Hugh's Views - Smugglers' Notch Vermont

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Powder Days

Posted January 10, 2019 at 5:30 pm

Dean enjoying the amazing conditions

New Snow

We received 16 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours and 30 inches in the past 3 days! We could see another 3 inches of snowfall tonight.

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 76 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Lower Rumrunner and Poacher’s Woods will be closed on Friday due to snowmaking. We are not making snow on Poacher’s, but it brings you to Lower Rumrunner. Surface conditions are powder and packed powder with average base depths of 20 to 50 inches. 34 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, that’s a grand total of 138 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Ken in the white room

Weather

Currently it is still snowing and 10 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 15 to 25 mph. Tonight’s forecast is snow up to 3 inches of accumulation possible. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for light snow 1″ of accumulation possible with temperatures between -4 and +5 degrees.

Tony finds some nice snow in the woods

Powder skirt

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12 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours

Posted January 10, 2019 at 9:50 am

Face Shot

We received 26 inches of new snow in the past 3 days! Conditions are just amazing!

Ken finds some deep snow in Bootlegger Woods

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Powder to the people

Posted January 9, 2019 at 11:02 am

Powder Hound

We received 8 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours, 20 inches in the past week, and 167 inches this season so far!

The forecast from National Weather Service is

Today

Snow. Areas of fog before 11 am. High near 27. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Tonight

Snow. Low around 15. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Cranberry Bob finds a nice fresh line in the trees

Thursday

Snow showers. Temperature falling to around 7 by 5 pm. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Thursday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly before 2 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Freefall

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SNOW! Enjoy the FRESH!!

Posted January 9, 2019 at 9:19 am

Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. 6 inches of new snow overnight and 22 inches in the past week and it’s still snowing!!! 100% of trails on Madonna OPEN! I didn’t go far to get this photo, just outside the office actually. I know Hugh will post some great action shots from Madonna and Sterling later today. I can’t wait to see those. Enjoy the FRESH!!

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Winching Upper FIS

Posted January 5, 2019 at 7:34 am

Corduroy even looks good at night

Grooming

Last night our groomers attacked Upper FIS from the Doc’s cutoff down. They used the winch cat to knock down and smooth out the big snowmaking whales. There are still snowmaking whales from Catwalk down to the Doc’s cutoff. 31 trails have been groomed for today, including Upper Drifter, Smugglers’ Alley, and Dixie’s Knoll for a grand total of 134 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Lifts and Trails

We have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We now have 58 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 14 to 44 inches.

Winch Cat working it’s magic on Upper FIS last night

Weather

Currently it is 27 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 0 to 5 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with temperatures between 26 and 37 degrees. There is snow in the forecast for Sunday with up to 4 inches of accumulation possible. There is also a chance of significant snowfall Tuesday into Wednesday. Keep your fingers crossed and do your snow dance!

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It is going to be a beautiful day and more terrain just opened

Posted January 4, 2019 at 8:55 am

Nice morning light

Sterling and Mount Mansfield seen from the Madonna 1 lift

Lifts and Trails

Today we have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 7 lifts. We now have 56 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 32 trails have been groomed for today, including Ruthie’s, Curley’s Cutback, and Thomke’s for a grand total of 127 acres of freshly groomed terrain. I just skied Upper Chilcoot, Ruthie’s, Curley’s Cutback, and Meadowlark. The new snow that we received recently mixed in with the existing snow made for some very nice corduroy turns this morning. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 14 to 44 inches.

Weather

Currently it is 23 degrees at the summit of Sterling with partly sunny skies and winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast calling for partly cloudy skies early with increasing sunshine and temperatures between 23 and 36 degrees.

The Madonna 1 lift

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More snow = more trails

Posted January 3, 2019 at 7:48 am

We received 4 to 6 inches of new snow overnight and 14 inches in the past week. Today we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 7 lifts operating. We have 35 trails open, but we plan to open more trails throughout the day. We plan to have over 40 trails. Surface conditions are powder and packer powder with average base depths of 14 to 44 inches. Currently it is 22 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for light snow another 2 inches of accumulation possible with temperatures between 20 and 32 degrees. Powder pictures will be posted after the lifts are turning, so stayed tuned!

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Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift is now open for the season!

Posted December 7, 2018 at 7:58 am

The Mogul Mouse Crew getting the ramp all buffed up!

Today we have 3 lifts operating: Sterling Lift, Sir Henry’s Glider, and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift. We have 36 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. We received 6 inches of new snow overnight and 23 inches in the past 6 days. Stay tuned for powder pics once the lifts start turning!

Mogul Mouse has a snowflake for an eye

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Cat and Mouse

Posted December 4, 2018 at 4:09 pm

This Snow Cat is a BISON! Reminds me of Bob Marley – “Buffalo Snow Cat”.

Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. While leaving Parking Lot 1 after some sweet runs, I saw the delivery of a new Snow Cat (actually it’s called a Bison and it’s made by Prinoth). Later on in the Village, I ran into Mogul Mouse. Coincidence? Wonderful things happen at Smuggs – like the 7″ of champagne powder that was poured on our mountains in the last 24 hours!

Mogul Mouse is in da house!

Powder shot! Photo by Mike Chait.

Annie flying happily down the slopes on her board!

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More snow overnight

Posted November 29, 2018 at 7:40 am

We received another 4 inches of new snow last night, 10 inches in the past 24 hours, 28 inches in the past 3 days, and 86 inches this season so far! Sterling Mountain is 100 percent open with amazing conditions. More powder photos to come once the lifts are turning!