Skiing Catamount Mountain
Sunday, March 29th, 2026
Runs: 13
Distance: 11.27 miles
Elevation: 12,034 feet
Max Speed: 36.8 mph
Avg. Speed: 16.6 mph
Moving Time: 40 minutes, 42 seconds
Total Time: 2 hours, 38 minutes, 29 seconds
I had a wonderful hit-and-run trip to New Jersey, got my haircut, and was back on the road around 9:00am! I was between skiing Catamount and Berkshire East, and ultimately decided I'd ski Catamount since it would save over an hour of driving and I had more opportunites to possibly hike afterwards. I had no idea what the conditions would be like, but I saw at least one of their double blacks was open (I'd never skied any of them), so I made my choice! I made my Indy reservation before leaving, and I was off!
I had a great, easy drive up, and the parking lot wasn't even half full when I arrived just before 11:30am. I first ran into the bathroom and got my pass for the day and then booted up at the car - it was so wonderfully quiet on the mountain, and coverage still looked decent (for snowmaking trails, that is). Classic spring - white ribbons bordered with brown woods.
Conditions Outlook
Sunday, March 29th
21 Open Trails Serviced by 2 Lifts (Ridge Quad & Meadows Triple) and 1 Carpet.
Mostly cloudy skies in the morning today before sun comes out in the afternoon; temperatures will increase throughout the day, starting in the 30s and getting up to close to 50s. Plenty of well-groomed trails are still open across the mountain.
Our mountain ops crews are working hard to keep the conditions strong.
Don't miss out on some of the last skiing of the sesaon!
Don't miss out on some of the last skiing of the sesaon!
Runs 1-5
Run 1: Ridge Quad - Upper Sidewinder - Upper Alley Cat - Lower Sidewinder
[1.08 mi; 4:05; 1,004 ft; 28.9 mph max; 15.8 mph avg]
Run 2: Ridge Quad - Upper Sidewinder - Upper Alley Cat - Shawenon
[0.86 mi; 3:13; 981 ft; 32.8 mph max; 16.0 mph avg]
Run 3: Ridge Quad - Upper Sidewinder - Upper Alley Cat - Chute - Lower Alley Cat - On-Stage
[0.72 mi; 2:34; 978 ft; 26.8 mph max; 16.8 mph avg]
Run 4: Ridge Quad - Upper Sidewinder - Upper Alley Cat - Chute - On-Stage
[0.77 mi; 2:38; 1,001 ft; 30.4 mph max; 17.6 mph avg]
Run 5: Ridge Quad - Upper Sidewinder - Upper Alley Cat - Upper Glade - Lower Glade - On-Stage
[0.74 mi; 2:46; 1,001 ft; 31.0 mph max; 16.2 mph avg]
I decided I'd mostly ski looker's right to left and just see what was open! It looked like more trails were open than the online report said, which was exciting! I rode up the Ridge Quad almost exclusively, and only had to share it once out of my 13 runs. Run #1 was down Upper Sidewinder, which had a mixture of spring corn and uncarvable ice, down onto Upper Alley Cat, which was short, steep and fun, and then I cut-through to Lower Sidewinder, which was super fun and had some rollers that made me go "whee!'
Run #2 started the same and then went onto Shawenon, where I vividly remember going WAY too fast on my first season on the Indy Pass. This snow was delightfully fun and springy with just a few narrow spots to navigate. Run #3 followed Chute to Lower Alley Cat to On-Stage and some of my favorite snow of the day. #4 was Chute all the way to On-Stage, and #5 was Upper and Lower Glades to On-Stage. Really all of these runs were super fun to ski with that lovely spring snow - my only wish was that the upper bit on Upper Alley Cat was a little softer!
Runs 6-9
Run 6: Ridge Quad - Ridge Run - Catapult - On-Stage
[0.69 mi; 2:42; 945 ft; 26.8 mph max; 15.3 mph avg]
Run 7: Ridge Quad - Ridge Run - Christopher's Leap - Holiday
[0.90 i; 3:07; 925 ft; 33.9 mph max; 17.3 mph avg]
Run 8: Ridge Quad - Ridge Run - Mountain View - Upper Colonel's Caper - Ali's Alley - Holiday
[1.28 mi; 3:48; 1,122 ft; 31.4 mph max; 20.2 mph avg]
Run 9: Ridge Quad - Ridge Run - Upper Promenade - Lower Promenade
[1.35 mi; 4:29; 942 ft; 31.7 mph max; 18.0 mph avg]
Now I'd be turning left off of the Ridge Quad for some runs, starting with the double-black Catapult! This one was always super daunting to me due to it's pitch and closeness to the quad, but I really went in with no fear and just had a wonderful run down! Skier's right had more corn with a few cookies, while skier's left started harder but ended up buttery and wonderful. It didn't feel that steep in the grand scheme of things, either.
Run #7 brought me down the other open double-black, Christopher's Leap, which was objectively super steep. What didn't help was that it was also hard as a rock - one of those runs where you turn just for the bit. I basically scraped right on down this one, which was simply unpleasant. It would be fun with spring bumps, though! Holiday skied wonderfully and I got enough speed to get right back to the Ridge.
#8 was more of a leisure run. I followed Ridge Run to Mountain View, both were soft and lovely, and then onto Upper Colonel's Caper and Ali's Alley, which were barely-touched corn havens. I giggled! Holiday brought me right back to the quad.
Run #9 was the big winding one, down Ridge Run and both Promenades. I wanted to ski back to the Ridge Quad, but springtime left it's mark and the only way back would be a slight uphill through the beginner carpet area, which was running! Instead, I finished up at the Meadows Triple and hopped on there for a few more runs.
Runs 10-11
Run 10: Meadows Triple - Walter's Way - Lower Promenade
[0.63 mi; 2:11; 551 ft; 35.4 mph max; 17.2 mph avg]
Run 11: Meadows Triple - Mountain View - Holiday
[0.62 mi; 2:18; 584 ft; 30.3 mph max; 16.3 mph avg]
My first run up the Meadows Triple was down Walter's Way to Lower Promenade - Walter's is always a favorite of mine! Run #11 went back up the Meadows and down Mountain View to Holiday and back to the Ridge for a couple last runs. Also fun moment - the mid-station on the Meadows was BLASTING 2012-era music that echoed throughout the birch woods, a beautiful dichotomy. There were a few more trails I needed to ski everything in the Meadows area, but I was satisfied skipping them.
Runs 12-13
Run 12: Ridge Quad - Upper Sidewinder - Upper Alley Cat - Shawenon
[0.85 mi; 3:01; 991 ft; 33.2 mph max; 16.9 mph avg]
Run 13: Ridge Quad - Ridge Run - Catapult - On-Stage
[0.79 mi; 3:50; 1,007 ft; 31.4 mph max; 12.3 mph avg]
My final two runs were just joyful repeats! Run #12 was aimed at Lower Sidewinder, but a bunch of teens went down that way so I hit Shawenon instead (and almost barreled over someone side slipping down the narrow headwall... oops... she didn't notice I almost killed her though, and told me to go around in a lovely French accent). My final run was another lap down Catapult, which was just a fun time! I was thinking about hiking on the lift, and saw that a few peaks on the new Taconic 12er Challenge were less than 10 miles away, so I set my sights onto Mt. Everett! I debooted, used the bathroom again, had a quick snack of lackluster energy gummies that had been sitting in my hiking bag for who knows how long, and was off for adventure #2!
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