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Mountain Operations Manager and Pond Sculpting Guru Mike McAdoo started moving snow today!

Annual Pond Skimming

LOCATION: Sterling Mountain Practice Slope

DATE / TIME: April 1st : 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm

Presented by Zero Gravity.

Elvis, a gorilla, guys in bikinis – you’ll see it all on the Practice Slope during Pond Skimming! Registration for this free event starts at 10:00 am at the Smugglers’ Notch tent in Parking Lot 1 for the first 100 people only. The first skimmer launches toward the pond at 12:00 noon. Prizes awarded for best costume. A “don’t miss” for spectators!

Today we have top-to-bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 4 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We have 73 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 33 trails have been groomed for today, including Shuttle, Drifter, Smugglers’ Alley, Jolly Rodger, Snow Snake, and Howie’s Wanderer for a grand total of 133 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 12 to 54 inches. Currently, it is sunny and 24 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for sunny skies early with increasing clouds, a high of 39 degrees at the base, and 31 degrees at higher elevations. Great conditions!

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  • Weather

    Current Conditions

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    We plan to have the Sterling Lift and Madonna 2 Lift operating tomorrow.

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    Extended Forecast

    Today

    4/4/25

    Clouds (overcast clouds)
    Max 43°F / Min 27°F

    Saturday

    4/5/25

    Rain (moderate rain)
    Max 35°F / Min 27°F

    Sunday

    4/6/25

    Snow (rain and snow)
    Max 38°F / Min 24°F

    Trail & Lift Status

    16 out of 78 open

    Trails Open

    16 out of 78 groomed

    Groomed

    2 out of 8 open

    Lifts Open

    Snow Totals

    1″inches

    New Snowfall

    348″inches

    Season Total

    Snow Depths

    Natural Snow Depth: 8 to 14″

    Man-Made Snow Depth: 20 to 46″

    Snow Surfaces

    Primary: Machine Groomed

    Secondary: Variable Conditions

Notifications

  • Thursday, 4/3 Lift Operations Update

    Due to forecasted freezing rain and high winds, the Sterling Lift will open at 12:00 noon on Thursday, 4/3.

    Anticipated last day of lift operations is Sunday, 4/13
    Morse Mountain is now closed for the season.
    Please visit our Snow Report for full details.