Hugh's Views - Smugglers' Notch Vermont

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Freshly groomed terrain

Posted January 12, 2024 at 7:37 am

17 trails have been groomed for today, including Thomke’s and Smugglers’ Alley, for a total of 80 acres. We are presently making snow on Lower Chilcoot and Curley’s Cutback. Currently, it is foggy and 17 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast calls for skies to become partly sunny, with a high of 28 degrees at the base and 25 degrees at higher elevations. We received 2 inches of new snow overnight. Today, we plan to have Village Lift, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, Sterling Lift, and Sir Henry’s Glider all operating. We have 25 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine-groomed and variable, with average base depths of 14 to 38 inches.

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Fresh snow

Posted January 7, 2022 at 10:08 am

3 inches of new snow in the past 2 days and 75 inches this season so far. We just opened Goat Path, Father Bob’s, Thomke’s, Chute, and Bootlegger from Thomke’s. We have skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. We have 5 lifts operating; Sterling Lift, Madonna II Lift, Sir Henry’s Glider, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, and Village Lift. We now have 27 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 20 out of the 27 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley, Curley’s Cutback, and Lower FIS for a grand total of 86 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 6 to 32 inches. Currently, it is snowing and 14 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 0 to 5 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for periods of snow with 1 to 3 inches of accumulation possible and a high of 21 degrees. Temperatures will be falling throughout the day. Dress warm and enjoy the wonderful conditions.

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Snow in the forecast for tomorrow

Posted February 28, 2021 at 4:54 pm

We received an inch of new snow on top last night and 16 inches in the past week. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for mixed precipitation at lower elevations and snow in the higher elevations with 1 to 3 inches of accumulation possible. The high of the day will be 36 degrees and the temperature will be falling throughout the day. Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 5 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We have 68 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable with average base depths of 16 to 50 inches. 27 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Thomke’s, Snow Snake, and McPherson’s for a grand total of 117 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Sundog around a rime ice covered tree at the summit of Madonna

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Freshly groomed terrain

Posted February 1, 2020 at 7:33 am

32 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley, Thomke’s, and McPherson’s for a grand total of 131 acres. Today 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. Birch Run Terrain Park, Log Jam Terrain Park, and Riglet are all open. Currently it is 22 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 1 to 5 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with a chance of flurries before noon and a high of 30 degrees. Today we have our Free Family Fun Race on Lower Madonna Liftline from 11 am till 2 pm being sponsored by Hearth Stone Stoves. Find out who’s the fastest in your family.

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Freshly groomed terrain

Posted January 4, 2020 at 7:19 am

Today we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 7 lifts operating, including the Madonna I lift. We have 32 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. 23 trails have been groomed for today, including Thomke’s and Waterfall for a grand total of 93 acres. The best snow on the mountain today will be any groomed trail. We plan to resume snowmaking tonight on Black Snake and the Practice Slope. Currently it is cloudy and 27 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Today’s forecast is calling for snow mainly in the afternoon 2 to 4 inches of accumulation possible with a high of 31 degrees. We could see a storm total of 13 inches of new snow by Sunday night!

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New Snow

Posted December 30, 2019 at 6:03 pm

We received 6 inches of accumulation in the past 24 hours! I say accumulation because we received snow, sleet, and some freezing. It was mostly sleet that we received today and it was fun to ski. The wind was moving it around a little which filled in all the low spots. The sleet is dense and it made the snow feel deeper than it really was. It allowed you stay on top and play. We have more snow and sleet in the forecast with another 12 inches of accumulation possible by Wednesday night. Thomke’s trail opened today with natural snow coverage and we plan to open more trails tomorrow.

Weather permitting tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 7 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We plan to have 29 trails open tomorrow with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. 21 out of the 28 trails will be groomed for tomorrow for a grand total of 89 acres of freshly groomed terrain. The Riglet Park and Birch Run Terrain Park are both open. The 24-hour forecast is calling for snow and sleet with another 2 to 5 inches of accumulation possible with a high of 30 degrees.

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Wow what a day!

Posted December 18, 2019 at 5:12 pm

**Charlie skiing past the ice flow on Thomke’s**

**Bruce enjoying the fresh snow on Hangman’s**

**Snow Reporter getting into his work!**

We received 7 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours, 14 inches in the past 4 days, and 60 inches this season so far! Tonight’s forecast is also calling for snow with another 1 to 3 inches of accumulation possible. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with a high of 8 degrees. Bundle up and enjoy all the new snow! Tomorrow we plan to have skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. We plan to have 4 lifts operating, Sterling, Madonna II, Sir Henry’s Wonder Carpet, and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift open to the summit. We now have 21 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. We are presently making snow on Lower Morse Liftline, Sam’s Run, Dixie’s Knoll, Log Jam, Riglet Park, and the tubing hills.

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A couple photos from yesterday

Posted December 4, 2019 at 8:29 am

**Sterling Pond with Mount Mansfield in the background**

Yesterday was my day off, but with the conditions being so good I had to come up and take a few runs. Upper Exhibition is now open top to bottom, so I had to ski it. The 10 inches of new snow that we received in the past week along with 29 inches of snow this season has really made a big difference. We have many trails open with natural snow coverage like Upper Exhibition, Chute, Thomke’s, Bootlegger, Hangman’s, Lower Pipeline, Hangman’s Drop, Thomke’s Express, Jolly Rodger, Pipeline Escape, and Highlander Glades. Some of the intermediate trails are rated expert at this time. Last night our snowmakers were busy on Garden Path and Lower Morse Liftline. Today we plan to have Sterling Lift and Sir Henry’s Wonder Carpet operating. We now have 18 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 8 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley and Thomke’s. Currently, it is cloudy and 22 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 0 to 5 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with a chance of snow late in the day and a high of 26 degrees. We have snow in the forecast tonight through Thursday night with 3 to 5 inches of accumulation possible. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches.