Archives: February 2021

We received 6 inches on new snow today, 20 inches in the past 6 days, and 172 inches this season so far! Madonna and Sterling Mountain are 100 percent open! Fantastic conditions and just getting better by the minute.

From the National Weather Service

Forecast for Latitude 44.56°N and Longitude 72.75°W (Elev. 3343 ft)

Tonight: Snow showers. Low around 15 degrees. The chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow showers likely, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with the temperature falling to around 9 degrees by 5 pm. The chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 5 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We have 72 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with base depths of 16 to 50 inches. 28 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including McPherson’s, Snow Snake, and Jolly Rodger for a grand total of 116 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently, it is cloudy and 28 degrees at the summit of Sterling.

Uphill Alert

Ok all you skinners, please be advised that as the weather shifts around on us to above freezing days and below-freezing nights, there may be some instances when we need to close morning access for grooming purposes.  This would occur when we experience above freezing temperatures until the early morning hours, causing us to have to groom Madonna and Sterling shortly prior to opening to deliver skiable conditions to our customers.  It is important that you monitor the snow report daily as we will announce any closures due to this with our end-of-day updates.

Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. Warm temps – that’s relative – on the Mountain today. The thermometer hit the low 30’s. Folks sitting outside, jackets flapping, spirits soaring. While venturing to the upper mountains on Midway, I stopped to take in the views. On Madonna, I did the double compression run – Upper Drifter to Shuttle – hit the dips with speed and cruise up the other side. On Sterling, I stole an outlaw run – Bootlegger to Smugglers’ Alley to Lower Rumrunner. Had lunch at the Black Bear and saw Ann, Dusty, and Zoe. They have Vegan Falafel on the menu – YUM! Warm temps and a soul-warming experience.

We received 2 to 3 inches of new snow today, 10 inches in the past 3 days, and 16 inches in the past week. The refresh button will be hit again. We could see 1 to 3 inches of new snow tonight. Tomorrow’s forecast is snow with 1 to 2 inches of accumulation possible and a high of 35 degrees. Then we could see another 1 to 3 inches of new snow on Tuesday night.

Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 5 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We have 72 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are powder and packed powder with average base depths of 16 to 50 inches. 27 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Drifter, Snow Snake, and Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 115 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently, it is still snowing and 16 degrees at the summit of Sterling.

Today and tomorrow there will be a FIS Slalom Race on Snake Bite and the Practice Slope. These racers are from different Vermont colleges and academies.