Maybe I should have said I've never seen the evidence of any snow being blown there despite the guns looking like they planned to use them
Granted if it was a real quick coating, might not be overly noticeable.
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Maybe I should have said I've never seen the evidence of any snow being blown there despite the guns looking like they planned to use them
Granted if it was a real quick coating, might not be overly noticeable.
Ops update including a summary of lift work done this off-season (Slide Brook supposedly fixed and ready to go for those of you that care about that lift).
State of the Mountain 11/5/25 - SugarBlog
Since it's been a while since we've provided an ops update, I wanted to provide a snapshot into what each team has been working on these last couple of months.
blog.sugarbush.com
slatham
Well-known member
Thanks for posting. They did way more this offseason than the rumor mill covered. And glad they can pivot to opening off Heavens Gate if that's what mother nature dictates.
Unfortunately it appears the Sugarbush app is no longer - must use Ikon (and I can't find the cams).
Unfortunately it appears the Sugarbush app is no longer - must use Ikon (and I can't find the cams).
I always just used the Youtube app to access the cams from my phone anyway...
And yes, they did a decent amount of work. Which again goes back to lack of communication. The plans for many of those things could have been announced months ago to at least stop rumors that they were doing virtually nothing. None of them really should have been secrets or were things they suddenly decided to do last minute.
And yes, they did a decent amount of work. Which again goes back to lack of communication. The plans for many of those things could have been announced months ago to at least stop rumors that they were doing virtually nothing. None of them really should have been secrets or were things they suddenly decided to do last minute.
Its better to under promise and over deliver than the inverse.
With the sole exception of maybe Slidebrook, none of these should have been at any risk of being under-delivered.
Newpylong
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Maybe I should have said I've never seen the evidence of any snow being blown there despite the guns looking like they planned to use them
Granted if it was a real quick coating, might not be overly noticeable.
There is a lateral pipe set through the woods from Elbow to the Bravo rocks. You need to use jumper hoses but it's fine for a couple guns.
While looking for SB Youtube, I stumbled on this gem: 1998 CR Extreme
Love the skis as well as the skiing
Love the skis as well as the skiing
Hammerhead wasn't a Hardy thing, that used to be done every year even before ASC. You can go back and look at old trail maps and they marked Hammerhead as a trail with snowmaking.
RIP, Sandy Macys. I had stayed in touch with him fairly regularly, though I didn't get to see him on his recent visit to Vermont (in his love/hate RV). We worked side by side at the mountain for 4 seasons, '08-'12. Saks and Macys (only missing a Bloomingdales). The Sugarbush and Patrollers' community has lost a good man.
fulgoreXC
New member
Guns are firing. You can see one in the background from the Summit snow stake webcam.
VTSkiBike
Active member
A nice little dump above 1500 ft last night. Keep it coming.......
Rob Katz
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eating at valley house as a blazer was peak. the mac and cheese was soooo good. i left for a year and came back to do mountaineers and eating at gatehouse was lame.
jimmywilson69
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How old are you? LOL
Always enjoyed seeing his photos.
Well for $2k on top of your Ikon, I am sure you can get them again with your Reserve pass. Will eat into a good chunk of the $100 'free' food but hey, it is yummy!
This may be true but if so is it buried? Admit I’ve never come across it and have skied through the woods there more times than I can count.
Given ski patrol’s liberal policy around thin cover openings I’m not sure there is any reason to bother making snow on that section anyway. If the rest of the trail is skiable then there is pretty much always a way down through it. An icy rollover would be less interesting.
I was pretty pleased to read about all the work done in the Ops update. But like you, I'm dismayed by the lack of communication and continue to feel like the SB team is routinely shooting themselves in the foot. Instead of spending the off season looking forward to enjoying all the improvements, we've for the most part spent the off season speculating on negative stuff.
While I do appreciate the Ops update. I would have loved for them to give a description of what was wrong with Slidebrook and what it took to fix it.
I have high hopes for this season and look forward to some glades skiing.
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