Winter is well at Smuggs – 3 inches of new snow overnight and 11 inches in the past 3 days! Also, Winter Wellness is underway with 4th, 5th, and 6th Graders from Cambridge Elementary School learning to snowboard, ski, or cross country ski for FREE. The program is a partnership led by Cambridge Area Rotary with support from Backcountry Magazine, the Town of Cambridge, the community, and of course Smugglers’ Notch Resort.
The 8 inches of snow that we received in the past 2 days has made all the difference. Our trail count went from 48 on Saturday to 68 today. Our Ski Patrollers have been busy dropping ropes. The new snow was heavy and stuck to everything. The conditions are fantastic and going to get even better. Tonight’s forecast is calling for more snow with 2 to 4 inches of accumulation possible. We have some colder air coming in this week and we plan to resume snowmaking tomorrow night. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with a chance of a snow shower early and a high of 28 degrees. 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 plan to have 68 trails open tomorrow with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 14 to 50 inches. 28 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Waterfall, Wanderer, and Black Snake for a grand total of 121 acres of freshly groomed terrain.
Today we have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We now have 64 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Sterling Mountain is 100 percent open! Surface conditions are powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 14 to 50 inches. 29 trails have been groomed for today, including Waterfall, Dixie’s Knoll, and Practice Slope for a grand total of 127 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently, it is snowing and 25 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for snow showers with 1 to 3 inches of accumulation possible with a high of 32 degrees. We could also see another 1 to 2 inches of new snow tonight. We plan to resume snowmaking tomorrow night.
I want to thank the Vertical Challenge Crew and everyone who helped put on the event today. The Vertical Challenge Crew was at the Base Lodge this morning before 6 am to get everything ready for the big day. They worked like a well-oiled machine. Everything ran so smoothly and a fantastic time was had by all!
We received 4 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours. Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. Tomorrow Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift will open at 8:30 am and the Village Lift will open at 9:00 am. We now have 54 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 12 to 50 inches. 29 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Playground, Curley’s Cutback, and Thomke’s for a grand total of 121 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently, it is 27 degrees at the summit of Sterling with light snow and winds of 5 to 10 mph. Tonight’s forecast is calling for 1 to 2 inches of snow. Tomorrow’s forecast is snow showers another 1 to 3 inches of accumulation possible with a high of 32 degrees.
Monday: Snow showers. High near 28. The chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Monday night: Snow showers likely, mainly before 1 am. Cloudy, with a low around 16. The chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
I met the Triuzio family last night on the Cat Trax Tour to the summit of Madonna. The father Frank told me “we found Smuggs 10 years ago and we have been coming here ever since. We also want to come to Smuggs in the summertime to check out all the activities and the notch.” It was wonderful to meet you and I hope you enjoy the rest of your vacation! We look forward to seeing you this summer!
The new snow that we received last night is nice and heavy. This allows the new snow to stick to the existing snow. Ski Patrol has opened many trails this morning due to the new snow; like Black Hole, Upper Madonna Liftline down to the work road, Upper Drifter, Shuttle, Red Fox Glades, and Goat Path. Some of these trails may not be open all day long, so you should hit them up early! Fantastic conditions!
Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We have 48 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 14 to 50 inches. 30 trails will be groomed tonight, including Upper FIS, Smugglers’ Alley, and Hibernator for a grand total of 127 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently it is cloudy and 27 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies and a chance of snow with half an inch of accumulation possible and a high of 27 degrees. Sunday night’s forecast is snow with 1 to 3 inches and Monday’s forecast is also snow with another 1 to 2 inches of accumulation possible.
Today we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We have 49 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 14 to 50 inches. 28 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley, Wanderer, and Black Snake for a grand total of 125 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Birch Run Terrain Park is open with two rails. Currently it is partly cloudy and 24 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 10 to 20 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with a chance of freezing rain later in the day with a high of 32 degrees.