Smugglers’ Alley was groomed last night. It is skiing and riding very nicely today!
The Alley
Archives: December 2021
71 acres of freshly groomed terrain
Currently, it is cloudy and 22 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Today’s forecast is calling for skies to become sunny with a high of 31 degrees. We have skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with terrain for all ability levels. We have 5 lifts operating and 17 trails open. 15 out of the 17 trails have been groomed for today. Surface conditions are machine groomed and loose granular with average base depths of 6 to 32 inches. We are presently making snow on Sam’s Run, Snow Snake, and Curley’s Cutback.
Schweppe’d away by Smugglers!
Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. Smuggs is more than a great mountain to ski and ride, it’s a great to place to connect and reconnect with friends. Long-time Smuggler Michael Schweppe from New York (and Across the Universe), along with his family have been coming to the Resort for 27 years, and it was the first time we’ve been able to take some runs together. Little did we know our mutual friend Carl from Virginia, another long-time Smuggler, was yelling to us from the M2 Lift. Speaking of Virginia, I briefly spied yet another friend and long-time Smuggler – Mark, also from Virginia. Then, whilst going to the Base Lodge for the Snow Report meeting, I chanced upon Mogul Mouse Acting Troupe alum Megan Jurnak – she gave me the happy news of her engagement!!!
OK, you’d probably like a little bit o’ Snow Report. We’ve received 1 inch of snow in the last 24 hours. We’re making snow on Curley’s Cutback, Sam’s Run, and Snow Snake. We hope to have Curley’s and Sam’s open on Thursday. We currently have 17 trails open – with terrain for all abilities. Ski ya later.
Early Morning Mountain
Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. Good Morning and Happy Holidays. Today’s forecast is snow showers and a wintry mix with a high near 30. We have 5 lifts operating and 17 trails open with terrain for all abilities. We are making snow on Sam’s Run, Snow Snake, and Curley’s Cutback. See you on the slopes.
Winter wonderland
It was another great day on the slopes. The day started off with flurries and some light snow. We received an inch of new snow in the past 24 hours and 2 inches in the past 2 days. I went skiing this morning and had fun making some GS turns on the fresh corduroy. I went snowboarding this afternoon. I slowed things down a little bit and played in the soft snow on the side of the trail. The skies started clearing out later in the afternoon, which made for a beautiful sunset this afternoon.
We have skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. We have 5 lifts operating; Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, Village Lift, Sterling Lift, Sir Henry’s Glider, and Madonna II Lift. We have 17 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 14 out of the 17 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 67 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and loose granular with average base depths of 6 to 32 inches. We are presently making snow on Sam’s Run, Snow Snake, and Curley’s Cutback. Currently, it is partly cloudy and 17 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 15 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with a chance of light snow early with an inch of accumulation possible and a high of 31 degrees.
Snowmaking resumes on Morse
We are presently making snow on Curley’s Cutback, Sam’s Run, and Snow Snake. Skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. We have 5 lifts operating; Village Lift, Sterling Lift, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, Madonna II Lift, and Sir Henry’s Glider. We have 17 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and loose granular with average base depths of 6 to 32 inches. 14 out of the 17 trails have been groomed for today for a grand total of 67 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently, it is cloudy and 14 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 15 mph. Today’s forecast is cloudy skies with a high of 24 degrees. We received an inch of new snow in the past 24 hours.
Skiing and riding on all 3 mountains
We received an inch of new snow today bringing our season snowfall total to 66 inches. The inch of new snow made a difference to the surface conditions. Tomorrow will be even better with another inch of new snow expected overnight. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for mostly cloudy skies with a high of 24 degrees. We have 5 lifts operating; Sterling Lift, Madonna II Lift, Sir Henry’s Glider, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, and Village Lift. We have 17 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 14 out of the 17 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Lower FIS and Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 67 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Snowmaking resumes tonight on Sam’s Run, Snow Snake, Curley’s Cutback, and Meadowlark.
Uphill
Sterling and Madonna are presently closed to uphill travel.
Morse Morse is open for uphill travel from 5:00 pm till 10:00 pm.
Please stay on Garden Path, Lower Morse Liftline, and Magic Learning. Snowmaking operations begin tonight on Sam’s Run, Snow Snake, Meadowlark, and Curley’s Cutback. Stay safe and happy holidays!
Happy holidays
The Madonna II lift is now open
We now have skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. We received a dusting to an inch of new snow with more expected today. We now have 17 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Currently, it is snowing and 18 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 10 to 20 mph.
Charles is pictured here loading chairs at the Madonna II Lift.