DATE/TIME: December 21st : 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Celebrate the shortest day, and the longest night, of the year at Smuggs!
A bonfire with s’mores, music, and hot cocoa starts off the celebration beginning at 4:00 pm. Followed by Jeh Kulu Dance and Drum Theater, Cirque de Fuego, and fireworks! Light up the night and start winter out with a bang at America’s Family Resort!
Madonna Mountain will be open to uphill travel tomorrow Thursday, December 22nd during the day. The snow has changed since this past Sunday. The preferred route is Upper Chilcoot, Catwalk, Upper FIS, Lower Doc Dempsey’s Glades to Mulcahy’s Link. Please use caution and have fun.
Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. There will be snowmaking on Garden Path, Midway, and Meadowlark through Thursday night and we hope to open them like presents on Christmas Day! For tomorrow we plan to have 4 lifts operating, and 23 trails open with 11 of those trails being groomed.
Hugh and I talked about how we are featuring Smuggs Families on the blog this winter. Well, as if by magic, I ran into the Jurnak Family in the Black Bear. Mom Colette, in addition to working here, has been skiing at Smuggs for 33 years. Daughter Megan Jurnak was in Mitey Mites 22 years ago and has been skiing here ever since. Megan worked with our mascots so much, she was known as Megan Mouse! Megan’s fiance, Grant Smith was initiated into the Jurnak Family, and then Smuggs Family, 4 years ago. Dad Mike skis here too but wasn’t here today. It was wonderful to be in this Smuggs family’s presence!
Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. 16″ of snow in the past 5 days. 24 trails for all abilities OPEN. The groomers have groomed 14 trails today for your skiing and riding pleasure. Wake up, smell the coffee, put on your gear, and hit the slopes!
We received another inch of new snow today and 15 inches in the past 4 days. Currently, it is cloudy and 18 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is cloudy skies with a high of 21 degrees and light winds. Tomorrow we plan to have the Sterling Lift and Sir Henry’s Glider operating. We also plan to open the Village Lift and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift to mid-station. We have terrain for all ability levels with 24 trails open. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 6 to 36 inches. 11 trails will be groomed for tomorrow for a grand total of 46 acres of freshly groomed terrain. We plan to resume snowmaking tonight on Midway and Garden Path.
Dan and Julie Berger have been coming to Smuggs for over 30 years! It was fantastic to meet the two of you and I hope that you have another wonderful stay here at Smuggs.
We are presently making snow on Midway, Garden Path, and Meadowlark. Currently, it is 20 degrees at the summit of Sterling with flurries and winds of 0 to 5 mph. Today’s forecast calls for cloudy skies with a chance of snow showers an inch of accumulation possible and a high of 25 degrees. 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 22 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 6 to 36 inches.
This new snow was just what the doctor ordered. It was heavy and stuck to everything! It allowed us to open many natural snow trails like Upper Exhibition, Hangman’s, Thomke’s, Full Nelson, and Jolly Rodger. Tomorrow we plan to have 4 lifts operating; Sir Henry’s Glider and Sterling Lift. We will also plan to open the Village Lift and Mogul Mouse Lift to mid-station. We have terrain for all ability levels with 23 trails open. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed. 11 trails will be groomed for tomorrow for a grand total of 46 acres. Tomorrow’s forecast calls for cloudy skies with a chance of snow showers with an inch of accumulation possible and a high of 25 degrees. Tonight we are going to make snow on Midway and Garden Path.
I would like to introduce you to Jeff and Amana from New York City. They are here enjoying the beautiful weather and the fresh snow. It was wonderful to meet you both and I hope you enjoy your vacation here at Smuggs!