The "Sugarbush Thread"

[teleo]

Was over there Sun, GMVS was loading GMX and training on elbow. Snow wasn't even off Inverness quad. Not enough snow to set a course yet.

 

[cdskier]

Based on the afternoon snow report it looks like ME may be opening with just GMX and Summit lifts tomorrow as they mention times for both of those to open, but no mention of NRX.

 

[djd66]

Based on the afternoon snow report it looks like ME may be opening with just GMX and Summit lifts tomorrow as they mention times for both of those to open, but no mention of NRX.

There are still bunch of chairs on the ground of the NRX, hopefully they get that sorted out soon.

 

[cdskier]

There are still bunch of chairs on the ground of the NRX, hopefully they get that sorted out soon.

Yea...I saw on the cam they put most of them on the rail yesterday. But not much done today so far it looks like. Really curious what the story is here with the delay on NRX...

 

[HowieT2]

I don't know much about lifts, but wouldn't a drive belt be a normal wear & tear item that gets replaced periodically (like in a car engine?). I don't consider that a major issue if so. And we already know they've started the permitting process to replace the lift so it isn't like management is ignoring HG's overall issues. What more do people want? You can't just decide one day to replace a lift and the next it is done...

FWIW, the lift was back to running at full capacity this morning.

I'm with you, I don't understand why the lift which isnt that old and has been updated numerous times recently is so unreliable, but it is. Last season was a freaking debacle with it going down constantly. And saturday after a 2 foot dump and it being the only upper mtn lift open, was it for me. as my people say, dayenu, enough.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

im gonna dispute your usage of dayenu.

dayenu isn't a frustrated term meaning 'enough already', it is a grateful term meaning 'it would have been enough', as in, 'we would have been happy with even less than what we got. thank you for blessing us'

so i don't think heavens gate unreliability is a dayenu.

 

[cdskier]

I'm with you, I don't understand why the lift which isnt that old and has been updated numerous times recently is so unreliable, but it is. Last season was a freaking debacle with it going down constantly. And saturday after a 2 foot dump and it being the only upper mtn lift open, was it for me. as my people say, dayenu, enough.

I swear I somehow must have been at ME most of the days HG had issues last year. I really only recall a couple days with major problems last year (one being the day I got on HG in one of the small 10 minute windows it was running and had a phenomenal run down Paradise as a result).

 

[Kingslug20]

As far as I'm concerned SB has been the best place to ski recently...at least they open trails.

 

[cdskier]

On another note...Castlerock was excellent today. Only saw one other person the entire ski down CR.

 

[Hawk]

Holy smokes, Howie pulling out the old testement.
So CD, I have to ask. How is the snow holding up? I mean it was bare ground before the storm. At least the ground was frozen this year. But it's only 24" of snow. Must be some durable type snow.

 

[cdskier]

Holy smokes, Howie pulling out the old testement.
So CD, I have to ask. How is the snow holding up? I mean it was bare ground before the storm. At least the ground was frozen this year. But it's only 24" of snow. Must be some durable type snow.

The low traffic areas (Castlerock) seem great. Waterbars need to fill in more lower down, but there's no ice and minimal rocks/thin spots at least on CR Run to Cotillion. Today was my first day over there, so my only comparison is to the natural trails off HG/SB/VH. The higher traffic natural trails were getting thin even by Sunday/Monday. Still very skiable and fun, just have to be a bit more cautious. Granted this will all change rather significantly the end of this week unless there's a major shift in the forecast unfortunately.

 

[Kingslug20]

This is why so far I have proffered sb over stowe...the natural trails...
Best run was Steins...

 

[KustyTheKlown]

Holy smokes, Howie pulling out the old testement.
So CD, I have to ask. How is the snow holding up? I mean it was bare ground before the storm. At least the ground was frozen this year. But it's only 24" of snow. Must be some durable type snow.

i havent been to bush since the snow but can tell you that the snow that stratton and killington got was perfect base building stuff. real sierra cement.

 

[Shredmonkey254]

i havent been to bush since the snow but can tell you that the snow that stratton and killington got was perfect base building stuff. real sierra cement.

Yup, durable. Hasn’t gone above freezing so quality is excellent on natural trails. With the little extra snow yesterday and the breeze redistributing it, things have been consistent the past couple days. I enjoyed a couple runs down Steins almost as much as CR run today, just had to pay much more attention on Stein’s!

 

[Kingslug20]

Saw some guys on the mall...that looked sporty..

 

[HowieT2]

im gonna dispute your usage of dayenu.

dayenu isn't a frustrated term meaning 'enough already', it is a grateful term meaning 'it would have been enough', as in, 'we would have been happy with even less than what we got. thank you for blessing us'

so i don't think heavens gate unreliability is a dayenu.

Point well taken.

the snow was dense but not cement by any means. It was sticky at the base.

it’s unbelievable how we can’t avoid these grinch storms every year. It’s not right.

 

[TSQURD]

Courtesy of the Mall, but it could have happened just as easily on any of the natural trails. Actually it skied pretty well outside of the occasional rock. Between yesterday's snow and the wind it filled in nicely. Didnt seem to be getting much traffic. Twist was nice early also.

 

[Kingslug20]

I was ptexing after my day there...

 

[KustyTheKlown]

My black crows got fucked Sunday. Got a core shot the size of a quarter and a delaminated tail

 

[Kingslug20]

I recently fixed delaminated tails with marine epoxy..worked pretty good..
Worth a try.