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Powder Day

Tony in the Black Hole
Great conditions!

We received 14 inches of new snow overnight and 28 inches in the past 2 days! We are 100 percent open with all 78 trails. We have top-to-bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 7 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. Surface conditions are powder and packed powder with average base depths of 20 to 50 inches.

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More snow in the forecast

 44.56°N 72.75°W (Elev. 3343 ft)

Tuesday: Light snow, mainly after 8 am. High near 18 degrees. The chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches is possible.

Tuesday Night: Occasional snow showers. Low around 17 degrees. The chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches is possible.

Currently, it is sunny and 18 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 20 to 30 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies, breezy a high of 33 degrees at the base and 27 degrees at higher elevations. We are 100 percent open! Today we plan to have top-to-bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 78 trails open. We plan to have 6 lifts operating today, including the Madonna I Lift. 34 trails have been groomed for today, including Thomke’s, Ruthie’s, and Dixie’s Knoll for a grand total of 140 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 16 to 40 inches. Knight’s Revenge and Birch Run Terrain Park are both open.

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

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32 inches of new snow in the past 3 days!

Groomers on Lower Morse Liftline packing down the 12 inches of new snow that we received in the past 24 hours.

Today we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We plan to have all 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are powder and packed powder with average base depths of 20 to 60 inches. 33 trails have been groomed for today, including Snow Snake, Drifter, and Thomke’s for a grand total of 138 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently, it is snowing and 8 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with a chance of snow showers and a high of 21 degrees. Enjoy the fantastic conditions!

The Extreme Challenge is this weekend on Madonna Liftline! The Headwall and mid-station down to the groomed section of Lower Madonna Liftline will be closed this weekend for the competition. You can see the action from the Madonna I Lift. This weekend is going to gnarly!

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Smugglers’ Notch Adaptive Program Training

 

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Getting everything ready before loading the lift

S.N.A.P. instructors Bi-ski training at Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift this morning.

 

Lifts and Trails

We have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We have all 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Some trails will have a delayed opening. Surface conditions are spring conditions and machine-groomed with average base depths of 20 to 50 inches. 28 trails have been groomed for today, that’s 125 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Weather

Currently, it is 35 degrees at the summit of Madonna with mix precipitation and winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with a chance of some mix precipitation and temperatures between 34 and 49 degrees.

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100 percent open

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Sterling and Mount Mansfield seen from Lower Catwalk

Lifts and Trails

Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating. We have all 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Freefall, the Black Hole, and Madonna Liftline are open from the traverse on Upper FIS. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. Tonight we plan to groom 35 trails, including Bootlegger, Snow Snake, and Ruthie’s for a grand total of 138 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Weather

Currently it is sunny and 35 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 0 to 5 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for sunny skies early with increasing clouds and temperatures between 27 and 46 degrees.

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This was one of the only clouds I saw all day

Events

This weekend we have many events like the Friendly Freeski Challenge, the Blast from the Past, and more many! For all the details check out our events page.

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Tele Timmy on Upper Chilcoot

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370 inches of snow this season so far

 

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Giant wave of snow crashes onto Smuggs

Today was gorgeous with the sunshine and fresh snow! The 1 to 2 inches of fluffy new snow that we received last night added nicely to the 23 inches of snow that we received in the past few days. There are some huge snow drifts. We are stock piling the snow so that we have a nice long season. The conditions are amazing with super deep base depths!

 

Lifts and Trails

We are 100 percent open! Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I lift. We have all 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Freefall is open from the traverse on Upper FIS. I would like to thank Ski Patroller Ethan Costello for the trail maintenance work he did on the traverse. The snow is so deep, that it was hard to get under the branches on the traverse. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 24 to 60 inches. We plan to groom 40 trails tonight, including Drifter, Shuttle, Snow Snake, Curley’s Cutback, Hangman’s Drop, and Upper Pipeline for a grand total of 148 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

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Fresh tracks

Weather

Currently it is sunny and 15 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 10 to 20 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with temperatures between 10 and 28 degrees.

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Notice the pole that is buried?

 

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#smuggslove

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Nice view

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100 percent open

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Mount Mansfield seen from the summit of Madonna Mountain

Lifts and Trails

We have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We have all 78 trail open with terrain for  all ability levels. Freefall is open from the traverse on Upper FIS. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. 145 acres of freshly groomed terrain!

Weather

Currently it is sunny and 20 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 15 to 25 mph. Today ‘s forecast is sunny skies with temperatures between 20 and 35 degrees.

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100 percent open

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Tony enjoying some nice snow in the woods

Lifts and Trails

Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We have all 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. We plan to groom 35 trails tonight, including Ruthie’s, Bootlegger, and Snow Snake for a grand total of 139 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

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Jay Tisbert and Jeff Spring just after loading the Sterling Lift. Off to make some turns on this beautiful day!

Weather

Currently it is sunny and 22 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 0 to 5 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with temperatures between 15 and 28 degrees.

Events

This weekend we have our Free Family Fun Race on Lower Madonna Liftline from 11 am till 2 pm.

Saturday we have Grass Sticks bamboo pole demo in front of the Base Lodge

 

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This is Don who has been skiing for 63 years! He bought his ski boots back in 1966, they were new and still wears them today.

Sunday Molly Fund Rail Jam at the Zone Terrain Park