Archives: January 2023

I would like to give a big shout-out to our snowmakers, groomers, lift staff, and patrollers! All of their hard work really paid off. The skiing and riding on Madonna today was just off the hook! Robins’ Run, Upper Madonna Liftline, Upper FIS, Freefall from the traverse, Doc Dempsey’s, Lower Catwalk, Shuttle, 3 Mountain Glades, Norwegian Woods, Red Fox Glades, Upper Chilcoot, and the Black Hole all opened today. I did not get to ski all of these trails today, but I really tried. Let’s just say that I’m really looking forward to tomorrow and we are going to get more snow! Tonight’s forecast is snow showers with 2 to 4 inches. Tomorrow’s forecast is snow showers and another 2 to 4 inches of accumulation possible with a high of 30 degrees at the base and 24 degrees at higher elevations. Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. We plan to have 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We now have 64 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 25 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley, Upper Chilcoot, and Garden Path for a grand total of 105 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 6 to 26 inches. Today we made snow on Upper FIS. Currently, it is 20 degrees at the summit of Sterling with flurries.

The Nordic Center is open with 15 km of snowshoeing and 17 km of cross-country trails. The ice rink is also open.

Next weekend the featured beer for the apres sports parties at Bootlegger’s and the Black Bear Tavern is Zero Gravity, Powder Jones.

This is Chris Lane. Chris lives in South Hero, Vermont. He learned to ski here at Smuggs and has been skiing for over 6 years. His favorite trail is Poacher’s Woods or any woods. He loves the challenge of skiing in the trees because it’s like going through an obstacle course. He skied the Black Hole and right after he did it he told his dad “I want to do it again!” It was great to meet you Chris and thank you for riding the Village Lift with me. I look forward to seeing you again and next time it might be in the glades!

We have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 7 lifts operating. We now have 59 trails open with terrain for all ability levels!

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Today: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 5 pm. Cloudy, with a high near 25 degrees. Little or no snow accumulation is expected.

Tonight: Snow. Low around 21 degrees. The chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches is possible.

Monday: Snow likely, mainly before 2 pm. Cloudy, with a high near 25 degrees. The chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches is possible.

Today we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. We plan to open the Madonna I Lift at 9 am this morning for experts and intermediates only. We will have Upper Chilcoot and Doc Dempsey’s Glades open. Upper FIS is closed due to snow-making operations. We will also have the Madonna II Lift, Sterling Lift, Morse Highlands Lift, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, Village Lift, and Sir Henry’s Glider all operating. We now have 55 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 25 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley, Upper Chilcoot, and Dixie’s Knoll for a grand total of 105 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 6 to 26 inches. Currently, it is cloudy and 17 degrees at the summit of Sterling.

The Nordic Center is open with 15 km of snowshoeing and 17 km of cross-country trails. The ice rink is also open.

Today’s featured beer for the apres sports party at Bootlegger’s and the Black Bear Tavern is Labatts.

3 Mountain lift tickets are sold out for Sunday, 1/22. Morse Only is still available. Buy future tickets online at smuggs.com/reload.

Tomorrow we plan to open the Madonna I Lift at 9 am. There is only intermediate and expert terrain on Madonna. Tomorrow there will be 2 ways down Madonna Mountain to start. We plan to have Upper Chilcoot and Doc Dempsey’s Glades open. Doc’s is a natural snow trail and may not stay open all day. Upper FIS will be closed tomorrow due to snowmaking operations. As you are planning out your day, I just want you to know that there a is ski race on Sterling Mountain tomorrow with 200 racers. We also plan to have the Village Lift, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, Morse Highlands Lift, Madonna 2 Lift, Sir Henry’s Glider, and Sir Henry’s Slider all operating. We are presently making snow on Upper Chilcoot and Waterfall. We received 2 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours and 10 inches in the 4 days. We will have 55 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 25 out of the 55 open trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Upper Chilcoot, Smugglers’ Alley, and Magic Learning Trail for a grand total of 105 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 6 to 26 inches. Currently, it is cloudy and 17 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 15 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with a high of 31 degrees in the Village and 26 degrees at higher elevations.

The Nordic Center is open with 15 km of snowshoeing and 17 km of cross-country trails. The ice rink is also open.

This weekend the featured beer for the apres sports parties at Bootlegger’s and the Black Bear Tavern is Labatts.

We received 10 inches of new snow in the past 4 days and 29 inches in the month of January so far! We have skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. We have 7 lifts operating the Madonna II Lift, Sir Henry’s Slider, Sir Henry’s Glider, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, Village Lift, Morse Highlands Lift, and Sterling Lift. We have 51 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. We are presently making snow on Upper Chilcoot and Waterfall.

We received 2 inches of new snow overnight and 9 inches in the past 2 days. We are presently making snow on Upper Chilcoot and Waterfall. Today we plan to have skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. We plan to have the Madonna II Lift, Sterling Lift, Village Lift, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, Morse Highlands Lift, and Sir Henry’s Glider all operating. We have 49 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 22 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley, Lower Madonna Liftline, and Dixie’s Knoll for a grand total of 96 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 6 to 26 inches. Currently, it is cloudy and 13 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 15 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for skies to become partly sunny with a high of 25 degrees at the base and 22 degrees at the summit of Sterling.

The Nordic Center is open with 15 km of snowshoeing and 10 km of cross-country skiing.

This weekend the featured beer for the apres sports parties at Bootlegger’s and the Black Bear Tavern is Labatts.

We received 7 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours and it is still snowing. This snowstorm was just what we needed. We were able to open 12 more trails today with natural snow cover. I skied on all 3 mountains this morning and had a great time searching for fresh tracks. I found some nice turns on Goat Path to Lower FIS. The glades on Sterling Mountain were also very nice today. This afternoon I went snowboarding on Morse Mountain. I was still able to find some untracked snow on the side of the trails to play in. Currently, it is still snowing and 25 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 10 to 20 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with a high of 25 degrees at the base and a high of 21 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tomorrow we plan to have skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. We plan to have the Madonna II Lift, Sterling Lift, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, Morse Highlands Lift, Village Lift, and Sir Henry’s Glider all operating. 22 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley, Lower FIS, and Garden Path for a grand total of 99 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 8 to 26 inches.

The Nordic Center is open with 15 km of snowshoeing and 10 km of cross-country skiing.

This weekend the featured beer for the apres sports parties at Bootlegger’s and the Black Bear Tavern is Labatts.

We received 5 inches of new snow so far and it’s still snowing! 10 more trails opened today like Goat Path, Poacher’s Woods, Upper Pipeline, Deer Run Escape, and Hangman’s Drop.