The "Sugarbush Thread"

[vonski]

Its not a Porsche, so its not from the car expo at Mellon a couple years ago!

 

[ss20]

:lol: Where was that?

Windham. It was posted on here either this ski season or last.

 

[dlague]

No need to take off one boot if you can break with the left foot. I can drive with both feet. My left foot got bored after I got rid of my manual transmission years ago. So sometimes I use both sometimes just the right foot. But I have made that ride between North and South many times with two boots on!!

Agree! I do that several times per season. Boots on!

 

[HowieT2]

Might have to take you up on that next season...

my pleasure, but fair warning, I once many years ago went down the wrong, west facing, side of that ridge. 2 hour hike back up through waist deep snow, although the turns were sweet on the way down.

 

[cdskier]

my pleasure, but fair warning, I once many years ago went down the wrong, west facing, side of that ridge. 2 hour hike back up through waist deep snow, although the turns were sweet on the way down.

Hah. We'll have to hope you remember which way not to go this time! :smile:

 

[steamboat1]

Taking off one boot & driving over is always an option.

No need to take off one boot if you can break with the left foot. I can drive with both feet. My left foot got bored after I got rid of my manual transmission years ago. So sometimes I use both sometimes just the right foot. But I have made that ride between North and South many times with two boots on!!

Agree! I do that several times per season. Boots on!

I find it safer to drive taking the boot off & slipping on my regular footwear, not a big deal. I do this sometimes both driving between Lincoln/Ellen & Killington/Pico.

 

[ironhippy]

I quite often drive to/from the hill in sandals, keeps my feet cool and dry

My feed would be soaked with sweat if I drove in my boots for any period of time

 

[benski]

my pleasure, but fair warning, I once many years ago went down the wrong, west facing, side of that ridge. 2 hour hike back up through waist deep snow, although the turns were sweet on the way down.

I was with you. It could have been a five minute walk if you were not so stubborn when I told you we were heading off the backside based on seeing lake Champlain in front of us.


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[vonski]

I went off the backside back in 2008 I believe. It was after that unexpected Marvelous Champagne Powder of 20 inches appeared overnight on the night of Friday into Saturday morning of vacation week. I pushed out to the hiking trail and made it to the gas station on 17 and hitched a ride back. Best run of my life! But alarming when we popped out of the canopy and my kid said hey dad where are the lifts and his friend said he look its the lake. My radio actually reached my kids friends parents on the other side at Ellen. They went to the lodge. The Guest service people said. Ya that happens a lot. lets call the gas station and see if they have made it there yet. Went off backside like 10 am and was back at Ellen by noon.

 

[HowieT2]

I was with you. It could have been a five minute walk if you were not so stubborn when I told you we were heading off the backside based on seeing lake Champlain in front of us.


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All true. But it wasn't me who took off for another 500' vertical. It was you know who. But it was my bad.

 

[benski]

All true. But it wasn't me who took off for another 500' vertical. It was you know who. But it was my bad.

You know who was not even with us.


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[marcski]

You know who was not even with us.


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I have, unfortunately, followed Howie on a bike....haven't had the pleasure on skis yet. .

 

[benski]

I he knows his way around on skies better than a bike.


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[HowieT2]

You know who was not even with us.


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The other you know who.

 

[ThinkSnow]

SB webcam page now has views of new Valley House chair construction, and also of Gadd Brook condos.

http://www.sugarbush.com/about-vermont-resort/webcam

Thanks Win!

 

[cdskier]

I posted these over on the MRV forum, but may as well share here too for everyone else that doesn't visit there...

These were taken this weekend of the progress on Valley House:

 

[Newpylong]

What do you know, only tree pruning on the Mall like they said and all the hand waving was for naught lol.

 

[slatham]

We need someone to hike up and take a pic of the unloading zone. Very interested in how this works given its below VH Traverse yet gives access to Steins, Snowball and Reverse Traverse.

 

[HowieT2]

We need someone to hike up and take a pic of the unloading zone. Very interested in how this works given its below VH Traverse yet gives access to Steins, Snowball and Reverse Traverse.

Its going to be just below what used to be the nip point where the traverse ran into snowball under the lift line. The traverse is now wider and regraded.

 

[rocks860]

I'll be up there this weekend and hopefully hiking around. I'll try to get some pictures of the progress