The "Sugarbush Thread"

[deadheadskier]

Don't take it personal. R@1n makes folks cranky round here!

Hey GFY!

Thanks

 

[cdskier]

Those pictures from Whitey aren't as bad as I would have expected. I'd also expect tomorrow to ski better than today after the groomers can get a full night of work in.

MRG at the moment plans on reopening their main mountain tomorrow fwiw...won't know the exact trail count until the morning though.

 

[Not Sure]

So I guess this is a bad time to give away a WM film Surgarbush pass? I'm not going to make it this year.

 

[Whitey]

I can understand being upset about wasting money but I was just making observations about what I could see, hence why I asked him to report back on the actual conditions

Missing the point. I'm not "cranky". I've been skiing New England for over 40 yrs. Sh!t happens, ski trips get washed out.
But your post about how CR was so "muuuuch better" looking than after the last rain event was so far from the reality of what I was actually skiing/seeing that I had point that out.

The pictures don't do justice to how bad it is. You see white areas and think that's ski-able. It's not, at least not at any enjoyable level. What's not washed out is an icy mess. It may give us a couple of days of spring like conditions if it warms up but it's really thin and won't last.

You asked for a report on what it was like. Sorry that I have to report that it's a Chernobyl level disaster, but that's what I saw/skied.

 

[Whitey]

People are angry because they spent a lot of money on houses and condos (myself included). My family and I made the best of it at Magic and my 3 yr old made some amazing strides while making new friends. Folks need to look on the brightside and enjoy their vacations!

Apples & oranges, my friend. If I still had a couple of little groms in tow I would absolutely 100% be skiing all day long and having fun. But it would be about getting the little guys going and the joy of skiing with your kids, especially when they are first learning. When you are at that stage you are mostly skiing the greenies and it's all groomed, so it really doesn't matter if all that is available on the whole mountain is groomed stuff. But once your kids get past that stage - they will get bored with groomed runs quick. Icy groomed = even quicker.

BTW - those are some pretty cute little ones you've got there. I wouldn't go back and do it again (too many years spent on greenies), but those are wonderful times/ages to be skiing with your kids.

 

[rocks860]

Missing the point. I'm not "cranky". I've been skiing New England for over 40 yrs. Sh!t happens, ski trips get washed out.
But your post about how CR was so "muuuuch better" looking than after the last rain event was so far from the reality of what I was actually skiing/seeing that I had point that out.

The pictures don't do justice to how bad it is. You see white areas and think that's ski-able. It's not, at least not at any enjoyable level. What's not washed out is an icy mess. It may give us a couple of days of spring like conditions if it warms up but it's really thin and won't last.

You asked for a report on what it was like. Sorry that I have to report that it's a Chernobyl level disaster, but that's what I saw/skied.

The webcam of castlerock after the last rain event didn't even have snow, it was just bare ground. That's what I meant by much better, it wasn't a comment on skiability or anything like that.

 

[MadMadWorld]

Apples & oranges, my friend. If I still had a couple of little groms in tow I would absolutely 100% be skiing all day long and having fun. But it would be about getting the little guys going and the joy of skiing with your kids, especially when they are first learning. When you are at that stage you are mostly skiing the greenies and it's all groomed, so it really doesn't matter if all that is available on the whole mountain is groomed stuff. But once your kids get past that stage - they will get bored with groomed runs quick. Icy groomed = even quicker.

BTW - those are some pretty cute little ones you've got there. I wouldn't go back and do it again (too many years spent on greenies), but those are wonderful times/ages to be skiing with your kids.

I don't know about that. I've seen expert kids having fun doing laps o the Practice Slope at MRG as well as limited terrain at Magic. Kids will make the best of bad conditions if they are with their ski buddies. Teenagers are a different story though!

 

[cdskier]

The webcam of castlerock after the last rain event didn't even have snow, it was just bare ground. That's what I meant by much better, it wasn't a comment on skiability or anything like that.

Right...what happened a few weeks ago was much worse. This (while maybe not skiable) is at least a frozen base that will be helpful should we get natural snow now.

Last time we went from 100% open to trails being nearly completely bare. THAT was sad and a disaster. This time I do not see anywhere near that level of brown and green showing. No matter how thin/frozen it may be, it is still better than building on top of nothing at all.

I do wish Sugarbush had better webcam angles though. Sure it is nice to see the lift lines at key lifts, but I'd love to have better views of the mountain itself. MRG has a nice new webcam on their site.

 

[SIKSKIER]

That webcam at MRG is nice but it doesn't show any more terrain than the Bush's webcams.4 postions...2 looking at the those same lift lines and the lodge.

 

[Smellytele]

So I see that the slide brook lift is closed. So you have to shuttle between LP and ME? What a pain in the ass.

 

[tnt1234]

I've never been to SB. Outside - way outside - chance that the storm next week makes it worth staying an extra day and we hit it on the way home. Mainly to hike castle rock and give it a go.

More than likely, if we stay through monday, we'll do MRG, but who knows....

 

[rocks860]

So I see that the slide brook lift is closed. So you have to shuttle between LP and ME? What a pain in the ass.

I remember the days before that lift and you had to do that all the time

 

[Smellytele]

I remember the days before that lift and you had to do that all the time

Seems like every time I go there it isn't running

 

[steamboat1]

So I see that the slide brook lift is closed. So you have to shuttle between LP and ME? What a pain in the ass.

It's not a pain in the ass

I remember the days before that lift and you had to do that all the time

Yep

Seems like every time I go there it isn't running

Easy enough to take off one boot & drive over.

Is this the wussie thread?

 

[nhskier1969]

There back, a little thin but great mid-winter day at SB. take a look at a couple pics from today

 

[BushMogulMaster]

Seems like every time I go there it isn't running

For Slidebrook to run, there must be sufficient snow depths under the lift for evac procedures, and temp must be, IIRC, above 5*F. I seem to recall that it was never a mid-week lift anyway, except during holiday periods. Maybe Win or ShadyJay will stumble in and correct if I misremember.

 

[cdskier]

For Slidebrook to run, there must be sufficient snow depths under the lift for evac procedures, and temp must be, IIRC, above 5*F. I seem to recall that it was never a mid-week lift anyway, except during holiday periods. Maybe Win or ShadyJay will stumble in and correct if I misremember.

The past 2 or maybe 3 years they've changed to running it 7 days a week as long as the conditions you mentioned are met. This year that hasn't been much.

 

[rocks860]

There back, a little thin but great mid-winter day at SB. take a look at a couple pics from today
View attachment 19248
View attachment 19249
View attachment 19250

Looks very nice. If it lasts I may have to get back up there once more before the end of the year. Still have one more ticket left

 

[jaybird]

Shoulda used that ticket 2 weeks ago when Warren got pummeled.

 

[HowieT2]

Castlerock was nice today. Multiple trips. One good dump and we're in business. Groomers were "firm"