The "Sugarbush Thread"

[Kingslug20]

I frequently stand up there to see who will drop in across that headwall...not many do.
It like National headwall at Stowe..except more drop that thing...I drop in below it..

 

[machski]

Eh? Upper OG still has towers...the same HKD tower guns that are on most of Ripcord, Steins, etc. Or am I missing something here? (I just took a look at my photos from 4/14 when I last skied OG to make sure I wasn't going crazy...)

Upper Organ grinder once had SR7 towers, nothin like the HKD's. Made much better snow across a wide range but we're air hogs even for a towered gun. Most have been removed and scraped at SB. Not sure, but Steins was one of the last SR7 tower holdout trails. I'm thinking those are gone now too.

 

[cdskier]

Upper Organ grinder once had SR7 towers, nothin like the HKD's. Made much better snow across a wide range but we're air hogs even for a towered gun. Most have been removed and scraped at SB. Not sure, but Steins was one of the last SR7 tower holdout trails. I'm thinking those are gone now too.

Steins has had HKD towers for a number of years now...looks like shiny new towers first appeared in photos I have from December 2013 on Steins...although the heads on the brown/rusty towers in the few years prior to that more resemble HKD than SR7s, but none of the shots I have are super clear or up close on the towers so hard to tell for sure.

FWIW, there have been times on Steins (and OG) that I've skied under beautiful dry gun-powder coming out of the HKDs. So the guns themselves aren't the issue. If they're making mud early season on OG...there's some other reason (either intentional for base building or some sort of other issue going on).

There have also been years recently that they've gone back and made more snow on OG after the initial run...that's I think probably the times recently it has skied better than a year like this past year. But this year was tough overall for snow-making with how much they had to do-over. So I can understand not going back to dust OG with better quality, lighter snow.

 

[djd66]

And skiers/boarders going sideways scraping it off until they hit decent snow......

This is what I was referring to in my post regarding the double fall line. I think because of the double fall line, the way it gets skied and the crappy snowmaking- it never gets a chance to set up and is consistently bulletproof.

 

[mikec142]

I don't ski OG that often so that's how good my memory is. And from an earlier post, the double fall line on OG is tough, I have seen some nasty falls that then slide into the woods and years ago even a groomer doing some lumberjacking.

I skied it with my kids during Christmas week this season. Once we passed the headwall, it was good for a bit, then I hit an icy patch and I slid (sideways) at high speed for a long, long, long way...I tried to make a turn on every dime sized patch of good snow which thankfully managed to slow me down a tiny bit. I somehow came to a stop right before going into the woods. Took a minute to get my heart rate under control and then finished the run to find my kids waiting at the bottom while looking at their phones. When I got there, they looked up with one of those "what took you so long" expressions on their faces. LOL.

To add to the experience, there weren't a ton of people on the trail at that time, but about 75% of the people that were on the trail had fallen and I was trying to dodge them while sliding.

 

[djd66]

I skied it with my kids during Christmas week this season. Once we passed the headwall, it was good for a bit, then I hit an icy patch and I slid (sideways) at high speed for a long, long, long way...I tried to make a turn on every dime sized patch of good snow which thankfully managed to slow me down a tiny bit. I somehow came to a stop right before going into the woods. Took a minute to get my heart rate under control and then finished the run to find my kids waiting at the bottom while looking at their phones. When I got there, they looked up with one of those "what took you so long" expressions on their faces. LOL.

To add to the experience, there weren't a ton of people on the trail at that time, but about 75% of the people that were on the trail had fallen and I was trying to dodge them while sliding.

I remember skiing OG that week - it was rough and polished with a fine shammy!

 

[STREETSKIER]

Sunday will be the day ….

At Killington

Going down to close my season amen

 

[WinS]

It was fun chatting with all of you as a guest this year. I have a commitment this weekend so wrapped up the season last Sunday. Saturday looks like a fun ski and apres day. I thought the Sugarbush team did an excellent job this winter in a very challenging year. Good to see Spencer’s lift mechanic team almost back to full force, so I am sure they will be working hard over the summer to get all 16 Sugarbush lifts in good shape for 22/23. I noticed the snowmaking pipe for the Easy Rider/Pushover project has already arrived. Do some runs down Stein‘s for me!

 

[KustyTheKlown]

i told my girlfriend i would not ski this weekend, and that i am 'basically done' except for 'one more day or two at killington'

its so nice outside i wanna go ride slush. gah!

 

[Smellytele]

Hope to be there both days

 

[STREETSKIER]

Bunch of runs then a walkabout

 

[thetrailboss]

My hat for spring skiing today.

 

[ThatGuy]

Nice hat…SB has one of the best logos in the East that I can think of.

 

[djd66]

Nice hat…SB has one of the best logos in the East that I can think of.

Best Logo,… but the worst tag line. I can’t buy anything that’s says “Be Better Here” on it

 

[Smellytele]

Hope to be there both days

Well life threw me a curve ball and the son I am picking up at college today in VT has covid. So no skiing for me today even though I am driving up there…

 

[Kingslug20]

Oh..that sux...

 

[thetrailboss]

Best Logo,… but the worst tag line. I can’t buy anything that’s says “Be Better Here” on it

Agree on both. A local Montpelier graphic artist came up with the logo back in the late ‘80’s.

And I don’t like that tag line. For me it will always be, “Where Great Skiers Ski”, but that dates me. I also remember, “It’s Sweeter Up Here.”

 

[Kingslug20]

 

[Kingslug20]

Anyone here?

 

[hovercraft]

Hey ShredMonkey:
Great time closing out the mountain with you. Now it’s time to move on to our magic bikes . Well maybe a skin or two in between……That’s all folks……..