Wildcat Mountain

Jackson, New Hampshire · Vail Resorts · opened 1958Epic Pass
1,000 ft2,000 ft3,000 ft4,000 ft4,062 ft summit1,950 ft base2,112 ft vertical
Skiable acres
225
Trails
49
Lifts
5
Longest run
2.8mi
Snowmaking
90%
Avg snowfall
200in
resort-reported
Night skiing
—
Uphill capacity
6,700/hr
Latest report May 12, 2026 (archived)
Trails open
—
Lifts open
—
Base depth
10"
Season snowfall
112"
Surface: Variable

Snowfall by season

reported average 145"
Season totals as reported by the resort (via OnTheSnow and archived snow reports).
Modeled snowfall since 1991 (ERA5 reanalysis)
A weather model at 44.263, -71.238, not a snow stake: it runs well below the resort's own totals (about 1.4x here). Useful for year-to-year comparison, not for absolute depth.
Modeled average by month

The 2025-26 season

Modeled snowfall, season to date (ERA5)
Terrain open, from published snow reports

Season history

SeasonOpenedClosedDaysAvg terrain openPeak trailsReported snowfallSnow daysAvg baseMax baseModeled snowfallWinter mean °FReports
2026-27Dec 2, 2026*Apr 4, 2027*——————————
2025-26Aug 3, 2025May 12, 2026283100%—113"———82"18.719
2024-25—————79"34—12"98"19.48
2023-24Dec 5, 2023Jul 21, 2024230——178"3317"18"114"24.710
2022-23Sep 29, 2022Jul 1, 2023276100%48213"3823"50"117"24.413
2021-22—————100"2515"18"94"20.93
2020-21—————66"2519"36"92"22.53
2019-20—————113"3317"30"124"23.6—
2018-19—————179"3517"40"145"18.6—
2017-18—————176"389"10"110"20—
2016-17—————218"4322"30"143"20.5—
2015-16—————84"339"15"53"24.63
2014-15—————178"4920"36"104"14.4—
2013-14—————166"4321"30"92"15.4—
2012-13—————173"4817"24"86"20.6—
2011-12—————————71"24—
2010-11—————————109"18.1—
2009-10—————————123"21.9—
2008-09—————————100"17.4—
2007-08—————————120"19.3—
2006-07—————————124"19.3—
2005-06—————————89"21.2—
2004-05—————————91"17.7—
2003-04—————————77"17—
2002-03—————————96"15.3—
2001-02—————————113"23.3—
2000-01—————————127"16.6—
1999-00—————————81"20.5—
1998-99—————————88"21.4—
1997-98—————————104"23.3—
1996-97—————————134"20.2—
1995-96—————————115"17—
1994-95—————————73"21.3—
1993-94—————————104"15.8—
1992-93—————————97"17.9—
1991-92—————————76"17.8—

Reported snowfall, snow days and base depths come from OnTheSnow's season history or the resort's own reports. Opening and closing dates are the first and last archived snow report showing terrain open (* = projected). Modeled snowfall is ERA5 reanalysis at the resort's coordinates and is not comparable to the reported column.

Terrain

59 trails · 22.12 mi mapped
Published difficulty mix
Easier25%More difficult45%Expert30%
From the resort's own trail statistics.
Mapped trails by difficulty
Easier17%More difficult37%Most difficult42%Unrated3%
Count of OpenStreetMap trail segments.
TrailRatingLengthNotes
Easy WayEasier530 ft
Lower-PolecatEasier2,823 ft
Middle PolecatEasier4,009 ft
Snowcat SlopeEasier940 ft
Snowcat trailEasier467 ft
Stray-CatEasier2,540 ft
TopCatEasier2,302 ft
Upper PolecatEasier4,640 ft
Upper PolecatEasier1,067 ft
Wild-KittenEasier5,475 ft
Alley-CatMore difficult1,666 ft
Annie's AlleyMore difficult1,244 ft
BobcatMore difficult2,648 ft
CAt-CatofeMore difficult708 ft
Cat-TrackMore difficult1,631 ft
Cat-WalkMore difficult3,200 ft
CatenaryMore difficult2,284 ft
CatnapMore difficult1,664 ft
CheetahMore difficult2,297 ft
CougarMore difficult1,815 ft
Hainesville PassMore difficult700 ft
Lower LynxMore difficult2,303 ft
Lower cat trackMore difficult791 ft
Lower wild catMore difficult1,572 ft
Lower-CatapultMore difficult2,709 ft
Lynx-ConnectionMore difficult1,048 ft
Middle LynxMore difficult2,112 ft
Middle wildcatMore difficult1,366 ft
MidwayMore difficult755 ft
PantherMore difficult1,505 ft
Upper-CatapultMore difficult3,940 ft
Upper-LynxMore difficult2,527 ft
Alls-FollyMost difficult922 ft
Black-CatMost difficult1,487 ft
FelineMost difficult819 ft
HairballMost difficult551 ft
Leos-LeapMost difficult417 ft
Lift-LionMost difficult399 ft
Lift-LionMost difficult2,199 ft
Lower-CatenaryMost difficult448 ft
Lynx LairMost difficult273 ft
Middle CatapultMost difficult1,032 ft
SphynxMost difficult968 ft
Starr-LineMost difficult1,513 ft
The-ChutesMost difficult492 ft
Tomcat-SchussMost difficult1,471 ft
Top-CatMost difficult2,147 ft
Tree SkiingMost difficult661 ftglades, ungroomed
Upper-WildcatMost difficult351 ft
Upper-WildcatMost difficult3,149 ft
Wildcat PitchMost difficult484 ft
unnamedMost difficult5,762 ftungroomed
unnamedMost difficult5,534 ftungroomed
unnamedMost difficult3,162 ftungroomed
unnamedMost difficult2,956 ftungroomed
unnamedMost difficult4,778 ftungroomed
unnamedMost difficult1,797 ftungroomed
Thompson Brook TrailUnrated2,289 ftglades, ungroomed
Thompson Brook TrailUnrated5,442 ftglades, ungroomed
Trails colored by rating; lifts dashed red. Geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Lifts

4 mapped · 2.71 mi of cable
LiftTypeSeatsCapacity /hrLengthBuiltManufacturerStatus
Wildcat Express QuadChairlift4—6,317 ft——operating
Tomcat TripleChairlift——4,014 ft——operating
Bobcat TripleChairlift——2,623 ft——operating
Snowcat TripleChairlift——1,376 ft——operating

Lift ticket prices

SeasonProductPriceObservedSource
2026-27adult day$175Sep 27, 2026resort_site
2026-27adult day$175Sep 28, 2026resort_site

Nearby ski areas

Straight-line distance between the areas' map coordinates. Compare with the closest two.

Where these numbers come from

AttributeValueSourceObserved
avg annual snowfall in200 inwikipediaSep 26, 2026
base elevation ft1,950 ftwikipediaSep 26, 2026
lift count5 wikipediaSep 26, 2026
longest run ft14,520 ftwikipediaSep 26, 2026
skiable acres225 acrewikipediaSep 26, 2026
snowmaking pct90 %wikipediaSep 26, 2026
summit elevation ft4,062 ftwikipediaSep 26, 2026
trail count49 wikipediaSep 26, 2026
vertical drop ft2,112 ftwikipediaSep 26, 2026