CONDITIONS REPORT

Greetings from Mad River Glen,

As the mountain quiets down after a raucous, sold-out weekend—one where we pranced around in the 8–12 inches of fresh snow that’s fallen since last Thursday—it feels like the perfect time to sit back, relax, and prepare for the next round of winter weather headed our way. The snow gods gave us a palette of powder, allowing us to paint the mountain with a litany of ski tracks.

As the long weekend draws to a close, much of that new snow has been scraped away and pushed into moguls on the natural-snow trails. This means it’s once again time to sharpen those edges to get the best traction possible between the bumps. While there’s still plenty of soft snow to be found, the more heavily trafficked areas are beginning to show signs of use. Once you get a sense of where the slick spots are, conditions remain playful, with plenty of opportunities to find creative lines down the mountain.

One thing that has been—and will continue to be—consistently fantastic is the work of our grooming team. Jason was hard at work last night, making passes on over 20 trails with the PistenBully and smoothing them into perfect tracks for laying down clean turns.

Today’s weather brings another taste of the Arctic. With moderate west winds and air temperatures in the low teens, “feels like” temperatures will hover around zero all day. This is merely an appetizer for the deep-freeze buffet expected this weekend. The good news is that some snow may accompany the drop, with Thursday into Friday potentially delivering a couple of inches to help warm the soul in light of the plunging temperatures.

Today we are welcoming women telemark skiers for the We Can! Women’s Telemark Tuesday Program, A program for women and coached by women that is designed to turn the advanced novice or all mountain skier into a freewheeling freeheeler in no time.

Day tickets can be purchased at the window or online in advance by visiting our online store. We recommend purchasing online to get better pricing, online prices are ONLY AVAILABLE when purchasing in advance/online. Shareholders are allowed to purchase up to 2 tickets per day, even if we are sold out – the shareholder must be present at the ticket window in order to receive the discount.

Skiers should expect variable conditions across the mountain including visible and hidden obstacles such as rocks, ice, bare patches, fallen tree debris as well as some spots of flowing water that have not frozen over yet. Be sure to stay informed by visiting our conditions page, as well as Instagram and Facebook for any updates on conditions and trail openings.

Uphill travel is currently OPEN during operational hours for PASSHOLDERS ONLY. After hours skinning is open outside of lift operations, please wait 45 minutes after last chair to leave the base area. Before lift operations you must leave the base area at least 45 minutes before scheduled lift operations. You must begin your descent by the time lifts are scheduled to open. Skinners, to learn more please familiarize yourselves with our Uphill Policy. Trail closures must be respected, even when skinning/skiing after operational hours. Ropes are in place for a reason, skiing closed terrain during or after operational hours will result in your loss of privileges.

Keep an eye on all of the action by visiting our webcam page sponsored by Mad River Valley Real Estate.

THINK SNOW!

Tuesday’s Hours:
Main Lifts: 9:00 – 3:30
Birdland Double: Closed
Ticket Office: 8:30 – 3:30
Rental & Repair: 8:30 – 4:00
General Store: 8:30 – 4:00
Café: 8:30 – 2:00
Stark’s Pub: 11:00 – 5:00
Ski School Desk: 8:30 – 3:30
Mad Shack: Closed
Birdcage: Closed
Cricket Club: Closed