Hugh's Views - Smugglers' Notch Vermont

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Another great day on the slopes

Posted January 25, 2020 at 3:18 pm

Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We have 48 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. 30 trails will be groomed tonight, including Upper FIS, Smugglers’ Alley, and Hibernator for a grand total of 127 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently it is cloudy and 27 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies and a chance of snow with half an inch of accumulation possible and a high of 27 degrees. Sunday night’s forecast is snow with 1 to 3 inches and Monday’s forecast is also snow with another 1 to 2 inches of accumulation possible.

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Another beautiful day

Posted January 17, 2020 at 4:40 pm

**Sun dog caused by the refraction of sunlight by ice crystals in the atmosphere**

**Snow Sport University Snowboard Instructor Justin Wright doing a demonstration.**

**Tony in the Harvey Wesson Memorial Race Series**

We received 4 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours and 16 inches in the past 3 days! The conditions are great and we have more snow in the forecast for the weekend. 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 now have 43 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 12 to 50 inches. We are presently making snow on Practice Slope, McPherson’s, Playground, and Upper FIS from Goat Path down to Times Square. Currently, it is sunny and -8 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with snow in the afternoon and 1 to 2 inches of accumulation possible with a high of 22 degrees. Tomorrow night’s forecast is 5 to 9 inches of snow. Sunday’s forecast is also snow with another 2 to 4 inches.

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It is going to be a beautiful day!

Posted December 16, 2019 at 9:27 am

Today we have skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. We have 4 lifts operating; Sterling, Madonna II, Sir Henry’s Wonder Carpet, and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift to the summit. We have 14 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. All 14 trails have been groomed for today for a grand total of 60 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. We are presently making snow on Birch Run, Midway, Meadowlark, and Lower Rumrunner. Lower Rumrunner will be closed today due to snowmaking. Currently, it is sunny and 7 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with a high of 26 degrees.

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Happy April No Fooling

Posted April 1, 2019 at 3:42 pm

Summit of Sterling

The month of April has started off very nicely with fresh snow and sunshine! The cooler temperatures last night made the new snow light and fluffy. The wind moved the snow around a little and I was able to find some sweet drifts to play in. The new snow moving around also filled in the low spots and in between the bumps. The new snow will also be really nice mixed in on the groomers for tomorrow!

The snowpack is so deep our snow gauge is buried

New Snow

We received 4 inches of new snow last night, 5 inches in the past 2 days, and 275 inches this season so far.

Lifts and Trails

Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 4 lifts operating, including the Madonna I lift. We plan to have 61 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 18 to 48 inches. We plan to groom 36 trails tonight, including Drifter, Snow Snake, and Bootlegger for a grand total of 125 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Morse Mountain will close after April 7th.

Are you ready to do some skimming on April 6th? Construction of the pond started today.

Weather

Currently it is sunny and 16 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 15 to 25 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with temperatures between 20 and 45 degrees.

Sterling Pond with Mount Mansfield in the background