Sugarloaf / Sunday River - How are the groomers holding up?

[salsgang]

For those that have skied SL and SR this week after the snow dump... how are the groomed trials (greens, blues, blacks) holding up? Are they skied off by lunchtime or is there enough coverage from the early-week storm to make them fun all day?

The family and I are going to hit one of these places this weekend. We generally stick to the groomers... so thanks for any info people can share.

 

[bill2ski]

On Thursday The Riv was finest kind, due, in large part, to the temps and a lack of traffic.Flat groomers could be had all morning, making for some fast runs to warm the legs. The newly opened portion at Aurora Peak should be hit early as Northern Lights turned into a boilerplate in the afternoon. The South Ridge / North Peak novice trails were good right up until closing. Who-ville has added a bunch of features to create an interesting little terrain park that should keep the kids busy, all day ,within shouting distance of the Quad. With snowmaking on 11 trails, they should have a charge of new stuff open for the weekend. Save me some for Sunday.