SUGARLOAF: 2005 Alpinezone Ski Area Challenge

[awf170]

did you ever notice lifts seemed to go on wind hold a lot more midweek... must be that strange weather problem they got around there :roll:

 

[awf170]

The problems that I have with Sugarloaf are:

1) Lifts that are ancient and slow.

2) Lack of ANY summit facilities

3) Lodging is VERY expensive

I do not agree that they have a parking problem??

I do not know if they would be better off without ASC as the previous owner, SKII, bought the place for the tax break that a money losing area like Sugarloaf provided.


That place needs to be owned by someone with deep pockets, or a multi-area company like ASC to absorb some losses that operating Sugarloaf can incurr.

i rememeber the lodging prices used to be awsome. me my dad and my mom would go 3 nights 3 days skiing at gondi village for $400-500, during prime season but mid week

 

[ALLSKIING]

When I went in April I got a great deal and the place was full. Smuggs seems to be real expensive.

 

[ALLSKIING]

The problem I have with Sugarloaf is... if I brought my wife and seven year old there I would be worried all the time where to bring her. The upper trails of the mountain are all black we would have to stay away from most of that area which is a huge part of the mountain.

 

[awf170]

The problem I have with Sugarloaf is... if I brought my wife and seven year old there I would be worried all the time where to bring her. The upper trails of the mountain are all black we would have to stay away from most of that area which is a huge part of the mountain.

timberline... is pretty nice, dont even get me started on the speed of that chair though

 

[ALLSKIING]

The problem I have with Sugarloaf is... if I brought my wife and seven year old there I would be worried all the time where to bring her. The upper trails of the mountain are all black we would have to stay away from most of that area which is a huge part of the mountain.

timberline... is pretty nice, dont even get me started on the speed of that chair though

But for a trip like that I would like to go on more than one trail.

 

[awf170]

The problem I have with Sugarloaf is... if I brought my wife and seven year old there I would be worried all the time where to bring her. The upper trails of the mountain are all black we would have to stay away from most of that area which is a huge part of the mountain.

timberline... is pretty nice, dont even get me started on the speed of that chair though

But for a trip like that I would like to go on more than one trail.

ohh i meant for upper mountain, personally i think they have awsome int. and beg. terrian it is one of my moms favorate places and she is a low int skier

 

[ALLSKIING]

The problem I have with Sugarloaf is... if I brought my wife and seven year old there I would be worried all the time where to bring her. The upper trails of the mountain are all black we would have to stay away from most of that area which is a huge part of the mountain.

timberline... is pretty nice, dont even get me started on the speed of that chair though

But for a trip like that I would like to go on more than one trail.

ohh i meant for upper mountain, personally i think they have awsome int. and beg. terrian it is one of my moms favorate places and she is a low int skier

Really..I guess I will have to take a closer look at the map but the the lower part is to flat and the upper is to steep for my wife.

 

[loafer89]

From the top of Sugarloaf intermediate skiers can ski down Tote Road top to bottom. For green circle skiing from the summit there is Timberline to Horseshoe and Lower glancer or down Windrow, trails that my son skied several times this year.

From Spillway there is the Sluice trail for intermediates as well as cruising terrain on Buckboard, Cruiser and Whiffletree off of the Wiffletree HSQ.

The lower part of the mountain is great for my sons ability level, and we now take runs from the summit to add variety.


Saddleback also offers some variety and good begginer-intermedaite terrain with a low ticket price. Saddleback is about a 30-45 minute drive from Sugarloaf.

 

[awf170]

From the top of Sugarloaf intermediate skiers can ski down Tote Road top to bottom. For green circle skiing there is Timberline to Horseshoe and Lower glancer or down Windrow, trails that my son skied several times this year.

From Spillway there is the Sluice trail for intermediates as well as cruising terrain on Buckboard, Cruiser and Whiffletree off of the Wiffletree HSQ.

The lower part of the mountain is great for my sons ability level, and we now take runs from the summit to add variety.


Saddleback also offers some variety and good begginer-intermedaite terrain with a low ticket price.

i wouldnt consider sluice int. seems just as steep as spillway and thats a black... dont make no sense :-?

 

[loafer89]

Sluice is alot wider and it does not have lift towers to run into, but yeah it is a bit steep for a blue. All in all, Sugarloaf is only tough if you want to make it that way. And I also forgot about Kings Landing-Candyside, nice cruising runs.