Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. We’re making SNOW on the Meadowlark and Midway trails on Morse Mountain. All 15 of the 15 open trails have been groomed for today, offering terrain for ALL ABILITIES. Tuesday’s forecast is mostly sunny skies with a high of 31 at the Base and 27 at higher elevations. Ski you soon!
It was great to have Midway and Meadowlark open today. My office is in the Village and I really enjoy being able to ski or ride to the upper mountains. I love how the views of Madonna and Sterling change along the way. We received 2 inches of new snow and 15 inches in the past 4 days. Currently, it is still snowing and 14 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies, and snow showers with half an inch of accumulation possible and a high of 22 degrees in the Village and 19 degrees at higher elevations. Today we made snow on Sam’s Run and Dixie’s Knoll. Our snowmakers plan to move to Lower Chilcoot tonight. We have terrain for all ability levels with 30 trails open. 15 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 70 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Tomorrow we plan to have the Sterling Lift and Sir Henry’s Glider operating. We also plan to have the Village Lift and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift open to the top. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 6 to 36 inches.
Last night we made snow on Meadowlark, the Practice Slope, Lower Morse Liftline, Sir Henry’s Learning, and the base area of the Village Lift. We continued making snow on Sir Henry’s Learning Hill this morning to take advantage of the colder temperatures. Our groomers smoothed out the snowmaking whales and Sir Henry’s was open this afternoon. The weather is going to be a little wild tonight and tomorrow. Tonight’s forecast is calling for snow, freezing rain, and sleet before midnight then turning to rain after 1 am. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with rain before noon and a high of 57 degrees. Temperatures fall tomorrow night and stay colder for the near future with snow in the forecast for Saturday. Tomorrow we plan to have 3 lifts operating; Sterling Lift, Sir Henry’s Glider, and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift open to mid-station. We have 10 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 9 out of the 10 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, that’s a grand total of 28 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and loose granular with average base depths of 6 to 32 inches.
Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We now have 73 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 14 to 50 inches. Last night we made snow on Lower Morse Liftline and Meadowlark. We now have 3 terrain parks open, Birch Run, Log Jam, and Riglet. We plan to groom 32 trails tonight, including McPherson’s, Snow Snake, and Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 131 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently it is partly cloudy and 22 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for mostly cloudy skies with a chance of snow showers and a high of 30 degrees.
Last night we made snow on Meadowlark, Midway, Garden Path, the top of the Village Lift, and the base of Morse. Today we plan to have 5 lifts operating; Sterling, Village, Mogul Mouse’s Magic, Morse Highlands, and Sir Henry’s Wonder Carpet. We have 18 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Currently it is partly sunny and 17 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 10 to 20 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies early with increasing clouds, the chance of snow and freezing drizzle after 1:00 pm, a high of 27 degrees. Madonna Mountain is closed today for snowmaking and grooming.
Today we plan to have skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 5 lifts operating, Sterling Lift, Village Lift, Madonna II Lift, Sir Henry’s Wonder Carpet, and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift. We now have 23 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 17 out of the 23 trails have been groomed for today for a grand total of 72 acres of freshly groomed terrain. We are presently making snow on Dixie’s Knoll, Log Jam, Riglet Park, and the base of Village Lift. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. Today’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with a high of 25 degrees. We have a temperature inversion this morning, it is 17 degrees at the summit of Sterling and 6 degrees in the Village right now.
Tomorrow we plan to have Sterling Lift and Sir Henry’s Wonder Carpet operating. We have 14 trails open with terrain for beginners, intermediates, and experts. Last night and today we made snow on Meadowlark, Lower Morse Liftline, Wanderer, the Sledding Hill, and the Magic Learning Trail. Tonight we plan to groom 7 out of the 14 trails, including Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 25 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently, it is cloudy and 18 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tonight’s forecast is calling for snow with an inch of accumulation possible. Tomorrow’s forecast is cloudy skies with a chance of snow and a high of 24 degrees. This weekend we plan to have skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. We plan to have the Mogul Mouse Magic Lift open to mid-station and we also plan to have the Madonna II lift operating.
Groomer headed up Meadowlark
Today Sterling lift is operating and it will open at 9 am. We plan to have 30 trails open with terrain for intermediates and experts. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable with average base depths of 18 to 48 inches. 14 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley, Chute, Jolly Rodger, Lower Pipeline, and Thomke’s Express for a grand total of 45 acres of freshly groomed terrain. We plan to have Sterling operating today through Friday, April 12th. This weekend we plan to have both Madonna I and Sterling lifts operating. We will close Monday, April 15th through Friday, April 19th. We plan to reopen for Saturday, April 20th and Sunday, April 21st.
Currently it is foggy and 28 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for a chance of rain, sleet, mix, and snow starting around 2 pm with temperatures between 28 and 42 degrees. There is snow in the forecast for tonight and tomorrow with a couple of inches of accumulation possible.
Groomer Dickie Guyette heading up Meadowlark after finishing the trails on Morse Mountain this morning
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.
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.
Jonah having fun in the glades on Morse
I have been working as a helper for Snow Sport University this week. Our group is between 4 and 6 years old. We started on Sir Henry’s Learning Hill on Monday morning. We made sure we could all turn and stop before venturing onto the Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift. We then started with mid station runs on Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift. Yesterday we had a blast on the Magic Learning Trail, Wanderer, Lower Morse Liftline, and King Billy’s Bob Den. Today we did a warm up run to mid station before we headed to the top of the Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift. We then skied around the world, which is Midway to Curley’s Cutback and then to Meadowlark. We also had a great time in Yellow Cat’s Lair and skiing the glades off the Magic Learning Trail. Tomorrow’s fun includes more runs before the World Famous Cookie Race on Sir Henry’s Learning Hill.
Taking time to reflect
We are 99 percent open. 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 77 out of 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. The Black Hole, Freefall, and Madonna Liftline are open from the traverse on Upper FIS. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. We plan to groom 42 trails tonight, including Shuttle, Ruthie’s, Snow Snake, Wanderer, Smugglers’ Alley, and Hangman’s Drop.
Luke may have a snowy face, but he is in his happy place!
Currently it is 26 degrees with partly sunny skies and winds of 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with increasing clouds and temperatures between 27 and 48 degrees.