madskier6
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So are the lift rides free and open to the public?
They are open to the public but they are not free unless you are already a SB season pass holder. For anyone over 7 yrs old who is not a pass holder, the charge is $10.
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So are the lift rides free and open to the public?
Clarifier- that is SB pass holder for upcoming 05/06 season.madskier6 said:So are the lift rides free and open to the public?
They are open to the public but they are not free unless you are already a SB season pass holder. For anyone over 7 yrs old who is not a pass holder, the charge is $10.
Tin Woodsman said:You think they'd do anything if they saw, oh I don't know, lopper handles sticking out of my backpack when I get on the chair?
You think they'd do anything if they saw, oh I don't know, lopper handles sticking out of my backpack when I get on the chair?
Lostone said:And by the way, you should see the work they've done on the "official" woods trails. I've seen Lew's, Eden, and Deeper Sleeper. They have cleared a very clear line on each. I'll post a pic of the bottom of Lew's soon. It made me say "Wow!"
Lostone said:You think they'd do anything if they saw, oh I don't know, lopper handles sticking out of my backpack when I get on the chair?
Well... Who do you think will be running those lifts?
I would think the worst would be that they would ask where you were going. :lol:
And by the way, you should see the work they've done on the "official" woods trails. I've seen Lew's, Eden, and Deeper Sleeper. They have cleared a very clear line on each. I'll post a pic of the bottom of Lew's soon. It made me say "Wow!"
But in the quote above did you mean line......or lines ?
Lostone said:But in the quote above did you mean line......or lines ?
What I saw in Lew's and Deeper, was one very clear line. Saw the same thing coming out of Eden, but never thought to check earlier in my travels for other exits. I had looked in, earlier and thought that they'd done a lot of clearing further up. That looked like more than a line.
Not sure that was such a good idea. If there ain't enough snow to cover most of that stuff, you probably shouldn't be in there anyway. And that stuff is good for erosion deterrence and feeds many creatures during the non-snow time.
smootharc said:Lostone said:But in the quote above did you mean line......or lines ?
What I saw in Lew's and Deeper, was one very clear line. Saw the same thing coming out of Eden, but never thought to check earlier in my travels for other exits. I had looked in, earlier and thought that they'd done a lot of clearing further up. That looked like more than a line.
Not sure that was such a good idea. If there ain't enough snow to cover most of that stuff, you probably shouldn't be in there anyway. And that stuff is good for erosion deterrence and feeds many creatures during the non-snow time.
....aspect of tree skiing. I'm not sure where I read it, maybe a thread here, about how "clearcutting" of tree lines can eventually lead to a weakened state of the trees left standing. Some suggestion of Jay's potential for problems down the line regarding this. Hmmm....any Paul Bunyan's out there know about this ? Mad River Glen has marked little tree pockets and planted for regrowth after tree loss from storms due to this effect, I believe.
Tin Woodsman said:Definitely something to that. It's not the initial "clearcutting" that's the problem (from what I've read - I'm no forestry major), it's the subsequent maintenance of those lines. If you cut all of the younger trees to create a line, leaving only mature ones, you will have a problem 20-30 years on when those already mature trees begin to die out and there is nothing to replace them. This is why places like Paradise and Lower Glade at MRG and Paradise Woods at SB (skier's left) are MUCH more open than they used to be or should be. Thankfully, Jay Appleton and like minded individuals are bringing some science and sanity to the process by creating regen zones, at least at MRG. I'd love to see the same for parts of SB that need work (Paradise Woods and Lower Moonshine come immediately to mind, and Sleeper and Lower Domino used to be more gladed - let's not talk about Murphy's Tree).
But I digress... The key thing for sound forestry mgmt when cutting lines is to leave younger trees intact near older ones, so that there is something to replace the older ones when they die. It also helps to have some even younger trees surrounding those replacements as a buffer or barrier to the harmful effects of skier edges slicing the vegetation in the winter. I'm fine with what SB has done in this instance b/c it will hopefully draw more traffic to the clearly marked glades. OTOH, I hope they have a plan to ensure that these glades remain healthy well into the future.
Say what? There are no such glades at SB. None whatsoever. Well except for the Church, and everyone knows about that.smootharc said:Sounds logical....and like the areas themselves should have some kind of plan with regard to these issues.
Now about those "not so clearly" marked glades......
Tin Woodsman said:
- let's not talk about Murphy's Tree).
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Lostone said:What started me worrying was Paradise woods. Every time I see it, I can't believe how much it has been torn up.
Xcreamus said:Quite the place you have here!
I was getting tired of seeing the sun still out on the RSN Sugarbush forum. :roll:
Have no idea how I ended up at the Vermont forum... 1 forum for each state? :-? Yeah... That'll work! :roll:
Guess I've got some reading to do here.
Anyone up there know if it is snowing yet? 8)