I went skiing this morning on Morse Mountain. I went and got some photos of the snowmaking operations over at Morse Highlands. I went to the office to post the snowmaking photos and I did not take my boots off. I decided to grab my “hard set up” snowboard since I still had ski boots on. I had a blast carving it up on Morse. I then traded in the snowboard for my skis and headed for Madonna Mountain. I skied Upper FIS to Lower Doc’s. Lower Doc’s was groomed one cat width on skier’s left. I went skiing twice and snowboarding once, so I decided to go snowboarding again. This time I changed into snowboarding boots and rode my regular snowboard. It’s fun to mix it up and it keeps you on your toes.
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 67 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 27 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Garden Path, Lower Madonna Liftline, and Treasure Run for a grand total of 115 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 14 to 44 inches. Currently, it is partly sunny and 10 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 15 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with a high of 27 degrees. Snowmaking continues tonight on Log Jam, Hibernator, Dixie’s Knoll, and Meadowlark. We plan to make snow on Lower Morse Liftline this weekend, so Morse Mountain will be closed to uphill travel this Saturday and Sunday.
