Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. Let’s do the numbers: ALL 8 Lifts, 71 of 78 trails, 34 groomed trails – totaling 135 acres, and 21 inches of SNOW in the past 5 days… it all adds up to FUN! Today’s forecast is partly sunny skies with highs of 23 degrees at the base and 19 at the summit. So grab your coat, grab your hat, and hit the slopes in seconds flat. Ski U soon!
Today we have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We now have 70 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable with average base depths of 16 to 56 inches. 40 trails have been groomed for today, including Upper FIS, Smugglers’ Alley, Thomke’s, Ruthie’s, Curley’s Cutback, and Bootlegger for a grand total of 153 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently, it is sunny and 22 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 15 to 20 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with a high of 42 degrees. Black Snake will be closed for today from 9 am till 2 pm due to a ski race.
Snowboard Instructor Les talking about the next skill to try
We are 99 percent open with top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We have 77 out of 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Great conditions!
and then making it happen.
Yellow Cat’s Lair. This gentle glade is a great introduction to the joys of navigating the woods.
Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. Twas refreshing to be on the slopes with bluebird skies and Yellow Cat.
6″ past 2 days, 27″ past week, and 300″ so far this season!!!
42 trails / 158 acres are on the grooming schedule for tomorrow.
All 8 lifts operating and 77 of 78 trails open.
Hugh B jumping for joy over the amazing conditions
We have top to bottom skiing and riding all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating and all 78 trails open! Packed powder and powder conditions with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. 202 inches of snowfall this season with another 29 inches predicted by Monday!
Ken does his disappearing act
Powder Hounds
We received 8 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours and 21 inches in the past 4 days. We are 100% open with top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. All 8 lifts operating and all 78 trails open!
Going deep on Full Nelson
Full Nelson Rock Drop
We could see up to 10 inches of new snow in the next 24 hours! We are 100 percent open with top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating and all 78 trails open. Robin’s Run is open from the work road down to Freefall. 40 trails have been groomed for today, including Ruthie’s, Black Snake, and Garden Path for a grand total of 152 acres of freshly groomed terrain.
The skiing and riding is just so good right now. I had a blast on Smugglers’ Alley this morning. It was not groomed last night and the new snow had been pushed into piles. I say piles instead of moguls because, they were just soft snow that I could go right through. I played in the woods some today too and found some nice untracked turns. We received 3 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours and 12 inches in the past 2 days. We are 100 percent open with top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating and all 78 trails open.
Robin’s Run is open from the work road down to Freefall. 40 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Ruthie’s, Smugglers’ Alley, and Garden Path for a grand total of 152 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Tomorrow’s forecast is flurries and periods of snow with another 2 inches of accumulation possible with temperatures between 22 and 33 degrees. We could see up to 7 more inches of new snow by Sunday night.
Smugglers’ Alley
We received 11 inches of new snow in the past 48 hours and more is on the way. The forecast is calling for up to 8 more inches of snow by Sunday night. We have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating and all 78 trails open. 36 trails have been groomed for today, including Upper Drifter, Snake Bite, and Curley’s Cutback for a grand total of 148 acres of freshly groomed terrain.
Great conditions