Weather and Ski Conditions

Thursday January 22^nd  – 6:00 am

Good Morning Wildcat Community –

Yet another 1-2 inches of fresh fluff fell overnight as we are steadily adding to our trail depth across the mountain allowing our teams to continue to open new terrain regularly. The conditions are some of the best of the season right now, so if you haven’t had the chance to come up to Wildcat recently, you are missing out!

Today will be the warmest day of the week before we settle into an extended cold period, and you can expect a mix of sun and clouds with highs in the mid-20’s to low 30’s across mountain elevations while SW winds will gust into the low 30’s. Though we don’t expect winds to impact lift operations today its always a good idea to stay tuned this report and our Lift & Terrain Status page for the most up to date information.

We will be open today from 9am – 4pm with 4 lifts including the Wildcat Express, Bobcat, Snow Cat, and Snow Belt. You can expect powder & packed powder conditions on 27 trails, including the newly opened crowd favorite Middle & Lower Lynx as well as additional natural trails such as Lower Wildcat and Straycat. As a reminder, this week we begin our regular schedule for the Bobcat lift, operating Thursday through Mondays.

Don’t forget our newly launched weekday Wildcat Pub promos, and today is Flatbread Thursdays- Purchase any beverage and get a Flatbread for $12.00. I have personally had our new Polecat Flatbread, and vouch for how delicious it is. Hillary and team are using fresh ingredients from local Maine vendors, and this is not one to miss!

PLEASE NOTE – This weekend our Patrol team was called to assist a couple groups of guests find their way out of side country terrain that is accessible from our trail network. These areas are beyond our resort boundary, for experts only, unmarked, and unpatrolled. If you are unfamiliar with this area it’s best to wait until we see a better snowpack and go with someone that has familiarity with this terrain. Thank you!

We are also continuing to monitor the upcoming cold weather & wind event on Saturday and will provide an update tomorrow afternoon on operational plans for Saturday.

There’s no time like now to come and see for yourself the Wildcat difference and what makes the vibe at our mountain so special. We’ll see you out there!

-            Brandon, Wildcat & Attitash General Manager

Snow Surfaces Update – 1/22

Teams are working away right now on another crowd favorite, Alley Cat, in hopes we will be able to get this open very soon. Our grooming team will be starting to crack open Lower Catapult, and expect to have it ready to open by Friday or Saturday. Stay tuned for mor on this.

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.

As we continue to get many questions around our terrain progression, I wanted to share this news coverage from Fox Weather where they interviewed the MW Weather Observatory around wind conditions experienced in December. The short of it is that we tied for the 16^th windiest & coldest December on record, and although it was cold the extreme winds have a direct correlation to our ability to make snow effectively and not just in the woods. With water being our most important resource we need to be smart and strategic when and where we are making it, so just know we are taking advantage of every moment and do not hold back!

Uphill Access – OPEN

We have officially opening our uphill access 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.