snowmaking

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Get Ready for Smuggs!

Posted at 3:32 pm

Stacy in for Hugh. Don’t worry, he’ll be back soon.

Snowmaking

The arrival of snow on the mountain has gotten all of us psyched to see skiing & riding arriving soon to the slopes of Smuggs. It is early season and our snowmakers are on point to make snow when temperatures permit. Temperatures moving forward are variable through Thanksgiving, which may make it difficult to have man-made snow opportunities. We are projecting opening on Friday, November 26, weather-dependent.

Please stay informed by checking the Snow Report, signing up for our Snow Report emails, texting SNOW to 855-421-2279 for all on-mountain updates, and of course right here on Hugh’s Views.

Plan ahead and buy your tickets online, in advance & SAVE.

See you on the slopes.

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Winter Playground

Posted at 3:28 pm

Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. Winter Recess is here. Time to PLAY in the SNOW! Two FEET of SNOW in the past week and snowmaking continues on Curley’s Cutback and Snow Snake. So children, come up and enjoy our winter Playground.

No pushing or shoving allowed on the Playground, but SKIING and RIDING permitted and encouraged.
Sign of SNOW.
Snowmaking on Curley’s Cutback. Pretty soon we’ll be doing the Curley Shuffle with Larry and Moe.
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Grooming and Snowmaking

Posted at 7:06 am

Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. Our Groomers and Snowmakers never sleep… at least at this time of day at this time of year.

Here’s today’s report in brief: Top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. 70 trails and 5 lifts including M1. 102 acres of freshly groomed terrain. 22 inches of new snow in the past week. Snowmaking on Morse Mountain. Lower Morse Liftline is open on skiers left.

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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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Time to get FLAKEY!

Posted at 3:21 pm

Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. With COVID-19, there are some new procedures on the mountain like the ghost lines at the lift corrals and only riding up with the people in your arrival party. But… there are more things that are the same. There’s seeing familiar faces of friends and co-workers like Larry, Dara & Darrell (OK, Darrell is there for comedic effect). There’s a sense of joyful anticipation in Parking Lot 1. And even if it’s not another beautiful day, there’s the unmatched thrill of skiing or riding down the mountain! You know the saying “the worst day of skiing is better than the best day in the office.” It’s time to get FLAKEY!

This snowman says “with snow and snowmaking in the near future, it’s time to get FLAKEY!”
Lower Exhibition as viewed from the Sterling Lift.
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Snowmaking continues on Morse

Posted at 7:27 am

We are presently making snow on the Magic Learning Trail, Riglet Park, and Lower Morse Liftline. Currently it is 12 degrees at the summit of Sterling with clear skies and winds of 0 to 5 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for sunny skies with a high of 20 degrees. Today we plan to have the Sterling Lift and Sir Henry’s Glider operating with 5 intermediate trails, 1 beginner trail, and 1 expert trail open. All 7 trails have been groomed for today that’s a grand total of 24 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 18 to 48 inches.

Lower Morse Liftline
Piles are getting bigger
Lower Morse Liftline in front of TREASURES
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Snowmaking and grooming

Posted at 7:48 am
Morning light over the Village
Tower gun running at the base area of the Village Lift
Grooming Lower Morse Liftline

Last night we made snow on skier’s right of Lower Morse Liftline and Meadowlark. The snowguns on Lower Morse Liftline have been shut down and our groomers are now smoothing out the snowmaking piles.

Today we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 7 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We plan to have 73 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 14 to 50 inches. 30 trails have been groomed for today, including McPherson’s and Thomke’s for a grand total of 123 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently, it is 15 degrees at the summit of Sterling with beautiful sunny skies and winds of 0 to 5 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for sunny skies early with increasing clouds and a high of 30 degrees. There is no local race today due to the Essex High School race on Sterling today.

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Snowmaking in progress

Posted at 11:05 am
Log Jam
Fan gun on Hibernator
Snow Snake
Tower guns at the base of the Village Lift

Snowmaking continues around the clock on Log Jam, Snow Snake, Hibernator, and the base of the Village Lift. Log Jam and Hibernator are closed today due to snowmaking.

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Snowmaking in progress

Posted at 10:32 am
Snowmaking cloud seen from the
Madonna I Lift
Tower guns running on Lower Chilcoot

McPherson’s and Dan’s Ford are closed today due to the snowmaking on Lower Chilcoot. Both trails end up on Lower Chilcoot and Lower Chilcoot is closed for snowmaking. Today we have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 7 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We have 51 trails open today with terrain for all ability levels. Today’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with a high of 13 degrees.