Ever seen this happen ?
Wildcat Mountain Closed Wednesday & Thursday.
Reopen Friday, January 25.
For the next two days, Wednesday, January 23 & Thursday, January 24, the forecast for Wildcat Mountain is calling for bitter cold temperatures and wind chill warnings that will create unsafe conditions for our guests and employees. Because of this, Wildcat Mountain will be closed Wednesday and Thursday and plans to reopen Friday, January 25. At this time, at its lower elevations, Attitash Ski Resortis scheduled to operate weather/conditions permitting, but please check their snow report for the most up-to-date information.
For Wednesday, the forecast is calling for ambient temps in negative double digits and -48 wind chill daytime.
Jay Peak, Sugarloaf and probably others have stopped running summit lifts....
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Permalink Reply by SNWLII on -
Was looking at the Mt Washington Observatory web page today and saw that the reported temp at the summit was -37, while the wind chill was -87! Just a bit chilly! IMO a responsible move on the part of management.
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Permalink Reply by Patroller on -
Yup "The Cat" has done it before on several occasions.... Worked there on/off for 3-4 years, and I can recall at least 3 closures due to the temps..... Although SR + The Cat are only 25 miles apart "as the crow flies" they are a world apart in terms of climate + especially elevation.... SR's highest summit OZ, is at Wildcats base elevation.... Let's not forget that the world record for wind speed was held by Mt Wash for 100+ years until some Aussie claimed the record....
Wildcat is "old school" and one Caution sign is all you get for top to bottom glazed ice moguls, w/ exposed rocks in between... Ski at your own risk. We were there w/ 90mph winds up top and they ran the Quad all afternoon - "It's blowin up the lift line , definitely no cross winds" Love The Cat ! wish many more places took the same attitude. Let's just say you get a different breed of skier at most places...
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Permalink Reply by sitzmark on -
Yes.
Only happened to me once - A-Basin in the early/mid 60's. Temps in the -20 range with windchill in the -40- -60 range. Winds began to rage and Patrol frantically started sweeping the mountain. Clothing wasn't so advanced then and the patrollers were rotating in and out for their own safety. I just remember being forced to be in a VERY crowded A-Basin "lodge" when I wanted to be out skiing.
Also part good business decision. Not likely to have many customers in those conditions. ...maybe someone training for an assault on K2?
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Permalink Reply by MachSki on -
Ok, SR is low elevation but Oz summit is not Wildcat base elevation, it is mid mountain.
Patroller said:Yup "The Cat" has done it before on several occasions.... Worked there on/off for 3-4 years, and I can recall at least 3 closures due to the temps..... Although SR + The Cat are only 25 miles apart "as the crow flies" they are a world apart in terms of climate + especially elevation.... SR's highest summit OZ, is at Wildcats base elevation.... Let's not forget that the world record for wind speed was held by Mt Wash for 100+ years until some Aussie claimed the record....
Wildcat is "old school" and one Caution sign is all you get for top to bottom glazed ice moguls, w/ exposed rocks in between... Ski at your own risk. We were there w/ 90mph winds up top and they ran the Quad all afternoon - "It's blowin up the lift line , definitely no cross winds" Love The Cat ! wish many more places took the same attitude. Let's just say you get a different breed of skier at most places...
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Permalink Reply by Patroller on
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Base elevation is 1,950 It's the location of right across the street from Mt Wash, that makes it's climate unique... When it comes to wind, and cold, the Cat can take it to extreme levels.....
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Permalink Reply by MonkeyBrook on
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Hey I am in Steamboat too, we should hook up tomorrow.
KC said:30 degrees and bluebird out at steamboat!
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Permalink Reply by sitzmark on
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Hope the "champagne fountain" is good to you guys today.
MonkeyBrook said:
Hey I am in Steamboat too, we should hook up tomorrow.
KC said:30 degrees and bluebird out at steamboat!
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Permalink Reply by SundanceKid on
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SitzMark hasn't even thought about using the ear muffs, Vortex is still in shorts and Perry is still sporting the softshell w/o the hat at the chondi. These other mountains are pansies.
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Permalink Reply by Stephen on -
back in 2002 or 2003 (I forget which) I went to Tenny since Loon was closed due to weather. Temps at the base were -20 with windchill at -50. Summit was -25 and windchill at -100.
Must say -25 feels exactly the same as 0 when your all bundled up...only difference is you can't take you hands out of your gloves very often. Frost bite kicks in after 10 mins at those temps.
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Permalink Reply by Glade Monkey on -
Steamboat, Maine ?
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