Smuggs First Time. Suggestions?

[campgottagopee]

I don't think it would be possible to pass a groomer on Robin's or Madonna liftline.

True statement

 

[KingM]

The liftline off the taller double was kind of scary. I didn't ski all of it, just parts. I imagine it would be really tough if conditions were icy.

 

[campgottagopee]

The liftline off the taller double was kind of scary. I didn't ski all of it, just parts. I imagine it would be really tough if conditions were icy.

That's my fav on map trail I've ever skied!!!! That baby makes you pay ATTENTION and yes if you get any "firm" conditions it can be gnarly---too bad you couldn't get a shack to shack run in because it's got some cool steeps. You get the top part in???

 

[campgottagopee]

We had a great time at Smuggs today. We were on the lift about 11:00, took a quick break for a Madonna Burger and a huge ol' brownie, then were the last riders on the lift at the end of the day.

Great woods and glades. As a first-timer, I appreciated being able to find them and also the pointers a couple of you gave me. That helped a lot.

Some beautiful views late in the day when the clouds left. Really cool to see Stowe so close.

My biggest complaint is that most trails were groomed to within an inch of their life. I even saw a groomer working late in the afternoon, which seemed bizarre. It took me half the day to find the ungroomed trails and there were only a couple of trails that had real bumps on them. As a guy who skis Sugarbush and Mad River, with bumps by the billions, this surprised me a little. I've been practicing my moguls, so I'm always on the lookout. I did find some, but they were not easy to find.

That's surprising to me--when I spent my time there the only time you hit a groomer was to get somplace you wanted to ski---I can only remeber them grooming 3-4 trails off Madana and that's it.