Smugglers' Notch Adding 100 New Snow Guns Ahead of 2026-27 Season

A Vermont ski area known and loved by local diehards is making major improvements to its snowmaking fleet with the addition of 100 new guns ahead of the 2026-27 season.
The wide-ranging project at Smugglers’ Notch applies to all three of the ski area’s faces—Madonna, Sterling, and Morse—and aims to help the operations crew build a more durable base more efficiently and take greater advantage of early-season temperature dips.
“Snowmaking is fundamental to the way we