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34 inches of new snow in the past 2 days!

Upper Madonna Liftline
Sally’s Alley
Upper Morse Liftline
Honey, where is the car?

I went skiing yesterday and at the time I thought yesterday was the best day of the season so far. We then received another 14 inches of new snow overnight and another 6 inches during the day today. Needless to say, I’ve changed my mind and today was the best day of the season so far! We are 100 percent open with all 78 trails. We have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. Surface conditions are powder and packed powder with average base depths of 20 to 50 inches. 39 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Drifter, Goat Path, Timberrrr, Log Jam, Smugglers’ Alley, and Jolly Rodger for a grand total of 146 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently, it is snowing and 21 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with a chance of a snow shower and an inch of accumulation possible with a high of 34 degrees at the base and 28 degrees at the summits. Can’t wait to back at it again tomorrow!

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A little fresh snow

Upper FIS
Looking down Madonna I Lift
Upper FIS
Upper Madonna Liftline

We received an inch of new snow in the past 24 hours, 5 inches in the past 2 days, 20 inches in the past 5 days, and 57 inches in the month of January so far. We are also expecting another 1 to 2 inches of new snow tonight. Upper FIS was groomed last night from Catwalk down to Dan’s Ford. The fresh snow on top of the groomed terrain was a bunch of fun. Upper Madonna Liftline was open from the top down to the Robin’s Run work road. We are presently making snow on McPherson’s, Playground, Snake Bite, and Upper FIS below Dan’s Ford. Some of these trails are closed due to snowmaking. Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We have 69 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 25 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley, Upper FIS, and Howie’s Wanderer for a grand total of 107 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine-groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 8 to 30 inches. Currently, it is cloudy and 16 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies early becoming partly sunny, with a high of 11 degrees with temperatures falling throughout the day. Bundle up and enjoy the great conditions!

The Nordic Center is open with 15 km of snowshoeing and 17 km of cross-country trails. The small ice rink is also open.

This weekend the featured beverage for the apres sports parties at Bootlegger’s and the Black Bear Tavern is Woodchuck.

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More open terrain

Upper Madonna Liftline
The Madonna I Lift

Freefall is open from the top. The Headwall, Bermuda, Knight’s Revenge, and Shakedown are also open. Sterling Mountain is 100 percent open! 4 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours and 13 inches in the past 4 days. The conditions are just fantastic!

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Winter wonderland

We received 2 to 4 inches of new snow today, 11 inches in the past 2 days, and 30 inches in the past 6 days. Tonight’s forecast is calling for snow showers with 1 to 3 inches of accumulation possible. Tomorrow’s forecast is also calling for snow showers with another 1 to 3 inches of accumulation possible and a high of 30 degrees. Tomorrow 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 65 trails open tomorrow with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are powder and packed powder with average base depths of 14 to 46 inches. 19 trails will be groomed tonight, including Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 92 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Last night we made snow on Black Snake, Birch Run, and Snake Bite.

Madonna Mountain
Upper Madonna Liftline near the Red Fox Glades
Snowboard tracks
Riding Upper Madonna Liftline
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It was another sunny day!

Marlee enjoying the great conditions in Moonshiner’s Glades
Andrew and River having fun in Mustache Glades
Colby skis Upper Madonna Liftline for the first time!
Sterling and Mount Mansfield seen from the summit of Madonna

Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We now 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. Last night we made snow on Lower Morse Liftline and Meadowlark. We now have 3 terrain parks open, Birch Run, Log Jam, and Riglet. We plan to groom 32 trails tonight, including McPherson’s, Snow Snake, and Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 131 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently it is partly cloudy and 22 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for mostly cloudy skies with a chance of snow showers and a high of 30 degrees.

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Powder Day

Ski Patroller Jordan Brown trail checking Upper Madonna Liftline
Ski Patroller Mike Stowe goes deep into the new snow

We received 6 to 8 inches of new snow overnight and 24 inches in the past 5 days. Today we have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 7 lifts operating, including the Madonna I lift. We now have 57 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are powder and packed powder with average base depths of 14 to 50 inches. 25 trails have been groomed for today for a grand total of 110 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently, it is still snowing and 21 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 15 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for snow showers another 1 to 2 inches of accumulation possible with a high of 22 degrees. Temperatures will be falling throughout the day.

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11 inches of new snow in 2 days!

Tony finds some nice snow on Upper Exhibition
Dave throwing snow around on Full Nelson
Upper Madonna Liftline was open top to bottom today
Flying down Lower Pipeline

We received 6 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours and 21 inches in the past week. Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I lift. We now have 64 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are powder and packed powder with average base depths of 14 to 50 inches. 25 out of the 64 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Upper FIS for a grand total of 97 acres of freshly groomed terrain. We continue to make snow around the clock on Black Snake and the Practice Slope. Currently, it is partly cloudy and 17 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tonight’s forecast is snow showers with 1 to 2 inches of accumulation possible. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with a high of 17 degrees.

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Top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains

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Lower Morse Liftline

Lifts and Trails

We are 100 percent open with all 8 lifts operating and all 78 trails open. Freefall is open from the traverse on Upper FIS.  Upper Madonna Liftline is open from the Black Hole, which is also open from the traverse on Upper FIS. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. 44 trails have been groomed for today, that’s 158 acres of freshly groomed terrain.