The "Sugarbush Thread"

[vtboarder]

Funny, they always say they wait until the mounds drain before they groom and last night they groomed the saturated mounds on SF. LOL

Please don't trigger me

 

[Blurski]

North is open for the season!
GMX, Northridge and Summit are on hold due to icing!

HG was also delayed for icing, with the weather yesterday rain to freezing you would think someone in management team would tell the lift mechanics to come In early as there is a high likelihood of icing.
Just a little bit of planing not reacting, SB continues with the PPPPPP model.

 

[Cheetah440]

Hah...I literally had the same thought when I noticed them grooming that last night! I guess they wanted something groomed on the VH side. Honestly SF wasn't too terrible this morning, but other trails were better. I'm surprised how much natural they reopened. Also surprised how much less we lost in terms of base compared to what I expected.

Paradise was surprisingly decent. Even the woods were decent in spots. Would go from total sketch to powder pockets to sketch. Daughter made me do it. SF was a skating rink in the afternoon, my daughter tried out her new FIS Atomic SL skis and they just ate it up. I was like an elephant on roller blades on the Blaze 94’s.

 

[benski]

HG was also delayed for icing, with the weather yesterday rain to freezing you would think someone in management team would tell the lift mechanics to come In early as there is a high likelihood of icing.
Just a little bit of planing not reacting, SB continues with the PPPPPP model.

Maybe they figure the only people hard core enough to complain about missing out on freshly glazed ski trails are on Alpinezone and Reddit, so they don't want to annoy there employees over this. And it isn't even the entire mountain. Is it even causing a line?

 

[cdskier]

Maybe they figure the only people hard core enough to complain about missing out on freshly glazed ski trails are on Alpinezone and Reddit, so they don't want to annoy there employees over this. And it isn't even the entire mountain. Is it even causing a line?

This is a silly comment. Were you here? Conditions were actually much better than anticipated.

 

[Lotso]

HG was also delayed for icing, with the weather yesterday rain to freezing you would think someone in management team would tell the lift mechanics to come In early as there is a high likelihood of icing.
Just a little bit of planing not reacting, SB continues with the PPPPPP model.

Sorry but what is the 'PPPPPP' model?

 

[WoodCore]

Sorry but what is the 'PPPPPP' model?

Proper
Preparation
Prevents
Piss
Poor
Performance

 

[Lotso]

Proper
Preparation
Prevents
Piss
Poor
Performance

Ah, thanks. No not sure how the icing thing relates? They did not prepare so seems like they are not following the model... In any case, glad they got it all cleared and lifts ran

 

[fulgoreXC]

It appears the shift from complaining about snowmaking to complaining about the lifts. If you got to north for the coveted first chair, you had to wait. If you understood the weather, it's effects, and the staffing model, 10 am was the sweet spot. Fresh tracks on Black Diamond, FIS, Bravo and Exterm were good. I was surprised the natural trails above mid were skiing so well. Dow low... meh. I was somewhat surprised of the lack of crowds. Not sure what south was like. All in all, good day on the hill.

 

[Lotso]

It appears the shift from complaining about snowmaking to complaining about the lifts. If you got to north for the coveted first chair, you had to wait. If you understood the weather, it's effects, and the staffing model, 10 am was the sweet spot. Fresh tracks on Black Diamond, FIS, Bravo and Exterm were good. I was surprised the natural trails above mid were skiing so well. Dow low... meh. I was somewhat surprised of the lack of crowds. Not sure what south was like. All in all, good day on the hill.

Exterm is remarkable how it can recover and be good. Wind direction helps; it gets so much packed in over the ridge. Love the lower rolling part below the cutback trail to Glen House and above North Star that often gets windblown.

 

[fulgoreXC]

HG was also delayed for icing, with the weather yesterday rain to freezing you would think someone in management team would tell the lift mechanics to come In early as there is a high likelihood of icing.
Just a little bit of planing not reacting, SB continues with the PPPPPP model.

Daylight has a lot to do with it. Even with lights, it's hard to see all that's needed in the dark. Safety is another aspect. 630am is their usual start time. Before that is not really productive.

 

[Lotso]

"Mechanical issues" delaying GMX this morning. Stay tuned before you go. Not moving as of 8:35

 

[Plowboy]

Miller commercial from 1977 filmed at Sugarbush.

 

[Plowboy]

"Mechanical issues" delaying GMX this morning. Stay tuned before you go. Not moving as of 8:35

I see it says mechanical, but it's very windy up here. Also the power went out here around 3am, not sure how long it was out.

 

[vtski802]

Bravo on windhold