Sugarbush - 3/5/3008

**Greg** · Mar 5, 2008, 1:31 PM

Date(s) Skied: Wednesday, 3/5/2008, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Resort or Ski Area: Sugarbush Vermont

Conditions: 3-4" sleet, mix of snow, sleet and rain.

Trip Report: Well, well, well. Gotta love when a day you think is going to be a 2 turns out to be an 8, which is actually more like a 10 since you initially thought the day was going to be a 2!

Second chair on Bravo this morning. First run was Jester to Lower Organgrinder. After my first turn I knew the day would be a great one. The sleet accumulation overnight covered everything up nicely. Next run - Murphy's (awesome) to lower Birdland, awesome smoothed out bumps. Then hit Moonshine, then Twist. Both fantastic! Even skiing other skiers tracks resulted in good edgeable snow, although there really weren't that many people skiing today. Next run, second tracks down the Mall. Fantastic bumps!

Then time to hit Castlerock - CR Run and Middle Earth. Both sweet bumps. The sleet covered up all the nastiness and the crust. Skied down to Bravo to meet pops-in-law. Found some nice woods to connect from Organgrinder over to Lower Ripcord. The higher elevation woods are skiing fantastic! Took a cruise down Upper Jester with Dan and bid farewell to him. Joe and I then went back to the summit to hit Paradise which was well, awesome! Finished up on some woods off Lower Jester. Still plenty of base on the mountain and the sleet made everything skiable again.

Sleet most of the early morning. It was dumping on our last two chair rides on Heaven's Gate. We were greeted with plain rain on the lower 1/3 of the mountain on our way in. All in all, a fantastic day and waaaaay better than expected. Love it when that happens!

Wind is picking up and it seems like the rain is just about done right now. I think the upper elevations will still ski well tomorrow. Joe and I plan to mostly hit the woods off Upper Jester and Ripcord. Maybe we'll explore Paradise woods.

BLESS · Mar 5, 2008, 1:45 PM

nice....Murphy's was great when I was there last week also.

Mikec13 · Mar 5, 2008, 1:47 PM

Great report...I will be up there this weekend and I was nervous about the impact of the immature snow...I have read a few of your reports and don't recall you ever mentioning Slidebrook or Mt Ellen...Both places are must ski if you are going to Sugarbush...Have fun tomorrow!

madskier6 · Mar 5, 2008, 1:50 PM

Cool. Glad to hear conditions are better than expected (in light of the rain). I'll be at Burke on Friday & Saturday and your report is encouraging for our prospects this weekend.

What skis did you use today?

o3jeff · Mar 5, 2008, 1:51 PM

Great to see that the conditions turned in your favor finally. When do you head out of there?

billski · Mar 5, 2008, 1:54 PM

Out in that stuff. You are a better skier than I.

**Greg** · Mar 5, 2008, 1:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikec13

Great report...I will be up there this weekend and I was nervous about the impact of the immature snow...

Don't even worry about it. A few inches of snow will put everything back in great shape. Up high, it's actually pretty good right now. The woods actually don't have much, if any crust.

**Greg** · Mar 5, 2008, 1:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madskier6

What skis did you use today?

Legends.

Quote:

Originally Posted by o3jeff

When do you head out of there?

Friday morning.

Quote:

Originally Posted by billski

Out in that stuff. You are a better skier than I.

What you had was probably far worse than what fell up here. Accumulated sleet is actually a great surface to ski on.

**thetrailboss** · Mar 5, 2008, 2:09 PM

Glad today was better....tomorrow looks to be a nice day and snow on Friday....

reefer · Mar 5, 2008, 3:05 PM

Sleet is good! Sounds like stuff I've skied in before, pretty nice. Makes a good base also! Keep the reports coming!

Mar 5, 2008, 1:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
Greg Nassahegan, CT: 9/20 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 20,956	Sugarbush - 3/5/3008 Date(s) Skied: Wednesday, 3/5/2008, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Resort or Ski Area: Sugarbush Vermont Conditions: 3-4" sleet, mix of snow, sleet and rain. Trip Report: Well, well, well. Gotta love when a day you think is going to be a 2 turns out to be an 8, which is actually more like a 10 since you initially thought the day was going to be a 2! Second chair on Bravo this morning. First run was Jester to Lower Organgrinder. After my first turn I knew the day would be a great one. The sleet accumulation overnight covered everything up nicely. Next run - Murphy's (awesome) to lower Birdland, awesome smoothed out bumps. Then hit Moonshine, then Twist. Both fantastic! Even skiing other skiers tracks resulted in good edgeable snow, although there really weren't that many people skiing today. Next run, second tracks down the Mall. Fantastic bumps! Then time to hit Castlerock - CR Run and Middle Earth. Both sweet bumps. The sleet covered up all the nastiness and the crust. Skied down to Bravo to meet pops-in-law. Found some nice woods to connect from Organgrinder over to Lower Ripcord. The higher elevation woods are skiing fantastic! Took a cruise down Upper Jester with Dan and bid farewell to him. Joe and I then went back to the summit to hit Paradise which was well, awesome! Finished up on some woods off Lower Jester. Still plenty of base on the mountain and the sleet made everything skiable again. Sleet most of the early morning. It was dumping on our last two chair rides on Heaven's Gate. We were greeted with plain rain on the lower 1/3 of the mountain on our way in. All in all, a fantastic day and waaaaay better than expected. Love it when that happens! Wind is picking up and it seems like the rain is just about done right now. I think the upper elevations will still ski well tomorrow. Joe and I plan to mostly hit the woods off Upper Jester and Ripcord. Maybe we'll explore Paradise woods. __________________ Greg 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05 Life's too short for warm up runs.

Mar 5, 2008, 1:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
madskier6 Having fun in the Northern Greens Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Western Mass Posts: 612	Cool. Glad to hear conditions are better than expected (in light of the rain). I'll be at Burke on Friday & Saturday and your report is encouraging for our prospects this weekend. What skis did you use today? __________________ Jeff

Mar 5, 2008, 1:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
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Mar 5, 2008, 2:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
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Mar 5, 2008, 1:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
BLESS Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Rhody Posts: 190	nice....Murphy's was great when I was there last week also.

Mar 5, 2008, 1:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mikec13 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Providence Posts: 22	Great report...I will be up there this weekend and I was nervous about the impact of the immature snow...I have read a few of your reports and don't recall you ever mentioning Slidebrook or Mt Ellen...Both places are must ski if you are going to Sugarbush...Have fun tomorrow!

Mar 5, 2008, 1:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
o3jeff Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Southington, CT Posts: 1,208	Great to see that the conditions turned in your favor finally. When do you head out of there?

Mar 5, 2008, 3:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
reefer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Marlborough, MA Posts: 420	Sleet is good! Sounds like stuff I've skied in before, pretty nice. Makes a good base also! Keep the reports coming!

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