Snow Report

Hey skiers and riders, thanks for tuning in. This is Cindy with your More Gore podcast for Saturday, January 16, ski day #43. Are you ready for your MLK holiday weekend? Before we get into the details of the new snow and grooming, let's run through the bullet points of our health and safety guidelines so you can know before you go how we will be working together to keep each other safe. Face coverings or masks are required at all times, both inside and outdoors, except while you are actively skiing/riding or while you are dining at a table. Remember to social distance whenever possible. We recommend arriving as ready to go as you can be and securing personal items in your vehicle. Skip the lodge entirely by booting up in our heated tent at the ski area entrance. Parking lot shuttles are running continuous loops throughout the day to our lower lots so hop a ride to your car and make it your personal base lodge. Lift tickets must be purchased online in advance and dates may sell out. We will continuously evaluate going forward to add more tickets to our online inventory as capacity allows, so if you don’t see the dates you’d like to visit there now, please check back at a later time. If you have pre-registered for a snow sports program please be sure to complete your health screening which is required of all participants within 24 hours of the lesson or program start time. Find the link in your email or head to our Operational Updates page where you can review all of our Know Before You Go policies and some great answers to a list of our most frequently asked questions. A winter storm warning is in effect through Saturday afternoon. The forecast is calling for 3-5" overnight and another 3-7 new inches during the day on Saturday, this could changed to mixed precip as temps rise throughout the day. Look for a high near 37 and east wind 11-16 mph becoming light and variable during the afternoon. Look for 45 trails opening up today to get your holiday weekend started, serviced by 11 lifts including the brand new High Peaks Quad. Groomers will be all over beginner and intermediate terrain overnight, and they're planning to smooth out Sagamore and Hullabaloo too. Experts can find Lies, Hawkeye, Chatiemac, Lower Darby, Topridge, and Open Pit untouched and loaded with natural snowfall. Snowmakers are taking a well-deserved break, meanwhile, groomers will be packing down new accumulations as it falls overnight, but expect that corduroy to be topped with several inches of new snow to carve up. Look for heavy wet snow to continue throughout the day. We are happily hosting the Junior National Qualifiers at our Nordic Center both Saturday and Sunday mornings with trails expected to open to the public there at about 12:30pm both days. Village Chair is open 11am-8pm today- access is included with your lift ticket or season pass, and twilight tickets valid on that lift only are available as of 3pm in the Ski Bowl Lodge. Please be sure to review all of the Know Before You Go guidelines on our website and call ahead or ask questions of our friendly staff while you are here on the mountain. Thanks for tuning in and make it a great snow day!