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Freshly groomed terrain

17 trails have been groomed for today, including Thomke’s and Smugglers’ Alley, for a total of 80 acres. We are presently making snow on Lower Chilcoot and Curley’s Cutback. Currently, it is foggy and 17 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast calls for skies to become partly sunny, with a high of 28 degrees at the base and 25 degrees at higher elevations. We received 2 inches of new snow overnight. Today, we plan to have Village Lift, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, Sterling Lift, and Sir Henry’s Glider all operating. We have 25 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine-groomed and variable, with average base depths of 14 to 38 inches.

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Madonna II Lift reopens tomorrow

The base area of the Madonna II Lift

This morning at 5 am I called our snowmaking crew to get a weather update and to find out where we are making snow for the snow report. I spoke with long-time snowmaker Dave Gagnon and he told me they had a great night! He said the single-digit temperatures and no wind allowed them to “Kill it on Lower Chilcoot.” Our grooming staff will now take over and push out all the snowmaking whales. We plan to have the Madonna II Lift operating tomorrow with Link to Lower Chilcoot open. The Madonna II Lift will remain open the rest of this week and weekend. Today we have the Sterling Lift, Village Lift, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, Morse Highlands Lift, and Sir Henry’s Glider all operating. We have 18 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 16 out of the 18 trails have been groomed for today, including Dixie’s Knoll for a grand total of 72 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine-groomed and variable with average base depths of 6 to 24 inches. Currently, it is sunny and 16 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 later in the day, a high of 24 degrees at the base and 18 degrees at the summit of Sterling.

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

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It’s a Family Affair

Rockin’ Ron Hugh. 3 inches of snow in the past 24 hours. Snowmaking on Lower Chilcoot and Mulcahy’s Link. Morse Highlands will re-open tomorrow.

Robert Lefkowitz, aka RoML, has been coming to Smuggs for 30 years! His crew now extends to the 3rd generation!!! While introducing Jacob to the joys of the mountain, we saw granddaughter Violet skiing by with Princess Pam and her SSU Class. RoML is famous for singing Gangham Style at Karaoke… in Korean (which he learned how to do from his son-in-law Adam). The Family has been known to do a choreographed Thriller as well. They are fun to be around and it’s their Family Affair.

Long-time Smugglers Kim, Adam, Kayla, Aubrey, RoML, and first-time Smuggler Jacob.
Kim is HAPPY to be at Smuggs!
Here they come!
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Winter weather advisory

I see more open terrain in the forecast! Today we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 5 lifts operating. We have 29 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 19 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley and Lower Chilcoot for a grand total of 85 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 12 to 40 inches. Currently, it is 22 degrees at the summit of Sterling with clear skies. Today’s forecast is calling for sunny skies with a chance of some patchy fog and a high of 33 degrees.

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Sun & Snow

Snowmaking on Lower Chilcoot. The crew will start making snow on Curley’s Cutback tonight, and then add Birch Run tomorrow night.
Morse and Madonna Mountains as viewed from the super-secret, need to know location on Rob’s deck.
Looking up Madonna from behind the MI Lift.
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Snowmaking in progress

Snowmaking cloud seen from the
Madonna I Lift
Tower guns running on Lower Chilcoot

McPherson’s and Dan’s Ford are closed today due to the snowmaking on Lower Chilcoot. Both trails end up on Lower Chilcoot and Lower Chilcoot is closed for snowmaking. Today we have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 7 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We have 51 trails open today with terrain for all ability levels. Today’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with a high of 13 degrees.

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Snow in the forecast for tomorrow

NoaaThe Forecast from the National Weather Service

Today
Freezing rain before 11 am, then rain. High near 40.
Tonight
Rain likely before 3 am, then rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Snow showers likely, mainly before 10 am. Patchy dense freezing fog after noon. Mostly cloudy, with temperatures falling to around 13 by5 pmm. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

New Snow

We received 1 to 2 inches of new snow overnight and 12 inches in the past week. The new snow that we received last night is going to make big difference.

Lifts and Trails

The Madonna I Lift, Madonna II Lift, and Village Lift are presently on wind hold. Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift and Sterling Lift are now loading. The Sterling T-Bar will open today at 10 am. Morse Highlands Lift is now open. We have 25 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 22 trails have been groomed for today, that’s a grand total of 96 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Snowmaking

Last night we made snow on Meadowlark and Lower Chilcoot. We plan to resume snowmaking on Saturday night.

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Winter Wonderland

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Dominic taking in the views from the summit of Madonna for the first time. The Presidential Range in New Hampshire is seen in the distance to his left.

New Snow

We received 2 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours, 10 inches in the past 6 days, and 139 inches this season so far.

Snowmaking

We are presently making snow on Meadowlark and Lower Chilcoot. Snowmaking will continue on these two trails tonight.

Lifts and Trails

Weather permitting tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating. We have 30 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 26 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Lower FIS, Curley’s Cutback, and Black Snake for a grand total of 108 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable with average base depths of 12 to 40 inches.

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Summit of Madonna Mountain

Weather

Currently it is partly cloudy and 15 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for a chance of freezing rain from around 7 am till 11 am, then a chance of rain after 11 am with temperatures between 27 and 40 degrees. Temperatures will increase throughout the day tomorrow.

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Snowmaking continues on Lower Chilcoot

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Sterling and Mount Mansfield seen from the Madonna I lift