Looks like good "technical" skiing to me.
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The "Sugarbush Thread"
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Been so long since Utah got new snow you might be seriousLooks like good "technical" skiing to me.
I lapped it a few times. Honestly not bad all things considered. And still probably one of the natural snow trails with better coverage than many others.Looks like good "technical" skiing to me.
Right?!Been so long since Utah got new snow you might be serious
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Looks a bit thin but skiable for sure
STREETSKIER
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I’d buy you a beer but how come it took so long for the slo called slug effect? Nevermind
I’ll keep a eye out for shred monkey did you get that hth? maybe we can do some runs
I’ll keep a eye out for shred monkey did you get that hth? maybe we can do some runs
Shredmonkey254
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If we get “slugged”, I’m hoping to break out my Branch Manager for the first time this season.
Shredmonkey254
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Then drink beers!
NYSnowflake
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I am looking for suggestions on showing my sister from SE Michigan a good time at Sugarbush March 4-7. She is a first year adult skier at a small 300’ vert hill in SE Michigan. She has had a few lessons and can ski basic parallel on blues and greens at pine knob in MI. She skis 1-2 times a week. She’s going to have a lesson or two with my husband who is an instructor (but doesn’t know the whole mtn that well yet because he teaches beginners). I’m just looking for suggestions on the best green to easy blue terrain progression for her. I hope we might be able to get her up to jester before the end of the trip. Easy Rider, >Pushover, > ?? Sleeper has bumps which she probably has never seen before but maybe could do on day 2 with instruction. Jester is pretty long but I think approachable if you take it pitch by pitch. Snowball and Spring Fling are usually pretty darn icy which I think can suck for a beginner. Same with Murphys. Birch Run might be nice for her. What about Mt Ellen? Other suggestions to make sure she enjoys herself?
Hawk
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Ellen would be a good option also. From the top Rim Run, Elbow and looking good. Then Cruiser, Witch Way and Northstar.
Hawk
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Ya, the snow is not going to be a big deal and there will be icy roads to deal with. People should not come up if they are expecting snow.
Newpylong
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They need to rethink the notion of trading that acreage for hypothetical future coverage somewhere else and reconnect the snowmaking on that trail, for exactly seasons like this. It was put in for a reason...Looks like good "technical" skiing to me.
ASC would fill it in to start and let natural (if we got any take it over) to bump up and it worked well. If there was lack of natural they would just groom it. We actually trained GS on it numerous times.
I think they should fix the water issue before they expand the snow making (not that I'm opposed to that) They basically ran out of water this year and can't blow anywhere.
machski
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Well, water in the MRV has ALWAYS been an issue. And unlike the solutions Killington (Woodward Reservoir tie in) and Mount Snow (West Lake) employed at considerable costs, there isn't a tie in solution like that around SB. So, to fix the water issue, SB basically has to dump huge $$ to create long term water storage. Not cheap and I doubt ACT250 friendly to boot. Could LBO have done their reservoir and improvements better back in the day? Absolutely, but unfortunately it wasn't how LBO operated back then (Even SR has suffered from substandard piping feeding and on hill in their system).
SB would be fantastic if they ever were able to access water at the rate they wanted/needed all season. The question is at what cost to get to that point and is it even feasible in tws of ROI?
Except that the water issues at LP have nothing to do with ME as they come from different sources. ME still has water and didn't have any issues with running out of water this year per the last blog post on this subject.
ducky
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Get her on Gatehouse (Pushover) to start out, nothing steeper, and let her progress gradually. As an instructor myself I know there is nothing worse than pushing too fast, too steep. Build confidence and let her lead the progression.
Hawk
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What you are forgetting is we are now owned by a very large corporation now that has money. The snowmaking is on their agenda, coming soon and permits will not be an issue.
ss20
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I was always under the impression ME had plenty of water. Maybe a connection pipe between LP/ME is a possible solution? Killington just did that to connect Pico to Killington's system so they don't have to rely on the pond at Pico as much.
jimmywilson69
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For LP in simple terms they need to build a reservoir closer to the resort and then use the lower reservoir to refill the upper reservoir during higher flows, correct?
machski
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Yes, but that was a hugely contested issue because Pico is in a separate drainage from Killington proper. Moving water from one drainage area to another was a large hurdle that took multiple years to clear. My guess is Killington leveraged the potential interconnect and this the tie in of snowmaking when that happens to get the water link to Pico now. Sugarbush does not have that same caveat waiting in the wings due to Slidebrook being never developed lands.
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