Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. Here’s the Snow Report lowdown for today: 9 inches of new snow in the past 4 days, terrain for all abilities, 39 acres of freshly groomed terrain, and Snowmaking around the clock on Morse.
On the “Family Resort” front, it was great to see Sarah and meet her Boston University friends the other day. I’ve known her since she was a 5 year old in Discovery Camp. Welcome Back, Sarah!
Today we plan to have 3 lifts operating; Sterling Lift, Sir Henry’s Glider, and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift open to mid-station. The Sterling Lift will have a delayed opening until 9 am due to grooming today. We have 10 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. All 10 trails have been groomed for today, that’s a grand total of 32 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and loose granular with average base depths of 6 to 32 inches. Currently it is partly cloudy and 31 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 10 to 20 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies, breezy, a high of 37 degrees and temperatures falling throughout the day. We plan to resume snowmaking tonight on Morse Mountain.
It’s nice to see natural snow falling again and thumbs up to these folks who keep it snowing regardless! #thankasnowmaker
Our snowmaking efforts continue on Morse Mountain on Sir Henry’s Learning Hill, Lower Morse Liftline, and Howie’s Wanderer. Conditions permitting, we plan to have beginner terrain open soon on Morse!
It was another great day of spring skiing and riding. I want to thank our groomers for doing a great job on Smugglers’ Alley last night. I had my stiffer skis on this morning and Smugglers’ Alley was my trail of choice. Beautiful corduroy to cruise on! Once the snow started to soften up I switched to a wider, softer ski and went looking for the corn. Patrol dropped the rope on Thomke’s Express and Bootlegger from the work road. I had to ski them and had a blast. I would have to say that my favorite run in the afternoon was Snake Bite. It has not been groomed in a while and it has some nice big soft bumps!
Tomorrow we plan to have the Sterling Lift operating with 15 trails open. We only have intermediate and expert terrain available at this time. Some trails will have a delayed opening until they soften up. 9 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley, Black Snake, Birch Run, Practice Slope, and Rumrunner for a grand total of 37 acres of freshly groomed terrain. It is currently sunny and 41 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with of high of 61 degrees at the base and 52 degrees in the higher elevations.
Weather dependent, we plan to stay open until Sunday, April 11th. The Madonna I Lift and Sterling Lift may be operating for closing weekend. The forecast for Sunday, April 11th is partly sunny skies with a high of 61 degrees.
Uphill traffic:
Morse Mountain now open daily.
Madonna Mountain closed Wednesday, April 7th for grooming.
Sterling Mountain open daily 5:30 am to 7:30 am and 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
Due to wet weather tomorrow we will be only running the Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift and the Sterling Lift. We plan to have the Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift open from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. We plan to have the Sterling Lift open from noon to 4:00 pm. If we receive less rain than expected we will open the Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift at 10:00 am and the Sterling Lift at 11:00 am. Check the trail by trail report tomorrow morning to get the most up-to-date information. We plan to have 30 trails open tomorrow with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are spring conditions and machine groomed with base depths of 12 to 46 inches. We plan to groom 15 trails for tomorrow, including Rumrunner, Treasure Run, and Garden Path for a grand total of 60 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently, it is sunny and 55 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for rain showers with a high of 60 degrees.
Uphill traffic will be open tomorrow during the day on Madonna Mountain. Sterling Mountain is open to uphill traffic daily from 5:30 am till 7:30 am. Morse Mountain is open to uphill traffic daily from 5:00 pm till 10:00 pm.
Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. Close to 2 inches of new snow overnight and we could get another 2 this afternoon. We have 5 lifts (including Madonna I) accessing 72 trails for your skiing and riding pleasure. When the Groomers finish Morse Mountain this morning, there’ll be 114 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Upper Drifter and Smugglers’ Alley are 2 of the groomed trails. Welcome to Tuesday!
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Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. Our Groomers and Snowmakers never sleep… at least at this time of day at this time of year.
Here’s today’s report in brief: Top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. 70 trails and 5 lifts including M1. 102 acres of freshly groomed terrain. 22 inches of new snow in the past week. Snowmaking on Morse Mountain. Lower Morse Liftline is open on skiers left.
Morse Mountain will be closed for uphill access Monday, February 8th through Wednesday, February 10th due to snowmaking operations. We have adjusted our grooming schedule to open uphill access on Madonna those same three nights from 6 to 9 pm only. Please be respectful and keep your distance from any snowcats you should encounter. People skiing behind snowcats with headlamps on are especially distracting to the operator as your lights flash in their mirrors. This presents a hazard to you and the cat operator!
Sterling Mountain daily from 5:30 am till 7:00 am. On open trails and off the mountain by 8:00 am.
We are presently making snow on the Magic Learning Trail, Riglet Park, and Lower Morse Liftline. Currently it is 12 degrees at the summit of Sterling with clear skies and winds of 0 to 5 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for sunny skies with a high of 20 degrees. Today we plan to have the Sterling Lift and Sir Henry’s Glider operating with 5 intermediate trails, 1 beginner trail, and 1 expert trail open. All 7 trails have been groomed for today that’s a grand total of 24 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 18 to 48 inches.
Today’s weather was cloudy skies with flurries early in the day. Then partly sunny skies with warmer temperatures. Most of Morse Mountain was spring conditions. The upper mountains softened on the bottom half. The groomed terrain softened up nicely. I snowboarded this morning on Morse and skied in the afternoon on the upper mountains. Smugglers’ Alley was a bunch of fun today. Black Snake was in the sun this afternoon and it softened up for some nice turns.
Weather permitting 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 plan to have 40 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable with average base depths of 14 to 52 inches. We should see spring conditions tomorrow, especially at lower elevations. 34 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Snow Snake, Playground, and Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 132 acres of freshly groomed terrain. 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 cloudy skies, rain, and breezy with a high of 44 degrees. Some lifts may be on wind hold tomorrow. Please check the report in the morning for the latest information.