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Beautiful clear skies

Currently, it is sunny and 1 degree at the summit of Sterling. Today’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies, breezy with a high of 20 degrees at the base and 15 degrees at higher elevations. There is a winter storm warning starting tonight and going through until Saturday night, with up to 20 inches of new snow possible. Plus, we received 30 inches of new snow in the past week. Today, 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 75 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 35 trails have been groomed for today, including Snow Snake, Drifter, Ruthie’s, Log Jam, and Thomke’s, for a total of 135 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 14 to 40 inches. Last night, we made snow on the Magic Learning Trail, Lower Morse Liftline, and the base areas.

The Village Lift
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Winter storm warning continues

We received 6 inches of new snow overnight and 15 inches in the past 2 days. Today’s forecast calls for another 5 to 9 inches of accumulation, windy, with a high of 28 degrees at the base and 22 degrees at higher elevations. The Madonna I Lift, Madonna II Lift, and Sterling Lift are presently on wind hold. We have 61 skiable trails and 13 lift-accessible trails open today. Currently, it is snowing hard and 14 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 25 to 35 mph.

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Winter Storm Warning

 44.56°N 72.75°W (Elev. 3343 ft)

Today: Snow likely, mainly after 4 pm. Cloudy, with a high near 20 degrees. The chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches is possible.

Tonight: Snow, mainly before 3 am, then a chance of snow showers after 3 am. The snow could be heavy at times. The temperature rises to around 29 degrees by 5 am. The chance of precipitation is 100%. A new snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches is possible.

Thursday: Snow showers, mainly after 8 am. Temperature falling to around 18 degrees by 5 pm. The chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches is possible.

Thursday Night: Snow showers are likely, mainly before 1 am. Cloudy, with a low of around 7 degrees. The chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches is possible.

Today we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. We have 6 lifts operating today, including the Madonna I Lift. We have 71 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 24 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley, Upper Chilcoot, and Dixie’s Knoll for a grand total of 103 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 6 to 28 inches. Upper FIS is presently closed due to snowmaking. Currently, it is cloudy and 14 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph.

The Nordic Center is open with 15 km of snowshoeing and 17 km of cross-country trails. The ice rink is also open.

Next weekend the featured beer for the apres sports parties at Bootlegger’s and the Black Bear Tavern is Zero Gravity, Powder Jones.

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Snowfall prediction increases

Forecast for Latitude 44.57°N and Longitude 72.78°W (Elev. 2402 ft)

Washington’s Birthday: Snow, mainly after 11 am. High near 23 degrees. The chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight: Snow, mainly after 11 pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 19 degrees. The chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Tuesday: Snow. High near 27 degrees. The chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Tuesday Night: Snow likely before 1 am, then a chance of snow showers between 1 am and 3 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6 degrees. The chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Today’s snow report brought to you by lucky number 7. We received 7 inches of new snow in the past 7 days. We have 77 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. We have 7 lifts operating today, including the Madonna I Lift. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 16 to 50 inches. 30 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley, Snow Snake, and Drifter for a grand total of 132 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently, it is partly cloudy and 9 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 0 to 5 mph.

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Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Snow before midnight, then snow and freezing drizzle. Low around 18. The chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Tuesday: Snow and freezing drizzle, becoming all snow after 8 am. High near 30. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tuesday Night: Snow likely before 7 pm, then snow showers likely after 7 pm. Cloudy, with a low around 22. The chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

New Year’s Day: Snow showers likely, mainly between 10 am and 4 pm. Cloudy, with a high near 26. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

We have 23 skiable trails and 18 lift accessible trails open today. The Village Lift, Madonna I Lift, and Madonna II Lift are presently on wind hold. We have 4 lifts operating today, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, Morse Highlands Lift, Sterling Lift, and Sir Henry’s Wonder Carpet. We received 2 to 3 inches of new snow overnight. 17 out of the 18 trails have been groomed for today for a grand total of 82 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. Last night we made snow on Upper FIS. Today’s forecast is calling for snow and sleet with an inch of accumulation possible with some freezing rain and a high of 26 degrees.

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Bring it on

Long Duration Snowfall with Areas of Difficult Travel through Thursday Morning

StormTotalSnowWeb1Snow of varying intensity will continue today into tonight. Snowfall rates will be locally moderate to heavy across northern New York and northern Vermont. Expect areas of difficult to hazardous travel. Additional snowfall through 8:00 am Thursday will range from 7 to 15 inches across the northern Adirondacks & the northern Green Mountains, and 3 to 7 inches elsewhere including the Champlain Valley