The "Sugarbush Thread"

[KustyTheKlown]

They include the woods and slide brook basin.

 

[Hawk]

Thank you so much for saying exactly what I have been thinking all day. Really creepy that someone is investigating the age and background of some kid on a public forum.

Alright you two. Fine you both don't like me. I get it. FYI there was no investigation on Teddy. I was just told by someone in a conversation about the forum and I thought taht his age might get him some slack. I will not longer say anything about him so I don't have to be scolded by you two and the forum can go back to normal. You two feel better now? Thanks for the misinterpretation. I know a lot of people around here. Most really nice. I hope I never have to meet you to idiots. BTW thanks Orca

 

[Hawk]

yes skiing yesterday was great. Probably the best day of the year I would say for me. 7:30 to 3:30 and the first 5 runs were totally un-tracked. Lines were manageable. Didn't make it over to Ellen. Woods were great all day. Lower down it got a little crusty underneath but it was manageable.
We saw the cat on moonshine. That was interesting. It was gone by the afternoon so they must of figured out the issue. We also saw the High Fives crew loading at 7:15 before the early ups crew. So cool what they are doing. If you have some extra cash, that is a worthy cause.

 

[Hawk]

Groomshine!

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Slidebrook, What did you think about that Cat? Lift ops said the controls malfunctioned but it was gone later so they mush have figured it out. Imagine what the operator was feeling like when the controls failed? Pretty scary.

 

[WinS]

The only bad runs I did were Sleeper Chutes and Sunrise. Both were extremely icy. Other than that, prime conditions were everywhere. Organgrinder, Spillsville and Spin Out were all great. So glad Brambles wasn’t closed for no reason like it often is. It skied great today. Can GMVS only close it when they’re actually doing racing?? Half the time it is closed even when they’re not racing!


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It is not closed for no reason. You exit into Inverness so that has to be available too and not exiting into a race lane.
GMVS does not close trails. We do and obviously consider requests from GMVS.

 

[WinS]

Slidebrook, What did you think about that Cat? Lift ops said the controls malfunctioned but it was gone later so they mush have figured it out. Imagine what the operator was feeling like when the controls failed? Pretty scary.

It is a very challenging trail to groom. I rode in the cab over evening when we groomed it one evening and the view from that seat made me appreciate the skill of our groomers.

 

[WinS]

We were planning on k spring passes to cover nh april vacation week but looks like ikon covers this april at sb, next year early season at sr, next nh april vacation at sb and next may at k. Need to sell wife on a family vacation at sb, last week of april into may. Seven year old and I will ski, old lady and three year old will swim.

Is there any reason to believe that sb will not be open the last week of april?
Are there any other family activities near sb? Minigolf? Arcade? Bowling? Museum?
What about restaurants? Nothing fancy, local beer, wings, nachos and kids food.

Our plan is to stay open every day at Lincoln Peak until Sunday April 26th and reopen the next weekend for a final two days. Like past years we have made extra snow of Stein’s, Upper Snowball, Spring Fling and Coffee Run.

 

[WinS]

Haven't read through all 7,000+ posts in this thread but does Sugarbush use alternate facts to define their 4,000 acres of skiable terrain.

I mean that's quite impressive compared to the tiny 2,500 acres of Jackson Hole or the mediocre 3,100 acres at Revelstoke. Maybe it was the elevation change getting to me, but I could swear a run like Pitch Black at Revy (one cut trail) could easily fit every single cut trail at SB within it.

4,000 is our inbounds acreage and does include Slidebrook Basin.

 

[Zermatt]

4,000 is our inbounds acreage and does include Slidebrook Basin.

It seems like just the mathematical area bound by the ski area boundaries that is very unlikely to be 100% skiable (even in the best snow conditions).

 

[mister moose]

It seems like just the mathematical area bound by the ski area boundaries that is very unlikely to be 100% skiable (even in the best snow conditions).

The area contained by resort boundaries is by definition skiable acreage for resorts that have an all woods skiing policy. Jackson is a tall triangle, whereas Sugarbush is a wide rectangle. I'm pretty sure Jackson has contained areas that are not skiable, what's your point? I'd guess Sugarbush pumps more water up the hill in a season than Jackson as well, but neither marketing factoid changes the obvious and significant differences that exist between the two.

 

[Slidebrook87]

Slidebrook, What did you think about that Cat? Lift ops said the controls malfunctioned but it was gone later so they mush have figured it out. Imagine what the operator was feeling like when the controls failed? Pretty scary.

The sprocket for one of the treads broke and it slid off the trail. They were able to fix it during the day.


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[Slidebrook87]

It is not closed for no reason. You exit into Inverness so that has to be available too and not exiting into a race lane.
GMVS does not close trails. We do and obviously consider requests from GMVS.

Many times when Inverness is clear and open with no racing Brambles is still closed even though no racing is occurring.


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[BenedictGomez]

It seems like just the mathematical area bound by the ski area boundaries that is very unlikely to be 100% skiable (even in the best snow conditions).

Ski Marketing 101: If you're not lying, you're not trying

 

[mikec142]

And this is a a major reason why no matter what type of lift is between lp and me or how often it runs you will still see a ton of people stay at south.

There really is very limited roi doing anything more with that lift at this point.


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Agree with this completely.

 

[thetrailboss]

I prefer we keep talking about Sugarbush instead of individual posters.


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[p_levert]

Like past years we have made extra snow of Stein’s, Upper Snowball, Spring Fling and Coffee Run.

It's a good plan, but the weak link is Upper Snowball, right? Upper Snowball is ridiculously exposed to the sun. Wouldn't it make sense to plant some spruce trees to create a sun-protected alley on the north side? This seems like a more efficient way to go, rather than blowing giant whales, as you do now.

 

[machski]

I mean come on, last time I was at Ellen when I went to use the bathroom, one of the toilets was flooding everywhere and it was a mess. It was packed in there with little natural light. I know there are plans for an adaptive sports expansion, but the current adaptive facility is pathetic. Not trying to bash on Sugarbush, but compared to the Gate House Lodge which is one of the best ski lodges I’ve been in, the Ellen lodge is pathetic. While it may be fine midweek, on weekends its flaws are definitely made clear.

Another side note. When I was skiing with my sister and her boyfriend last weekend he asked the Slide Brook liftie why there was only one RFID gate and he simply replied “they’re too cheap to add more”. Haha.


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Would this work for you:

https://www.newenglandskiindustry.com/viewstory.php?storyid=820

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[Slidebrook87]

Would this work for you:

https://www.newenglandskiindustry.com/viewstory.php?storyid=820

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I’ve seen that. It’s honestly just better IMO to start over. I can’t imagine matching the expansion to the same design as the rest of the lodge is cheap to do. Expanding it is only going to be a minor improvement and not something that will bring more skiers in to start at that side of the mountain.


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[Slidebrook87]

So... why is Slide Brook not running tomorrow? There is plenty of snow and temperatures are warm enough. If it has to do with wind I have never seen any mountain guarantee that a lift won’t run a day in advance. Did it have mechanical issues today?


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[rocks860]

I’m thinking of going up this coming Saturday to use my last quad pack ticket. Looks like snow forecasted as well


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