Upper FIS

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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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100 percent open

Posted at 8:41 am
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Mount Mansfield seen from the summit of Madonna Mountain

Lifts and Trails

We have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We have all 78 trail 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. 145 acres of freshly groomed terrain!

Weather

Currently it is sunny and 20 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 15 to 25 mph. Today ‘s forecast is sunny skies with temperatures between 20 and 35 degrees.

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Snowfall totals have increased for this weekend

Posted at 3:13 pm
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Big John and Dr. John on Upper FIS

The calendar says that today is last day of winter, but we have a bunch of skiing and riding to go! We have deep base depths with more snow in the forecast! The forecast says that snow will start tomorrow night and continue into Saturday morning with up to 17 inches of accumulation possible!

Lifts and Trails

Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating. We have 65 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and spring conditions with average base depths of 20 to 50 inches. We plan to groom 37 trails tonight, including Drifter, Snow Snake, and Snake Bite for a grand total of 144 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

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Upper FIS seen from a different angle

Weather

Currently it is sunny and 36 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 0 to 5 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with snow developing late in the day with temperatures between 29 and 43 degrees.

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Snow in the forecast

Posted at 8:50 am

NoaaThe Forecast from the National Weather  Service is

Thursday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers before 8 pm, then snow. Low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Friday
Snow. High near 33. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Weather

Currently it is sunny and 27 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 42 degrees.

Lifts and Trails

Today we have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I lift. We have 65 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable with average base depths of 20 to 50 inches. We could see spring conditions by this afternoon. 39 trails have been groomed for today, including Upper FIS, Snow Snake, and Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 153 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

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Another beautiful day here at Smuggs

Posted at 9:19 am
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Skiing Garden Path with Mount Mansfield in the background

Lifts and Trails

Today we have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating. We have 65 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 20 to 50 inches.  40 trails have been groomed for today, including Ruthie’s, Snow Snake, and Bootlegger for a grand total of 152 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Upper FIS was also groomed from the Doc Dempsey’s cutoff down to Mulcahy’s Link.

Weather

Currently it is sunny and 14 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 12 and 28 degrees.

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Happy St. Powdery Day

Posted at 7:57 am
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Ski Patroller Jordan Brown enjoying the new snow on Upper FIS

New Snow

We received 3 to 5 inches of new snow overnight, 20 inches in the past week, and 345 inches this season so far!

Lifts and Trails

We have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We have 58 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are powder and packed powder with average base depths of 20 to 50 inches. 47 trails have been groomed for today, including Upper FIS, Drifter, Smugglers’ Alley, Jolly Rodger, Snow Snake, and Dixie’s Knoll for a grand total of 162 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

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Fresh snow!

 

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Posted at 4:15 pm

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERALifts and Trails

Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We plan to have 48 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. We plan to groom 47 trails tonight, including Upper FIS, Drifter, Shuttle, Snow Snake, Garden Path, Wanderer, Black Snake, and Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 162 acres of freshly groomed terrain. For all the details on trail grooming check the trail by trail report tomorrow morning. Surface conditions are machine groomed and variable with average base depths of 20 to 50 inches.

 

 

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Wade having fun at the ski and ride desk

Weather

Currently it is partly cloudy and 20 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 15 to 25 mph. Tonight’s forecast is calling for snow showers 1 to 3 inches of accumulation possible. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with temperatures between 14 and 28 degrees.

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New snow overnight

Posted at 7:05 am
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Ian cleaning off the chairs of the Village Lift this morning

Lifts and Trails

We are 99 percent open. 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 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. 41 trails have been groomed for today, including Drifter, Dan’s Ford, Hibernator, Wanderer, Snake Bite, and Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 156 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

New Snow

We received 2 to 3 inches of new snow overnight, 18 inches in the past 5 days, and 340 inches this season so far!

Weather

Currently it is cloudy and 28 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 15 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for mostly cloudy skies with temperatures between 28 and 49 degrees.

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It is going to be another beautiful day

Posted at 6:42 am
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Morning light over the Village

Lifts and Trails

We are 99 percent open. Today we 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. 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. 43 trails have been groomed for today, including Catwalk, Ruthie’s, Snow Snake, Log Jam, Hangman’s Drop, and Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 154 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Weather

Currently it is 20 degrees at the summit of Sterling with bluebird skies and winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies early with increasing clouds and temperatures between 20 and 35 degrees.

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Penguins can’t fly, but they ski with a smile

Posted at 3:53 pm

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We received 3 to 4 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours, 7 inches in the past 2 days, and 329 inches this season so far!

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 powder and packed powder with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. We plan to groom 42 trails tonight, including Ruthie’s, Playground, Snow Snake, Wanderer, Thomke’s, and Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 156 acres of freshly groomed terrain.

Weather

Currently it is snowing and 24 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for a chance of a snow shower early then partly sunny skies later with temperatures between 12 and 27 degrees.