The "Sugarbush Thread"

[MadMadWorld]

Hell MRG groomed Chute late in the season last year I believe.

 

[steamboat1]

Hell MRG groomed Chute late in the season last year I believe.

That I've never seen although I did get to ski Chute one time the first day they opened it for the season before it got bumped up. It's actually not a difficult run under those conditions.

 

[MadMadWorld]

That I've never seen although I did get to ski Chute one time the first day they opened it for the season before it got bumped up. It's actually not a difficult run under those conditions.

They posted a video of it in a daily snow report. I had never seen it either. There are few ledge bands that seem to make it impossible. I imagine maybe they didn't do the whole thing or did it by section.

 

[HowieT2]

yeah, they will groom castlerock, excluding liftline, once or twice a season to freshen things up.

 

[steamboat1]

I wouldn't want to see RE development over at Ellen. I prefer it the way it is as the quiet and less resorty side of the hill. If keeping Ellen that way means not utilizing it for early or late season so be it

Pico has lots of development at it's base but still retains a quieter less resorty feel. It might not be a bad thing at Ellen either. Just saying.

 

[gostan]

Troubling change on the Sugarbush website for opening weekend. It now states that "Sugar Bravo is scheduled to spin 9 am- 4 pm, other lift confirmations will be updated soon. Although we will have several trails open, there'll be one way down, which is set to be groomed."

What is happening with Heavens Gate?

 

[thetrailboss]

Troubling change on the Sugarbush website for opening weekend. It now states that "Sugar Bravo is scheduled to spin 9 am- 4 pm, other lift confirmations will be updated soon. Although we will have several trails open, there'll be one way down, which is set to be groomed."

What is happening with Heavens Gate?

I'm not on the ground, but they *normally* open Heaven's Gate with Super Bravo being download only. I'd hope that they could go top to bottom.

 

[Tin]

Troubling change on the Sugarbush website for opening weekend. It now states that "Sugar Bravo is scheduled to spin 9 am- 4 pm, other lift confirmations will be updated soon. Although we will have several trails open, there'll be one way down, which is set to be groomed."

What is happening with Heavens Gate?

I read that and didn't like it either. The trails off the top have enough coverage.

 

[Tin]

I'm not on the ground, but they *normally* open Heaven's Gate with Super Bravo being download only. I'd hope that they could go top to bottom.

According to FB and their report they will be.

 

[slatham]

They could be a bit more clear, especially given concern/focus on lift issues. The web site and new post on FB clearly state "Top to bottom". The confusion seems to be this quote "Super Bravo is scheduled to spin 9AM-4PM, other lift confirmations will be updated soon." Could this simply be regarding what hours HG will run?

I hope they don't try "we're open TBT but you need to take the Lincoln Limo to summit"....

 

[gostan]

Sugarbush's T2B for Saturday is only the top of Sugar Bravo to base with 6 trails. Downspout, Domino Chute, Lower Organgrinder, Lower Downspout & Coffee Run. no Heavens Gate. No word in the updated snow report as to whether it is a snow or a lift problem as to HG.

 

[Tin]

Wow. Some clear differences in semantics there.

 

[slatham]

Another forum indicated issues with back up diesel engine. Kind of unbelievable given history and histrionics about all the work they did this summer. I hope this is just a bad start and the rest of the winter sees no issues. But prior performance is worrisome.

 

[tumbler]

It's a mechanical problem. Some things never change. Opening Heaven's Gate would have only added one more trail, Jester. No snowmaking on Organgrinder yet. Amazing how Mt Snow has more terrain open being much further south. Not to mention Stowe.

 

[thetrailboss]

Another forum indicated issues with back up diesel engine. Kind of unbelievable given history and histrionics about all the work they did this summer. I hope this is just a bad start and the rest of the winter sees no issues. But prior performance is worrisome.

It's a mechanical problem. Some things never change. Opening Heaven's Gate would have only added one more trail, Jester. No snowmaking on Organgrinder yet. Amazing how Mt Snow has more terrain open being much further south. Not to mention Stowe.

Seriously? I thought that they fixed the lift AND were blowing snow on OG.

 

[WWF-VT]

So no "top to bottom" skiing on opening day. With the HG lift running Jester just adds another long trail and would spread people out on the mountain. I doubt anyone is going to pay $73. Offering a $73 adult ticket is a good way to to keep away customers besides passholders with Stowe, Killington and other VT options to choose from.

 

[Tin]

They have definitely been blowing on upper OG and lower OG.

 

[tumbler]

From Facebook: "Heaven’s Gate area isn't quite ready for opening but we aim to have it ready by Thanksgiving weekend"

I like the slipping in of the word "area" instead of "lift" Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuullsh*t, Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuullsh*t

 

[Tin]

Where is Shadyjay?

 

[slatham]

Mt Snow and other southern areas have superior snowmaking. For as much as I love Sugarbush, from a snowmaking perspective they are not even in the same league as the southern resorts. And now Stowe too, it would appear, is also in a different league.

I agree that the $73 is a sly way to effectively have a pass holder weekend.