Hugh's Views - Smugglers' Notch Vermont

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Closing Day is Sunday, April 15th

Posted April 14, 2018 at 3:56 pm

Sterling and Mount Mansfield

I ran into my good friend Phil and his son James in Lot #1 this morning. We did some cruiser runs on Madonna and Sterling. It was great to catch up and make some turns together.

Tonights forecast is snow and sleet with 2 to 4 inches of accumulation possible. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for more snow and sleet with another 1 to 3 inches of accumulation and temperatures between 21 and 32 degrees.

Phil on Upper FIS

15 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, that’s 68 acres of freshly groomed terrain. We plan to have both the Madonna I and Sterling lifts operating tomorrow with 33 trails open for intermediates and experts.

Catwalk

James on Upper Rumrunner

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A little more fresh snow

Posted April 11, 2018 at 11:58 am

Dave throwing some snow around on Full Nelson

We received a dusting to an inch of new snow overnight. We have the Sterling lift operating today with 24 trails open for intermediates and experts. 15 trails have been groomed for today, that’s 40 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Today’s forecast is mostly sunny skies with increasing clouds and a high of 42 degrees.

Geoff on Full Nelson

Ice flow on Upper Rumrunner

Mount Mansfield seen from Upper Rumrunner

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Snowmaking overnight

Posted February 23, 2018 at 9:17 am

Groomer at the summit of Sterling Mountain Photo credit Jeff Spring of Snow Sport University

Last night our snowmakers laid down a nice blanket of new snow on Upper Rumrunner, Crossover, Treasure Run, and Lower Exhibition. This morning our grooming crew was smoothing out the snowmaking whales for your skiing and riding pleasure. Today we have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We have 34 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. All 34 trails have been groomed for today, that’s a grand total of 145 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Today’s forecast is calling for increasing clouds light snow and sleet with a chance of mix later in the day, temperatures between 26 and 37 degrees. We could see up to 2 inches of new snow Saturday night into Sunday.

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Full Circle

Posted February 22, 2018 at 3:22 pm

Connie with her class on Wanderer

I would like you to meet Connie Douthwaite. Connie is a member of the Snow Sport University here at Smugglers’ Notch. She is a ski instructor who works with 3 to 6 year old children. The neat thing is that 13 years ago Connie was a 6 year old child taking ski lessons here at Smugglers’ Notch. Connie told me that her instructor back then was Larry Arnold who still works here at Smugglers’ Notch as a ski instructor. It is wonderful to see someone who learned to ski here 13 years ago is now teaching the next generation!

Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We now have 36 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Tonight we plan to resume snowmaking on Upper Rumrunner, Crossover, Treasure Run, Lower Exhibition, and the Practice Slope. All 36 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, that’s 145 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for light snow and sleet a dusting of accumulation with a chance of mix later in the day and temperatures between 25 and 35 degrees. Tomorrow we plan to have the Log Jam, Birch Run, and Zone Terrain Park all open.

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Race training

Posted February 6, 2018 at 5:16 pm

Today was another fabulous day here at Smuggs. We received 2 inches of new snow today, 11 inches in the past 3 days, and 20 inches in the past 6 days. February has it going on, with one snow storm after another. We could see another 14 inches of snow by Thursday! Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for snow with up to 9 inches of accumulation possible and a high of 24 degrees. The snow continues into tomorrow night with another 4 inches of accumulation possible. Tonight we plan to make snow on Upper Pipeline, Hangman’s Drop, Thomke’s Express, Chute, and Upper Rumrunner.

We are 100 percent open with top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating. We have all 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 32 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Playground, Hangman’s, and Curley’s Cutback for a grand total of 124 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

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Winter Weather Advisory

Posted February 4, 2018 at 8:07 am

We have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 7 lifts operating. The Village Lift is presently on wind hold. We now have 74 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Last night we made snow on Bootleggers, Upper Rumrunner, Lower Exhibition, and Treasure Run. 34 trails have been groomed for today, including Upper FIS, Smugglers’ Alley, and Snow Snake. Today’s forecast is periods of snow with up to 4 inches of accumulation possible and temperatures between 22 and 32 degrees. We could see up to 8 inches of new snow in the next 24 hours!

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More snow in the forecast

Posted February 3, 2018 at 4:55 pm

Free Family Fun Race

The National Weather Service is calling for 2 to 4 inches of snow tomorrow and another 2 to 4 inches of snow on Sunday night. Another round of snow will hit us Wednesday and Wednesday night.

Snowmaking continues around the clock tonight on Bootleggers, Upper Rumrunner, Treasure Run, and Lower Exhibition. We plan to groom Upper Rumrunner, Treasure Run, and Lower Exhibition in the morning so these trails will be open tomorrow. We plan to groom 34 trails tonight, including Upper FIS, Smugglers’ Alley, and Snow Snake for a grand total of 136 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Sterling Mountain seen from Lower Catwalk

Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We now have 69 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Birch Run, Log Jam, and Zone Terrain Park are all open. Tomorrow we have the Free Family Fun Race on Lower Madonna Liftline from 11 am till 2 pm. Find out who’s the fastest in your family.

Essex High School Winter Carnival Slalom Race today on the Practice Slope.