Smugglers’ Alley

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124 acres of freshly groomed terrain

Posted at 6:49 am

We received a dusting to an inch of new snow overnight and 9 inches in the past 3 days. The Madonna II Lift and Sterling Lift will have a delayed opening this morning due to a cold hold. The Madonna I Lift will be on cold hold today. Morse Mountain lifts are now loading. We have 40 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are variable and machine groomed with average base depths of 16 to 50 inches. 31 trails have been groomed for today, including Ruthie’s, Goat Path, Thomke’s, Smugglers’ Alley, Curley’s Cutback, and Snow Snake. Currently, it is snowing and -8 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Today’s forecast is calling for skies becoming partly sunny with a high of 17 degrees. Bundle up and enjoy the wonderful conditions.

Lower Morse Liftline
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Let it snow

Posted at 7:08 pm

Today was another wild weather day with wind, rain, and snow. We started off today with rain and mixed precipitation. The conditions were nice and soft. The temperature was falling throughout the day and the mix turned to snow. We received 1 to 2 inches of new snow in about an hour and a half this afternoon. We could see another inch of new snow tonight. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with a high of 12 degrees and windy. The Madonna I Lift will be on cold hold tomorrow. We have 68 skiable trails and 52 lift-accessible trails plan to be open tomorrow. 28 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley, Snow Snake, and McPherson’s for a grand total of 115 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Tomorrow is going to be partly sunny and windy with a high of 12 degrees. It’s time for function not fashion and a mask goes with everything.

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7 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours

Posted at 5:35 pm

Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 5 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We have 72 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 16 to 50 inches. 32 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Ruthie’s, Snow Snake, and Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 123 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently, it is partly sunny and 13 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with a high of 27 degrees. We received 21 inches of new snow in the past 6 days and 173 inches this season so far!

I just had to share. I asked the gentleman wearing these classic ski boots if he knew old they are. He told me that they are from 1965 and that he bought them when he was in high school.
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Welcome to 2’s day

Posted at 6:59 am

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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Fresh snow

Posted at 10:57 am

Morse Mountain ticket sales are closed at this time. We reached our comfortable capacity. We received 4 to 5 inches of new snow overnight. We also received some sleet and mixed precipitation. The Madonna 2 Lift is presently on wind hold. We have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna 1 Lift. We have 77 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are heavy powder and packed powder with average base depths of 16 to 50 inches. 26 trails have been groomed for today, including Log Jam, Smugglers’ Alley, and McPherson’s for a grand total of 116 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently it is 25 degrees at the summit of Sterling with sleet, fog, snow, and freezing drizzle, winds of 20 to 30 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for snow and sleet in the morning becoming snow in the afternoon 2 to 4 inches of accumulation possible and a high of 31 degrees.

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Good morning

Posted at 7:36 am

We received a dusting to an inch of new snow last night and 12 inches in the past week. Currently, it snowing and 10 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Today’s forecast is calling for snow showers with 1 to 3 inches of accumulation possible and a high of 19 degrees. Today we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 5 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We have 62 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Birch Run Terrain Park is open with 3 jumps, a spine, and a rail. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with base depths of 14 to 46 inches. 24 trails have been groomed for today, including Snake Bite, Curley’s Cutback, and Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 105 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Upper FIS is closed today due to snowmaking.

Village Lift
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The snow dumped and the trail count jumped

Posted at 4:55 pm

We received 11 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours and 17 inches in the past 2 days. Our trail count was 30 on Friday and today it is 56! The new snow started off pretty heavy which is perfect for building a base. The wind also moved some of the snow around to fill in the low spots. The conditions were amazing today and I can’t wait to get back out there tomorrow.

Speaking of tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. We plan to have 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. The Madonna II Lift will operate tomorrow from 10 am till 2 pm. 19 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 85 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are powder and packed powder with base depths of 14 to 46 inches. Currently, it is snowing and 21 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tonight’s forecast is calling for snow with another 1 to 3 inches of accumulation possible. Tomorrow’s forecast is cloudy skies with a chance of snow showers early and a high of 23 degrees.

This photo was taken at the top of the Madonna II Lift
Great conditions
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Winter weather advisory

Posted at 7:35 am

I see more open terrain in the forecast! Today we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 5 lifts operating. We have 29 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 19 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley and Lower Chilcoot for a grand total of 85 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 12 to 40 inches. Currently, it is 22 degrees at the summit of Sterling with clear skies. Today’s forecast is calling for sunny skies with a chance of some patchy fog and a high of 33 degrees.

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The weekend is looking good

Posted at 7:44 am

Today we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. We will have 5 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We have 26 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 18 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 77 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 12 to 40 inches. We are presently making snow on Lower Chilcoot. Last night we also made some snow on Meadowlark and the base area of the upper mountains. Currently it is cloudy and 22 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 0 to 5 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for mostly cloudy skies and a high of 32 degrees.

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