Sugarbush - A full week of Sugar for me.
We arrived just after the lifts started turning and headed up the mountain.
Not a very good way to start the day.
Ellen and work our way back across.
This lift has got to be one of the most unique lifts I have ever ridden.
Descending into the base on Mt.
Ellen is not an experience I will forget anytime soon.
After a few groomer runs with my friends, I decided to head down ‘Exterminator’.
Shortly into it, I got very sick of the moguls.
A quick map examination revealed a glade called ‘Bravinator Woods’ Running along side me.
I dipped into there for what I hoped would be some relief.
It was a pretty brutal ride, although it did get me past the moguls.
From there, I headed for the park.
I like a mountain that keeps all their parks in one area, and Sugarbush does just that.
The large park on ‘Riemergasse’ is one of the most unique and creative parks I have ever seen.
In fact for sheer unique-ness, I think it takes the cake.
I spent an hour or so lapping the park while my friends explored the rest of Mt.
The stand out feature that was definitley unique was an old schoolbus located at the bottom.
It is easier to show you what it looked like that attempt to discribe it as a feature.
After a few nasty spills, I was all set with park for the day.
I picked a bad place to bring out a new set of skis for the first time.
After a quick lunch, it was time to explore the other two-thirds of the mountain.
After several groomer runs, I ran into this sign.
This…this is my kind of sign.
They groom nothing off this peak, the trails are filled with massive moguls, and rock drops abound.
It was extremely challenging, and totally worth it.
I have no idea if it really was something I was suppose be skiing, but I loved it.
By the bottom I was exhausted.
I cannot remember another single run anywhere that tired me so much.
There are definitely some pretty cool trails as far as groomers are concerned.
Overall, I honestly don’t know where my opinion on Sugarbush stands.
To be fair, having two summits closed does taint the experience significantly to me.
Again, I am not saying it is a bad mountain by any means, because it is not.
The place is definitely worth a visit for sure.
Coming up next is Ragged Mountain on Wednesday 4/2.
Keep your eyes open for the final few chapters in the GTNS!
Keep on shredding NS!
