Hugh's Views - Smugglers' Notch Vermont

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Camps, Groups, Privates

Posted March 22, 2022 at 2:53 pm

Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. Camps, Groups, Privates. No, not military designations, but the different kinds of lessons taught by Snow Sport University (aka SSU). Martha and “Princess” Pam have taught them all – from 3 year olds to 93 year olds – and every age and ability in between. Pam is a past recipient of the Spirit of the Mountain Award, and, they’ve both been Summer Hiking Guides for the Activities Department! We’re glad that you two are Smugglers!

SNOW REPORT INFO: For Wednesday, we plan to have Madonna I open, as well as 5 other lifts. 33 trails will be open and 31 trails/130 acres will be groomed. Tomorrow’s forecast is partly sunny skies with a high of 38 degrees.

Martha and “Princess” Pam in the Meeting House getting ready for a day of Discovery Camp.

Freshly groomed terrain on Morse Mountain.

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Lifts and Lessons

Posted February 15, 2022 at 3:41 pm

Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. There are a lot of folks who make a mountain go. Let’s take a moment to recognize the Lifties and Instructors… HUZZAH! Without them we wouldn’t be skiing and riding all the great terrain here at Smuggs. Speaking of terrain we have 57 trails open. 29 of them will be groomed for tomorrow – that’s 121 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Let that be a Lesson and Lift your spirits.

Say hi to the Lifties at Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift.

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Smiling faces in their happy place

Posted February 20, 2020 at 11:18 am

**Maya with her Instructor June Packard and the Friendly Pirate**

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Fantastic conditions

Posted February 12, 2020 at 4:48 pm

**Snow Sport University Instructor Matt McCawley playing in some fresh snow**

I had a wonderful time today! We received 32 inches of snow in the past week and everything is in great shape. The groomers have a nice deep base and the glades have filled in. I took a run with Matt McCawley and his group today. We skied Upper Chilcoot, Catwalk, Doc Dempsey’s, Ruthie’s, Gary B’s, and Bermuda. Of course, Matt had a few tricks up his sleeve and we were able to find a few powder stashes also. It’s always fun to ski with Matt!

Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna 1 lift. We plan to have 77 out of 78 trails open tomorrow with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 16 to 54 inches. We plan to groom 35 trails tonight, including Waterfall, Snow Snake, and Snake Bite for a grand total of 132 acres of freshly groomed terrain. We also plan to groom some natural snow trails like the bottom of Black Bear, Shuttle, Evaporator, and Jolly Rodger. Currently, it is partly cloudy and 22 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tonight’s forecast is calling for 1 to 2 inches of snow. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for snow another 3 to 5 inches of accumulation possible and a high of 30 degrees.

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SSU says woo-hoo!

Posted January 14, 2020 at 10:56 am

When SSU Instructors Sean, Brian, Dara, Dave, and their co-workers and students heard that we could get up to 14″ of SNOW by Friday, what else could they say but “woo-hoo”!!

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Here comes the storm

Posted January 4, 2020 at 10:28 am

**Clouds rolling in over Madonna and Sterling Mountain**

**Snow Sport University Snowboard Instructor Nick Hover carving a heel side turn on Lower Morse Liftline.**

The latest weather update from NOAA

Today: Snow, mainly after noon. High near 31. The chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Tonight: Snow, mainly before 1 am, then snow showers likely after 1 am. Low around 15. The chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Sunday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 8 am. Cloudy, with a high near 16. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

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It is going to be a snowy weekend

Posted January 3, 2020 at 5:26 pm

**Instructor Rob Pirog working with the Smugglers’ Notch Adaptive Program**

Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for snow mainly in the afternoon with 2 to 4 inches of accumulation possible and a high of 31 degrees. We are also expecting snow on Saturday night with 3 to 7 inches of accumulation possible. Sunday’s forecast is also snow with another 1 to 3 inches of accumulation possible. We could see up to 14 inches of new snow by Sunday night! We also plan to resume snowmaking tomorrow night on Black Snake and the Practice Slope. 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 32 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. We plan to open more trails with the new snow that we will be receiving this weekend. 23 trails will be groomed for tomorrow for a grand total of 93 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. The Riglet and Birch Run Terrain Parks are both open.

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Morse Code

Posted December 11, 2018 at 3:24 pm

Larry’s class entering King Billy Bear’s den…

Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. I got to tool around Morse Mountain today. I saw Larry and Dara (but not their other brother Darrell) teaching Discovery Camp skiers (ages 3-5, aka Disco Kids) on the Magic Learning Trail and Sir Henry’s. Morse is a great area for beginners and it also features trails for intermediates. I ran into Snowmaking Maestro Justin Thoelke during lunch at Green Mountain Deli. He said snowmaking’s next move was going to be Sam’s Run and Dixie’s Knoll and that’ll open more trails on Morse! Maybe then Darrell will come out and take some runs.