We now have 43 trails open, including Upper FIS, Upper Exhibition, Full Nelson, and Highlander Glades.
More open terrain
Upper FIS
Powder Day
We have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We now have 33 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. 24 trails have been groomed for today for a grand total of 103 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently, it is snowing and 24 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 0 to 5 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for snow with another 5 to 9 inches of accumulation possible and a high of 29 degrees. Temperatures will be falling in the afternoon. High school ski race today on Snake Bite and the Practice Slope.
We now have 68 trails open
We have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I lift. 1 to 2 inches of new snow overnight and 23 inches in the past 6 days. Great conditions!
Powder Day
3 inches of new snow overnight and 18 inches in the past week! We just opened Upper Drifter, Shuttle, Lower Catwalk, Lower Pipeline, Highlander Glades, Upper Madonna Liftline from the top to Catwalk, and Red Fox Glades. We have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 7 lifts operating, including the Madonna I lift. We have 37 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. 23 trails have been groomed for today, including Smugglers’ Alley and Hibernator for a grand total of 93 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Lower FIS will be closed today for a ski race. We are presently making snow on Black Snake and the Practice Slope.
Great conditions
We received 13 inches of new snow in the past 4 days and it has really made a big difference. It has allowed us to open many natural snow-covered trails and it has given new life to the manmade snow. We even have a couple of glade runs open. I would have to say that my favorite two runs of the day were Upper FIS with the snowmaking whales and Smugglers’ Alley with a nice smooth groom. 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 38 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. 22 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley and Waterfall for a grand total of 94 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Last night we made snow Upper FIS. Currently, it is partly sunny and 28 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for mostly cloudy skies with a slight chance of a snow shower late in the day with a high of 37 degrees. There is snow in the forecast for Saturday night with 3 to 5 inches of accumulation possible!
Another beautiful day
I want to thank our snowmakers for doing a great job on Upper FIS! I skied it this morning and it was fantastic. There are nice big smooth snowmaking whales from Catwalk all the way down to Mulcahy’s Link. I had a great time playing on the piles of snow. The snow is chalky and very edgeable. I also skied Smugglers’ Alley this morning. Our groomers did a wonderful job on it last night. It was so much fun to carve big turns down the smooth steep pitch. Today’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with a high of 33 degrees. Currently it is partly sunny and 25 degrees at the summit of Madonna with no wind! Enjoy this gorgeous day!
Freshly groomed terrain
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 37 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 21 out of the 37 trails have been groomed for today for a grand total of 92 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. Last night we made snow on Upper FIS. Currently it is partly sunny and 21 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Today ‘s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with a high of 35 degrees.
Winter Wonderland
We received 3 to 5 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours and 13 inches in the past 3 days. The new snow allowed us to open some natural snow trails like Robin’s Run, Black Hole, Freefall from the traverse, Upper Madonna Liftline from the top down to Catwalk, Thomke’s Express, and Black Bear. I skied Upper Madonna Liftline and Freefall this morning. They were both fantastic! These trails saw a good bit of traffic today and some closed before the end of the day. The snow in the forecast tonight might allow us to reopen some of these tomorrow. We are presently making snow on Upper FIS and we plan to continue through the night. 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 37 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. 21 out of the 37 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 92 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Tonight’s forecast is calling for snow showers with 1 to 2 inches of accumulation possible. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with a slight chance of a snow shower and a high of 35 degrees.
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Powder Day
We received 3 inches of new snow overnight and 11 inches in the past 3 days. We have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 7 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We now have 41 trails open, including the Black Hole and Robin’s Run. Surface conditions are powder and packed powder with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. Today’s forecast is calling for snow showers 2 to 4 inches of accumulation possible with a high of 25 degrees. Great conditions!
Calm before the storm
We have snow, sleet, and some freezing rain in the forecast starting tonight through Wednesday with a storm total of up to 13 inches of accumulation possible. We could see an inch of new snow tonight. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for snow, sleet, and mix with 2 inches of accumulation possible and a high of 26 degrees. It could be a little windy tomorrow also. Tonight we plan to resume snowmaking on Upper FIS. The new snow might allow us to open some more terrain tomorrow. Tomorrow we plan to have to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 7 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We have 22 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. All 22 trails will be groomed for tomorrow for a grand total of 92 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are machine groomed and loose granular with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. Happy Holidays!