Hugh's Views - Smugglers' Notch Vermont

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Skiing and riding on all 3 mountains

Posted January 13, 2022 at 2:45 pm

Lift operations may be limited on Saturday, January 15th due to cold and windy conditions. Check back after 9 am tomorrow morning for updated information.

Birch Run Terrain Park opens tomorrow with 3 jumps and 2 rails.

Tomorrow we plan to have 5 lifts operating; Madonna II Lift, Sterling Lift, Village Lift, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, and Sir Henry’s Glider. We now have 31 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 21 out of the 31 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley, Mulcahy’s Link, and Snow Snake for a grand total of 89 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable with average base depths of 6 to 32 inches. Tonight we plan to resume snowmaking operations on McPherson’s, Playground, and Lower Madonna Liftline. Currently, it is cloudy and 26 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for the chance of light snow early then gradual clearing with a high of 17 degrees in the Village and 12 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Temperatures will be falling throughout the day.

Uphill travel

Morse Mountain open from 5:00 pm till 10:00 pm.

Sterling Mountain is open from 5:30 am till 7:30 am.

Madonna Mountain is presently closed.

Employees will be red-flagged this Sunday from 10:00 am till 2:00 pm.

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Freshly groomed terrain

Posted January 6, 2022 at 7:36 am

Today we plan to have skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. We have 23 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. We plan to have 5 lifts operating; Village Lift, Sterling Lift, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, Madonna II Lift, and Sir Henry’s Glider. Black Snake will have a delayed opening this morning. 19 out of the 23 trails have been groomed for today, including Snow Snake, Mulcahy’s Link, and Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 82 acres. Surface conditions are machine groomed and loose granular with average base depths of 6 to 32 inches. Currently, it is partly cloudy and 20 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 15 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with a slight chance of snow with a high of 27 degrees at the base and 21 degrees at the summit.

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Skiing and riding on all 3 mountains

Posted December 26, 2021 at 4:39 pm

We received an inch of new snow today bringing our season snowfall total to 66 inches. The inch of new snow made a difference to the surface conditions. Tomorrow will be even better with another inch of new snow expected overnight. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for mostly cloudy skies with a high of 24 degrees. We have 5 lifts operating; Sterling Lift, Madonna II Lift, Sir Henry’s Glider, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, and Village Lift. We have 17 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 14 out of the 17 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Lower FIS and Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 67 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Snowmaking resumes tonight on Sam’s Run, Snow Snake, Curley’s Cutback, and Meadowlark.

Snow Sport University ski lesson on Lower Morse Liftline

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Good morning

Posted December 24, 2021 at 7:20 am

11 out of the 13 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley and Garden Path for a grand total of 46 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Today we plan to have 4 lifts operating; Village Lift, Sterling Lift, Sir Henry’s Glider, and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift. Surface conditions are machine groomed and loose granular with average base depths of 6 to 32 inches. We are presently making snow on Mulcahy’s LInk, Lower FIS, Midway, and Meadowlark. Currently, it is 9 degrees at the summit of Sterling with partly sunny skies. Today’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with a high of 25 degrees.

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More terrain opens tomorrow

Posted December 22, 2021 at 3:57 pm

Tomorrow we plan to open Garden Path! We plan to have the Village Lift and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift open to the top. Sterling Lift and Sir Henry’s Glider will also be open. We now have 13 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 11 out of the 13 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 52 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and loose granular with average base depths of 6 to 32 inches. Midway and Meadowlark are closed for snowmaking operations. Currently, it is partly cloudy and 20 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 10 to 20 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies early becoming sunny in the afternoon with a high of 16 degrees.

Uphill travel is closed on Sterling Mountain. Madonna Mountain is open for uphill travel, but it is not recommended.

Smuggs groomer Jeff Wentzel out on the mountain enjoying some fine work!

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Freshly groomed terrain

Posted December 20, 2021 at 9:10 am

We now have 12 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 11 out of the 12 trails have been groomed for today, that’s 39 acres of freshly groomed terrain. We have 4 lifts operating. Village Lift and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift are open to mid-station. We also have Sterling Lift and Sir Henry’s Glider operating. Currently, it is partly sunny and 7 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with a high of 25 degrees. We are presently making snow on Midway, Meadowlark, and Garden Path.

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The weekend is looking good

Posted December 17, 2021 at 6:56 am

Today we plan to have 3 lifts operating; Sterling Lift, Sir Henry’s Glider, and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift open to mid-station. The Sterling Lift will have a delayed opening until 9 am due to grooming today. We have 10 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. All 10 trails have been groomed for today, that’s a grand total of 32 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and loose granular with average base depths of 6 to 32 inches. Currently it is partly cloudy and 31 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 10 to 20 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies, breezy, a high of 37 degrees and temperatures falling throughout the day. We plan to resume snowmaking tonight on Morse Mountain.

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I called an Uber…

Posted March 12, 2021 at 7:28 am

Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. I called an Uber but a Groomer showed up instead. Makes sense, the groomed trails will be the best ride, at least until conditions soften up. Sterling Lift is closed for mechanical repairs but we hope to have it operating tomorrow. For today, we’ll have 5 lifts including Madonna I, and 29 trails open.

UPDATE: Parking Lot 1 is closed because there is no way to ski back to it from the Madonna trails.

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Ladies only

Posted February 1, 2021 at 11:41 am

This is just so cool! Today the Sterling Lift crew is all females! I’ve been here at Smuggs for a few years and I can’t recall seeing this before. Ladies thank you for letting me take your picture and of course for being who you are!

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Riding and skiing on all 3 mountains

Posted January 3, 2021 at 4:27 pm

We now have 5 lifts operating and 21 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Tomorrow we plan to have Sterling Lift, Madonna II Lift, Village Lift, Sir Henry’s Glider, and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift. 13 out of the 21 open trails will be groomed for tomorrow for a grand total of 55 acres of freshly groomed terrain. We plan to groom Smugglers’ Alley tonight. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 8 to 40 inches. Currently, it is cloudy and 19 degrees at the summit of Sterling Mountain. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with a chance of a snow shower early and a high of 31 degrees. Employees are not red flagged mid week. The Nordic Center is now open with 10 km of trails.