Dan’s Ford

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Upper FIS

Posted at 8:36 am
The skier’s right of Upper FIS was groomed last night from Catwalk down to Dan’s Ford.

Today we have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We now have 73 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. 30 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley, Snow Snake, and Waterfall for a grand total of 124 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently it is cloudy and 18 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 0 to 5 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with a slight chance of snow showers early and a high of 30 degrees.

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Here it comes

Posted at 8:12 am

NoaaThe forecast from the National Weather Service is looking good for this weekend!

Lifts and Trails

Today we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating. We have 71 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. 33 trails have been groomed for today, including Dan’s Ford, Snow Snake, and Jolly Rodger for a grand total of 129 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

StormTotalSnowSnowmaking

We are presently making snow on Bootlegger, Thomke’s Express, Snake Bite, Full Nelson,  and Hangman’s Drop. Full Nelson, Bootlegger, and Snake Bite will be closed today due to snowmaking.

Weather

Currently it is sunny and -8 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 15 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with temperatures between -5 and +14 degrees. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling snow mostly before 2 pm with 1 to 3 inches of accumulation possible and temperatures between 2o and 30 degrees. A big storm is brewing for Saturday night into Sunday with over a foot of fresh snow predicted.

 

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#smuggslove

Posted at 5:46 pm

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERALifts and Trails

Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating. We have 73 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. 34 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Dan’s Ford, Snow Snake, and Jolly Rodger for a grand total of 129 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Weather

Currently it is 20 degrees at the summit of Sterling with light snow and winds of 5 to 15 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with temperatures between -5 and +15 degrees.

Snowmaking

Tonight we plan to make snow on the Zone and Snake Bite. Tomorrow we plan to make snow on Full Nelson and Snake Bite. Both of these trails will be closed tomorrow due to snowmaking.