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Date(s) Skied: Friday, 1/19/2007 - 9:30 am - 3:55 pm
Resort or Ski Area: Sugarbush, Vermont
Conditions: Powder, crud, breakable crust, crust pieces, ice, thin cover on natural runs; hardpack with a few inches fresh over the groomers; some icey troughs with powder tops on the bumps. Cloudy, light to moderately heavy snow, calm, very foggy on Lincoln Peak. No crowds - 2 chair wait max, mostly ski-on.
Trip Report: 2knees, Joe and I stayed at KingM's Golden Lion last night (thanks Michael!). We started out at Ellen this morning and loaded the GMX around 9:30 am. We then jumped on the Summit Quad and scoped Black Diamond which looked pretty thin and crusty based on the one set of tracks down it. After Rim run, we decided to start on Bravo which we incorrectly assumed was groomed. It wasn't and given the sluggishness due to the previous night's festivities, as well as the dust on crust over icey bumps, it was pretty much a disaster for all of us. Joe's first run of the season and not a great way to start. We then jumped on the NRX and hit Exterminator. Nice moguls of manmade snow and a few inches of powder to cover some of the icey troughs. We ended up skiing Exterm the rest of morning. Eventually more and more ugliness appeared in the troughs. Still feeling a bit sluggish, we decided to head to Lincoln and grab lunch in an effort to feel human again.
We hopped into the cars and went to LP. Got back out after lunch around 1:15 pm and rode Super Bravo and then skied down to Heaven's Gate. An ambassador on the way up to Gatehouse mentioned Paradise was in good shape. He defined it as crud and dense snow. Once on Paradise I would consider his assessment pretty accurate, but there was certainly some crust in there too. It's a bit thin, but powdery in spots. Hopped turns required. We then hit Spillsville which was the run of the day. My first time for Spills - nice natural run of small to medum sized bumps, some crust, thin cover, etc. We hit Spills many more times and then again on Paradise. Then back to the Base. Joe and I hit Twist/Lower Moonshine which was much more crust and powder. Totally skiable though and enjoyable, but a little thin. I finished up with a solo run down Upper and Lower Moonshine. Upper Moonshine skied a bit better than Twist with less crust.
A great day at the Bush indeed. There were a few points where it was snowing pretty heavily. I would say LP had 4" new snow by the time we left and it was still snowing. Saturday should be great if the winds stay down. I have a bunch of video so I'll put something together in the coming days. Kinda shot right now...
Resort or Ski Area: Sugarbush, Vermont
Conditions: Powder, crud, breakable crust, crust pieces, ice, thin cover on natural runs; hardpack with a few inches fresh over the groomers; some icey troughs with powder tops on the bumps. Cloudy, light to moderately heavy snow, calm, very foggy on Lincoln Peak. No crowds - 2 chair wait max, mostly ski-on.
Trip Report: 2knees, Joe and I stayed at KingM's Golden Lion last night (thanks Michael!). We started out at Ellen this morning and loaded the GMX around 9:30 am. We then jumped on the Summit Quad and scoped Black Diamond which looked pretty thin and crusty based on the one set of tracks down it. After Rim run, we decided to start on Bravo which we incorrectly assumed was groomed. It wasn't and given the sluggishness due to the previous night's festivities, as well as the dust on crust over icey bumps, it was pretty much a disaster for all of us. Joe's first run of the season and not a great way to start. We then jumped on the NRX and hit Exterminator. Nice moguls of manmade snow and a few inches of powder to cover some of the icey troughs. We ended up skiing Exterm the rest of morning. Eventually more and more ugliness appeared in the troughs. Still feeling a bit sluggish, we decided to head to Lincoln and grab lunch in an effort to feel human again.
We hopped into the cars and went to LP. Got back out after lunch around 1:15 pm and rode Super Bravo and then skied down to Heaven's Gate. An ambassador on the way up to Gatehouse mentioned Paradise was in good shape. He defined it as crud and dense snow. Once on Paradise I would consider his assessment pretty accurate, but there was certainly some crust in there too. It's a bit thin, but powdery in spots. Hopped turns required. We then hit Spillsville which was the run of the day. My first time for Spills - nice natural run of small to medum sized bumps, some crust, thin cover, etc. We hit Spills many more times and then again on Paradise. Then back to the Base. Joe and I hit Twist/Lower Moonshine which was much more crust and powder. Totally skiable though and enjoyable, but a little thin. I finished up with a solo run down Upper and Lower Moonshine. Upper Moonshine skied a bit better than Twist with less crust.
A great day at the Bush indeed. There were a few points where it was snowing pretty heavily. I would say LP had 4" new snow by the time we left and it was still snowing. Saturday should be great if the winds stay down. I have a bunch of video so I'll put something together in the coming days. Kinda shot right now...