Hugh's Views - Smugglers' Notch Vermont

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Beautiful sunny skies with snowmaking clouds

Posted January 7, 2019 at 8:18 am

Morning glow over the Village

Snowmaking

Last night we made snow on Dixie’s Knoll, Sam’s Run, Log Jam, Hibernator, Snow Snake, Sir Henry’s, and the base area of Morse. Snowmaking continues today on Hibernator, Snow Snake, and Log Jam. Snow Snake and Log Jam is closed today due to snowmaking.

Lifts and Trails

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 have 68 trails open today with terrain for all ability levels. 28 trails have been groomed for today, including Upper Drifter, Wanderer, and Thomke’s for a grand total of 120 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 14 to 44 inches. Birch Run Terrain Park and Lower Knight’ Revenge Terrain Park are open.

Natural Snowfall

We received 4 inches of new snow in the past 36 hours, 16 inches in the past week, and 159 inches this season so far. We have snow in the forecast starting tonight into Thursday with up to a foot of accumulation possible. We could see 2 to 4 inches of accumulation tonight and another inch during the day tomorrow. Tuesday night could bring 1 to 3 inches of snow with another 3 to 5 inches of accumulation during the day on Wednesday.

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Top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains

Posted December 15, 2018 at 3:31 pm

Madonna and Sterling Mountain seen from the Village Lift

Lifts and Trails

Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 5 lifts operating; Madonna I Lift, Sterling Lift, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, Village Lift, and Sir Henry’s Glider. We have 52 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Trail count will increase in the near future with snow in the forecast for Monday and colder temperatures this week for snowmaking. Surface conditions are variable and machine groomed with average base depths of 18 to 48 inches. 26 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley, Waterfall, and Wanderer for a grand total of 108 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Snow cat sighting at the top of Sterling Mountain

Weather

Currently it is cloudy and 26 degrees at the summit of Sterling Mountain with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for sunny skies early with increasing clouds and temperatures between 25 and 33 degrees.

Glow sticks

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All smiles

Posted March 26, 2018 at 8:54 am

At the base of the Mogul Mouse Magic Lift

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 have been groomed for today, including Upper Drifter, Black Snake, and Wanderer for a grand total of 127 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Today’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with a high of 38 degrees. Fantastic conditions with deep base depths!