{"id":853,"date":"2025-07-10T13:48:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T13:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xfernfts.com\/?p=853"},"modified":"2025-07-15T13:54:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:54:34","slug":"nasja-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/xfernfts.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/nasja-award\/","title":{"rendered":"NASJA Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a81729b062f355dd1199219849d9e0ea\"><strong>Conditions &amp; Atmosphere<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-235523caea26ef287aaaeb52b8b964b3\"><strong>Weather:<\/strong>&nbsp;A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. High near 75. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8e48cad7d7da8502d008a2f8dc9ca851\"><strong>Vibes:<\/strong>&nbsp;Today\u2019s weather begins on a mild and pleasant note, with comfortable temperatures and partly sunny skies. As the day progresses, conditions are expected to grow increasingly unsettled. Much like the build-up in&nbsp;<em>Terrapin Station<\/em>, the atmosphere seems to be winding toward a dramatic and possibly stormy peak.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ba7bee42051d97528de6cb7b63225a98\"><strong>Today\u2019s Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-855a9720fd7862f315174f7264e1c88d\"><strong>Activities:<\/strong>\u00a0Go Zone at\u00a0<em>FunZone 2.0\u00a0<\/em>1:00 pm \u2013 8:30 pm. Climbing Wall, Leap of Faith, Smuggs Warrior Obstacle Course.\u00a0ReFuel Caf\u00e9 at the\u00a0<em>FunZone 2.0<\/em>\u00a0is open too. snacks, pizza, snow cones, drinks.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bbe534deac0480b854cd64322fcf0254\"><strong>Events:<\/strong>&nbsp;Vermont Country Fair. 5:00 pm \u2013 7:30 pm. All ages. Vendors Lower Meeting House. Games <em>FunZone 2.0<\/em> party room.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c4e74043cf54b0c01e74f3894ea6744b\">Live music at Lot Six Brewing. \u201cKing Me\u201d 6:00 pm. Local Band led by former Smuggs employees, the King Brothers, they play feel-good, recognizable tunes. Good beer and food to boot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-89a1357ad598c1633b4fcb15237e1f63\"><strong>Tomorrow &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>Live in the Gardens presented by Snaps and Sunflowers @Valley Dream Farm. 6pm. Free. All ages. Join us in the gardens for tunes in the blooms. A great family experience; bring your camp chairs and picnic blankets, find a spot near your favorite flowers and enjoy the evening. Feel free to BYOB and snacks! Food trucks will be there on select nights, otherwise there will be some sort of food and non-alcoholic beverages available for purchase.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-61dc97346bf645ac06507f9a7aed763d\"><strong>Insider Tip<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-df92423debc0130056faffc24b7c6750\">Starting tomorrow and through the weekend, the weather looks to be warm and pleasant. If you haven\u2019t done an off-site water activity yet, make your plans today. Bingham Falls hike, Lamoille River float, and the Jeffersonville Gorge hike are excellent, just out of the village options. Otherwise, stay on-site with a jaunt to Rum Runners&#8217;, or a shuttle trip down to Bootleggers&#8217; Basin. Just find some fresh Vermont water and dive (feet first jump) in.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a1d1a78214c755d64144b84dbfd7d623\">Grab the $16 smash burger meal deal from the Village Pizzeria for lunch today. The original with a double patty, pickles, cheese, and special sauce is tough to beat. Opens at noon.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-heading-h-3-font-size wp-elements-cf99c716d423595e45be23b7259ec589\"><strong>The<\/strong> <strong>NSAJA Bob Gillen Award goes to&#8230; Hugh Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-af1a31ff9d68c0aa9a6deb1468cec53e\">All of Smugglers\u2019 Notch would like to congratulate Hugh Johnson for winning the&nbsp;Bob Gillen&nbsp;Memorial Award,&nbsp;this award honors an individual corporate member for contributions to the advancement of snowsports, and exemplifies&nbsp;the highest standards of professionalism in public relations and communications.&nbsp;It is named for the late Bob Gillen, former editor of&nbsp;<em>Ski&nbsp;<\/em>magazine and marketer at Crested Butte and Sugarbush resorts, and a staunch ally of NASJA (North American Snowsports Journalists Association.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a6efe77620182fa82777d1a395dcd8f4\">Hugh has been the voice of the mountain for over 25 years, providing daily snow conditions and a local\u2019s perspective through his reports online in the \u201cViews from the Notch.\u201d\u00a0His dedication includes early mornings to assess conditions firsthand. Coordinating with various mountain operations teams to be in the right place at the right time. Enthusiastically engaging with guests during on-mountain events. Then staying late to create evening posts summing up the day through his words and images while prepping everyone for what tomorrow may hold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-100134eca9e810145aef6e5c2b529563\">His snow reports have steered me (and thousands of others) to the goods for years, even if he occasionally holds back the true stashes for himself. He\u2019s got a work ethic that won\u2019t quit, a smile that\u2019s even bigger, and somehow still finds time to be a top-shelf family man at the greatest family Resort. I\u2019ve learned a lot from Hugh, especially how to spin less-than-desirable conditions into another beautiful day at Smuggs. Proud to call him a colleague, luckier to call him a friend. Congratulations again, Hugh, and that\u2019s no bull.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smuggs.com\/resort-info\/hours\/\">Hours of Operation<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smuggs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CHECKIN_7_13_2025-R19.pdf\">Weekly Activity Guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-60b43b624ea1fd3d5af59c84e061887d\"><img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.1.0\/72x72\/1f4f2.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcf2\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/>&nbsp;Text Smuggs to 855-421-2279\u202ffor real-time alerts about weather updates, schedule changes, and more!<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smuggs.com\/views-from-the-notch\/nasja-award\/\">NASJA Award<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smuggs.com\">Smugglers\u2019 Notch Resort Vermont<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify mb-2\" >Conditions &amp; Atmosphere Weather:&nbsp;A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. High near 75. South wind around 6 mph. 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