The "Sugarbush Thread"

[mikec142]

So I'm 68, have a knee that needs replacing and have never hiked up to top of Castlerock. Been riding the chair since before they took half the chairs off the line whic is before they replaced the lift so I've skied everything up there and I'm sure I can get down. My question is, would I be ok with the hike up the ridge? If it's just a packed trail I'd be fine with that. But if there's scrambling or tricky bits I dunno... Hopefully it will be open when we get up there.

No surprise, I'm going to have a contrarian view. Could you do the hike? Sure. It's just a matter of how long it takes you. Would you want to do the hike is the question? If the lift is spinning, the answer IMHO is always no. If the lift isn't spinning, I'm in the camp of I'll find plenty of other fun lift served stuff to ski.

The hike isn't flat. There are portions that you pole, ski, skate, and hike up. I find it tiring and it cuts my day short.

I'll also add that my skis are pretty heavy.

 

[Lotso]

' Bobsled' - perfect descriptor for some of that near end.

Last year there was a tree across one section that if you didn't take the left to detour around it you were sure to break a tib/fib...

 

[cdskier]

pretty straight-forward Crank. 20-25 mins depending on # of people going over - but now that the lift is open- well-ppacked unless new snow and couple places you could actually 'ski' for a few hundred yards.

one or two nice vistas on your right - Church and one other area opens up. You'll see plenty of tracks too. Top of Paradise Woods access in 1st 100-200 yards.


Cant' be more than 1/4-/13 of a mile.

I'm sure it is more than a 1/4 mile along that ridge. I know I measured it once on my gps tracking app, but I can't recall exactly how much it was.

 

[Lotso]

I'm sure it is more than a 1/4 mile along that ridge. I know I measured it once on my gps tracking app, but I can't recall exactly how much it was.

Google Maps measuring widget says 2000'

 

[cdskier]

Google Maps measuring widget says 2000'

And that is likely a bit under since it twists and turns and goes up and down a bit...

 

[KustyTheKlown]

Pretty fun skiing today!

First steps into ripcord and paradise are a real doozy

The CR runout was not bad. The top of ripcord was.

CR chair fucked me twice. Could have should have hiked. At 9 open they didn’t open and I wasted time, and around 10 they closed the chair while I was in queue. Around 11 I got up and enjoyed castlerock run > cotillion very much

Lews, grotto, and Eden skied pretty ok considering the date on the calendar

Sugarbush day trip! Wowee.

 

[1dog]

Pretty fun skiing today!

First steps into ripcord and paradise are a real doozy

The CR runout was not bad. The top of ripcord was.

CR chair fucked me twice. Could have should have hiked. At 9 open they didn’t open and I wasted time, and around 10 they closed the chair while I was in queue. Around 11 I got up and enjoyed castlerock run > cotillion very much

Lews, grotto, and Eden skied pretty ok considering the date on the calendar

Sugarbush day trip! Wowee.

Wow- even Eden and Grotto? Low ele too. Was in Jay woods a week or so ago and mid-winter, but it sounds like you are like me ' hey, its white in there, see no snow snakes, and skis? Replaceable. '


Top of Rip - They blow heavy and hard on OG , why not top of RC- its far more traveled than OG. Even if you're going to OG you can avoid icewall by shooting thru the woods at top of RC.

 

[Blurski]

Google Maps measuring widget says 2000'

Just checked my strava 0.6 miles from where you leave Paradise to the CR chair.

 

[doublediamond]

When CR is hike to, does patrol do a hike sweep?

 

[teleo]

I think so. But don't quote me.

 

[Rob Katz]

Under 20 for me but I'm an outlier age wise. Last time I did it I remember it being quite enjoyable, actually.