The "Sugarbush Thread"

[vtski802]

Who does that. LOL

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Why not?

 

[Hawk]

I don't know. Most adults I know don't whip out there watch.....(I mean Phone) and time how long a lift takes. Kids to that.

 

[Blurski]

25/26 IKON pricing out $1,229 for renewals, can't remember what last renewal cost, guessing this is an increase, pretty much back to season pass pricing pre-IKON.
See if SB tries to do some marketing or just let it alone based on the rollout they had this year and se who buys.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

also got an email saying $100 off or $150 of alterra credit for renewers

imma take the $100

 

[Hawk]

I believe the renewal was $ 1,125 so $100 bucks more.

 

[djd66]

I just read on FPF Sully the dog has been found!! "Sully was found this morning via drone at Sugarbush near Steins! I want to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart who reached out, shared information, spread awareness and helped in the search. Thank you all so much! His family is so grateful to have him back."

Thats awesome news! Hopefully they put air tag on him.

 

[ceo]

I don't see where you're seeing that...to drop down on the ME side where you say you have to go uphill to make it over the ridge on the ME side from the top of NL. Straight across has even more elevation gain/loss required.

OK, here's what I'm talking about:

It's a 14% grade overall from LP to ME and 9% the other way. Source map with terrain is here so you can see that it works.
Again, ain't sayin' this is necessarily the best idea, just pointing out that it's possible.

 

[Cheetah440]

I just don't get the appeal of a T2B lift. Pods have more advantages and flexibility. The summit of LP is not large. There's really not capacity for multiple lifts going to that summit.

For me personally, the lift setup at Stowe is one thing I really dislike about it. Sure it is great midweek to lap Four-runner, but on weekends I like having options to move around to different pods to avoid crowds. Always going back to a primary T2B lift is not my cup of tea...

There's plenty of other mountains with no T2B lift - Whiteface, Gore, Pico, (even K doesn't really have one). That's just a few off the top of my head.

"It wouldn't just serve those 2 runs"...what other trails would it serve? From a capacity standpoint, you need to look at the chokepoints. From the summit, there are only 4 options. And you said you expect HG to be more for the advanced terrain (RC/Paradise). If one of your goals of this lift is to focus more on intermediates...then that means the majority are skiing Jester. A single T2B lift where most people ski a single blue run for half of their trip back down the mountain before they can split to other trails seems like a bad idea and just asking for trouble.

Also access to HG is absolutely not the only reason to ski DS. I see people all the time ski DS and go straight to Lower DS (I've done it myself).

I'll take Slide Brook any day over a T2B (or even additional summit) lift at LP.

Now if we want to talk about fantasy, I'm aligned with some other suggestions of other areas to add lifts/pods/trails. Above Inverness. Around Lower FIS. Between NL and CR. Etc

People like diff things. I hate the clog at the base, having another pod creates on mountain options etc. Again, you wouldn't have to really change anything you do today, this would be additive.

And of course, I would add other pods, no question. But you can't get any of that through environmental. I'm just being practical with what you have. You have a liftline to use in some capacity.

Again, none of this will even happen anyway.

 

[djd66]

OK, here's what I'm talking about:
View attachment 65455
It's a 14% grade overall from LP to ME and 9% the other way. Source map with terrain is here so you can see that it works.
Again, ain't sayin' this is necessarily the best idea, just pointing out that it's possible.

If that works,.. that actually would be very cool!

 

[Cheetah440]

OK, here's what I'm talking about:
View attachment 65455
It's a 14% grade overall from LP to ME and 9% the other way. Source map with terrain is here so you can see that it works.
Again, ain't sayin' this is necessarily the best idea, just pointing out that it's possible.

Didn't Sbush sign away any rights to the basin area? Wouldnt' these need to be "cut" etc?

 

[Cheetah440]

Its really warm in mass right now,... 56 out (feels like its in the 60's)

yes, big snow melt day. might go hit the range LOL

 

[Hawk]

OK, here's what I'm talking about:
View attachment 65455
It's a 14% grade overall from LP to ME and 9% the other way. Source map with terrain is here so you can see that it works.
Again, ain't sayin' this is necessarily the best idea, just pointing out that it's possible.

OK so what you are not seeing is where your red like comes across, it hits baically a cliff area/wall halfway across. That is the 3 sisters ridge and you can't just go that way. You will have to take the trail down hill and around it so you end up much lower.

 

[Hawk]

Holy Smokes! The IKON added Ischgl Austria this year. That place is huge and awesome. Looks like another European adventure next year again.

 

[Blurski]

OK, here's what I'm talking about:
View attachment 65455
It's a 14% grade overall from LP to ME and 9% the other way. Source map with terrain is here so you can see that it works.
Again, ain't sayin' this is necessarily the best idea, just pointing out that it's possible

OK so what you are not seeing is where your red like comes across, it hits baically a cliff area/wall halfway across. That is the 3 sisters ridge and you can't just go that way. You will have to take the trail down hill and around it so you end up much lower.

Sounds like you have spent some time in there, totally agree, if get off track & get in the cliff bands or down into the ravine it could take you a few hours to finally punch out to safety roads.

 

[HowieT2]

ikon to have unlimited access to Abasin next season

 

[vtski802]

I don't know. Most adults I know don't whip out there watch.....(I mean Phone) and time how long a lift takes. Kids to that.

Oooooookaaayyyy. What a weird insult man.
I used to be a lift mechanic, and always wondered how long SB actually took to ride, as people always bitch that "it's like a 20 minute ride". Turns out it's shorter than Castlerock.