Sugarloaf - 3/26/2005

[bigbog]

Date(s) Skied: Saturday, March 26, 2005

Resort or Ski Area: Sugarloaf, ME.

Conditions: PP/FG

Trip Report: Had to get out again into the beautiful March weather. For all the here & there melting that has gone on, conditions are still pretty nice. I'm still in the patching up of rusty short-radius skills..mode, so skiing with the crowds(that weren't that bad) was fine...although at the lower base lifts, lines seemed to be a good 15min wait. Did Hayburner, Timberline, and Double Bitter 8) the most.
My *middle of the road* Elan S10s are fun, soft in the tips & tails, but have nice livliness underneath....just at a medium speed. Kudos for the functionality of a new TNF light shell...as the softshells are, so much more comfortable than the cold-weather hardshell.
Didn't get to the backside, but jeez...at this time of year, you really do want to hike it...somewhere...but my boots don't want to :lol: ...and they would Not be that comfortable in a hike without walk-mode. New boots in the Fall!!
Anyone still with time to drive...conditions still are nice.

 

[awf170]

your are lucky you didnt do the backside, i did it 3 weeks ago and it was horrible and they have only got a ft of snow since then and it probably blew away. One spot was so rocky i had to sidestep down or i would have destoyed my skis. I have no idea why it is open :-?