Powder Day

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Powder Day

Posted at 9:08 am
Ski Patroller Mike Stowe doing trail check on Upper FIS
Madonna I Lift Operator Charles Hungerford moving snow off the loading ramp.
Patrollers cleaning the new snow off chairs

3 inches of new snow overnight and 18 inches in the past week! We just opened Upper Drifter, Shuttle, Lower Catwalk, Lower Pipeline, Highlander Glades, Upper Madonna Liftline from the top to Catwalk, and Red Fox Glades. We have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 7 lifts operating, including the Madonna I lift. We have 37 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. 23 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley and Hibernator for a grand total of 93 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Lower FIS will be closed today for a ski race. We are presently making snow on Black Snake and the Practice Slope.

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Powder Day

Posted at 9:49 am
Ski Patroller Meghan Ustianov doing trail check on Upper FIS
Ski Patroller Mike Duncan enjoying the fresh snow

We received 3 inches of new snow overnight and 11 inches in the past 3 days. We have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 7 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We now have 41 trails open, including the Black Hole and Robin’s Run. Surface conditions are powder and packed powder with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. Today’s forecast is calling for snow showers 2 to 4 inches of accumulation possible with a high of 25 degrees. Great conditions!

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Powder Day

Posted at 5:19 pm
Fluffy Freshies
Air time on Playground

We received 6 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours and 14 inches in the past 3 days. Tomorrow we plan to have skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. We have 4 lifts operating, Madonna II, Sterling Lift, Sir Henry’s Wonder Carpet, and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift open to mid-station. We now have 33 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 11 out of the 33 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 40 acres of freshly groomed terrain. We are presently making snow on Garden Path, Midway, Meadowlark, and Lower Morse Liftline.  Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. Currently it is partly cloudy and 11 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 0 to 5 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies early with increasing clouds and a high of 29 degrees.