The "Sugarbush Thread"

[foofy]

Maybe could have sold more Ikon passes with some of those updates before the price increases.

 

[Julius]

RIP, Sandy Macys. I had stayed in touch with him fairly regularly, though I didn't get to see him on his recent visit to Vermont (in his love/hate RV). We worked side by side at the mountain for 4 seasons, '08-'12. Saks and Macys (only missing a Bloomingdales). The Sugarbush and Patrollers' community has lost a good man.

So sorry to hear the news about Sandy. Many years ago I blew my knee out top of FIS. I remember looking down to see blood everywhere and thought I compounded my leg. I had cut my wrist instead from the ski edge. Sandy was the first patroller there and quickly took care of matters as I was fading in and out.

Later he jokingly said “ya had to do that at the TOP of FIS?”. Can only imaging maneuvering a sled down that. Yes Sandy was a good man indeed over the years.

 

[Boxtop Willie]

A good 3-4 inches at the top of Rt 17 this morning...and a bit of a breeze.
Heard a rumor that the Ski School director is leaving. Going out west to Mt. Bachelor or Mt Hood.

 

[Newpylong]

This may be true but if so is it buried? Admit I’ve never come across it and have skied through the woods there more times than I can count.

Given ski patrol’s liberal policy around thin cover openings I’m not sure there is any reason to bother making snow on that section anyway. If the rest of the trail is skiable then there is pretty much always a way down through it. An icy rollover would be less interesting.

It's not just a may, that's how it's done. It's across the cutover. They would run jumper hoses from Elbow to these. Then at the other end run hoses down to above the rock face on Bravo.

 

[fulgoreXC]

It's not just a may, that's how it's done. It's across the cutover. They would run jumper hoses from Elbow to these. Then at the other end run hoses down to above the rock face on Bravo.

Confirmed. Two small pipes run from Elbow through the trees covered by the forest litter. If you don’t know where they are you’ll never find them. If you look closely there’s an extra set of hydrants next to the snowgun towers at the cutover.