FIS did run briefly in late December/early January but there were some valve leaks which needed repairing if I recall correctly. I don't think they went back to it after that though. It has been skiing quite well anytime I've been on it the past couple weeks. I think I've actually already skied it more this year than I do most years...
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The "Sugarbush Thread"
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FIS did run briefly in late December/early January but there were some valve leaks which needed repairing if I recall correctly. I don't think they went back to it after that though. It has been skiing quite well anytime I've been on it the past couple weeks. I think I've actually already skied it more this year than I do most years...
KustyTheKlown
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sugarbush's report today is way too rosy. alluding to great packed powder conditions and such. no mention of crap weather yesterday.
i have a feeling MRG is telling the truer tale: "The mixed precipitation and generally wet snow, has firmed up quite a bit under last night’s below 0 temperatures. This has resulted in a surface crust layer with some soft, wind-blown snow on top thanks to the high winds we are currently experiencing. Skier traffic will likely go a long way to breaking up said crust layer and bringing our previously packed powder ski condition back to the surface."
i have a feeling MRG is telling the truer tale: "The mixed precipitation and generally wet snow, has firmed up quite a bit under last night’s below 0 temperatures. This has resulted in a surface crust layer with some soft, wind-blown snow on top thanks to the high winds we are currently experiencing. Skier traffic will likely go a long way to breaking up said crust layer and bringing our previously packed powder ski condition back to the surface."
Hawk
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This is nothing new Kusty. Unless it is absolutely horrid they are usually reluctant to paint a bleak picture. Whatever. I can usually read between the lines.
Obviously it did not fool you.
Obviously it did not fool you.
Shredmonkey254
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from the couple reports I have received from folks skiing today, the MRG report is the true report.
KustyTheKlown
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yea, that was my recollection as well. i could be wrong, but i thought i recalled them being pretty straight shooters in past years.
Slidebrook87
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Yep. That was a cool weekend with all those groomed trails, only for the work to essentially be meaningless as the dominos fell about 2 weeks later. I prefer all of those trails with moguls, but it’s cool to get to experience something new and different. It was also a bit of a powder day. Organgrinder had amazing powder on it and nobody was skiing it early in the morning.
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Not surprised with what I just scraped off my truck. I should have cleaned it off yesterday when it was above freezing out...
I thought the top of castlerock run needed grooming more than middle earth, but whatever.
yesterday was a weird day. disappointed when I got up and it was mixed precip. I knew that was a bad sign. The snow surface was actually great especially where a base refresh was in order. Having to clear the goggles constantly is huge turn off for me. I'm not a naturally good skier so when I can't see, I get tentative and sit in the back seat. not good.
I'd imagine we need some snow to bury the thaw freeze layer before surface conditions become good again.
yesterday was a weird day. disappointed when I got up and it was mixed precip. I knew that was a bad sign. The snow surface was actually great especially where a base refresh was in order. Having to clear the goggles constantly is huge turn off for me. I'm not a naturally good skier so when I can't see, I get tentative and sit in the back seat. not good.
I'd imagine we need some snow to bury the thaw freeze layer before surface conditions become good again.
Yea...summit lifts the couple days before that had some wind holds, so a lot of the upper mountain had barely touched powder from the previous few days. I skied Spillsville and Paradise early that morning with some great conditions. That was what stuck out in my memory and why I completely forgot they groomed CR that day.
Smellytele
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This is the email sugarbush sent out
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Slidebrook87
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KustyTheKlown
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ya thats the report language i was referring to above. pretty shitty of them to paint it like that.
even shittier is that the 6-8" is unlikely to happen
Harvey
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Why is "Sugarbush Thread" in quotes?
KustyTheKlown
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alleged ski area located between waitsfield and warren vermont
Because, at the time, we wanted to make one thread to have discussion that was Sugarbush-specific. What happened was that we did an AZ Challenge and the questions turned into discussion, so we split off the thread into its own thing. That was how many years ago?
ducky
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Eric at Mad River used to refer to it as "Loud Powder." Even posted a sarcastic video on a freeze-up day of the noise coming down Chute. "The most honest snow reports in the business."
Folks, it was 39˚ yesterday and 6˚ last night. Those of us who plow snow understand. Dirts roads are now like cement - frozen mud ruts from yesterday.
Folks, it was 39˚ yesterday and 6˚ last night. Those of us who plow snow understand. Dirts roads are now like cement - frozen mud ruts from yesterday.
Coming in at a blistering 10 posts, the "Stowe Thread" is really making a run for us over here. I was going to post something over there but I didnt want to push the post count up too high.
Meanwhile, "Vail Sucks" is at 79 pages and counting....a thread of epic proportions!
Meanwhile, "Vail Sucks" is at 79 pages and counting....a thread of epic proportions!
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