Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. It’s a good day for me to be a Snow Reporter. It’s a better day for the real Snow Reporter Hugh Johnson to have the day off to… SKI! As the headline says 21 inches of new snow in the past 3 days. Today’s forecast is sunny and breezy, with highs of 38 degrees at the base and 32 on top. We have top-to-bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 7 lifts operating, including Madonna I. We have 74 trails open. Ski U soon.
We received 29 inches of new snow in the past 3 days and the conditions are wonderful! My first run of the day was Freefall and it was so filled in with snow. The wind had moved the snow around a bit, but it was not wind slab. It was one soft drift after another all the way down. You can see the photos from that run in the post below. I caught up with my good friends Eric, Andy, Tony, and Ken after I was finished with the morning report. We played in the trees most of the day looking for powder stashes. We were able to find a bunch of fresh turns for everyone! It was a little cool today, but the sun felt good. Skiing or riding in the trees on a cold day is nice because you can stay warm by making many turns and you are protected from the wind.
We are 100 percent open! Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. Tomorrow we plan to have all 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are powder and packed powder with average base depths of 16 to 54 inches. 29 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Snow Snake, Practice Slope, and Upper FIS for a grand total of 129 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently, it is partly sunny and 0 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 15 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for sunny skies with a high of 26 degrees.
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 now have 73 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 14 to 50 inches. 32 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including McPherson’s, Snow Snake, and Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 127 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Upper FIS will be groomed on skier’s right from Catwalk down to the top of Dan’s Ford. Dan’s Ford down to Times Square will be groomed full width. Currently, it is cloudy and 21 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tonight’s forecast is calling for some snow showers with an inch of accumulation possible. Tomorrow’s forecast is mostly cloudy skies with a chance of snow showers mainly before noon with around an inch of accumulation possible with a high of 33 degrees.
The National Weather Service says we could get up to 21 inches of SNOW by Friday!
We received 7 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours, 14 inches in the past 4 days, and 60 inches this season so far! Tonight’s forecast is also calling for snow with another 1 to 3 inches of accumulation possible. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with a high of 8 degrees. Bundle up and enjoy all the new snow! Tomorrow we plan to have skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. We plan to have 4 lifts operating, Sterling, Madonna II, Sir Henry’s Wonder Carpet, and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift open to the summit. We now have 21 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. We are presently making snow on Lower Morse Liftline, Sam’s Run, Dixie’s Knoll, Log Jam, Riglet Park, and the tubing hills.
Small flakes equal big snow
The storm really did not start until after 5 am this morning. At 7 am the snow was sticking and accumulating. It only got better as the day went on and the snow just kept piling up. I did a run with my daughter Hannah this afternoon in the Black Hole and she said “Her powder sensor was going off!” It has been snowing hard all day and it’s going to continue right into midday tomorrow!
We received 6 to 9 inches of new snow today, 14 inches in the past 6 days, and 354 inches this season so far!
Hannah loving the deep snow in the Black Hole
There is a possibility of high winds affecting some lift operations tomorrow morning. For the up to the minute report go to our “Trail by Trail” report for all the lift and trail information. Weather permitting tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We now have 73 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are powder and packed powder with average base depths of 22 to 52 inches. We plan to groom 38 trails tonight for a grand total of 144 acres of freshly groomed terrain.
Snow Reporter buried in work. Photo credit Hannah Johnson
Currently it is snowing hard and 28 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 15 mph. Tonight’s forecast is snow with 6 to 10 inches of accumulation possible. Tomorrow’s forecast is snow and another 3 to 5 inches of accumulation possible with temperatures between 23 and 32 degrees.
Tony having fun in the glades
Snow Reporter buried in work
Smuggs Family Fun
We received 18 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours, 23 inches in the past 3 days, and 221 inches this season so far!
We will be 100 percent open tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 78 trails open. Surface conditions are powder and packed powder with average base depths of 30 to 64 inches. 40 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, that’s a grand total of 146 acres of freshly groomed terrain.
Air drop
Currently it is snowing and 0 degrees at the summit of Sterling with light snow and winds of 10 to 20 mph. Tonight’s forecast is light snow with 2″ of accumulation possible. Tomorrow’s forecast is light snow and another 2 inches of accumulation possible with temperatures between -10 and +3 degrees.
Snow Reporter trying to figure out base depths
Sun rays through the trees
It was absolutely gorgeous today with the bluebird skies. There were ice crystals that were floating in the air. The sun shining through the ice crystals made a sundog, which is seen in the top photo to the right. It also made some neat sun rays through the trees. Speaking of trees I had a blast skiing all the fresh snow that is in between them today!
Magical chair on the Sterling Lift
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 77 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 33 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including McPherson’s, Curley’s Cutback, and Lower Pipeline for a grand total of 131 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches.
Pete having fun in the woods
Currently it is 12 degrees at the summit of Sterling with sunny skies and winds of 0 to 5 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with temperatures between 14 and 25 degrees.
Tonight we plan to make snow on skier’s right of Lower Madonna Liftline and Lower FIS. We plan to continue snowmaking on Lower FIS tomorrow and it will be closed.
Snow Reporter checking base depths