Catenary at Wildcat Mountain Ski Area
Intermediate · 696 m long with 175 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 22° at its steepest, facing NW.
22°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
696 mlength
175 mvertical
808 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Catenary is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Catenary
Lifts that reach the top: Bobcat Triple (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Tomcat Triple (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Wildcat Express Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 5 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Tomcat Triple
- Ski Upper Polecat (easy)
- Ski TopCat (easy)
- Ski Cat-Track (intermediate)
- Ski Middle Lynx (intermediate)
- Ski Midway (intermediate)
- Ski Catenary (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins unnamed advanced trail, Lower-Polecat, Easy Way, Lower-Catenary, Lower Lynx. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Tomcat Triple (1 min), Wildcat Express Quad (1 min).
See Catenary on the 3D mapAll runs at Wildcat Mountain Ski AreaMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.