Hugh's Views - Smugglers' Notch Vermont

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Going back a few years

Posted March 18, 2019 at 4:13 pm

Smugglers’ Notch Ski Ways

Smugglers’ Notch Ski Ways opened in December 1956 on Sterling Mountain. Black Snake, Rum Runner, Hangman’s Noose, and the Practice Area were some of the original trails. Tom Watson Jr. renamed Smugglers’ Notch Ski Ways to Madonna Mountain in 1964.

Lifts and Trails

Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating. We have 65 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 20 to 50 inches. We plan to groom 41 trails tonight, including Ruthie’s, Evaporator, Wanderer, McPherson’s, Chute, and Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 153 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Madonna Mountain

Weather

Currently it is 20 degrees with beautiful sunny skies and winds of 0 to 5 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with temperatures between 12 and 28 degrees.

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7 lifts and 51 trails open

Posted February 7, 2019 at 4:23 pm

Brett cruising down McPherson’s

Lifts and Trails

Tomorrow 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 51 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable with average base depths of 20 to 50 inches. 31 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Upper Chilcoot, Dixie’s Knoll, and Thomke’s for a grand total of 125 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Weather

Currently it is 29 and cloudy at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with a chance of rain becoming snow with temperatures between 27 and 36 degrees. Temperatures will be falling throughout the day.

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Great day on the slopes

Posted January 13, 2019 at 4:22 pm

Sun rays through the trees

It was absolutely gorgeous today with the bluebird skies. There were ice crystals that were floating in the air. The sun shining through the ice crystals made a sundog, which is seen in the top photo to the right. It also made some neat sun rays through the trees. Speaking of trees I had a blast skiing all the fresh snow that is in between them today!

Magical chair on the Sterling Lift

Lifts and Trails

Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I lift. We have 77 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 33 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including McPherson’s, Curley’s Cutback, and Lower Pipeline for a grand total of 131 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches.

Pete having fun in the woods

Weather

Currently it is 12 degrees at the summit of Sterling with sunny skies and winds of 0 to 5 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with temperatures between 14 and 25 degrees.

Snowmaking

Tonight we plan to make snow on skier’s right of Lower Madonna Liftline and Lower FIS. We plan to continue snowmaking on Lower FIS tomorrow and it will be closed.

Snow Reporter checking base depths

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Another beautiful day here at Smuggs

Posted January 12, 2019 at 5:23 pm

Cross country skiing on the Wire Road

Lifts and Trails

Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We have 76 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 20 to 50 inches. 40 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including McPherson’s, Wanderer, and Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 148 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Honey where did you park the car?

Weather

Currently it is 2 degrees at the summit of Sterling Mountain with clear skies and winds of 5 to 15 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with temperatures between 5 and 15 degrees.

Events

Sunday, January 13th

Lift Maintenance crew keeping everything running smoothly. Thank you for all you do we all really appreciate it!

Free Family Fun Race

Lower Madonna Liftline from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Who’s the fastest in your family? Find out on our timed race course sponsored by HearthStone Stoves!

Black Bear Apres Sports Party

In the Black Bear Tavern

The location for Upper Mountain off-slope fun! Choose from 20 different beers on tap, plus a wide selection of bottled beer. Join us at 2:00 pm for après sport entertainment – Jammin’ Sam plays guitar and sings. Weekend draft beer specials from Stella Artois. Ages 21 & older.

Having a blast