Lower Morse Liftline

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143 acres of freshly groomed terrain

Posted at 8:58 am
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Snowboard carve on Lower Morse Liftline

Lifts and Trails

We are 100 percent open! We have top t0 bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I lift. We have all 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Freefall is open from the traverse on Upper FIS. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. 38 trails have been groomed for today, that’s 143 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Weather

Currently it is sunny and 29 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 0 to 5 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with temperatures between 20 and 43 degrees.

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ZOOM Groomer!

Posted at 6:27 am

 

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You can see the Notch in the background

Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. Big Rigs raking the mountain. Combing the corduroy. Grooming the ZOOM! Top to bottom skiing and riding on all three mountains!

GROOMING

For today we 148 acres of freshly groomed terrain for your skiing and riding pleasure.

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Cruising up Lower Morse Liftline

 

 

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Sunshine and corduroy

Posted at 8:01 am
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Lower Morse Liftline

Lifts and Trails

We are 100 percent open. Today we plan to have 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. Freefall is open from the traverse on Upper FIS. Surface conditions are powder and packed powder with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. 37 trails have been groomed for today, that’s a grand total of 145 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

New Snow

We received 1 to 2 inches of new snow overnight, 25 inches in the past 4 days, and 370 inches this season so far!

Weather

Currently it is sunny and 10 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 10 to 20 mph. Today’s forecast is sunny skies with temperatures between 11 and 29 degrees.

Closing Date

We plan to stay open until April 14th. We will close Monday, April 15th to Friday, April 19th. We then plan to reopen for Saturday, April 20th and Sunday, April 21st!

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Snow Sport University Fun

Posted at 4:26 pm
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Jonah having fun in the glades on Morse

I have been working as a helper for Snow Sport University this week.  Our group is between 4 and 6 years old. We started on Sir Henry’s Learning Hill on Monday morning.  We made sure we could all turn and stop before venturing onto the Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift. We then started with mid station runs on Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift. Yesterday we had a blast on the Magic Learning Trail, Wanderer, Lower Morse Liftline, and King Billy’s Bob Den. Today we did a warm up run to mid station before we headed to the top of the Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift.  We then skied around the world, which is Midway to Curley’s Cutback and then to Meadowlark. We also had a great time in Yellow Cat’s Lair and skiing the glades off the Magic Learning Trail. Tomorrow’s fun includes more runs before the World Famous Cookie Race on Sir Henry’s Learning Hill.

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Taking time to reflect

Lifts and Trails

We are 99 percent open. 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 77 out of 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. The Black Hole, Freefall, and Madonna Liftline are open from the traverse on Upper FIS. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. We plan to groom 42 trails tonight, including Shuttle, Ruthie’s, Snow Snake, Wanderer, Smugglers’ Alley, and Hangman’s Drop.

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Luke may have a snowy face, but he is in his happy place!

Weather

Currently it is 26 degrees with partly sunny skies and winds of 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with increasing clouds and temperatures between 27 and 48 degrees.

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Sunshine and corduroy

Posted at 9:24 am
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Lower Morse Liftline

Lifts and Trails

Today we have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountain with 7 lifts operating. We have 77 out of 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. 40 trails have been groomed for today, including Drifter, Snow Snake, and Chute for a grand total of 150 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Weather

Currently it is sunny and 12 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 0 to 5 mph. Today’s forecast is sunny skies with temperatures between 12 and 29 degrees.

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156 acres of freshly groomed terrain

Posted at 7:56 am
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Groomers headed back up Meadowlark after finishing Lower Morse Liftine

Lifts and Trails

We are 99 percent open. Today we have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We have 77 out of 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. 46 trails have been groomed for today, including Upper FIS, Ruthie’s, Snow Snake, Hibernator, Bootlegger, Chute, Hangman’s Drop, and Smugglers’ Alley.

Weather

Currently it is 20 degrees at the summit of Sterling with partly cloudy skies and winds of 0 to 5 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for partly cloudy skies with a chance of light snow later in the day and temperatures between 22 and 30 degrees.

Events

Smugglers’ Notch Extreme Challenge is today on Madonna Liftline just below mid-station. This year for the first time snowboarders will be competing. There is 120 competitors signed up for the event! Spectators are welcome. You can watch from the edge of 3 Mountain Glades, just above the intersection of Madonna Liftine and Link, or the best seat in the house will be the Madonna I Lift as you ride right over all the action.

Free Family Fun Race Saturdays and Sundays on Lower Madonna Liftline from 11 am till 2 pm.

Black Bear Apres Sport Party this weekend draft specials featuring the Shed.

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Sunshine and corduroy

Posted at 9:28 am
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Lower Morse Liftline

Lifts and Trails

We are 100 percent open! We have 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. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. 37 trails have been groomed for today, including Upper Pipeline, Playground, and Sam’s Run for a grand total of 145 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Weather

Currently it is 17 degrees at the summit of Sterling with beautiful sunny skies and winds of 0 to 5 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with temperatures between 12 and 28 degrees.

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Morse Mountain Fun

Posted at 9:25 am
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Lower Morse Liftline

Lifts and Trails

We have 77 skiable trails and 16 lift accessible trails open today. The Madonna I lift, Madonna II lift, Sterling lift, and the Village lift is presently on wind hold. We have 3 lifts operating the Morse Highlands lift, Mogul Mouse’s Magic lift, and Sir Henry’s Glider. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. 14 out of the 16 trails have been groomed for today, including Snow Snake and Log Jam.

New Snow

We received 3 to 5 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours and 311 inches this season so far.

Weather

Currently it is 18 degrees at the summit of Morse with light snow and winds of 20 to 30 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for snow showers 2 to 4 inches of accumulation possible with temperatures between 9 and 26 degrees.

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Sunshine and 160 acres of freshly groomed terrain

Posted at 11:04 am
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Picture perfect

I want to thank our grooming staff, snowmakers, and lift maintenance for all they do to provide us with the best conditions possible! Our grooming staff is out on the mountain from the time the lifts close until they reopen the next day. We even have two shifts of groomers each night to get all 3 mountains ready for your skiing and riding pleasure the next day. Our snowmakers have recently been touching up Garden Path, Lower Morse Liftline, Magic Learning Trail, and Meadowlark. The Lift Maintenance Crew provides us safe transportation to the top of all 3 mountains. Each lift is checked every morning before anyone is allowed to load the lift.

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Circumhorizontal arc is formed by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere.

 

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Lower Doc Dempsey’s Glades has one cat wide of groomed terrain on skier’s left