Weather and Ski Conditions

Monday January 26^th – 7:00 AM

Headline: I have a fever, and the only cure is more POWDER!  EPIC just EPIC! 

Good Morning Wildcat Community –

This is the moment we’ve all been waiting for everyone, and WOW, is it going to be legendary out there today! So far we’ve picked up close to 15” with another 1-4" on the way, for the remainder of the day. There are some deep pockets in the upper mountain, but wanted to remain as factual as possible. This is the definition of blower powder and you’ll just need to ski it to believe it today!

Temps will be a bit warmer than they have been, topping out in the mid to lower teens across mountain elevations, with any breeziness that we may experience out there calming down through the day. This should keep that snow pretty dry and riding great all day.

Today we will be operating from 9am – 4pm with 3 lifts including the Wildcat Express, Snow Cat, and Snow Belt. Our teams are in early this morning clearing lifts for an on-time opening, and putting down corduroy on some of our terrain while you can expect a lot of natural turns out there. Coming into the day we already have 45 of 48 trails or 93% of our terrain open, and I would expect this number to go up today as Ski Patrol gets out there and assess what isn’t open yet. Truthfully it may be hard with this type of snow to get it all, including Hairball, but you never know. Stay tuned to the My Epic App or the Lift & Trail Status page for the latest trail count.

PLEASE NOTE – Please respect closures of any trails across the mountain as there is a reason we may not open certain trails. No one wants a season ender on the first real powder day of the year. Use care on all natural today as you have fun!

As always, there’s no better place to take a break than in our lodge at the Café, Bobcat Bar, or Wildcat Pub, offering a plethora of options to warm up with between runs. The Pub offers daily specials, while the Bobcat Bar is great place to grab a hot or cold adult beverage and Lavazza espresso drinks. The Café has all of your favorite comfort foods including one of my favorites, the crispy buffalo chicken sandwich.

Today’s Monday Pub Special is for Mug Club members who can get a draft and any appetizer for $20!

We couldn’t be more excited to see some love from Mother Nature, although I won’t tell you to call out sick, you shouldn’t miss today. Its only going to keep getting better and we look forward to seeing you out there!

      Brandon Swartz – General Manager

Snow Surfaces Update – 1/26

Snowmaking returned to finish up Alley Cat.  There are some Whales for you! From there, our next steps will be to shift to Black Cat & Middle Catapult before we head into Operation Spring Ski, bulking up key terrain across the hill to take us well into April.

Uphill Access – OPEN

Uphill access is OPEN for the season on the designated route of Polecat Trail from 4:30pm – 8am. Please reference our Uphill Policy here for more information, and please keep in mind that uphill access is not allowed during operational hours.

We appreciate the feedback around the website not accurately reflecting that uphill is open, and currently working with teams to get this resolved.

 Out of Bounds Access ALERT

Recently our Patrol team was called to assist a couple groups of guests, skiing\riding their way out side country terrain that is NOT accessible from our trail network. These areas are OUT OF BOUNDS, beyond our resort boundary, for experts only, unmarked, and unpatrolled. If you are unfamiliar with this area, do not go!  It's best to wait until we see a better snowpack and go with someone that has familiarity with this terrain. Thank you!