--- title: "Sun, Jan 18: 106 trails (+13), ☁️ 23-30°" description: Daily update for Okemo Mountain Resort including lift status, trail conditions, and weather forecast for Jan 18, 2026. image: https://www.okemozone.com/hubfs/OkemoZone/trails/Upper%20Sapphire.jpeg --- ![Upper Sapphire - Trail of the Day](https://www.okemozone.com/hs-fs/hubfs/OkemoZone/trails/Upper%20Sapphire.jpeg?width=5222&height=3916&name=Upper%20Sapphire.jpeg) # Sun, Jan 18: 106 trails (+13), ☁️ 23-30° ![OkemoZone](https://7528315.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/7528315/hubfs/raw_assets/public/mV0_d-cms-elevate-theme_hubspot/elevate/images/avatar-placeholder.jpg?width=48&height=48&name=avatar-placeholder.jpg) OkemoZone January 18, 2026 Hello, Okemo! Today is day 58 of the 2025-2026 season. The mountain opens at **8 am** today running **21** lifts with **106** trails over **40.64** miles covering **592.95** acres. Compared to this date last year, the mountain has **7** fewer trails, **0.02** fewer miles, and **3.0** more acres. [Big Bang](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/big-bang) (ungroomed), [Rolling Thunder](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/rolling-thunder) (ungroomed), [Upper Limelight](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/upper-limelight) (ungroomed), [White Lightning](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/white-lightning) (ungroomed), [Chute](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/chute), [Fast Lane](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/fast-lane) (ungroomed), [Lower Chief](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/lower-chief), [Triplesec](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/triplesec) (ungroomed), [Upper Chief](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/upper-chief), [Upper Fall Line](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/upper-fall-line) (ungroomed), [Willie's Way](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/willies-way) (ungroomed), [Forrest Bump](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/forrest-bump), and [Punch Line](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/punch-line) (ungroomed) are now open. Sammy Blanchette is performing from 11:30 to 2:00 at South Face. Rick Webb is performing from 2:30 to 5:30 at The Bull. **Have you taken the 127 Trail Challenge? [Print out the challenge sheet](https://www.okemozone.com/challenge) and start checking off those trails!** ### ☁️ Weather 8 AM ☁️ 23° 1 mph 9 AM ☁️ 28° 2 mph 10 AM ☁️ 30° 3 mph 11 AM ☁️ 30° 5 mph 12 PM ☁️ 30° 3 mph 1 PM 🌨️ 30° 3 mph 2 PM ☁️ 30° 3 mph 3 PM ☁️ 29° 3 mph 4 PM ☁️ 28° 2 mph **Summit:** Cloudy this morning, then becoming obscured in clouds. A slight chance of snow showers this morning. A chance of snow showers this afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. Highs in the mid 20s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph this morning, becoming light and variable. ### 🚡 Lifts **21** of **21** (**100%**) lifts are expected to run today: - [Black Ridge Triple](https://www.okemozone.com/lifts/black-ridge-triple) (8 - 4) - [Coleman Brook Express Quad](https://www.okemozone.com/lifts/coleman-brook-express) (8 - 4) - [Evergreen Summit Express](https://www.okemozone.com/lifts/evergreen-summit-express) (9 - 3) - [F-10 Carpet](https://www.okemozone.com/lifts/f-10-carpet) (8 - 4) - [Glades Peak Quad](https://www.okemozone.com/lifts/glades-peak-quad) (8 - 3) - [Morning Star Triple](https://www.okemozone.com/lifts/morning-star-triple) (8 - 3:30) - [Orion's Belt Carpet](https://www.okemozone.com/lifts/orions-belt-carpet) (8 - 4) - [Quantum Six](https://www.okemozone.com/lifts/quantum-six) (8 - 3:45) - [Sachem Quad](https://www.okemozone.com/lifts/sachem-quad) (8 - 4) - [Solitude Express Quad](https://www.okemozone.com/lifts/solitude-express-quad) (8 - 3:45) - [South Face Express Quad](https://www.okemozone.com/lifts/south-face-express-quad) (8 - 3:30) - [South Ridge Quad A](https://www.okemozone.com/lifts/a-quad) (8 - 4) - [South Ridge Quad B](https://www.okemozone.com/lifts/b-quad) (8 - 4) - [Stargazer Carpet](https://www.okemozone.com/lifts/stargazer-carpet) (8 - 4) - [Sunburst Six](https://www.okemozone.com/lifts/sunburst-six) (8 - 3:45) - [Sunshine Quad](https://www.okemozone.com/lifts/sunshine-quad) (8 - 3:15) - [The Pull](https://www.okemozone.com/lifts/the-pull) (8 - 4) - +4 of 4 ski school carpets ### 🏔️ Trails **106** of **127** (**83%**) trails are currently open. [**78** are groomed](https://www.okemozone.com/trails?sort=groomed). [Clock Tower](https://www.okemozone.com/areas/clock-tower): **8** of 9 (**89%**) [Jackson Gore](https://www.okemozone.com/areas/jackson-gore): **17** of 19 (**89%**) [Main Face](https://www.okemozone.com/areas/main-face): **46** of 59 (**78%**) [Solitude](https://www.okemozone.com/areas/solitude): **19** of 21 (**90%**) [South Face](https://www.okemozone.com/areas/south-face): **17** of 19 (**89%**) [Terrain Parks](https://www.okemozone.com/trails?difficulty=terrain_park): **1** of 6 (**17%**) Ski School Areas: **3** of 3 (**100%**) #### Recent Openings and Closings ##### Jan 17 (**+13**) Opened: [Big Bang](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/big-bang), [Rolling Thunder](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/rolling-thunder), [Upper Limelight](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/upper-limelight), [White Lightning](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/white-lightning), [Chute](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/chute), [Fast Lane](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/fast-lane), [Lower Chief](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/lower-chief), [Triplesec](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/triplesec), [Upper Chief](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/upper-chief), [Upper Fall Line](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/upper-fall-line), [Willie's Way](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/willies-way), [Forrest Bump](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/forrest-bump), [Punch Line](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/punch-line) ##### Jan 16 (**+8**) Opened: [Hot Dog Hill](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/hot-dog-hill), [Black Hole](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/black-hole), [Eclipse](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/eclipse), [Challenger](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/challenger), [Scooter](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/scooter), [The Narrows](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/the-narrows), [Upper Mountain Road](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/upper-mountain-road), [Whispering Pines](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/whispering-pines), [Boomerang](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/boomerang), [Exhibition](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/exhibition), [The Shadows](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/the-shadows), [Dream Weaver](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/dream-weaver), [Rimrock](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/rimrock) Closed: [Chute](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/chute), [Lower Chief](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/lower-chief), [Upper Chief](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/upper-chief), [Wardance](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/wardance), [Willie's Way](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/willies-way) ##### Jan 15 (**+4**) Opened: [Wardance](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/wardance), [Double Diamond](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/double-diamond), [Off The Rim](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/off-the-rim), [Upper Wild Thing](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/upper-wild-thing) ##### Jan 14 (**-1**) Closed: [Wardance](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/wardance) » [Full opening and closing history](https://www.okemozone.com/trail-history) --- *For the latest updates on lift and trail status, see [okemo.com](https://www.okemo.com/the-mountain/mountain-conditions/snow-and-weather-report.aspx).* ### 📅 The Week Ahead **Monday, Jan 19** · 9 am open · 🌨️ 11-24° **Tuesday, Jan 20** · 9 am open · 🌨️ 9-16° **Wednesday, Jan 21** · 9 am open · 🌨️ 9-23° **Thursday, Jan 22** · 9 am open · 🌨️ 16-33° **Friday, Jan 23** · 9 am open · 🌨️ 5-16° 🎵 2:30 pm: Ryan Fuller @ The Bull ### ⭐ Trail of the Day *Get to know Okemo! Every day, we highlight one of Okemo's 127 trails. Today's trail is* #### 🟦 [Upper Sapphire](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/upper-sapphire) ![Upper Sapphire](https://www.okemozone.com/hubfs/OkemoZone/trails/Upper%20Sapphire.jpeg) Upper Sapphire is a nice cruiser that begins from the Main Face summit. From under the [Evergreen Summit Express](https://www.okemozone.com/lifts/evergreen-summit-express), you have a lot of choices of trails to take. Upper Sapphire is the trail on the far right once you pass [Upper Timberline](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/upper-timberline). it tends to be more well groomed than its neighbor [Upper Tomahawk](https://www.okemozone.com/trails/upper-tomahawk), but both are enjoyable runs. ## Share this post [mailto:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.okemozone.com%2Fdaily%2F2026-01-18](mailto:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.okemozone.com%2Fdaily%2F2026-01-18) ## Keep reading [![Outrage - Trail of the Day](https://www.okemozone.com/hs-fs/hubfs/OkemoZone/trails/Outrage.jpeg?width=5395&height=4046&name=Outrage.jpeg) ### Thu, Apr 16: 15 trails (+1), ☁️ 61/78° ](https://www.okemozone.com/daily/2026-04-16) [![Sunset Strip - Trail of the Day](https://www.okemozone.com/hs-fs/hubfs/OkemoZone/trails/IMG_2788.jpeg?width=5712&height=4284&name=IMG_2788.jpeg) ### Wed, Apr 15: 17 trails (-20), ☁️ 54/73° ](https://www.okemozone.com/daily/2026-04-15) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "OkemoZone", "url" : "https://www.okemozone.com/daily/author/okemozone" }, "dateModified" : "2026-01-18T11:52:07.721Z", "datePublished" : "2026-01-18T11:52:07.000Z", "headline" : "Sun, Jan 18: 106 trails (+13), ☁️ 23-30°", "image" : [ "https://www.okemozone.com/hubfs/OkemoZone/trails/Upper%20Sapphire.jpeg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://www.okemozone.com/daily/2026-01-18", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://www.okemozone.com/hubfs/OkemoZone/logos/okemozone.png" }, "name" : "OkemoZone" } } ```