Archives: December 2022

Thank you snowmakers and groomers for another job well done! We now have 30 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. We have Sterling Lift and Sir Henry’s Glider operating. We also have the Village Lift and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift open to the top. We received an inch of new snow and 14 inches in the past 4 days. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 6 to 36 inches. We are presently making snow on Sam’s Run and Dixie’s Knoll. 15 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 68 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Happy Holidays!

We now have 28 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Tomorrow we plan to have Sterling Lift and Sir Henry’s Glider operating. We also plan to open the Village Lift and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift to the top. We received a dusting of new snow last night and 13 inches in the past 3 days. 13 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 58 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 6 to 36 inches. Currently, it is 11 degrees at the summit of Sterling with flurries and winds of 20 to 30 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast calls for partly sunny skies with a high of 22 degrees at the base and 18 degrees at the summit. We plan to open more terrain this week, stay tuned for more information. Happy Holidays!

We are presently making snow on Meadowlark, Dixie’s Knoll, and Sam’s Run. Tonight we also plan to make snow on Curley’s Cutback. We plan to have Morse Highlands Lift operating later this week. We also plan to have Meadowlark and Midway open later this week. Stay tuned for more information.

We are presently making snow on Garden Path, Midway, and Meadowlark. We received 10 inches of new snow on top overnight. Currently, it is cloudy and 2 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 10 to 20 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is mostly cloudy, with a chance of snow showers and a high of 19 degrees, and breezy. We have terrain for all ability levels with 27 trails open. Tomorrow we plan to have Sterling Lift and Sir Henry’s Glider, we also plan to have the Village Lift and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift available to the top. 12 trails will be groomed for tomorrow that’s a grand total of 55 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 6 to 36 inches.

At the basketball courts in the Village from 12:30 pm till 3:30 pm today

Come meet Dasher & Cupid from the Vermont Reindeer Farm, before they trek to the North Pole to help Santa! The Vermont Reindeer Farm will be bringing Cupid and Dasher to Smuggs. The reindeer live on the Broe Family Farm in West Charleston, Vermont. They built the farm on Broe land that has been in the family for 5 generations! Pauline Broe says, the best part is seeing people’s faces when they realize that reindeer are real. To youngsters, she explains, “These are Santa’s reindeer. It’s our job to take care of the reindeer for Santa. We call ourselves the reindeer-keepers.” Among the information they share is that reindeer are a distinct subspecies of caribou and that both males and females have antlers, which they lose and regrow on an annual cycle.

A winch cat is a special cat equipped with a huge winch with a braided steel cable and a steel boom that pays out the cable from the cat’s cabin. Typically, the free end of a winch cat’s cable is anchored to a shackle on a steel pole, concrete block, or some combination of the two at the top of the slope before it begins its descent of an impossibly steep mountain grade. This allows us to groom steeper slopes that regular snow cats can not do.

Due to grooming operations, lift operations will begin today at 10:00 am. Today we have Sterling Lift and Sir Henry’s Glider. We also have Village Lift and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift open to mid-station. We have terrain open for all ability levels with 22 trails open. 12 trails have been groomed for today for a grand total of 51 acres of freshly groomed terrain. We received 10 inches of new snow overnight on top. Currently, it is partly sunny and 2 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 10 to 20 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with a high of 8 degrees and breezy. Dress warm and enjoy the new snow! Surface conditions are machine groomed and powder with average base depths of 6 to 30 inches. We are presently making snow on Midway, Garden Path, and Meadowlark.

Today we have the Sterling Lift and Sir Henry’s Glider operating. We also have the Village Lift and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift open to mid-station. We have terrain for all ability levels with 22 trails open. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 6 to36 inches. 11 trails have been groomed for today that’s a grand total of 48 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Last night we made snow on Midway, Meadowlark, and Garden Path. Currently, it is cloudy at the summit of Sterling with winds of 10 to 20 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies a high of 29 degrees and breezy.