Hugh's Views - Smugglers' Notch Vermont

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Winching Upper FIS

Posted January 5, 2019 at 7:34 am

Corduroy even looks good at night

Grooming

Last night our groomers attacked Upper FIS from the Doc’s cutoff down. They used the winch cat to knock down and smooth out the big snowmaking whales. There are still snowmaking whales from Catwalk down to the Doc’s cutoff. 31 trails have been groomed for today, including Upper Drifter, Smugglers’ Alley, and Dixie’s Knoll for a grand total of 134 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Lifts and Trails

We have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We now have 58 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 14 to 44 inches.

Winch Cat working it’s magic on Upper FIS last night

Weather

Currently it is 27 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 0 to 5 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with temperatures between 26 and 37 degrees. There is snow in the forecast for Sunday with up to 4 inches of accumulation possible. There is also a chance of significant snowfall Tuesday into Wednesday. Keep your fingers crossed and do your snow dance!

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It is going to be a beautiful day and more terrain just opened

Posted January 4, 2019 at 8:55 am

Nice morning light

Sterling and Mount Mansfield seen from the Madonna 1 lift

Lifts and Trails

Today we have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 7 lifts. We now have 56 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 32 trails have been groomed for today, including Ruthie’s, Curley’s Cutback, and Thomke’s for a grand total of 127 acres of freshly groomed terrain. I just skied Upper Chilcoot, Ruthie’s, Curley’s Cutback, and Meadowlark. The new snow that we received recently mixed in with the existing snow made for some very nice corduroy turns this morning. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 14 to 44 inches.

Weather

Currently it is 23 degrees at the summit of Sterling with partly sunny skies and winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast calling for partly cloudy skies early with increasing sunshine and temperatures between 23 and 36 degrees.

The Madonna 1 lift

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Powder Day

Posted March 5, 2018 at 9:14 am

Lucas on Upper FIS

We received 4 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours. We have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating. We now have 62 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are powder and packed powder. 37 trails have been groomed for today, that’s 148 acres of freshly groomed terrain. We plan to open Ruthie’s this afternoon. There is more snow in the forecast starting Wednesday night with up to a foot of accumulation possible.

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