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Sunny days continue

It was another day full of sunshine, mild temperatures, and calm winds. I went skiing with Thaddeus from Smuggs TV this morning to record the weekly No Bull Video Snow Report. We started on Morse Mountain and then headed up Madonna Mountain. We hung out at the summit of Madonna for a while, just taking in all the amazing views in every direction. We then did a nice long cruiser run on Chilcoot and Mulcahy’s Link. This afternoon, my daughter and I did some after-school runs on Madonna and Sterling. We had a blast on Drifter, with a sun-soaked trail and wonderful scenery. Tomorrow will be similar to today, with a little warmer temperatures. 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 60 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 32 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Snow Snake, Upper FIS, Smugglers’ Alley, Thomke’s, Dixie’s Knoll, and Practice Slope, for a total of 130 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable, with average base depths of 12 to 36 inches. Last night, we made snow on Snow Snake, Hibernator, and Lower Morse Liftline. Currently, it is sunny and 32 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 0 to 5 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with a high of 46 degrees at the base and 41 degrees at higher elevations.

Uphill Update

Morse Mountain will reopen to uphill travel tomorrow night from 5 pm to 10 pm.

Upper Drifter
Upper Chilcoot
Midway
Drifter
Panoramic photo from Madonna Mountain
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47 inches of new snow in the past 3 days!

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Lenny skiing the Black Hole

The month of March has been quite the snow producer with 78 inches. We have been in a fantastic weather pattern! I went out this morning with Alex Martin of Smuggs TV and Snow Sport University Snowboard Instructor Kim Martin to film another edition of the No Bull Video Snow Report. We had a great time on Upper Pipeline, Black Snake, Harvey’s Hideaway, Full Nelson and Half Nelson. Later in the day I meet up with my good friends Tony, Big John, and Lenny. We skied Sally’s Alley, Freefall, Black Hole, Upper Drifter, and a bunch of glade runs in between. The smiles were big and the snow is deep!

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWe are 100 percent open with top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 7 lifts operating. We have all 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 39 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Upper Drifter, Smugglers’ Alley, and Snow Snake for a  grand total of 141 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Tonight’s forecast is calling for periods of snow with 2 inches of accumulation possible. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for flurries and snow showers and another inch of accumulation possible with a high of 24 degrees.

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Still photo from the No Bull Video Snow Report which is on the Smugglers’ Notch Facebook page for your viewing pleasure. Photo credit: Alex Martin

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Tony finds some untracked snow

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Photo credit: Eric “Lenny” Leondhart