Archives: November 2018

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Cyber Monday Special

Posted at 8:12 am

Ma Nature has been so kind these past few weeks providing our snowmaking crew with everything they needed to crank out a ton of snow — plus she’s chipped in over 56 inches of natural snow with more in the forecast. The 2018/19 Ski & Ride Season has started with the best conditions we’ve EVER seen for opening day. Time to hit the slopes and get some for yourself.

What’s that you say? You HAVEN’T purchased your Season Pass or Bash Badge yet? WHAT? You best get on it.

CYBER MONDAY SPECIAL:
Purchase your 2018/19 Season Pass or Bash Badge at pre-Halloween prices!

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Snowfall totals have been increased

Posted at 8:06 am

header_noaaThe National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory

Today
Snow likely, mainly after 4:oo pm. Patchy fog before 10:00 am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 33.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
Snow. Low around 21.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Tuesday
Snow before 1:00 pm, then snow showers likely after 1:00 pm. High near 31.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Tuesday Night
Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 17. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Wednesday
Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 29. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
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A little more natural snow today

Posted at 4:33 pm
snow covered skis

Are those my skis?

Weather

Today’s forecast called for a chance of rain early becoming snow or mix in the afternoon. It started snowing on top early this morning and continued for most of the day. We received another inch of new snowfall making our season total 57 inches. Tomorrows forecast is calling for a chance of mix precipitation becoming snow with another inch of accumulation possible with temperatures between 30 and 39 degrees. More snow is expected tomorrow night and Tuesday with up to 9 inches of accumulation possible.

Lifts and Trails

Tomorrow we plan to have the Sterling Lift and Sir Henry’s Magic Carpet operating with 31 trails open with average base depths of 8 inches to 32 inches. 6 out of the 31 trails will be groomed for tomorrow that’s 24 acres of freshly groomed terrain.  Weather permitting we plan to have the Madonna I lift operating this coming weekend.

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Snow in the forecast early in the week

Posted at 9:07 am
header_noaaThe National Weather Service is calling for mixed precipitation today with colder temperatures and snow in the forecast for this week. We plan to have the Madonna I lift operating next weekend weather permitting. Snowmaking will resume with the colder temperatures this week also. Today we have the Sterling lift and Sir Henry’s Magic Carpet operating with 31 trails open. 9 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 32 acres of freshly groomed terrain.
Monday
Snow likely, mainly after 2:00 pm. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Windy, with a south wind 16 to 26 mph increasing to 27 to 37 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Monday Night
Snow. Low around 26. Very windy, with a southeast wind 50 to 55 mph, with gusts as high as 70 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Tuesday
Snow. High near 32. Windy, with an east wind 23 to 33 mph becoming west 6 to 11 mph. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
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Fantastic start to the season!

Posted at 1:01 pm
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Leigh finds the goods in the woods

Tons of Terrain

Today we had 58 trails open for experts and intermediates. Sir Henry’s Learning Hill is also open for beginners. We are 74 percent open which means that we have 240 acres of trails open and with our open woods policy that brings the total to around 700 acres!  Woods between open trails are also open terrain. If you ski or ride in the woods you should be an expert and stay in groups of 3 or more.

Great Conditions

I ran into my good friend Leigh this morning in Parking Lot 1. We had a blast skiing Madonna and Sterling. We warmed up our legs skiing Upper Exhibition. We jumped into the woods for our next run and were blown away with the amount of snow. We headed up Madonna next to take on Freefall and the Black Hole. We skied Freefall from the top and then cut into the Black Hole. The snow in the Black Hole is really deep and I was able to find some sweet fresh turns.

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Upper Exhibition

Tonight’s events

5:00 pm – 5:30 pm – Join us on the Village Green for a Hot Chocolate Warm-up and Bonfire with Mogul Mouse and Goodtime Charlie, s’mores, glow sticks and wine tasting with Boyden Valley Winery.
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Post Thanksgiving Day Dinner at Morse Mountain Grille.
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm – Cirque De Fuego, Vermont’s premiere fire performers.
6:15 pm Fireworks over Morse Mountain and Santas arrival.
6:45 pm – 7:30 pm Join Santa in FunZone 2.0 for cookies and lemonade .
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Game Show Showdown in the Meeting House

Tomorrow

Sunday we plan to have both the Sterling lift and Sir Henry’s Magic Carpet operating with 32 trails open. 9 out of the 32 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 32 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for a chance of mixed precipitation with temperatures between 32 and 40 degrees.

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Another beautiful day at Smuggs

Posted at 8:04 am

 

snowmaking lower morse liftline

Snowmaking on Lower Morse Liftline

Today we plan to have 3 lifts operating with 58 trails open.  The Sterling Lift and Sir Henry’s Magic Carpet will operate during regular weekend scheduled hours.  The Madonna I Lift will be open today from 10:00 am till 2:00 pm. 15 out of the 58 trails have been groomed for today, including Thomke’s Express and Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 52 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Today’s forecast is calling for partly cloudy skies with a high of 36 degrees. We actually have an inversion this morning. The temperature at the summit of Sterling is higher than the temperature in the Village. It’s currently 28 degrees at the summit of Sterling and 20 degrees in the Village.

 

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Sir Henry’s Learning Hill

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An Opening Day for the record books

Posted at 4:49 pm

 

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Assistant Patrol Director Mike Duncan enjoying the great conditions on Freefall.

I had to keep reminding myself today that it’s only November and not February. The amount of natural snow coverage is just amazing! I skied Freefall from the top and it was so much fun. A few more favorites from the day are Snake Bite, Full Nelson, Harvey’s, and Dan’s Ford. I skied Snake Bite this morning for my first run and skier’s left was filled in nicely with beautiful knee deep fluffiness! Actually everything I skied today was good. It is still hard to believe that we had 58 trails open on the first day of the season. One of the great things about having so much terrain open is how it spreads every one out. Having both the Madonna I lift and Sterling lift operating today was a fantastic bonus! I can not wait to go exploring again tomorrow to see what I can find.

 

 

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Floating down Upper Exhibition

Tomorrow we plan to have 3 lifts operating; Sir Henry’s Magic Carpet, Sterling, and Madonna I from 10:00 am till 2:00 pm. 14 out of the 58 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley and Meadowlark for a grand total of 50 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Our snowmakers have been rapidly making some nice piles of snow on Morse the past days with these cooler temperatures. They plan to make snow on Garden Path tonight. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for a mix of sun and clouds with a high of 38 degrees and light winds.

 

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View from Upper Drifter

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Harley having fun Full Nelson

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Today is the Opening Day of the 2018 – 2019 Winter Season!

Posted at 7:18 am

 

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A great way to start the season off with tons of snow and sunshine!

We have 3 lifts operating the Madonna I lift, the Sterling lift, and Sir Henry’s Magic Carpet today. We have 58 trails open with the best coverage I’ve seen for this time of year! Sterling Mountain is 100 percent open and Madonna only has a few closed trails. The Madonna I lift is now loading and will be open till 2:00 pm this afternoon. We plan to have the Madonna I lift open tomorrow from 10:00 am till 2:00 pm again. Snowmaking continues on Morse Mountain with our snowmakers getting ready to light up Garden Path.

 

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Amazing conditions

first chair

Official first chair of the season