The "Sugarbush Thread"

[Steveskio]

is Jeff the guy with no hat who is constantly running the Mall? We call him the mall guy

Haha. We do the same thing! Now we have a name.

 

[Blurski]

Haha. We do the same thing! Now we have a name.

The shopping was good on the Mall this morning.

 

[Hawk]

Mall guy rules!

 

[vtski802]

I'm at North early, ready to go, hoping to take runs before work and GMX is "delayed".
Damnit.

 

[Lotso]

I'm at North early, ready to go, hoping to take runs before work and GMX is "delayed".
Damnit.

Shocker
No pivot to Inverness/NRX? Webcam shows no activity at GMX base, other than lifties walking to lodge...and no activity around NRX base. People queuing up for Inverness.

 

[vtski802]

Shocker
No pivot to Inverness/NRX? Webcam shows no activity at GMX base, other than lifties walking to lodge...and no activity around NRX base. People queuing up for Inverness.

Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Of course all the GMVS folks are on the hill already..

 

[Lotso]

Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Of course all the GMVS folks are on the hill already..

Yes, because they paid a ton for the purchase and installation of the t-bar, and they pay a high daily rate for the operation of the t-bar, as well as for the extra snowmaking (and snow guns), and the groomer and operator, the latter two not owned by or employed by Sugarbush. And a t-bar almost never goes on wind hold, unlike the chair (which is on windhold now).

Yes, Sugarbush/Ikon passholders pay money as well, but not nearly the premium the GMVS folks pay, specifically for the one lift and 1 trail (and sometimes 2, once everything else gets snow made on it), on top of their passes (which are full IKON, not the high school rate).

I hope they can run the lifts; with this wind and extra fluff, there will be great snow to be found in the usual pockets. All trails open to hiking...

Or it will sit until tomorrow...

 

[urungus]

 

[vtski802]

Yes, because they paid a ton for the purchase and installation of the t-bar, and they pay a high daily rate for the operation of the t-bar, as well as for the extra snowmaking (and snow guns), and the groomer and operator, the latter two not owned by or employed by Sugarbush. And a t-bar almost never goes on wind hold, unlike the chair (which is on windhold now).

Yes, Sugarbush/Ikon passholders pay money as well, but not nearly the premium the GMVS folks pay, specifically for the one lift and 1 trail (and sometimes 2, once everything else gets snow made on it), on top of their passes (which are full IKON, not the high school rate).

I hope they can run the lifts; with this wind and extra fluff, there will be great snow to be found in the usual pockets. All trails open to hiking...

Or it will sit until tomorrow...

I'm well aware of GMVS' financial investments into the t-bar and snowmaking.

All lifts at North are now listed as "delayed", not wind hold, although based on how breezy it was this morning I'm assuming (lacking any clear communication from Sugarbush) it's a wind hold.

 

[jimk]

85-year-old skier makes return to Vermont slopes

Despite hundreds of miles between him and the mountains, one out-of-stater is defying the odds to reach the summit.

www.wcax.com

Wow. He's a bada$$ geezer! From Virginia no less
Thanks for sharing. He sounds like the kind of person who could afford to travel and ski anywhere, but loves MRV and never wants to give it up. He doesn't speak like a southern boy, maybe he grew up closer to New England as a kid??

 

[Lotso]

I'm well aware of GMVS' financial investments into the t-bar and snowmaking.

All lifts at North are now listed as "delayed", not wind hold, although based on how breezy it was this morning I'm assuming (lacking any clear communication from Sugarbush) it's a wind hold.

Right on.
Inverness showed wind hold on the lift report; I see it has now been changed.

At least lifts at LP seem to be turning..

 

[Mak]

Yes, because they paid a ton for the purchase and installation of the t-bar, and they pay a high daily rate for the operation of the t-bar, as well as for the extra snowmaking (and snow guns), and the groomer and operator, the latter two not owned by or employed by Sugarbush. And a t-bar almost never goes on wind hold, unlike the chair (which is on windhold now).

Yes, Sugarbush/Ikon passholders pay money as well, but not nearly the premium the GMVS folks pay, specifically for the one lift and 1 trail (and sometimes 2, once everything else gets snow made on it), on top of their passes (which are full IKON, not the high school rate).

I hope they can run the lifts; with this wind and extra fluff, there will be great snow to be found in the usual pockets. All trails open to hiking...

Or it will sit until tomorrow...

(at 9:29 am)...Its odd. Nothing from the video feed shows wind. The chairs on the summit feed are dead still, as are the trees, and the trees are still snow laden. One would think there would be some visible sign of the wind. They're making snow on Upper FIS and it looks like it's sticking to that trail and not off into the woods.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

interesting...

yesterday the whole world went on wind hold and sugarbush seemed to truck on. now they are on wind hold?

hope these winds dont disrupt the weekend. intention is sugarbush x2 but im flexible for jay, bolton, killington, magic, stratton. theoretically could pay at mrg smuggs or burke too.

 

[Lotso]

All listed as 'delayed' not wind. Inverness was wind 20 minutes ago, now 'delayed'.

Maybe power issue? If t-bar running, maybe not? Odd that there appears to be no activity around any of the lifts (snowmobiles/lift maintenance).

 

[erdb1]

Called the desk, GMX has mechanical problems, they are working on it, she got no info on when it would open. She had also no idea why the other lifts are down, but local pass restriction is still not lifted on LP.
Management needs to be replaced sooner than the lifts.

 

[Lotso]

Summit spinning... no access unless you hike, I guess. A snowmo at base of NRX. No activity around GMX. Line forming around Inverness base.

 

[cdskier]

All listed as 'delayed' not wind. Inverness was wind 20 minutes ago, now 'delayed'.

Maybe power issue? If t-bar running, maybe not? Odd that there appears to be no activity around any of the lifts (snowmobiles/lift maintenance).

"windhold" originally for Inverness was likely just a leftover from yesterday when that was the reason for it not being open and they simply forgot to update it. If GMX and Inverness aren't open, then there's no way to get to NRX or Summit so it makes sense that both of those are then delayed by default as it would be silly to list them open with no way to get to them.

No visible activity doesn't mean much. There could be issues with a tower or at a top terminal out of view.

 

[ducky]

The app lists Mt Ellen as closed at 10:27.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

The app lists Mt Ellen as closed at 10:27.

weird.

uhhh so i guess mount ellen is the move for tomorrow?

 

[Getskied]

The app lists Mt Ellen as closed at 10:27.

On days like this they REALLY need Tommys Toy to run. Then at least they could claim that all terrain is open and accessible with a short hike from the top of the lift.