Sugarbush: 4/26/09 (AZ Bump Fest Day)

[Greg]

I'm not going to say that Stein's was bad, it was fun, but I have never skied that trail with good lines on it. Tells me it's a prime candidate for seeding, though I'm not sure I've seen a trail of Stein's pitched seeded before.

Might very well be that I just suck (okay, definitely the reason... ), but I'm not a fan of uber steep bump runs. Mostly because good lines are tough to come by. Big sweepy GS bumps like we saw yesterday seem to be the norm. Organgrinder on the other hand, and even Ripcord are the perfect pitch for bumps. Although Spills is probably as steep as Stein's (maybe just perception with it being narrower) and the lines there were good too. Dunno. All that shit off Heaven's Gate just gets good bumps. I really need to hit Mount Ellen when the bumps are prime. That's usually mid-season and it's just so tough to skip skiing Twist, Mall, Spills, Paradise, CR, etc. I just love the natural terrain at LP

What is GL?

Gatehouse Lodge perhaps? SRO can usually be found in the ski shop down there. It seems like I always bump into him and I'm not at Sugarbush all that much.

 

[PomfretPlunge]

Great skiing with you folks. Thanks for the video, GMC! Looking forward to some good threads over the summer & see you next year

Peace

 

[Greg]

Great skiing with you folks. Thanks for the video, GMC! Looking forward to some good threads over the summer & see you next year

Peace

Nice! Welcome Plunge! :beer:

 

[deadheadskier]

Nice meeting you Plunge, don't be a stranger here on AZ and hope to see you out there again next season!

 

[bvibert]

Good to see you here Mr. Plunge, also really nice skiing with you. I think you might win the longest distance traveled to attend an AZ outing award.

 

[PomfretPlunge]

Yep, but for me Vermont is coming home. Woodstock High School 81-83

 

[thetrailboss]

Yep, but for me Vermont is coming home. Woodstock High School 81-83

Nice meeting you, Pomfret. I was when I heard how far you came...and glad you caught the plane home.

It takes balls to ski with a bunch of guys from a site you didn't know. Glad you came.

 

[thetrailboss]

I really need to hit Mount Ellen when the bumps are prime. That's usually mid-season and it's just so tough to skip skiing Twist, Mall, Spills, Paradise, CR, etc. I just love the natural terrain at LP

Very true, but I will say that you will be pleasantly surprised when you hit Ellen on a good day. Fewer skiers, incredible views, more snow, better conditions, and better bumps. This season I was very happy with what they did with Ellen. I will say that some of us were nervous with the whole "seeded bump runs" on lower angle trails, but I will say that Which Way is better as a bump run and the line they had on Lookin Good was very popular. Throw in Brambles, Lower FIS and Exterminator and you have a full day of fun. Ellen looks smaller than it is. Some good terrain variety there. Just wish that it got warm enough for good spring skiing there....

 

[gmcunni]

i had a great time Sunday, my second trip to SB this year. I really wish it wasn't 4 hours away, i could see myself skiing there a lot more if it was closer to me (or i was closer to it). SB is quickly becoming my favorite place to ski.

 

[2knees]

nice job gary. You're sneaky with that camera. I only saw you pull it out once.

it looks rough, but what can you do? there was no way to really let it fly on those bumps. so far apart and so cross cut. the bit of vid from organ grinder is nice though. again, i wish i had known, would've skipped lunch and skied those again. oh well.