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"The Wildcat Trail is turning 80.On Saturday, April 5 the trail will celebrate its 80th anniversary, considered the trail that built a ski area.Skiers and riders can also snap up a two-day weekend pass for $80 that weekend.The trail became catalyst for the development of a ski area.During the summer of 1933, in the midst of the Great Depression, members of the government-paid Civilian Conservation Corps, armed with axes and cross-cut saws, started clearing the Wildcat trail.It one of the first ski racing trails built in the United States.Designed by Charley Proctor, the all-around ski champion of Canada in 1927, it was designated as a class \"A\" racing trail.Tremendous annual snowfall, high elevation, and northern exposure were factors in creating the ski area but the fact that the long, winding trail already existed was a catalyst.Among the group that dreamed, planned, and finally built the ski area were Brooks Dodge and George Macomber, both of whom had raced many times on the famous old Wildcat Trail.These two men, each of whom had raced on two U.S. Olympic teams, were joined by Malcolm McLane and William Beal in shaping the first plans for the development of Wildcat Mountain Ski Area.A corporation was formed, capital was obtained, and a T-bar was installed.The rest is history.For more information about the celebration and the $80 weekend deal, visit www.skiwildcat.com.19003418"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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