Currently, we have clear skies and 27 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Today’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with a high of 45 degrees at the base and 42 degrees at higher elevations. Today, we plan to have top-to-bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We plan to have 74 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 35 trails have been groomed for today, including Drifter, Shuttle, Snake Bite, Goat Path, Midway, and Dixie’s Knoll, for a total of 139 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine-groomed and variable, with average base depths of 12 to 38 inches.
sunny skies
Sunny skies
It is another gorgeous day here at Smuggs! Currently, it is sunny and 23 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast is mostly sunny skies with a high of 27 degrees. We have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We have 48 trails open today with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 14 to 50 inches. Playground, Lower Chilcoot, and McPherson’s are closed due to snowmaking. Snake Bite is closed today for a ski race. 26 trails have been groomed for today for a grand total of 108 acres of freshly groomed terrain.
Sunny today and snow later
The forecast from the National Weather Service is:
Lifts and Trails
Today we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating. We have 30 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. All 30 trails have been groomed for today, that’s a grand total of 122 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and loose granular with average base depths of 12 to 40 inches. Snow Snake will have a delayed opening this morning. Upper FIS may be open later today.
Snowmaking
Last night we made snow on Upper FIS. Snowmaking will continue on Upper FIS today.
Weather
Currently it is 4 degrees at the summit of Sterling with sunny skies and winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with temperatures between 12 and 24 degrees.
Events
High School Slalom Race January 3, 2019
Lamoille Union High School hosts this event on the Sterling Mountain Practice Slope. All the North Country high schools will be in attendance.