Wildcat Mountain Ski Area
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Wildcat Mountain Ski Area is a ski area located on Wildcat Mountain in Jackson, New Hampshire.
"The Cat" is one of the best-known alpine skiing resorts in New England, with lifts from the base on NH Rt. 16 in Pinkham Notch 2,112 ft (644 m) up to the summit ridge. The area has 47 trails on 225 acres (91 ha), including the 3 mile Polecat Trail — the longest ski trail in New Hampshire. Also, the Wildcat Valley Trail, an ungroomed cross-country ski trail, leads from the summit down to the town of Jackson, dropping 3,240 ft in 11.1 miles (988 m in 17.8 km).
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4,062 ft. summit altitude Wildcat is home to one of the first ski-racing trails in the United States in 1933.[1] Wildcat was the first ski area to have a gondola lift, which opened on January 25, 1958. The lift has since been replaced with a high-speed chairlift.
Wildcat's 2,000 ft. base elevation and porximity to Mt. Washington produces an annual natural snowfall of over 200 inches.
Ski & Snowboard Season Mid-November through early May
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