The "Sugarbush Thread"

[nhskier1969]

I was fortunate to ski at SB Thur thru Sun. The skiing was excellent. Not sure if anyone has had the opportunity to ski Rumble first thing after a storm but first thing Thursday morning it was incredible. You could actually ski the fall line of Rumble early Thursday morning. non of the Volkswagen sized rocks were rutted out. What an incredible run when you can actually ski the fall line on Rumble.

 

[ThinkSnow]

I was fortunate to ski at SB Thur thru Sun. The skiing was excellent. Not sure if anyone has had the opportunity to ski Rumble first thing after a storm but first thing Thursday morning it was incredible. You could actually ski the fall line of Rumble early Thursday morning. non of the Volkswagen sized rocks were rutted out. What an incredible run when you can actually ski the fall line on Rumble.

How was it skiing on Sunday?

 

[nhskier1969]

How was it skiing on Sunday?

Everything above 2500 feet skied midwinter on Sunday. Rumble itself was rutted out by the end of day Thursday.

 

[crank]

We skied Sugarbush Saturday and Mt Ellen Sunday. Everything up high skied really well Sunday. We left around 1 when it started raining.
Sugarbush was fairly crowded Saturday. We only made 1 run on Castlerock Saturday because they had a jr. extreme skiing comp on Liftline and the lift line got really long, at least a half hour probably longer, behind us. We skied Middle Earth which was skiing pretty well. Snow on North Lynx runs was super good Saturday afternoon.

 

[ThinkSnow]

FYI, you skied Sugarbush both days.

 

[mtsnow123]

I hope tomorrow is riding well. It seems the above freezing temps will be nice, but winds seem a bit gusty. Good $14 ticket deal for Valentine's Day.

 

[Hastur]

Speaking about skiing in general Wednesday, but I don't think anything will be 'soft' from temps. It will remain freezing until midday at least on the mountain after being frozen solid for 2 days.

Maybe the groomers will loosen up a bit?

 

[crank]

FYI, you skied Sugarbush both days.

If this was meant for me, I skied Ellen when she was Glen Ellen, and when she was called Sugarbush North so I do know where I was skiing.

 

[Bosco DaSkia]

Sitting in the ski house right now having a late breakfast and talking with my peeps. The question came up: Why was the Sugar Shuttle renamed the Jitney? Everyone in the house thinks Sugar Shuttle fits Sugarbush better, as well as sounds better because it alliterates. No one particularly likes the name Jitney. We suspect the shuttle was renamed for a violation of a trademark word registered in the sugar industry or perhaps the porn industry! Anyone actually know the story?

I think you got it backwards. When in the hell did they rename the Jitney to something else in the first place? It was the Jitney when I first cashed a paycheck there back in '89.......Shit was sweet then, why you gotta mess with a good thing?


Definition of jitney / plural jitneys~

1 : an unlicensed taxicab

2[from the original 5 cent fare]: bus; especially : a small bus that carries passengers over a regular route on a flexible schedule

3 slang : nickel



Did You Know?

Jitneys weren't worth a dime - just a nickel. In the early 1900s, jitney was slang for "nickel," but it wasn't long before the term was applied to a new mode of public transportation that only cost a nickel. When they were introduced in American cities at the beginning of the century, vehicular jitneys could be any automobiles that carried passengers over a set route for a cheap fare, but eventually the term was applied specifically to small buses."



Damn kids, git off my lawn!

 

[WinS]

For those of you who were here last Saturday it was indeed one of the best days of the season until 3pm when some rain came in from mid-mountain down. It may have been the busiest non-holiday day we have had, but as some noted with all trails open and all lifts running and the woods skiing well. It did not seem that busy. The longest lines were at the ticket window (peak was about 20 minutes) as a lot are still licking up Quad Packs and we did have a large number of day tickets sold. Once one has a SugarXpress card though one can reload on Line and go directly to the lift and that will reduce the lines.

Conditions did deteriorate with more precip Sunday night and late grooming, so Monday was fast and firm. Another full night of grooming had conditions improved and Wednesday will be even better. It looks like some more light showers on and then hopefully some snow Friday setting up another nice weekend. It won’t be as nice as weekend and the groomers will likely be where one will want to be. With the Holiday crowd we will be grooming as much as we can. Lots of fun events too over the next 10 days.

 

[skiur]

What a difference a year makes, I was at sugarbush last year for Valentine's day and conditions could not have been better, bluebird day with comfortable temps, no wind, and tons of snow!

 

[cdskier]

What a difference a year makes, I was at sugarbush last year for Valentine's day and conditions could not have been better, bluebird day with comfortable temps, no wind, and tons of snow!

And yet by a week or so later we had a significant meltdown where my condo parking lot was brown and muddy and lower elevation natural trails looked like they normally should in April with massive bare spots...

Amazing how quickly things can change...

 

[ThinkSnow]

If this was meant for me, I skied Ellen when she was Glen Ellen, and when she was called Sugarbush North so I do know where I was skiing.

Just checking. You passed.

 

[Bosco DaSkia]

For those of you who were here last Saturday it was indeed one of the best days of the season until 3pm when some rain came in from mid-mountain down. It may have been the busiest non-holiday day we have had, but as some noted with all trails open and all lifts running and the woods skiing well. It did not seem that busy. The longest lines were at the ticket window (peak was about 20 minutes) as a lot are still licking up Quad Packs and we did have a large number of day tickets sold. Once one has a SugarXpress card though one can reload on Line and go directly to the lift and that will reduce the lines.

Conditions did deteriorate with more precip Sunday night and late grooming, so Monday was fast and firm. Another full night of grooming had conditions improved and Wednesday will be even better. It looks like some more light showers on and then hopefully some snow Friday setting up another nice weekend. It won’t be as nice as weekend and the groomers will likely be where one will want to be. With the Holiday crowd we will be grooming as much as we can. Lots of fun events too over the next 10 days.

Blah blah blah......... When are you going to address the Jitney controversy?

 

[ThinkSnow]

A Jitney, is a jitney, is a jitney.

 

[flakeydog]

Maybe it was to clarify where the thing goes. I have seen some that though that this is how you got back and forth from North to Sugarbush South. That would be a wild ride for sure. My favorite is when I got on one day and someone else on board asked where I was going. I replied that I was going to get off down at Mehuron's.... the look I got was priceless.

 

[flakeydog]

Sorry- this one seems more appropriate in terms of capacity and loading....

 

[jimmck]

Just wanted to throw out a big Thank You to the grooming staff.

We've been up here skiing since Saturday, and the conditions have been challenging since Monday.

Yesterday we had a great day, the sun certainly helped. Conditions were much improved.

Today was outstanding, all things considered. The grooming crew was out on full force last night and did a REMARKABLE job transforming Stein's.

Tuesday, it was a wreck. Frozen moguls and loads of ice in the troughs.

I saw a lone groomer working Stein's last night and was hopeful that some serious work could be done to the snow. I tip my cap to you, good sir. Stein's was soooo much fun today.




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[cdskier]

I saw a lone groomer working Stein's last night and was hopeful that some serious work could be done to the snow. I tip my cap to you, good sir. Stein's was soooo much fun today.

You'll probably always see only a lone groomer on Steins since it requires the winch cat. Good to hear that they've been doing a good job with the grooming!

 

[mtsnow123]

Riding yesterday was a little bit better than I expected. Lower half of Gate House was a blast with the liftline getting nice and soft later in the day and terrain park being fun. Stein's Run was the biggest surprise of the day. There was edgeable loose granular across the whole trail, with minimal ice. I stayed away from Ripcord, as you could see the cat track ice in the snow. Winds were not as bad as originally planned. I liked the snow report's description of the wind as "passionate".

All in all, $14 for a Wednesday outing was great. Lots of people showed up. Couldn't choose a better way to dip out of work.