The "Sugarbush Thread"

[mikec142]

15 is a march. 20 is a civilized pace.

Calls are done. Headed out. snowed about an inch while I was working.. Cameras show that they did not load the Castlerock. I might head up there.

Time the hike! I'm legitimately curious. Don't race...go at normal pace.

 

[cdskier]

Time the hike! I'm legitimately curious. Don't race...go at normal pace.

I feel like I'm more in the 25-30 range, but I do stop a lot to take photos with my camera.

 

[Hawk]

That sounds about right. I usually hike and ski without stopping so 20 minutes is about right.

 

[Blurski]

There are so many other trails and they designate one trail for alpine ski racing. Sunday river does this, Killington does this, Stowe does this, every mountain does this that has a program. It sounds to me that the real issue is that people don't like racing. I have never raced except for the Chez Henri cup but I do respect the hard work and dedication that these kids have. People need chill out.

To me it comes down to the transparency or lack of it, I don't see in there marketing material where they state that area is often closed for racin

They should open Ellen!!

If they are going to open CR then why not open North Lynx?

Ellen should be at least open to skinning, GMVS kids are sure to be hammering everything below GMX. I skied MRG this morning caught the drop of the dbl, knee deep, that is what is sitting up on Ellen just going to waste.

 

[Lotso]

To me it comes down to the transparency or lack of it, I don't see in there marketing material where they state that area is often closed for racin

Ellen should be at least open to skinning, GMVS kids are sure to be hammering everything below GMX. I skied MRG this morning caught the drop of the dbl, knee deep, that is what is sitting up on Ellen just going to waste.

GMVS kids downloaded from Glen House on GMX the past 2 weeks.

Now on Inverness only while Elbow/FIS/RR are set and ready to go for the public once open, or for skinners, if that's allowed now.

 

[Blurski]

GMVS kids downloaded from Glen House on GMX the past 2 weeks.

Now on Inverness only while Elbow/FIS/RR are set and ready to go for the public once open, or for skinners, if that's allowed now.

Thanks for the update, good to know, different in years past.

 

[kbroderick]

I've more than once the past five years said something to guest services at ME, who promise to pass it along. The bar has to be fairly high for me to trudge in there to do so as the results have been underwhelming. I ride ME much more than LP these days so perhaps exposed more.

I'd guess that you'd get better results by trudging up to the GMVS clubhouse rather than into the lodge, particularly if you had a solid description. I don't know the situation there now, but if someone had come in and described irresponsible skiing by a kid (with a reasonable description of both the events and the individual(s)) when I worked there, I would not have wanted to be in that kids shoes that day. The same is true for other programs I've worked for—the folks trying to keep things running smoothly recognize that having kids act like jerks not only reflects poorly on the program, but it also makes it that much harder to ask for favors from the mountain, and they will generally do their best if provided actionable info.

 

[Lotso]

Thanks for the update, good to know, different in years past.

Long past. They have downloaded for at least the last 10 years, give or take, unless Inverness was ready before Elbow in which case they were over there. And if they did go below GH they were on the one route down that Patrol opened and allowed them on. No hammering; just getting down at the end of training, carrying bags and skis, and often to the detriment of the skis they were on.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

now i wanna just hang out and tattle on gmvs kids all day.

 

[cdskier]

CR spins tomorrow and NL opens for hiking...

 

[mikec142]

CR spins tomorrow...

NOOOOOO! BOO HISS!