Wildcat Mountain Ski Area is a ski area located on Wildcat Mountain near Jackson, New Hampshire in the Mount Washington Valley. Its vertical drop of 2,112 feet (644 m) is the second largest in New Hampshire and the ninth largest in New England.
Wildcat 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 (9...
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Wildcat Mountain Ski Area is a ski area located on Wildcat Mountain near Jackson, New Hampshire in the Mount Washington Valley. Its vertical drop of 2,112 feet (644 m) is the second largest in New Hampshire and the ninth largest in New England.
Wildcat 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 2 and 3/4 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, New Hampshire and are co-operated in part by the Jackson Ski Touring Foundation, dropping 3,240 ft in 11.1 miles (988 m in 17.8 km).
Wildcat is home to one of the oldest ski-racing trails in the United States.
The original trail was built in 1933 by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Wildcat was the first ski area to have a gondola lift...
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