in at Guest Services to be entered to win Helly Hansen giveaways!

Closing Update: We are aiming for our last day of operations to be Sunday, April 12, and will be taking a pause in operations from Monday, April 6, through Thursday, April 9 to preserve snowpack and rebuild our trails following this stretch of warm temperatures and spring precipitation this past week, with more expected through the weekend. We will be back open Friday, April 10, from 9 AM – 4 PM and during the weekend from 8:30 AM – 4 PM (weather and conditions permitting).

There is still some good turns to be had out there today, so come on out to enjoy the fun. We’ll see you out there!

    Brandon Swartz – General Manager