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A little foggy this afternoon

Some trails had to be closed until they softened this morning. The temperature rose pretty quickly and we had spring conditions in no time. My trail pick of the day was Upper FIS. The skiers’ right side was pretty smooth with soft conditions. Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 5 lifts operating, including Madonna I. We have 46 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 26 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Chilcoot, Birch Run, Playground, Practice Slope, Curley’s Cutback, and Garden Path for a grand total of 110 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable with average base depths of 8 to 52 inches. Birch Run Terrain Park is open with 3 jumps and 6 rails. Currently, it is cloudy and 41 degrees with winds of 0 to 5 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for rain turning to snow at the base and snow on top with 2 to 4 inches of accumulation possible. A high of 40 degrees at the base and 33 degrees at higher elevations with temperatures falling throughout the day. Tomorrow night’s forecast is snow showers another 3 to 5 of new snow possible at higher elevations.

Upper Chilcoot
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Spring Fever

People wearing fun outfits, smiles, goggle tans, warm temperatures, sunshine, and spring conditions! I started the day off with a few cruisers on Chilcoot, Link, Lower Madonna Liftline, Drifter, Shuttle, and Treasure. I headed for soft bumps next on Doc Dempsey’s and Upper FIS. I even spotted the leprechaun on Morse Mountain.

Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including Morse Highlands and Madonna I. We have 60 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 22 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Chilcoot, Rumrunner, Treasure Run, Garden Path, Log Jam, and Lower Morse Liftline for a grand total of 92 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are spring conditions and machine groomed with average base depths of 14 to 48 inches. Birch Run Terrain Park is open with 3 jumps and 6 rails. Currently, it is sunny and 51 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 10 to 15 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for a slight chance of light rain early then skies becoming mostly sunny with a high of 52 degrees at the base and 44 degrees at higher elevations. Temperatures do not go below freezing tonight, so expect more spring conditions tomorrow.

Assistant Patrol Director Ethan Costello sporting a Ski the East Hawaiian shirt
Snow Reporter with his new Canadian friends
Lift Attendant Charles Hungerford rocking a Grateful Dead Hawaiian shirt
Ski Patroller Lee Anderson on Shuttle
The elusive Oliver Blackman floating by the stop sign in Doc Dempsey’s Glades
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Green is what you wear and spring is in the air. Today we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including Morse Highlands and Madonna I. We have 67 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 28 trails have been groomed for today, including Chilcoot, Waterfall, Snake Bite, Rumrunner, Hibernator, and Sam’s Run for a grand total of 118 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and spring conditions with average base depths of 14 to 50 inches. Currently, it is partly sunny and 43 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 10 to 20 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for skies becoming mostly sunny with a high of 57 degrees at the base and 49 degrees at higher elevations.

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Freshly groomed terrain

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThere were 5 groomers on Morse Mountain this morning when I arrived at work. It was fun to watch as yesterday’s tracks were turned into today’s beautiful corduroy. The groomers work together as if harvesting wheat. They stagger behind one another to make sure all the snow gets groomed. Thank you to our groomers for another job well done!

 

 

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Today we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 4 lifts operating. We have 63 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and spring conditions with average base depths of 18 to 48 inches. 33 trails have been groomed for today, including Chilcoot, Lower Morse Liftline, and Black Snake for a grand total of 130 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

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Currently it is partly cloudy and 29 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies early with a chance of snow/rain later in the day with temperatures between 25 and 46 degrees. Tonight’s forecast is calling for snow showers with 1 to 2 inches of accumulation possible.

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Freshly groomed terrain

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Groomer Dickie Guyette heading up Meadowlark after finishing the trails on Morse Mountain this morning

Lifts and Trails

Today we have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. The Village Lift is presently on wind hold. We have 65 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are spring conditions and machine groomed with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. 30 trails have been groomed for today, including Chilcoot, Snow Snake, and Black Snake for a grand total of 132 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Weather

Currently it is cloudy and 39 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 15 to 25 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with a chance of some rain and temperatures between 44 and 59 degrees.

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Another beautiful day here at Smuggs

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Snow Sport University Snowboard Lesson on Sterling

Lifts and Trails

Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I lift. We have 47 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable with average base depths of 20 to 50 inches. 45 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Upper Drifter, Snake Bite, and Hibernator for a grand total 0f 176 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

 

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Rockin the Tie Dye on Chilcoot

Weather

Currently it is 10 degrees at the summit of Sterling with sunny skies and winds of 10 to 15 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with temperatures between 6 and 16 degrees.

Snowmaking

Last night we made snow on Meadowlark.

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LL Bean Bootmobile Mountain Tour was here at Smuggs this weekend