Rockin’ Ron the Friendly Pirate

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St. Paddy’s Day Lucky Leprechaun Challenge

Posted at 8:57 am
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Rockin’ Ron the Friendly Pirate and the Leprechuan

The Lucky Leprechaun Challenge is today!

Meet the Leprechaun on the slopes and get raffle tickets for a chance to win prizes valued up to $5,000. Including an RCI vacation, ski & snowboard gear, and many more great items.

How to get a raffle ticket
Find the Leprechaun on the slopes – get a ticket.
Wear green – the Leprechaun will give you an additional raffle ticket. If you need some green, stop by one of our stores for specials on green items.
Take a selfie with the Leprechaun – get another ticket. Remember #luckyatsmuggs on social media.

How to win
Go to Bootleggers’ Lounge at 4:30 pm, submit all your tickets and relax with 50% off appetizers and drink specials while you wait for your chance to win.

Prizes Include:
RCI Vacation
Gift Cards including Home Depot, Buffalo Wild Wings, Applebee’s, Shell gas cards, Bass Pro Shop
4 – $50 3 Mountain Outfitters Gift Certificates
4 – $50 3 Mountain Equipment Gift Certificates
Vermont Gift Basket $100 value
Vermont Teddy Bear
Snowboard
Brewster River Pub & Brewery Gift Certificate
Mountain Grille Gift Certificate
Hearth & Candle Gift Certificate
Village Pizzeria Gift Certificate
2 half gallons of maple syrup – Butternut Mountain Farms
Assorted hats, tee shirts, party favors, and more!

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Partly sunny with snow squalls

Posted at 3:36 pm
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Fresh lines

Today was pretty wild with how it could be snowing hard one minute and then the sun would come out the next.  All in all it was a great day! The 21 inches of new snow that we have received in the past 4 days has made the conditions just fantastic. The groomers are wonderful and the snow in the trees is deep. I got to take a run with Billy Bob Bear and Rockin’ Ron the Friendly Pirate this afternoon on Snow Snake.  It was great to see the kids smiling and waving at them as they went by. I also saw smiles on the parents faces too!

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Snowing hard at times

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 all 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are powder and packed powder with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. 38 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, that’s 146 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

 

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Race training on the Practice Slope

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Black Snake

Posted at 4:55 pm
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Black and Blues

Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. I remember my first day skiing on the Black Snake trail. I marveled at its roller coaster hills and unexpected turns. Most of all I remember Harley, Jodi, and Sarah speeding down it on their snowboards and whooping with pure joy. But I always wondered why Black Snake was designated a blue intermediate. I asked around but nobody seemed to know. What I did find out is that Black Snake was the name of a smuggling ship on Lake Champlain in the early 1800s (when the Notch became known as Smugglers’ Notch). This of course fits with Smugglers/Bootleggers/Rumrunners theme. I was inspired to write a song about this notorious vessel and it is on my third Friendly Pirate album The Flying Pirate Circus. If you like history, take a listen to Black Snake Tale.

Me on skis

Sarah Thomas of Marketing/Sales caught me traversing between the Madonna and Sterling Lifts. She called me a Bluebird.