Sugarloaf - 4/30/11

[speden]

Conditions: Sunny, 54, melting snow

Yup, there's still a lot of snow up here boys and girls, but it's going fast. Timberline is done for the season, so it's down to the SuperQuad and Spillway.

Was overcast in the morning, but cleared up to sunny blue skies now.

Snow is soft and wet, not much corn, mostly mashed potatoes, occasional saturated snow pools on some of the trails, some bare spots. Ski's better higher up and on the steeper trails.

A fairly good crowd for this time of year. The upper lot is pretty full. Live music on the beach today is pretty good.

Decided to pull the trigger on a silver pass today. After today the price goes up, so no point waiting for that to happen... Hope to get up to Sugarloaf more next season. I'm really warming up to the place.

I'll add a few pics later tonight. Skiing in the wet snow has worn me out.

 

[snoseek]

Tonight it should freeze up real nice leading into warm temps tomorrow=perfect!

 

[speden]

Have fun out there tomorrow.

Here are some shots from today.

The carnage:

My favorite trail today was King's Landing. Still buried.

The parks are dwindling down.

Live band today, playing Jimmy Buffet type stuff.

One day left for the old Spillway.

 

[snowmonster]

Thanks for the beta. Heading up with snoseek Sunday AM. Lots of cover lost and it really looks like May up there. Time to break out the rock skis.

 

[WJenness]

Thanks for the beta. Heading up with snoseek Sunday AM. Lots of cover lost and it really looks like May up there. Time to break out the rock skis.

snowmonster,

have you done a TR for today? posted pics?

-w

 

[Vortex]

Nice repor,t Nitro was really nice skiers right. Boomauger was fantastic as well.

 

[snowmonster]

snowmonster,

have you done a TR for today? posted pics?

-w

Patience, grasshopper.