Brees through the trees
New Snow
We received 3 to 4 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours, 16 inches in the past 6 days, and 159 inches this season so far!
Snowmaking
We are presently making snow on Dixie’s Knoll, Sam’s Run, Hibernator, Log Jam, and Snow Snake. We plan to continue snowmaking on Snow Snake and Log Jam tomorrow, so they will be closed for the day.
Snowmaking on Sam’s Run
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 now have 68 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 14 to 44 inches. 28 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Ruthie’s, Magic Learning Trail, and Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 120 acres of freshly groomed terrain.
Tele turns on the Practice Slope
Weather
Currently it is cloudy and 15 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 15 to 25 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for increasing clouds with temperatures between 4 and 18 degrees. The snowfall event comes in multiple parts, light snow on Tuesday, heavier snow on Wednesday, and scattered snow showers into Thursday. We could see a storm total of over 12 inches by Thursday night.
