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Snowmaking and natural snow

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We are presently making snow on Upper Chilcoot, Waterfall, McPherson’s, and Mulcahy’s Link. We are planning to open the Madonna I Lift again later this week. We received 3 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours, 13 inches in the past 2 days, and 34 inches in the past week. Tomorrow, we plan to have 5 lifts operating: Village, Madonna II, Sterling, Mogul Mouse’s Magic, and Sir Henry’s Glider. We have 31 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 12 to 42 inches. 19 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley, Snake Bite, Lower Chilcoot, Midway, and Garden Path, for a total of 109 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently, it is -3 degrees at the summit of Sterling, with flurries and winds of 10 to 20 mph. We could see 1 to 3 inches of new snow tonight. Tomorrow’s forecast calls for snow showers with 1 to 3 inches of accumulation possible, breezy, with a high of 14 degrees at the base and 11 degrees at higher elevations.

Snowmaking on McPherson’s
Thank a snowmaker. This is McKrae, he is a Smuggs snowmaker and patroller.
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  • Weather

    Current Conditions

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    There maybe a delay for Sterling tomorrow due to a late freeze tonight. Grooming operations focused on Sterling. Plan to reopen Madonna Wednesday.

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    Extended Forecast

    Today

    4/1/25

    Snow (rain and snow)
    Max 37°F / Min 16°F

    Wednesday

    4/2/25

    Snow (snow)
    Max 33°F / Min 13°F

    Thursday

    4/3/25

    Snow (rain and snow)
    Max 44°F / Min 27°F

    Trail & Lift Status

    13 out of 78 open

    Trails Open

    11 out of 78 groomed

    Groomed

    1 out of 8 open

    Lifts Open

    Snow Totals

    0″inches

    New Snowfall

    347″inches

    Season Total

    Snow Depths

    Natural Snow Depth: 8 to 14″

    Man-Made Snow Depth: 20 to 46″

    Snow Surfaces

    Primary: Machine Groomed

    Secondary: Loose Granular

Notifications

  • Lift Operations Update

    The final day of lift operations on Morse Mountain will be Sunday, March 30th.
    Madonna and Sterling Mountains will continue running March 31 – April 6.
    Sterling only will remain open April 7 – April 11.
    Madonna I (M1) will reopen for one last hurrah April 12 & 13.

    Please note: All lift operations are weather and conditions permitting. Please visit our Snow Report for full details.