Sugarbush: December 6-7, 2008

[thetrailboss]

Date skied: December 6-7, 2008

Resort: Sugarbush—Lincoln Peak.

Conditions: Saturday: FG/LG/SM. Sunday: MG/FG/SM/LG

Weather: Saturday: Cloudy, cold. Highs in the 20's. Sunday: Snowshowers, temps falling into the mid 10's.

2008-2009 Report #: 4-5.

Report: The weekend report. Skiing is getting better...some trails are in need of some grooming and others just need more snow.

Saturday: I made it there late, thanks to a late Christmas Party the night before. I got on the slopes at 11:30 and was not expecting too much. Machine groomed runs were already skied off. OG was hosting race training as well (?). I did three runs on the snowmaking runs and then headed over to Spring Fling. The cover was good and the bumps nice and soft. Next run I hit Lower Snowball and found some good snow...I must have skied it off because Lostone didn't find it...I also hit Lower Jester, which was slick, but led to Lower Domino which was very nice. I rolled the dice on Murphy's (which was FG and rough) and Upper Domino (slick up top, bony in the middle). Pulled the plug at about 3:30pm. The day exceeded my expectations...some decent skiing and nice to have some other terrain to venture onto...

Organgrinder:

Spring Fling:

Lower Snowball:

Upper Domino:

All the way down to Lower Domino:

Upper Domino...getting thin.

 

[thetrailboss]

Sunday: so the plan was to get there earlier...say 9am. Well, I slept in and pulled in at about 10am. It was snowing and conditions seemed to improve as the day went on. Did a few quick spins down OG (2x and much better), Jester (2x) and over to Lower Jester/Lower Domino. Lower Domino was still great...just watch out for the waterbars near the bottom. I did at least five runs down it. Run of the weekend. I also jumped into Lower Organgrinder and was pleasantly surprised. It was worth two runs. Lower Snowball was shot...but still worth a couple spins. I hit Spring Fling once at the end of the day and it was really bumping up. I also made sure to visit some old favorites...Upper Twist and Moonshine. Peering down Twist at about lunchtime, I could see some nice soft machine made snow blowing into it. A few others peered down it before skiing on. I gave it a go. Wow. Nice bumps, nice drifted in snow, and nobody on it...until an army of ski racers pounded down behind me. Lower Moonshine was bony to say the least. Upper Moonshine, a little while later, was almost as good as Twist. Lower Twist was better than Lower Moonshine, but both need snow. I kept finding some decent snow here and there and mixed it up nicely. Took a lunch break, saw Ski Resort Observer and was talked into a 50th anniversary ball cap. I did three more spins before calling it quits at 3pm. Murphy's was still rough, but Domino was still good.

I got a good workout today and am excited to have tasted some other terrain first time this season. I was surprised that Valley Traverse was not groomed...the upper part by Bravo was a mess...bumps, ice, and grass. Overall, a good weekend and some nice variety of terrain to try! Nice to run into the usual suspects...ski ladi, SRO, and the not-so Lostone who I always seem to run into...

Riding up in the snow:

Organgrinder:

Twist!

Lower Moonshine:

Upper Moonshine:

Lower Spring Fling:

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Nice pictures and TR..it's starting to look like midwinter coverage on the natural snow trails..

 

[thetrailboss]

Yes, almost primo conditions....

 

[davidhowland14]

yeah...pics don't work. waht host are you using? I may have to check it out when I get home.

 

[Greg]

Twist and Moonshine looking sweet. No Mall?

 

[thetrailboss]

yeah...pics don't work. waht host are you using? I may have to check it out when I get home.

Facebook. It is a fast and easy way to upload pics.

 

[thetrailboss]

Twist and Moonshine looking sweet. No Mall?

Mall is open, but was really getting thin in places. I prefer Twist and Moonshine because there are more escape routes. Mall is cool, but a bit narrow. That said, with this snow, I think I will have to check it out this weekend.

 

[Greg]

Mall is open, but was really getting thin in places. I prefer Twist and Moonshine because there are more escape routes. Mall is cool, but a bit narrow. That said, with this snow, I think I will have to check it out this weekend.

Was it any thinner that this?

Cuz I happily skied the Mall that day. I love that trail.

 

[thetrailboss]

Not grass, but ice and rocks in between and I did not want to torture myself or my freshly tuned skis.

 

[bobbutts]

yeah...pics don't work. waht host are you using? I may have to check it out when I get home.

Use a proxy or VPN.. refuse to let the man get between you and your stoke

 

[bvibert]

Was it any thinner that this?

Cuz I happily skied the Mall that day. I love that trail.

That's because you're wicked core...