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Snow in the forecast

Posted at 4:13 pm
Picture yourself here
Smugglers’ Alley

Tonight’s forecast is calling for snow showers with 2 to 4 inches of accumulation possible. Currently, it is cloudy and 20 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies becoming sunny in the afternoon, and breezy with a high of 20 degrees at the base and 13 degrees at the summit. Bundle up and enjoy the new snow! Last night we made snow on Dixie’s Knoll, Midway, Meadowlark, Lower Morse Liftline, Sam’s Run, and Magic Learning Trail. Tonight we plan to make snow on Lower Chilcoot, Mulcahy’s Link and the S turn above Waterfall. Tomorrow we plan to have the Sterling Lift, Village Lift, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, and Sir Henry’s Glider all operating. We will have 16 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. All 16 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 72 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine-groomed and variable with average base depths of 8 to 24 inches.

Uphill travel is presently closed on all 3 mountains due to grooming and snowmaking operations. We plan to reopen Morse Mountain to uphill travel at its regular evening hours later this week. Stay tuned for more information.

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

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2”and Counting!

Posted at 12:31 pm
Taking a cruise down Upper Rumrunner

It’s starting to feel more like winter every day! Two inches of fresh snow fell overnight and our dedicated Mountain Operations Team has been working non-stop these past few days. They are currently putting the final touches on Black Snake and Practice Slope as well as Sir Henry’s and Morse Mountain. We are hopeful that more terrain is expected to open in the coming days.

Keep thinking snow and check in later this afternoon for more details and conditions from the mountain!

Testing the turns on Upper Rumrunner
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More new snow

Posted at 8:07 am

We received 3 inches of new snow overnight, 7 inches in the past 24 hours, and 13 inches in the past 4 days. Today we have 4 lifts operating; Sterling, Mogul Mouse’s Magic, Village, and Sir Henry’s Glider. Madonna Mountain will be closed today for grooming operations. We have 37 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 18 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley and Snow Snake for a grand total of 80 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and packed powder with average base depths of 8 to 42 inches. Currently, it is cloudy and 0 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 10 to 20 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for snow showers with 1 to 2 inches of accumulation possible and a high of 15 degrees at the base and 2 degrees at higher elevations. Bundle up and enjoy all the fresh snow!

Uphill Travel

Morse Highlands area is open to uphill travel during the day. Please use Log Jam and Hibernator while heading uphill. We hope to open more uphill terrain in the near future.

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What a day!

Posted at 1:52 pm

We received 7 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours, 19 inches in the past 2 days, and 199 inches this season so far! It was the perfect storm with wet heavy snow to start, that stuck to everything. The temperature dropped as the snow piled up. The colder temperatures produced some beautiful fluffy powder to finish off the storm. This new snow allowed us to open 35 trails in the past 2 days. I want to thank our patrollers for all their hard work to open all those trails! Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including Madonna I and Morse Highlands. We now have 68 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 35 trails will be groomed for tomorrow for a grand total of 138 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are powder and packed powder with average base depths of 16 to 54 inches. Currently, it is partly sunny and 11 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 15 to 20 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with a chance of a snow shower early and a high of 42 degrees at the base and 29 degrees at higher elevations. I’m looking forward to playing in all this wonderful snow again tomorrow!

Drift at the top of Doc Dempsey’s Glades
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Skibras and snow squalls

Posted at 4:44 pm

It was snowing most of the day and we received a couple of inches. A snow squall warning was issued for the area late this afternoon and they were not wrong. I think we got more snow in a half-hour than we did all day long! We received 4 to 5 inches of new snow today! Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including Madonna I and Morse Highlands. We have 67 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Black Bear is open from Jolly Rodger. Freefall and Black Hole are open from the Upper FIS traverse. 30 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Ruthie’s, McPherson’s, Black Snake, Treasure Run, Curley’s Cutback, and Hibernator for a grand total of 126 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Birch Run Terrain Park is open. Currently, it is snowing and 13 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies, breezy with a high of 11 degrees at the base and 5 degrees at higher elevations. Bundle up and enjoy the wonderful conditions!

Credit goes to Rockin’ Ron for the name “skibra”
The wall of snow approaches
Ski Patroller Ron Packard going warp speed down Waterfall
Patroller Pete Downing doing a sweep on Upper Chilcoot in the snow squall
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Good morning

Posted at 8:30 am

We received a dusting of new snow overnight. Currently, it is -9 degrees at the summit of Sterling with flurries and winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with a chance of flurries and a high of 8 degrees. The Madonna I Lift is on cold hold until 10 am today. We have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Morse Highlands Lift. We have 64 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 32 trails have been groomed for today, including Goat Path, skier’s right of Upper FIS down to Doc’s cutoff, Log Jam, Snow Snake, Thomke’s, and Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 128 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and loose granular with average base depths of 16 to 48 inches.

Lower Morse Liftline
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Flurries in the forecast

Posted at 7:53 am

We received a dusting to an inch of new snow this morning and 10 inches in the past 5 days. Currently, it is 15 degrees at the summit of Sterling with light snow and winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with a chance of snow showers early with half an inch of accumulation possible and a high of 20 degrees. The temperature will be falling throughout the day. Bundle up and enjoy the wonderful conditions. Today we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains. We have 5 lifts operating; Sir Henry’s Glider, Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift, Village Lift, Sterling Lift, and Madonna I Lift. We have 66 trails open today with terrain for all ability levels. 24 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley, Garden Path, and Playground for a grand total of 116 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Birch Run Terrain Park is open with 3 jumps and 3 rails. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 12 to 42 inches. Snowmaking continues around the clock on Upper FIS and we plan to have it open this weekend.

Uphill Travel

Sterling Mountain is open 5:30 am till 7:30 am

Morse Mountain open 5:00 pm till 10:00 pm

Madonna Mountain is presently closed to uphill travel but will open soon.

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1-2-3 inches of SNOW

Posted at 8:25 am

Rockin’ Ron for Hugh. 3 inches of new snow overnight and a total of 7 inches in the past 2 days. Madonna I will have a slightly delayed opening due to snowmaking and grooming. 63 trails will be available for your skiing and riding pleasure. Having fun will be as easy as 1-2-3.

Patrol and SSU get ready for a Milk Run Clinic. Ray says it’s “whole” milk because the snow is so creamy.