kamoore63
Member
I'm planning on bagging the Wildcats this weekend. I've done them twice in the summer via the standard Wildcat Ridge/Nineteen Mile Brook route. From poking around the bulletin board and trail conditions, it looks like in the winter a lot of people just take the Polecat ski trail to Wildcat D, cross the ridge over to A and then head back and down the slopes. Does that sound about right? How does the ski resort feel about snowshoes/hikers heading up one side of the trail?
Also, in reading accident reports in Appalachia, it notes a slide that while short can be tricky in the winter. Even though I've done it twice and generally have a good memory for trail features, I can't place this at all. Where is it exactly and how sketchy is it? I'm going to be solo so I can't set a rope up, unless I knew some sort of knot that might work in those circumstances.
Any advice appreciated! Thanks!
Also, in reading accident reports in Appalachia, it notes a slide that while short can be tricky in the winter. Even though I've done it twice and generally have a good memory for trail features, I can't place this at all. Where is it exactly and how sketchy is it? I'm going to be solo so I can't set a rope up, unless I knew some sort of knot that might work in those circumstances.
Any advice appreciated! Thanks!