Black Snake

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New snow overnight and more in the forecast

Posted at 7:18 am

The forecast from the National Weather Service

3-Day Forecast for Latitude 44.57°N and Longitude 72.78°W (Elev. 2402 ft)

Today: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 5 pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 10 degrees by 4 pm. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight: A slight chance of snow showers before 7 pm, then a chance of snow showers after 4 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7 degrees. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half-inch possible.

Thursday: Snow showers likely, mainly between 8 am and 1 pm. Cloudy, with a high near 26 degrees. The chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 21 degrees. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28 degrees. West wind around 8 mph. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

We received 4 to 5 inches of new snow overnight and 2 feet in the past 5 days. Today we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 5 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We have 67 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are powder and packed powder with average base depths of 14 to 46 inches. We are presently making snow on Birch Run, Snake Bite, and Black Snake.

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Time to reflect

Posted at 4:48 pm
Sterling Pond with Mount Mansfield in the background
Nemo having fun on Smugglers’ Alley
Matching heel side turns

Today’s weather was cloudy skies with flurries early in the day. Then partly sunny skies with warmer temperatures. Most of Morse Mountain was spring conditions. The upper mountains softened on the bottom half. The groomed terrain softened up nicely. I snowboarded this morning on Morse and skied in the afternoon on the upper mountains. Smugglers’ Alley was a bunch of fun today. Black Snake was in the sun this afternoon and it softened up for some nice turns.

Weather permitting tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 7 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We plan to have 40 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable with average base depths of 14 to 52 inches. We should see spring conditions tomorrow, especially at lower elevations. 34 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Snow Snake, Playground, and Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 132 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently, it is partly cloudy and 28 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies, rain, and breezy with a high of 44 degrees. Some lifts may be on wind hold tomorrow. Please check the report in the morning for the latest information.

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Good morning

Posted at 7:46 am

Today we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We have 49 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 14 to 50 inches. 28 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley, Wanderer, and Black Snake for a grand total of 125 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Birch Run Terrain Park is open with two rails. Currently it is partly cloudy and 24 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 10 to 20 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with a chance of freezing rain later in the day with a high of 32 degrees.

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Another gorgeous day

Posted at 5:28 pm
Sterling and Mount Mansfield seen from Lower Catwalk
The “balcony” behind the Pine Tree Start on Black Snake
Amazing views
5 year old Kessler having a blast on Lower Morse Liftline

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 45 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 14 to 50 inches. 25 trails will be groomed for tomorrow for a grand total of 115 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Tonight we plan to make snow on Midway, Curley’s Cutback, and Birch Run. Birch Run will be closed tomorrow for snowmaking. We plan to rebuild the Birch Run Terrain Park and have it open for the weekend. Currently it is partly sunny and 24 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies early with increasing clouds and a high of 33 degrees.

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Nice soft conditions

Posted at 5:35 pm
Teo takes flight
Bird’s eye view of a nice carve
FIS Eastern Cup Slalom Race tomorrow on Snake Bite and the Practice Slope
William having fun on Black Snake
Paul enjoying the spring conditions
Teo showing off his bases

Weather permitting tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 7 lifts operating, including the Madonna I lift. We have 66 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and spring conditions with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. Trail pick of the day was Upper FIS. 24 trails will be groomed for tomorrow for a grand total of 99 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently, it is cloudy and 35 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for rain with a high of 49 degrees and breezy.

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Good Morning

Posted at 7:53 am
View from the gazebo in the Village

Today we have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I lift. We now have 69 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 25 trails have been groomed for today, including Black Snake, Sam’s Run, and Mulcahy’s Link for a grand total of 112 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Yesterday we made snow on Black Snake, Snake Bite, and the Practice Slope. Last night we made snow on Upper Chilcoot. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 14 to 50 inches. Surface conditions will change with today’s warmer temperatures. Currently, it is cloudy and 31 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 10 to 20 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for a chance of snow early becoming mix with rain later and a high of 41 degrees.

Mini Mites and Mitey Mites start this weekend.

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Snowmaking and natural snowfall

Posted at 5:23 pm
Snowmaking tower guns on Black Snake
Today’s snowfall
Carving it up on Lower Exhibition
Snow Sport University Ski Instructor Larry Arnold giving a few pointers before his class heads on to the snow.
Greg gets the grab and Rob gets the pic

We received 3 inches of new snow today and 10 inches in the past 3 days! The conditions just keep getting better. Upper Madonna Liftline was open today from the top down to the Robin’s Run work road. I was going to ski Catwalk down to Shuttle, but when Madonna Liftline is open I have to ski it. I am so glad that I did! I found some great pockets of fresh snow to play in. Once I was on the work road I skied it all the way to Goat Path. The work road holds the snow really well because it is protected from the wind and the snow lays down like a nice blanket. I also played in the woods today and found some sweet untracked turns. I was pretty quiet here today so there are many stashes left to find 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 now have 46 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. 24 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley and Sam’s Run for a grand total of 96 acres of freshly groomed terrain. We also plan to groom Upper FIS from the bottom of Freefall down to “Times Square” Mulcahy’s Link. We are making snow around the clock on Black Snake, Snake Bite, and the Practice Slope. Currently, it is snowing and 22 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with a high of 25 degrees.