Mike with two of his sons at the summit of Sterling
I would like you to meet Mike and his family, who are from Philadelphia. I was about to get on the Sterling Lift this afternoon as a single rider when Mike skied up and joined me. We had a great conversation on the chair lift ride. Mike told me that he and his family have been coming to Smugglers’ Notch for 23 years! Mike went on to tell me how much he and his family enjoy skiing here at Smuggs. He also said that all of his kids have taken ski lessons here. The best part is that Mike did not recognize me until we were almost to the top of Sterling. It wasn’t until he asked me what I do here at Smuggs. Another thing Mike told me was that how happy it makes him that his grown kids would rather ski with their father and siblings then to ski with their friends. It was wonderful to meet you and your family Mike. Enjoy the rest of your stay and we look forward to your return.
Lifts and Trails
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 have 77 out of 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. We plan to groom 40 trails tonight including Drifter, Smugglers’ Alley, and Snow Snake for a grand total of 150 acres of freshly groomed terrain.
