Sugarbush AlpineZone Day: Friday, 3/21/08

[thetrailboss]

I think one list we need to make is one that has names of people who are committed to skiing at Sugarbush tomorrow, and those that can on a whim go elsewhere. That will give us an idea as to what to expect.

And also these winds may not happen....kind of like all that snow that was supposed to fall. :roll:

 

[2knees]

I think one list we need to make is one that has names of people who are committed to skiing at Sugarbush tomorrow, and those that can on a whim go elsewhere. That will give us an idea as to what to expect.

And also these winds may not happen....kind of like all that snow that was supposed to fall. :roll:

if i ski anywhere tomorrow its at sugarbush. look at the snow report for mad river. a breakable ice-crust. 16 trails open. not happening for me with my knee in its current state. i'll ski what is available tomorrow and deal with it as best i can.

 

[Greg]

I think one list we need to make is one that has names of people who are committed to skiing at Sugarbush tomorrow, and those that can on a whim go elsewhere. That will give us an idea as to what to expect.

And also these winds may not happen....kind of like all that snow that was supposed to fall. :roll:

I think I made my position clear. If the upper mountain lifts are on wind hold, but the Single is spinning, I'm going to MRG. If HG or CR spins, I'm committed to Sugarbush. I'm driving 250 miles to get up there tonight - I need to be flexible in order to get in a quality day during my rare trips up north. That's as committed as I can be.

And those snow are coming in the form of TIS this afternon. It's already dumping according to the MRG cam. The surface shouldn't be a problem. The winds are threatening, but I will remain hopeful until I hear otherwise tomorrow morning.

 

[WJenness]

if i ski anywhere tomorrow its at sugarbush. look at the snow report for mad river. a breakable ice-crust. 16 trails open. not happening for me with my knee in its current state. i'll ski what is available tomorrow and deal with it as best i can.

I think Greg should change your username to 1.5knees.:razz::beer:

-w

 

[Greg]

if i ski anywhere tomorrow its at sugarbush. look at the snow report for mad river. a breakable ice-crust. 16 trails open. not happening for me with my knee in its current state. i'll ski what is available tomorrow and deal with it as best i can.

Oof. I think they had the advanced stuff marked as open this morning. Of course, if that's the case tomorrow, I'm committed to Sugarbush.

 

[Zand]

I'm on the MRG computer right now and it's not pretty here. Gonna be tough both here and at Sugarbush tomorrow.

 

[2knees]

I think Greg should change your username to 1.5knees.:razz::beer:

-w

lol.



here is zands report from mrg today.

Live Report: Not pretty. Upper Antelope is open from the single and a couple of blues off the double. Below the midstation. Easy Way is the only groomed trail. The ungroomed stuff has a breakable crust on it but it's just a couple hours until it freezes solid. Every black is closed.

The good news: It's snowing pretty good with a couple inches down already with a temp of 23 so hopefully things shape up for Sugarbush tomorrow.


Greg is right about the snow coming this afternoon though. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what tomorrow brings.

 

[Zand]

lol.



here is zands report from mrg today.

Live Report: Not pretty. Upper Antelope is open from the single and a couple of blues off the double. Below the midstation. Easy Way is the only groomed trail. The ungroomed stuff has a breakable crust on it but it's just a couple hours until it freezes solid. Every black is closed.

The good news: It's snowing pretty good with a couple inches down already with a temp of 23 so hopefully things shape up for Sugarbush tomorrow.


Greg is right about the snow coming this afternoon though. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what tomorrow brings.

I'll check back periodically throughout the day. I gotta go break some crust lol.

 

[severine]

lol.



here is zands report from mrg today.

Live Report: Not pretty. Upper Antelope is open from the single and a couple of blues off the double. Below the midstation. Easy Way is the only groomed trail. The ungroomed stuff has a breakable crust on it but it's just a couple hours until it freezes solid. Every black is closed.

The good news: It's snowing pretty good with a couple inches down already with a temp of 23 so hopefully things shape up for Sugarbush tomorrow.


Greg is right about the snow coming this afternoon though. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what tomorrow brings.

Poor Brian. He left really early this morning so he could hit MRG today. I can't reach him on his cell up there either.

Sorry about the sucky situation, guys. Hope tomorrow shapes up to be a much better day!

 

[andyzee]

Oof. I think they had the advanced stuff marked as open this morning. Of course, if that's the case tomorrow, I'm committed to Sugarbush.

Fair weather ally :razz:, I'm committed to Sugarbush. Win, where we meeting tomorrow?

 

[ski_resort_observer]

so hopefully things shape up for Sugarbush tomorrow.

Please don't lump the Bush and MRG as the same conditionwise, currently. Right now the Bush is sking great and it's getting better with more snow coming down.

Don't confuse the problems with the wind/lifts with poor snow surfaces which I guess according to Zand MRG is currently experiencing.

 

[win]

Here are my thoughts. We have incredible icing on the lift lines and our maintenance team is chipping away at them. We should have some more lifts turning soon. It is snowing and the surfaces are getting a lot better. I think by tomorrow from here North in Vermont is going to have some excellent skiing and riding through the weekend. The big question is the wind, and the forecast is for some of the strongest NW winds of the winter tonight and into tomorrow morning. Hopefully, they will start to come down earlier rather than later in the day. I would guess that the trees are going to be great tomorrow and for the weekend and that all the trails will be good to very good as well given what is falling from the skies now and what fell the past two days. Already there has been a big improvement from early this morning!

The good news is that the duration of the season is being helped by what came out of the sky yesterday. Very little rain, snow and sleet and then freezing rain last night, so no loss of snow pack.

 

[thetrailboss]

This is my position: I'm really interested in meeting the folks and if I get some skiing in, all the better. I'd be happy fooling around on North Lynx, Gatehouse, and hopefully Bravo. I have a group of folks I am really looking forward to seeing....

But then again I have a pass and have nothing to lose.

 

[andyzee]

I say let's not be wishy washy lil !%&%s and stick to the original plan. I have found in the past that if I lived by weather predicitions, I would have missed half of some of the greatest times in my life. Then again, it may be crap but at least it's not work and these are the chances you take. Win, where do you want to meet up :lol:

 

[2knees]

I say let's not be wishy washy lil !%&%s and stick to the original plan. I have found in the past that if I lived by weather predicitions, I would have missed half of some of the greatest times in my life. Then again, it may be crap but at least it's not work and these are the chances you take. Win, where do you want to meet up :lol:

i'm 100% committed to bush.

:lol:

 

[andyzee]

i'm 100% committed to bush.

:lol:

I like bush, bush is good!

 

[KingM]

I think Win is right, and not just spinning. We didn't even have much loss in the valley and it's snowing even down here. By tomorrow, the surfaces should be just fine at SB. I don't know about wind, but hopefully it won't be too bad.

 

[2knees]

all kidding aside, i dont see anything wrong with people making contigency plans. i know what a long haul it is so people shouldnt be chastised if they want to leave their options open.

that being said, i'll see whoever ends up at the bush tomorrow.

who's drinking with me tonight, more importantly?


i'll be at the golden lion by 7ish. leaving now, gotta make a pit stop in manchester hn.

 

[andyzee]

all kidding aside, i dont see anything wrong with people making contigency plans. i know what a long haul it is so people shouldnt be chastised if they want to leave their options open.

that being said, i'll see whoever ends up at the bush tomorrow.

who's drinking with me tonight, more importantly?


i'll be at the golden lion by 7ish. leaving now, gotta make a pit stop in manchester hn.

Be happy to have a drink, but don't think I'll be there until 8 or 9 at the earliest.

 

[KingM]

Yahoo weather is currently showing winds of 20-30 for tomorrow (better from what they were showing earlier), which is brisk, but doable.