Grooming

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Grooming operations

Posted at 8:34 am

The Village Lift, Madonna I Lift, and Madonna II Lift are presently on wind hold. Currently, it is raining and 40 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 15 to 30 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for rain and gusty winds with a high of 51 degrees at the base and 44 degrees at higher elevations. We have 4 lifts operating today Sterling, Morse Highlands, Mogul Mouse’s Magic, and Sir Henry’s Glider. We have 19 trails open today. 15 trails have been groomed for today. The Birch Run Terrain Park is open.

Lower Morse Liftline
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1-2-3 inches of SNOW

Posted at 8:25 am

Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. 3 inches of new snow overnight and a total of 7 inches in the past 2 days. Madonna I will have a slightly delayed opening due to snowmaking and grooming. 63 trails will be available for your skiing and riding pleasure. Having fun will be as easy as 1-2-3.

Patrol and SSU get ready for a Milk Run Clinic. Ray says it’s “whole” milk because the snow is so creamy.
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From Snow Report Central

Posted at 7:47 am

Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. What a difference a week makes. Since I last reported here, we’ve received 21 inches of snow, and that’s in addition to our snowmaking efforts! Speaking of which, Upper FIS will be closed today for more snowmaking. You also need to know that parts of Black Snake and all of Snake Bite will be closed today for a Ski Race, but they will be completely open by 2 pm. I’m glad to report that it will be a good day to ski/ride with 60 available trails and a forecast of partly sunny skies and a high of 29 degrees.

The Snow Report Office is in a secure and top secret location.
Grooming by the Gazebo.

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Morning groom

Posted at 6:47 am
Lower Morse Liftline

The temperature fell throughout the night. We had to wait for the temperature to drop below freezing to groom. Our groomers are finishing up Morse Mountain and we plan to open on time. Our groomers will be headed to Madonna and Sterling Mountain next. We plan to have Madonna and Sterling Mountain open soon. Ski Patrol is presently checking trail conditions on Madonna. This report will be updated as soon as possible. Today we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable with average base depths of 14 to 52 inches. Currently it is cloudy and 15 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Today’s forecast is calling for mostly cloudy skies with a high of 34 degrees.

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Snowmaking and grooming

Posted at 7:48 am
Morning light over the Village
Tower gun running at the base area of the Village Lift
Grooming Lower Morse Liftline

Last night we made snow on skier’s right of Lower Morse Liftline and Meadowlark. The snowguns on Lower Morse Liftline have been shut down and our groomers are now smoothing out the snowmaking piles.

Today 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 73 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. 30 trails have been groomed for today, including McPherson’s and Thomke’s for a grand total of 123 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently, it is 15 degrees at the summit of Sterling with beautiful sunny skies and winds of 0 to 5 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for sunny skies early with increasing clouds and a high of 30 degrees. There is no local race today due to the Essex High School race on Sterling today.

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Grooming in the new snow on Morse

Posted at 7:07 am
Great conditions!

We received 5 inches of new snow overnight and 18 inches in the past week. Today 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 32 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. More trails may open throughout the day. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. Currently, it is snowing and 17 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Today’s forecast is calling for snow showers with another 1 to 3 inches of accumulation possible with a high of 20 degrees.

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The Cat’s Meow

Posted at 4:54 pm

Yellow Cat in Yellow Cat’s Lair

Yellow Cat’s Lair. This gentle glade is a great introduction to the joys of navigating the woods.

Rockin’ Ron for Hugh.  Twas refreshing to be on the slopes with bluebird skies and Yellow Cat.

SNOW

6″ past 2 days, 27″ past week, and 300″ so far this season!!!

GROOMING for WEDNESDAY

42 trails / 158 acres are on the grooming schedule for tomorrow.

LIFTS & TRAILS for WEDNESDAY

All 8 lifts operating and 77 of 78 trails open.