Sugarbush 2/15/08

reefer · Feb 19, 2008, 11:53 AM

Sorry for the late report but one thing led to another and here it is Tuesday. Would have suggested Sugarbush would be excellent Saturday morning.........
Went on a bus trip out of Boston Friday. Didn't leave til' 7:30 Bluebird skies all the way up 89. Pull in parking lot at 11:00 and it's snowing. Received several inches in places during the day, snowing hard at times. Skied 4.5 hours hard and straight through in great conditions!
Warmed up on Stein's. Was skiing as good as I've ever skied it. Headed to Castlerock and did Castlerock, and Rumble, which had huge bumps but somewhat skied off. Still skiable and very challenging. Did Middle Earth and Cotillion which had much better snow (not as popular) with bumps everywhere, and ripped them up!
Went over to the Gate House quad to North Lynx Triple on an investigative mission. Did Sunrise to Sleeper.
Next to Super Bravo to Heavens Gate, now about 2:30. Couldn't beleive the snow up here! Did Paradise, Organgrinder, and Spillsville twice for our final four runs. Lots of piled up snow on Spillsvile and Organgrinder!
Amazing how much Snow there is in the MRV! Running out of room to put it!

**Greg** · Feb 19, 2008, 11:54 AM

Nice. Thanks for the pics!

severine · Feb 19, 2008, 11:56 AM

Better late than never! Nice!

billski · Feb 19, 2008, 12:29 PM

on-piste Bush looks a lot better than on-piste at Stowe for the same day.
I suspect the woods would have been heaven.

reefer · Feb 19, 2008, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by billski

on-piste Bush looks a lot better than on-piste at Stowe for the same day.
I suspect the woods would have been heaven.

True. Didn't have a lot of time, and don't know the Bush as well as I should! Was having fun on-piste so went with the flow. I'll be back up there for the AZ party at least, and maybe before that, so I wasn't that concerned. Was going for the try-to-kick-your-ass-in-4-hours plan.........................

**Greg** · Feb 19, 2008, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by reefer

True. Didn't have a lot of time, and don't know the Bush as well as I should! Was having fun on-piste so went with the flow. I'll be back up there for the AZ party at least, and maybe before that, so I wasn't that concerned. Was going for the try-to-kick-your-ass-in-4-hours plan.........................

Ain't nothing wrong with on-piste. I think sometimes people get too stuck on the quest for untracked in the woods. Too each his own, I guess, but I'm more than content ripping powder bumps with an occasional foray into the trees.

TheBEast · Feb 19, 2008, 1:07 PM

Nice. I wonder how conditions held up with yesterday's weather?

Feb 19, 2008, 11:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
reefer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Marlborough, MA Posts: 438	Sugarbush 2/15/08 Sorry for the late report but one thing led to another and here it is Tuesday. Would have suggested Sugarbush would be excellent Saturday morning......... Went on a bus trip out of Boston Friday. Didn't leave til' 7:30 Bluebird skies all the way up 89. Pull in parking lot at 11:00 and it's snowing. Received several inches in places during the day, snowing hard at times. Skied 4.5 hours hard and straight through in great conditions! Warmed up on Stein's. Was skiing as good as I've ever skied it. Headed to Castlerock and did Castlerock, and Rumble, which had huge bumps but somewhat skied off. Still skiable and very challenging. Did Middle Earth and Cotillion which had much better snow (not as popular) with bumps everywhere, and ripped them up! Went over to the Gate House quad to North Lynx Triple on an investigative mission. Did Sunrise to Sleeper. Next to Super Bravo to Heavens Gate, now about 2:30. Couldn't beleive the snow up here! Did Paradise, Organgrinder, and Spillsville twice for our final four runs. Lots of piled up snow on Spillsvile and Organgrinder! Amazing how much Snow there is in the MRV! Running out of room to put it! Last edited by reefer; Feb 25, 2008 at 9:37 AM.

Feb 19, 2008, 11:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
Greg Hunter: 10.29.08 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 22,295	Nice. Thanks for the pics! __________________ Greg 10/29

Feb 19, 2008, 11:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
severine My skis! Dynastar Marie Martinod Pro & Line Celebrity Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CT Posts: 5,107	Better late than never! Nice! __________________ Carrie 2007-2008 ~ 20 2005-2006 ~ 2 2004 ~ 17 It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere. ~ Agnes Repplier Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. ~ Lance Armstrong

Feb 19, 2008, 12:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
billski Mt. Greylock Outing Club Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lexington, Mass. Posts: 3,362	on-piste Bush looks a lot better than on-piste at Stowe for the same day. I suspect the woods would have been heaven. __________________ Millions and Millions of Lifts Served. Since 1976 ACE

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Feb 19, 2008, 1:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
TheBEast Tuckermans Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hampshire County, MA Posts: 191	Nice. I wonder how conditions held up with yesterday's weather?