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Clear, calm, and corduroy

Currently, it is sunny and 24 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 0 to 5 mph. Today’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with a high of 50 degrees at the base and 41 degrees at higher elevations. We have some snow coming this weekend, starting on Saturday night and going until Monday night. Today, we have top-to-bottom skiing and riding with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We have 36 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 27 trails have been groomed for today, including Upper FIS, Smugglers’ Alley, and Howie’s Wanderer, for a total of 106 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and loose granular with average base depths of 8 to 32 inches. Today’s mild temperatures and sunshine should produce some nice soft conditions.

Bottom of Magic Learning Trail
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Clear, calm, and corduroy

Currently, it is sunny and 20 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 0 to 5 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for sunny skies early with increasing clouds, a high of 33 degrees at the base, and 27 degrees at higher elevations. Today, we have top-to-bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We have 58 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 28 trails have been groomed for a total of 119 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable, with average base depths of 12 to 36 inches.

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Corduroy Blue Morning

Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. 74 acres of freshly groomed terrain await you! 17 trails have been corduroy-ed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley and Snake Bite. 24 open trails offer terrain for Green Circles, Blue Squares, and Black Diamonds. Today’s forecast is cloudy and breezy with snow showers – highs of 25 at the Base and 21 at the Summit. Ski you soon!

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Nice soft conditions

I went snowboarding this morning on Morse Mountain. I had a blast doing short radius turns on the fresh corduroy. I switched into my ski gear next and headed up to Sterling. I enjoyed the steep pitch of the Alley and cruiser runs on Rumrunner. Currently, it is foggy and 38 degrees at the summit of Sterling, with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast calls for cloudy skies and a chance of a little rain, with a high of 42 degrees at the base and 40 degrees at higher elevations. Tomorrow, we plan to have Sterling Lift, Village Lift, Sir Henry’s Glider, and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift all operating. We have 14 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 11 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Garden Path and Treasure Run, for a total of 50 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine-groomed and variable, with average base depths of 12 to 36 inches.

Smugglers’ Alley

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Clear skies and corduroy

Morse Mountain base area
Lower Morse Liftline

Today’s forecast is calling for sunny skies early with increasing clouds throughout the day, a high of 39 degrees at the base and 33 degrees at higher elevations. Currently it is 25 degrees at the summit of Sterling with clear skies. The clouds rolling this afternoon will bring us snow showers tonight and tomorrow. 4 to 8 inches of accumulation possible tonight and another 1 to 3 inches tomorrow at higher elevations. The Madonna 1 Lift will open at 9:30am this morning. Today we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna 1 Lift. We have 73 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 31 trails have been groomed for today, including Upper FIS, Smugglers’ Alley, and Snow Snake for a grand total of 123 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

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

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

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Snowmaking and corduroy

Last night we made snow on Morse Mountain. All 16 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 72 acres of freshly groomed terrain. We received a dusting of new snow overnight and 6 inches in the past 3 days. Currently, it is cloudy and 18 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies early becoming partly sunny with a chance of a snow shower late in the day a high of 31 degrees at the base and 21 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Today we have Sterling Lift, Village Lift, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, and Sir Henry’s Glider all operating. We have terrain open for all ability levels with 16 trails open. Surface conditions are machine-groomed and variable with average base depths of 8 to 24 inches. Tonight’s forecast is calling for snow showers with 1 to 3 inches of accumulation possible.

Uphill travel is presently closed on all 3 mountains due to grooming and snowmaking operations. We plan to reopen Morse Mountain to uphill travel at its regular evening hours later this week. Stay tuned for more information.

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

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150 Acres Groomed

Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. Arlo and the Grooming Crew always have something to do, but 150 acres is a lot of terrain – thanks, guys! For today we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 5 lifts operating including Madonna I. The forecast is sunny, blustery, then partly sunny with a high of 26 degrees. See you on the slopes.

Lower Morse Liftline gets the grooming treatment.
Corduroy. It could have been taken any day, but I swear it was today, right outside the Snow Report Office.
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Sunshine and corduroy

Ski Patrol Director Eli Moore on Upper Chilcoot

Today we have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 7 lifts operating. We have 56 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable with average base depths of 16 to 56 inches. 39 trails have been groomed for today, including Upper FIS, Bootlegger, and Snow Snake for a grand total of 150 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently, it is sunny and 24 degrees at the summit of Madonna with winds of 5 to 10 mph.

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Sunshine and corduroy

120 acres of freshly groomed terrain

Today we have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We have 76 out of 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Freefall is open from the traverse on Upper FIS. Upper Madonna Liftline is open shack to shack! Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 16 to 54 inches. 30 trails have been groomed for today, including Upper FIS, Snow Snake, and Treasure Run. Last night we made snow on Smugglers’ Alley, Bootlegger, and the Zone Terrain Park. Today’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with a high of 25 degrees. Currently it is sunny and 4 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 0 to 5 mph.

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It is going to be a beautiful day!

Corduroy at the summit of Sterling

Today we have skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. We have 4 lifts operating; Sterling, Madonna II, Sir Henry’s Wonder Carpet, and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift to the summit. We have 14 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. All 14 trails have been groomed for today for a grand total of 60 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. We are presently making snow on Birch Run, Midway, Meadowlark, and Lower Rumrunner. Lower Rumrunner will be closed today due to snowmaking. Currently, it is sunny and 7 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with a high of 26 degrees.