Valentines Day

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Snow-eating Grins

Posted at 4:17 pm

Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. Valentine’s Day brought some sweet powder and warm temps. 4 inches of new snow fell on top of Madonna Mountain overnight and temps were between 25-30 degrees. Seth “Carv-ison” and I met at the Base Lodge to take runs on Madonna and Sterling. I was able to introduce him to Highlander Glades, Poachers Woods, Upper Pipeline, and Gary B’s – trails he’d never been on. We ran into Nick from Smuggs TV and took the classic Upper FIS to Lower Doc’s run. What a day to play in the powder! Plenty o’ snow and plenty o’ grins!

Snow-eating grin on Seth on his behind on Upper FIS.
Happy Valentine’s Day from Reservations aka Reso (like Lizzo, but different). L to R: Janet, Heidi, Luz, Maria, and Kristy.
Smuggs TV Cameraman and Producer Nick on Upper FIS.
Upright Seth on Upper FIS.
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Happy Valentine’s Day

Posted at 7:32 am
#smuggslove

Show the love – on the slopes at Smuggs with your Valentine. Purchase one full-day Adult 3 Mountain Ticket and receive one Full Day Ticket (of equal or lesser value) FREE – PLUS a mouth watering Lake Champlain Chocolate for you and your Valentine. #smuggslove

Both tickets must be used on February 14, 2020. No other discounts apply.

The Madonna I Lift is on cold hold. We have 77 skiable trails and 64 lift accessible trails open today. The Madonna II lift will open at 11:00 am today. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 16 to 54 inches. Last night we made snow on Mulcahy’s Link and Lower Madonna Liftline. 34 trails have been groomed for today, including McPherson’s, Wanderer, and Black Snake for a grand total of 139 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently it is cloudy and -9 at the summit of Sterling. Today’s forecast is calling for a chance of a snow showers early then mostly sunny skies with a high of 5 degrees. Bundle up, cover up, and enjoy the great conditions!

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Calm before the storm

Posted at 4:45 pm

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Sterling and Mount Mansfield seen from the Village Lift near the top

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 48 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable with average base depths of 20 to 50 inches. 42 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Upper FIS, Jolly Rodger, and Dixie’s Knoll for a grand total of 151 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Weather

Currently it is 4 degrees at the summit of Sterling with sunny skies and winds of 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for snow developing late in the day with 1 to 2 inches of accumulation possible and temperatures between 10 and 20 degrees. Snow continues into Wednesday night with 6″ to 10″ tomorrow night, 3″ to 5″ during the day on Wednesday, and another 1″ to 3″ inches Wednesday night!

Valentine’s Day Special

Show the love – on the slopes at Smuggs with your Valentine. Purchase one Full Day Adult 3 Mountain Ticket and receive one Full Day Ticket (of equal or lesser value) FREE – PLUS a mouth watering Lake Champlain Chocolate for you and your Valentine. Both tickets must be used on February 14, 2019. No other discounts apply.