Cat Trax Express

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Make a Wish

Posted at 8:45 am
Iris with her family at the summit of Madonna Mountain
Iris throwing snow at her dad
Iris, her sister Isla, and her dad
Beautiful sunset
Thumbs up!

Iris’s wish is to see and play in snow! A wonderful way to grant her wish was a Cat Trax Tour to the summit of Madonna Mountain. The weather was perfect for a Cat Trax Tour, with partly sunny skies and light winds. Once we arrived at the summit of Madonna it was time for Iris’s dream to come true. One of the first things she did was to start throwing snow at her dad! She played in the snow with sister Isla. They had a blast hiking and sliding on the snow. To top it all off we got to watch the sun setting over Mount Mansfield with beautiful colors in the clouds.

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Cat Trax Express

Posted at 8:32 am

 

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Beautiful sunset seen from the summit of Madonna last night

Take a snowcat ride to the top of our world!

 

Our 12-passenger cabin snowcat ride gives your family thrills like you have never experienced before!

Whether you join the fireworks run on Thursday evening or one of the early evening mountain tours on Saturday or Monday you’ll want to come back for more!

Guided by experienced snowcat drivers with stories about the area and its natural history.

Evening Upper Mountain Tour
Monday & Saturday 4:45 pm
Meet at the Madonna/Sterling Base Lodge

Top of Morse Fireworks Tour
Thursday 7:15 pm
Meet at the base of Morse Mountain, near the Gazebo.

Lifts and Trails

We have 77 skiable trails and 41 lift accessible trails open today. The Madonna I lift, Madonna II lift, Mogul Mouse’s Magic lift, and the Village lift are presently on wind hold. We have 4 lifts operating, Sterling, Sterling T-Bar, Morse Highlands, and Sir Henry’s Glider. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. 33 trails have been groomed for today, including Ruthie’s, Log Jam, and Black Snake for a grand total of 135 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Weather

Currently it is snowing and 20 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 20 to 30 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for snow and sleet with 1 to 2 inches of accumulation possible, chance of freezing rain becoming rain later in the day with temperatures between 26 and 36 degrees. Tonight’s forecast is calling for snow 3 to 5 inches of accumulation possible.

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Sunset from the top of Madonna

Posted at 7:51 am

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThis photo was taken last night on the Cat Trax Express Evening Upper Mountain Tour. There was not a cloud in the sky with amazing views in every direction!  We could easily see Lake Champlain, the Adirondacks in New York, and the Presidential Range in New Hampshire.

Lifts and Trails

Today we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. 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. 46 trails have been groomed for today, including Upper FIS, Smugglers’ Alley, and Snow Snake for a grand total of 165 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Snowmaking

Last night we made snow on Meadowlark.

Weather

Currently it is sunny and 2 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 10 to 15 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with temperatures between 6 and 20 degrees.