63 acres of freshly groomed terrain
Freshly Groomed Terrain
By the Numbers
Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. Let’s do the numbers: 3-4 inches of new snow on top of Madonna this morning, 2+ inches in the Village, and 131 acres of freshly groomed terrain!!! Time to take 8 or 13 runs.
99 acres of freshly groomed terrain for Thursday
It was pretty foggy today, with mixed precipitation turning to snow. The temperature was slowly falling throughout the day. Tonight we plan to make snow on Upper Chilcoot and Waterfall. We received a dusting to an inch of new snow on the top of Sterling. There is a winter weather advisory starting late tomorrow afternoon and ending late Friday afternoon. We could see a storm total of 6 to 10 inches of accumulation possible! Currently, it is 26 degrees at the summit of Sterling with flurries and winds of 10 to 20 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with a high of 28 degrees at the base and 26 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tomorrow we plan to have skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. We plan to have the Madonna II Lift, Sterling Lift, Village Lift, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, Morse Highlands Lift, and Sir Henry’s Glider all operating. We have 38 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 22 out of the 38 open trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley, Magic Learning Trail, and Lower Madonna Liftline for a grand total of 99 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine-groomed and variable with average base depths of 6 to 24 inches.
The Nordic Center is open with 9 km of cross-country skiing and 15 km of snowshoeing.
This coming weekend the featured beer for the apres sports parties at Bootlegger’s and the Black Bear Tavern is Labatts.
Freshly Groomed Terrain
Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. Our Groomers work through the night and into the morning to prepare the slopes for your skiing and riding pleasure. For today that would be 16 trails including Smugglers’ Alley, Black Snake, and Howie’s Wanderer. Ski U later!
88 acres of freshly groomed terrain for Monday
Tomorrow we plan to have the Sterling Lift, Village Lift, Morse Highlands Lift, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, Madonna II Lift, and Sir Henry’s Glider operating. All lifts will have a delayed opening until 9 am due to grooming. We have terrain for all ability levels with 19 trails open. All 19 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable with average base depths of 8 to 26 inches. 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 snow showers and mixed precipitation at the base with less than an inch of accumulation possible. Tomorrow’s high temperature is 37 degrees at the base and 30 degrees at the top. Happy New Year!
114 acres of freshly groomed terrain
Today we plan to have 5 lifts operating; Madonna II Lift, Sterling Lift, Village Lift, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, and Sir Henry’s Glider. The Madonna I Lift will be closed today and tomorrow for snowmaking on Upper Chilcoot. We have 51 trails open today with terrain for all ability levels. We received 14 inches of new snow in the past 4 days and 99 inches this season so far. 24 out of the 51 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley, Lower Chilcoot, and Howie’s Wanderer. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 12 to 42 inches. Currently, it is 1 degree at the summit of Sterling with partly cloudy skies and winds of 10 to 20 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies and breezy with a high of 10 degrees at the base. Temperatures will be falling throughout the day. Bundle up and enjoy the great conditions!
Freshly groomed terrain
Today we plan to have skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. We have 23 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. We plan to have 5 lifts operating; Village Lift, Sterling Lift, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, Madonna II Lift, and Sir Henry’s Glider. Black Snake will have a delayed opening this morning. 19 out of the 23 trails have been groomed for today, including Snow Snake, Mulcahy’s Link, and Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 82 acres. Surface conditions are machine groomed and loose granular with average base depths of 6 to 32 inches. Currently, it is partly cloudy and 20 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 15 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with a slight chance of snow with a high of 27 degrees at the base and 21 degrees at the summit.
The Alley
Smugglers’ Alley was groomed last night. It is skiing and riding very nicely today!
Freshly groomed terrain
We now have 12 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 11 out of the 12 trails have been groomed for today, that’s 39 acres of freshly groomed terrain. We have 4 lifts operating. Village Lift and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift are open to mid-station. We also have Sterling Lift and Sir Henry’s Glider operating. Currently, it is partly sunny and 7 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with a high of 25 degrees. We are presently making snow on Midway, Meadowlark, and Garden Path.
Good morning
Currently, it is sunny and 24 degrees at the summit of Madonna with winds of 0 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with a high in the Village of 47 degrees and a high of 40 degrees in the higher elevations. 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 45 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are variable and machine groomed with base depths of 16 to 50 inches. 29 trails have been groomed for today, including Upper FIS, Smugglers’ Alley, and Snow Snake for a grand total of 137 acres of freshly groomed terrain.
