Hugh's Views - Smugglers' Notch Vermont

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A sunny powder day

Posted January 28, 2019 at 8:39 am

Morning light over the Village

New Snow

We received 8 to 10 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours and 21 inches in the 4 days.

Lifts and Trails

We are 100 percent open with 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. Surface conditions are powder and packed powder with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. 38 trails have been groomed for today, including Upper Drifter, Snow Snake, and Thomke’s for a grand total of 145 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Upper Morse Liftline

Weather

Current it is sunny and -7 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast is sunny skies with temperatures between 4 and 11 degrees.

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229 inches of snowfall this season so far

Posted January 23, 2019 at 5:40 pm

Tony enjoying the great snow

New Snow

We received 2 inches of new snow today and 29 inches in the past 6 days.

Lifts and Trails

Weather permitting tomorrow we plan to be 100 percent open with top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I lift. We plan to have all 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 30 to 64 inches. 30 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Ruthie’s, Snow Snake, and Thomke’s for a grand total of 120 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Chris finds the goods in the woods

Weather

Currently it is 23 degrees at the summit of Sterling with light snow and winds of 10 to 20 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for rain early then turning to snow with 1 to 2 inches of accumulation possible and temperatures between 27 and 37 degrees. Temperatures will be falling throughout the day.

Snow Reporter testing the product

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100 percent open

Posted January 23, 2019 at 10:52 am

Alex Martin of Smuggs TV having fun filming on Madonna Mountain this morning

Lifts and Trails

We 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. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 30 to 64 inches. 35 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley, Ruthie’s, and Black Snake for a grand total of 140 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

New Snow

We received 1 to 2 inches of new snow this morning and 29 inches in the past 6 days.

Weather

Currently it is 21 degrees at the summit of Sterling with flurries and winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for light snow 1 to 2 inches of accumulation possible with temperatures between 20 and 31 degrees.

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Powder Days

Posted January 20, 2019 at 8:44 am

Groomer packing down the new snow on Lower Morse Liftline

We are 100 percent open with 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 powder and packed powder with average base depths of 26 to 60 inches. 15 inches of new snow in the past 3 days and with up to another 17 inches by Monday night. Use caution in the backcountry, do not ski or ride alone and beware of slides.

Lift Operator Steve Bishop having a clearance sale at the Village Lift

Winter Wonderland

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It is this good and that’s before the storm

Posted January 19, 2019 at 2:52 pm

Grass Sticks bamboo poles demo in front of the Base Lodge both Saturday and Sunday

New Snow

We received 3 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours, 5 inches in the past 48 hours, and 203 inches this season so far!

Lifts and Trails

Weather permitting tomorrow we plan to be 100 percent open with 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 powder and packed powder with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. 37 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, that’s a grand total of 145 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Weather

Currently, it is snowing hard and 4 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 10 to 15 mph. Tonight’s forecast is up to 8 inches of snow. Tomorrow’s forecast is more snow, another 12 to 16 inches of accumulation possible with temperatures between 1o and 16 degrees. We could see another 6 inches of snowfall Sunday night through Monday. That’s up to 30 more inches of new snow on top of what we already have!

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100 percent open

Posted January 19, 2019 at 12:03 pm

Hugh B jumping for joy over the amazing conditions

We have top to bottom skiing and riding all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating and all 78 trails open! Packed powder and powder conditions with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. 202 inches of snowfall this season with another 29 inches predicted by Monday!

Ken does his disappearing act

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The calm before the storm

Posted January 19, 2019 at 8:04 am

Lower Morse Liftline

Lifts and Trails

Today we plan to be 100 percent open with 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. 37 trails have been groomed for today, including Ruthie’s, Hibernator, and Lower Pipeline for a grand total of 145 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Weather

Currently it is -4 degrees at the summit of Sterling with partly sunny skies and winds of 0 to 5 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies early with increasing clouds throughout the day and snow developing late. An inch of accumulation is possible with temperatures between -2 and +6 degrees. Tonight’s forecast is 4 to 8 inches of snow. Tomorrow’s forecast is another 12 to 16 inches of snow. Tomorrow’s night forecast is light snow with another 2 to 4 inches. We could see up to 29 inches of new snow by Monday!

New Snow

We received 2 inches of new snow overnight and 202 inches this season so far!

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12 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours

Posted January 10, 2019 at 9:50 am

Face Shot

We received 26 inches of new snow in the past 3 days! Conditions are just amazing!

Ken finds some deep snow in Bootlegger Woods

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Another powder day!

Posted January 10, 2019 at 7:41 am

We have 78 skiable trails and 67 lift accessible trails open today. The Madonna I lift is presently on wind hold. We received 8 to 10 inches of new snow overnight and 24 inches in the past 3 days. Photos will be posted after the lifts are turning. Amazing conditions!

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Webcam Wonder

Posted October 26, 2018 at 10:56 am

Mother Nature worked her magic for us this week. Watch our webcams at the upper mountains and in the Village. See what’s going on for yourself! The count down is on…Buy your Pass or Badge before Halloween and SAVE! Anticipated opening day for Winter 2018-2019 is Friday, November 23rd!