Sugarloaf - Feburary 21, 2008

salsgang · Feb 23, 2008, 6:06 PM

Date(s) Skied: February 21, 2008

Resort or Ski Area: Sugarloaf

Conditions: PP / Hard Pack

Trip Report: Tardy report on a Loaf trip but just got back after a couple of R&R days. The loaf has recovered from the nair very nicely. No natural trails open when I was there, but the groomers were very skiable and fast. And there was NO ONE there. For a school vacation week - where was everybody!?! Not that I am complaining but there was NO lift lines all day! Conditions are not that bad! They are quite good actually. The nair must have scared them away or something.

We skied with some friends of ours and they nudged us east mountain. So we scored a whole bunch of first time trials for us. Upper Gondi. Boomauger, Wedge, Widowmaker, Flume, a groomed Double Bitter. I took a look at White Nitro and said no thanks. To steep and icy for me. For some reason I had not done Comp Hill from the top or Hayburner, so I did those too.

So overall a great day, very cold, but not a whole lot of wind. Too cold to fumble with the camera so no pics. Hope everyone is getting out there! The conditions in Maine are good on the groomers!

skibum9995 · Feb 23, 2008, 7:52 PM

Thanks for the report. It sounds nice. I'll be there tomorrow thru thursday.

salsgang · Feb 24, 2008, 6:38 AM

You should have a great time. They got a couple of inches of fluff Friday night - and next weeks' forecast looks

Enjoy!

billski · Feb 24, 2008, 6:55 AM

I'll bet the niar scared away all the school vacation day-trippers and those who could back out of their commits.

salsgang · Feb 24, 2008, 7:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billski

I'll bet the niar scared away all the school vacation day-trippers and those who could back out of their commits.

Must be - I got some mid-week emails about 'last minute' lodging deals from Sugarloaf. Must of had a bunch of cancels as I imagine lodging is usually pretty full during maine school vacation week. I like no-lift lines, but I do want to see the new owners have a successful year financially too. We shall see what happens.

uphillklimber · Feb 24, 2008, 2:49 PM

No lift lines, on a vacation week!! Sweet!!!!!

bigbog · Feb 24, 2008, 7:03 PM

Salsgang....
Probably not enough fresh snow for the locals. They're a spoiled bunch...they're pretty logistically suited to get the goods.

Feb 23, 2008, 6:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
salsgang Boyz on Old Speck July 2008 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southern Coastal Maine Posts: 152	Sugarloaf - Feburary 21, 2008 Date(s) Skied: February 21, 2008 Resort or Ski Area: Sugarloaf Conditions: PP / Hard Pack Trip Report: Tardy report on a Loaf trip but just got back after a couple of R&R days. The loaf has recovered from the nair very nicely. No natural trails open when I was there, but the groomers were very skiable and fast. And there was NO ONE there. For a school vacation week - where was everybody!?! Not that I am complaining but there was NO lift lines all day! Conditions are not that bad! They are quite good actually. The nair must have scared them away or something. We skied with some friends of ours and they nudged us east mountain. So we scored a whole bunch of first time trials for us. Upper Gondi. Boomauger, Wedge, Widowmaker, Flume, a groomed Double Bitter. I took a look at White Nitro and said no thanks. To steep and icy for me. For some reason I had not done Comp Hill from the top or Hayburner, so I did those too. So overall a great day, very cold, but not a whole lot of wind. Too cold to fumble with the camera so no pics. Hope everyone is getting out there! The conditions in Maine are good on the groomers! __________________ SRiver 11/21 SRiver 12/9 SRiver 12/22 SLoaf 12/28 Shawnee 1/1 Mt.Abram 1/19 Shawnee 1/21 SLoaf 1/27 Shawnee 1/29 Lost Valley 1/31 Lost Valley 2/2 Saddleback 2/9 Shawnee 2/14 SLoaf 2/21 Shawnee 2/29 Mt. Abram 3/2 Black ME 3/15 Wildcat 3/16 Wildcat 3/30 SLoaf 4/6 Saddleback 4/12

Feb 23, 2008, 7:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
skibum9995 Okemo GS 2/11/08 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hooksett, NH Posts: 485	Thanks for the report. It sounds nice. I'll be there tomorrow thru thursday. __________________

Feb 24, 2008, 6:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
salsgang Boyz on Old Speck July 2008 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southern Coastal Maine Posts: 152	You should have a great time. They got a couple of inches of fluff Friday night - and next weeks' forecast looks Enjoy! __________________ SRiver 11/21 SRiver 12/9 SRiver 12/22 SLoaf 12/28 Shawnee 1/1 Mt.Abram 1/19 Shawnee 1/21 SLoaf 1/27 Shawnee 1/29 Lost Valley 1/31 Lost Valley 2/2 Saddleback 2/9 Shawnee 2/14 SLoaf 2/21 Shawnee 2/29 Mt. Abram 3/2 Black ME 3/15 Wildcat 3/16 Wildcat 3/30 SLoaf 4/6 Saddleback 4/12

Feb 24, 2008, 6:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
billski Mt. Greylock Outing Club Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lexington, Mass. Posts: 3,033	I'll bet the niar scared away all the school vacation day-trippers and those who could back out of their commits. __________________ Millions and Millions of Lifts Served. Since 1976 ACE

Feb 24, 2008, 2:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
uphillklimber Pico Mountain, Vermont Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Barrington, New Hampshire Posts: 1,157	No lift lines, on a vacation week!! Sweet!!!!! __________________ lovin life, Bob "My helmet is my LAST line of defense, not my first."

Feb 24, 2008, 7:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
bigbog You're now FAR away from #128 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: maine Posts: 1,162	.... Salsgang.... Probably not enough fresh snow for the locals. They're a spoiled bunch...they're pretty logistically suited to get the goods.

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