The "Sugarbush Thread"

[hovercraft]

Yeah trying to keep up with the totals on the Snow Cam but looked like someone walked on it or something today around 9:30am.

Looked like 8" or so at 9:15am:

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Then someone stomped it.

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And it restarted at the 3" mark at 9:40am:

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Hope you went to Stowe today morning session was epic. Still snowing hard when I left. Opening the gondola tomorrow while The Bush isn't even t2b. Nothing else to say.............. Let it keep ing

 

[tumbler]

The trail count including ME is misleading but I can kinda get why they do it. They could open those runs if they wanted so it proves they could have more open. I would shocked if they were not ttb tomorrow. My track of the stake looks like a foot so far today. Love upslope!!

 

[benski]

The trail count including ME is misleading but I can kinda get why they do it. They could open those runs if they wanted so it proves they could have more open. I would shocked if they were not ttb tomorrow. My track of the stake looks like a foot so far today. Love upslope!!

Already announced that they will be ttb on facebook.

 

[Duncanator24]

Paradise and Paradise woods were riding AMAZING on Sunday. It was actually better than any day last year and it is still early December! The number of trails open was irrelevant because I only rode Paradise and the surrounding woods for every run open to close. So much powder, will be back ASAP.

 

[Hawk]

Well they opened upper/lower birdland, Lower organgrinder, Upper/lower Domino and Murphys today. The snow keeps coming and the trails keep opening.

 

[Tin]

Well they opened upper/lower birdland, Lower organgrinder, Upper/lower Domino and Murphys today. The snow keeps coming and the trails keep opening.

No signs of stopping. Im heading up tomorrow.

 

[benski]

Now they are making snow on First Time. Its just a matter of time before Valley House and Gate House open. Then they have to at least check Castlerock and North Lynx. It sounds like by the weekend they will have Castlerock open for those willing to hike it.

 

[Hawk]

Now they are making snow on First Time. Its just a matter of time before Valley House and Gate House open. Then they have to at least check Castlerock and North Lynx. It sounds like by the weekend they will have Castlerock open for those willing to hike it.

I hope not on the CR side of things. Keep it closed for a while and let the base solidify. They open it earlier and earlier every year and it gets skied down to the dirt.

 

[Duncanator24]

I hope not on the CR side of things. Keep it closed for a while and let the base solidify. They open it earlier and earlier every year and it gets skied down to the dirt.

Agreed. I hope they wait two weeks since that is when I am going up next. I want first tracks on Rumble!

 

[Hawk]

I think you are way late on that one. Sorry.

 

[benski]

I think opening Castlerock before any trails off Valley House is a first.

 

[cdskier]

I'm surprised how many lower mountain trails they are opening on natural. Can't wait to get out tomorrow but will try to take it easy being my first day out.


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[mikec142]

There isn't a place I rather be in the East than back up in Waitsfield skiing the Bush every day. For all the faults yoi folks seem to be finding it is a special place and hard to beat.

Amen

 

[cdskier]

If what I skied today is any indication of how this season will go, then "wow" is all I can say. Half my runs today were on trails with only natural snow and not a scratch on my skis. Domino was my pick of the day. Best runs in probably a few years on that trail.

Some water bars on some of the natural runs need to fill in a bit more, but other than that they skied as if it was mid-winter.

Here's a few pics from my iPhone. Took a lot more with my regular camera but won't have access to them until I get home this weekend.



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[Hawk]

Did you make it over to the rock? It was fantastic last weekend. More snow on the way for Thursday and then this weekend again. we are in the cycle.

 

[cdskier]

Didn't hike over. Didn't want to push it too much first day out. Still ended up pushing myself a lot more than I expected to as it all just looked too good to resist. I had my volkl ac50 hard pack skis out today that I usually use early season. Easily could have used my Nordica hell n backs instead.


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[Savemeasammy]

I wish I had skied Domino before my last run. It was pretty damn good. I did one run at Castle Rock, but I didn't have the right skis for the job, so I didn't do a repeat. It was really great to ski on natural snow today!


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[Tin]

Did you make it over to the rock? It was fantastic last weekend. More snow on the way for Thursday and then this weekend again. we are in the cycle.

Liftline today was probably one of the best runs of my life. Just fly off anything and don't worry about it. Top of the boot to knee deep blower stuff. Wish I had a GoPro for once.

 

[jaybird]

If what I skied today is any indication of how this season will go, then "wow" is all I can say. Half my runs today were on trails with only natural snow and not a scratch on my skis. Domino was my pick of the day. Best runs in probably a few years on that trail.

Some water bars on some of the natural runs need to fill in a bit more, but other than that they skied as if it was mid

Nice photos!
Looks like Feb

 

[dlague]

Things are looking great at SB.

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