K2Trav's Sugarloaf/USA Blog

Incredible skiing

2010-01-07T15:21:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the lack of updates, first it was vacation week and now conditions are incredible, if your not skiing, your missing out on some incredible skiing. Packed Powder and Powder everywhere.

Snowmaking on Gondi Line, White Nitro and the Stomping Grounds

Another Cold Day

2009-12-18T13:38:00.000-08:00

It was quite cold today, not as bad as yesterday but it was cold, this weekend temps are supposed to warm up and the wind will go away. Conditions today were quite good. Sluice was mostly packed powder with a little hard packed in places. Hayburner and Kings Landing ok, but will get skied off fast tomorrow. Tote Road was all packed powder. Glancer and Scoot were all natural bumps, be careful at the bottom of Glancer, theres a lot of ice on middle windrow.

Snowmaking today on Lower Comp Hill, Sidewinder, Spillway, and Whiffletree

Great day

2009-12-15T15:43:00.000-08:00

Today was a good day, warm and a little fresh snow, it was cloudy most of the day so visibility was quite bad. The Natural snow trails (Glancer, Scoot, windrow, Double Bitter, and Haywire) are in excellent shape. Kings Landing and Tote Road was decent and Hayburner was closed for race training. Sluice was open and was not good at all

Storm on The Way

2009-12-08T13:13:00.000-08:00

Possible Big storm headed here for tomorrow. Conditions today were quite good, Tote Road was like mid winter, Hayburner was all groomed and packed powder, They were making snow on Kings Landing, the left side was all powder, it was a blast. Candyside was open and not too bad, hopefully they groom it out tonight.

Snowmaking today on Kings Landing, Candyside, Lower Narrow Gauge, The Landing and the Birches

Conditions are much better

2009-12-07T12:58:00.000-08:00

Conditions were much better today than the past few days, Upper Tote Road was in excellent condition, almost as good as mid winter. Lower Tote Road wasn't too bad, its still a little thin and there were some wet guns, but if you stay right, its not bad. Tomorrow we should see Hayburner, Kings Landing and Candyside open. Snowmaking tonight on Tote Road, Candyside, The landing, The Birches and Snowmaking will soon begin on Lower Narrow Gauge.

Not So Good Today

2009-12-05T11:14:00.000-08:00

Conditions today were extremely variable, Upper Tote Road wasn't bad, if you stayed to skiers right, Chicken pitch was very granular and rocky and lower Tote road was hard packed, icy, granular with patches of dirt and grass and lots of rocks scattered.

Snowmaking today on Upper Tote Road, Hayburner, Kings Landing and Upper Narrow Gauge.

There is now a mini park set up on Upper Tote Road.

Opening Delayed

2009-12-04T05:17:00.000-08:00

Opening will be delayed today until about 10am while Tote Road is groomed.

Day 3

2009-12-01T13:57:00.000-08:00

The conditions were much better today, The snowmakers have done an amazing job on Tote Road, there were some wet guns but the snow was decent. Snowmaking today on Tote Road and Hayburner, tonight guns on Kings landing and The Landing.

Interesting conditions

2009-11-30T12:19:00.000-08:00

The Conditions the past 2 days have been extremely variable. No snowmaking from just before chicken pitch down, so its been only natural snow on Chicken pitch and Lower Tote. Upper Tote Road is quite rough, and chicken pitch is barely passible, but should get better tonight when the guns fire back up.Scoot and Windrow were open today and were not bad, but the snow was very sticky from the fog and drizzle. Kings Landing was open too and was actually quite nice. Conditions should improve by the weekend.

Its Snowing

2009-11-27T21:45:00.000-08:00

Its now Snowing/Sleeting in the valley not really much accumulation, but 1/2 mile up the s turns its dumping and at the base there is a good coating of snow, not quite cold enough for snowmaking, but soon enough, I hear possibly an opening sunday at noon

No Skiing for Thanksgiving

2009-11-25T05:47:00.000-08:00

This is the first year in a long long long time that I have not skied on Turkey day, temps have been just slightly too warm to make snow. Looks like Snowmaking could start up Friday night or saturday with an opening early next week. The snowmaking system should be ready to go full steam once the cold gets here, the snowmakers have spent the past few weeks testing everything.

Snowmaking has started

2009-11-17T16:03:00.000-08:00

Snowmaking to open started this morning on upper Tote Road and will switch to Lower Tote as an inversion sets in. Opening day has been postponed.

Not Opening Friday

2009-11-16T14:35:00.000-08:00

Looks Like Temps will prevent Sugarloaf from Opening Friday, but hopefully it wont be long after that.

Snowmaking Tonight?

2009-11-16T06:26:00.001-08:00

Looks like we may finally see snowmaking temps tonight, but I have not heard if they plan to start tonight or tomorrow night, hopefully soon. The Snowmakers are working today setting up equipment and getting ready.

1 Week until opening day

2009-11-12T14:08:00.000-08:00

Opening day is next Friday, no snowmaking yet, we've had some weird inversions and Sugarloaf wont make snow above 28 degrees. The Snowmakers continue to check the system and should be ready to go when temps allow. The Snubber chair was being load tested today. Awesome bike ride today around the golf course and some of the touring center trails. I cant wait to ski.

Snowmaking starts Soon

2009-11-09T05:09:00.001-08:00

Its a little warm today and tomorrow, but temps should start dropping tomorrow night, snowmaking should start sometime this week

New Snow

2009-11-06T06:03:00.001-08:00

It snowed last night and the mtn is covered, but I think there is more snow in the valley. The Snowmaking crew fired up the guns on Upper Tote Road, but only for a few hours, they were doing final checks on all the new pipe they added this summer. Snowmaking to open could start as early as Sunday, thats when The entire snowmaking crew reports for work.

21 Days

2009-10-29T06:16:00.000-07:00

3 weeks till opening day, most of the leaves are off the trees and temps are in the 20's a lot of nights, it wont be long before snowmaking starts. It looks like the new snowmaking that was added this summer is ready to go.

Lot going on

2009-09-04T13:29:00.001-07:00

I took a hike around the mtn last weekend and there was actually quite a bit going on, the trails were being mowed and brush cut, some more lifts have been painted gray, they were working on Timberline. New Snowmaking lines are going in on Gondi Ext and Peavy X-Cut. There were some other projects going on too.

Golf Course open Thursday

2009-06-16T17:53:00.000-07:00

The Golf Course opens on Thursday and The Rack is now open for Lunch.

Not much going On

2009-05-26T18:37:00.000-07:00

Its been a while since I've posted anything, but there is a reason for that, I didn't feel like it.

Not much is happening at Sugarloaf right now, the golf course will open sometime is June, grass doesn't grow without water, not much rain this may and the pumps for the irrigation have been down because the intake grate was covered with rocks, its all clear now.

The snow is almost gone, melted fast this year, we didn't get any snow in march or april and there wasn't much of a man made base.

Saddleback

2009-04-10T04:52:00.001-07:00

I skied Saddleback Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday the conditions were ok, but it was cold, after 6 runs i had enough, its supposed to be warm in april. Thursday was much better, a lot warmer and the quad was open. All of the ungroomed trails were very skiable and the groomed had corduroy all day. Saddleback closes on Sunday, so if you have not been yet, get over there.

Rain

2009-04-03T12:21:00.000-07:00

This morning there were scattered showers and lots of fog, the mtn is very quiet today, this afternoon its now raining quite hard. I did not ski today, but The Snow is incredible. There are a few bare spots starting to show but nothing serious. Tomorrow we could see more showers.

Spring Skiing

2009-04-02T15:47:00.000-07:00

The mtn was very quiet today, those that did not make it out today missed an awesome day, temps in the 50's and sunny. The snow was very soft and it was probably the first real day of spring skiing.

5 inches of new snow

2009-03-02T17:50:00.000-08:00

The new snow today helped bring conditions right back to the way it was before the rain. there are a few icy patches out there but nothing to worry about. The glades are in excellent shape, plenty of powder, yesterday the bumps were a little firm, but todays snow should help make them soft again. Timberline was on wind hold today.

Conditions not bad

2009-03-01T11:57:00.000-08:00

Today, I was surprised to find that conditions were not that bad, Glancer, Lower Boomauger and Buckboard were in great condition all packed powder, hayburner wasn't bad too. I skied the trees between Hayburner and Skidder, it wasnt bad and I actually found a lot of powder, the rain really didn't hurt things too bad. Winters Way was quite firm but very skiable. We have another storm coming tomorrow.

Another Great Day

2009-02-24T16:45:00.000-08:00

All forcasts were calling for today to be very windy meaning no lifts, but the weather wasn't bad, it was sunny and only king pine and timberline were on wind hold. Conditions today were once again incredible, I still found plenty of untracked. Not much was groomed today so the mtn was covered with soft bumps. I got the first 3 sets of tracks in one glade and cant wait to hit it tomorrow.

2 FEET OF NEW SNOW

2009-02-23T16:12:00.000-08:00

WOW what a day, 2 feet of light fluffy powder. Today was epic

Snowmakers back to work

2009-02-14T13:28:00.000-08:00

Temps went a little crazy this week and the mtn is now frozen, the groomers are doing a great job grinding everything up and the snowmakers are back to work. Today it was very windy and most lifts were on wind hold

Another Great Saddleback Day

2009-02-08T12:17:00.000-08:00

I skied Saddleback Yesterday and it was probably the best day Ive had there so far. There were a lot of people, but no lift lines and conditions were incredible, the bump trails were great, still plenty of soft snow and the glades were great, tons of snow. Its certainly a great experience, if you havn't been, I would suggest checking out Saddleback soon.

Conditions are incredible

2009-02-01T13:16:00.000-08:00

the skiing is as good as its ever going to get.

Storm on The Way

2009-01-27T15:50:00.000-08:00

Another snow storm is on the way and we could get over 12 inches. Today conditions were great, but it was cold 5 below at the top of spillway. All the groomed trails are packed powder, but the bumps are a little icy. No Timberline today. The Special olympics ended this afternoon.

Great day at Saddleback

2009-01-23T13:30:00.000-08:00

Went to Saddleback today and conditions were incredible, powder and corduroy everywhere.

Incredible Week

2009-01-22T18:47:00.000-08:00

This past week has been the best of the year so far, 3 days of sunny skies and no wind and today was really windy but warm so it wasn't bad. Conditions are now packed powder on all the groomed trails, the bumps are powdery with some ice in between and the woods are all Powder. The Superpipe is now Open

Cold day but Great conditions

2009-01-09T11:18:00.000-08:00

It was very cold today, but conditions are incredible, mostly packed powder everywhere. The only trail that I skied that wasn't very good was pole line, it was a little granular and firm, but everything else was great. The bumps on Bubblecuffer were pretty good, but it is still quite firm underneath.

Snowmaking is back online on Gondi Line, and Upper Whiffletree, guns are also going at the bottom of whiffletree for the new Skybound terrain park. Also there are guns going at the top of the Superpipe but not the full length of it. The water line on Upper Nitro is frozen, so that needs to be thawed before snowmaking can happen up there.

King Pine and Timberline were on wind hold today.

Today was a great day

2009-01-08T18:22:00.000-08:00

We got 6-8 inches of snow last night and condtions today were amazing, everything is powder now. the woods are all skiable again. Snowmaking is supposed to fire up again on the Superpipe, so maybe someday it will open.

Its Snowing

2009-01-07T14:11:00.000-08:00

It started snowing early this morning and it really piled up. My last run of the day around 2 was on Boomauger and it was amazing, tomorrow is going to be great. This new snow has really turned things around. Upper Glancer was amazing, but lower glancer was not good. Timberline and King Pine were on wind hold today. My last ride up spillway I saw that a snowcat delivered some supplies to finally finish TOS, only at Sugarloaf would you ever build in extreme weather conditions but not make snow to finally finish the Superpipe.

Vacation week is Over

2009-01-06T13:59:00.000-08:00

Its been a while since Ive posted a report, I figured everyone was here for vacation so why bother, plus I didnt ski at all vacation week. I was out today but waited until the afternoon since the high lift this morning was Bucksaw. The superquad opened around 1:30. Conditions were ok, but the light was very flat. Its hard and fast most places, but Boomauger was actually quite good. No snowmaking today, not sure why, it wasnt that warm and Upper gondi line looked like it could use a lot more snow and the Superpipe is far from ready. hopefully the storm coming in tomorrow brings conditions back to the way it was before christmas. it looks like we could get about a foot of snow.

Vacation Week is here

2008-12-26T13:05:00.000-08:00

Vacation week is here and I probably won't ski again until New Years Day unless I go to Saddleback. Conditions today were not as good as earlier in the week, but its not bad. It was quite firm today, hard and fast. The ungroomed isn't too bad. Upper West Mtn was the trail of the day, it was all packed powder and corduroy and the West mtn x-cut was fast. Snowmakers started resurfacing Kings Landing around noon time.

Tons of New Snow

2008-12-23T15:36:00.000-08:00

All I can say is wow. we got 3 feet of snow and conditions have been amazing, powder everywhere.

Great Day

2008-12-18T14:55:00.000-08:00

Today was a great day, temps were in the low 20's, there was only a little wind and we had snow flurries all day. Conditions excellent on some trails and awful on others, I would say its very variable, watch out for ice patches. I had some great powder runs today, but Im not saying what trail, I want it all to myself tomorrow, Its got lots of deep powder though.

Snowmaking today on Haulback, Comp Hill, Sidewinder, Snowbrook, and Tote Road.

New Snow

2008-12-17T14:14:00.000-08:00

We got about 6 inches of new snow last night and today. It was very powdery. Conditions were variable, yeah we got 6 inches of powder, but its on top of hard pack and ice, so you really had to be careful. Fan guns were being set up on lower Tote Road today, so we may finally see a lot of them in action. Scoot was probably my best run, but Widowmaker and Boomauger were also a lot of fun. I skied in the woods a little today, it was very firm underneath, but it was great to ski powder in the woods.

Snowmaking today on Haulback, The Yard, and the Birches.

A bit firm

2008-12-16T14:26:00.000-08:00

Today conditions were a bit firm, after yesterday's warm weather, everything froze solid this morning. only the superquad and spillway ran today, snowmaking on Spillway X-Cut and Haulback. We could get some snow tonight and tomorrow, possibly up to 10 inches

Saddleback Sunday

2008-12-16T14:23:00.000-08:00

I went to Saddleback on Sunday, conditions were incredible. The Groomers did an amazing job, most trails were nothing but packed powder, 2 of the heavily traveled trails were a little firm but still not bad. I skied 2 trails around noon that were nothing but fresh corduroy and only 1 or 2 other people had already skied them. The new quad is great, its low to the ground, the wind was worse on the double.

An interesting week

2008-12-11T14:43:00.000-08:00

This week has been interesting, monday it was very cold, then Tuesday it warmed up and there was practically no wind in the morning, then all of a sudden the wind picked up and the mtn shut for the day, but by 2:30 the wind was gone. Wednesday it was 40 and raining, then last night it all froze and today was quite cold and tonight we're supposed to get about a foot of snow. Saturday its supposed to be very cold again. Conditions today were quite good considering the weather we;ve had.

Wind Hold

2008-12-08T17:12:00.001-08:00

Timberline and Spillway were on wind hold today, the superquad opened this afternoon. It was quite cold too, -16 at TOS at 10AM. I did not ski today. Should be much warmer tomorrow.

Timberline is Open

2008-12-05T13:11:00.000-08:00

Timberline opened today around noon, it was quite cold up there but conditions on Timberline were worth braving the cold. Conditions were a bit firmer than yesterday, but it was still very good. They didnt groom much last night so there wasn't much open. Sluice was really good today because of the blowover from Spillway. Snowmaking today on Spillway, Lower Narrow Gauge, Upper Timberline and The Landing.

More Snow

2008-12-01T14:47:00.000-08:00

We got another 3-4 inches of wet snow last night. Conditions were not as good as yesterday, but it was still pretty good. The snow was heavy to push around but really helps the base. All this new snow is helping too open more trails. We could see Whiffletree, King Pine and Timberline open this weekend. This morning the mtn was socked in with fog and there was freezing drizzle, but by noon the fog lifted and there was lots of blue sky.

Happy Thanksgiving

2008-11-27T12:48:00.000-08:00

Well we got some snow, 1-2 feet now covered in a thick crust which will be a great base. Conditions today were pretty good. Hayburner was probably trail of the day and Tote Road wasn't much worse, but Kings Landing was very hard packed. No Snowmaking today, but guns start tonight on Narrow Gauge and Sluice Headwall.

Its SNOWING

2008-11-25T13:24:00.000-08:00

It has been snowing hard on the mtn all day, probably 8-10 inches so far with more on the way. Conditions today were powdery but the superquad went on wind hold around 12:30. Tomorrow is going to be a powder day, I cant wait.

A Little Warmer Today

2008-11-24T11:54:00.000-08:00

Today was much warmer than it has been, temps were in the 20's and it was mostly sunny. Conditions today were good, mostly packed powder with a little hard packed here and there. Tote Road was the trail of the day. Snowmaking shut down this morning, not sure of the reason, it didn't seem too warm but maybe it was. Sluice and The Stomping Grounds wont need much more snow to open. The weather looks interesting over the next few days, Ive looked at several forecasts and its hard to figure out what is going to happen.

First Wind Hold Day

2008-11-23T13:32:00.000-08:00

The superquad was on wind hold today, but DRC opened late this morning with skiing on Boardwalk. Conditions held up quite good and Boardwalk has great coverage. Snowmaking on Sluice, The Stomping Grounds and Lower Narrow Gauge

Opening Day

2008-11-21T11:39:00.000-08:00

Wow today was a great opening. Conditions on Tote Road and Kings Landing were incredible for opening day. The Snowmakers and Groomers did a great job. Snowmaking is happening on Hayburner and Boardwalk now. I doubt Either of them will open tomorrow, They havn't made any snow on the Bottom pitch of Hayburner and Boardwalk still needs a lot of snow. It was very cold and will be slightly colder tomorrow and its going to be windy so be sure to dress warm and get out early because its probably going to be really busy

Opening day tomorrow

2008-11-20T08:56:00.000-08:00

It looks like tomorrow may be one of the best opening days ever. Snowmakers have been hard at work for the past 4 days and have buried Tote Road and Kings Landing. Guns are now on Hayburner and that could open Saturday or Sunday. Guns are also starting on Boardwalk.

Snowmaking day 2

2008-11-18T08:01:00.000-08:00

Snowmakers are hard at work on Tote Road and Kings Landing and could start on Candyside soon. They are doing an amazing job, they started making snow on Lower Tote later yesterday afternoon and this morning there was a great base, should be a good day friday.

Snowmaking has Begun

2008-11-17T08:13:00.001-08:00

Snowmaking started this morning around 9:40. Pics coming soon

Snowmaking begins tonight

2008-11-16T08:27:00.000-08:00

It may be raining this morning, but temps are supposed to drop tonight and the guns will be firing up on Tote Road. Temps look great this week for getting open Friday.

Sugarloaf the only open resort

2008-05-01T12:46:00.000-07:00

Sugarloaf is now the only resort open in the East, Jay Peak does plan to open for the weekend, so Sugarloaf will now close on Monday May 5th. The Superquad is the only lift open and thanks to 6-8 inches of new snow Tuesday night we still have 29 trails open and conditions are incredible. If you haven't skied this spring you have missed out, probably the best spring ever.

Its going to be a great week

2008-04-14T15:29:00.000-07:00

Today wasn't the greatest day, but The rest of this week is going to be amazing. today it was cold, temps in the 20's with some wind. The ungroomed terrain was a bit rough, but the groomed trails(there were not that many) were decent. Ramdown and Whiffletree were the trails of the day. Whiffletree had perfect corduroy. Today only The Superquad, Spillway, Timberline and Skidway were running. tomorrow should be a little warmer and Wednesday through friday are supposed to be amazing, sunny and temps in the 50's.

Another Incredible week

2008-04-11T13:19:00.001-07:00

This week has been amazing, probably some of the best spring skiing ever. Today the spring skiing was over for this week, with temps in the 20's the snow set up and only the groomed terrain was worth skiing but we're sure to have many more great days. There are only a few thin spots and even a couple of spots where ground is showing, but we still have plenty of snow for the rest of the season.

Its Snowing

2008-04-04T12:45:00.001-07:00

It is now snowing and the mtn has recieved a few inches already. Conditions today were better than yesterday but it is still quite granular and icy.

A bit Frozen

2008-04-03T16:46:00.000-07:00

Yesterday The mtn was closed because of wind and conditions, today we at least had a few lifts running, DRC and The T-bar were the main lifts and nothing East of Sluice or West of Scoot as open. Today conditions were not that good, mostly hard packed and granular with lots of ice patches. Narrow Gauge was very firm and Granular, Sluice was quite granular but there was a few spots that were pretty good. Spillway was probably the best, it was hard packed but edgable. Comp Hill was very firm and very granular. Tote Road was not bad, actually Chicken pitch was not bad especially the very right side. Below Peavy X-Cut it did start to soften up. tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with maybe a few inches of new snow.

Still feels like Winter

2008-03-28T13:19:00.000-07:00

Its still winter here at Sugarloaf/USA, today we had temps in the teens and low 20's with a little snow. Conditions are great, its been very consistent this week, not much to report other than its good, your missing out if you dont ski this weekend

Haven't posted in awhile

2008-03-27T14:04:00.000-07:00

Today was sunny in the morning, then cloudy in the afternoon, there was a slight breeze with temps in the 20's. Conditions are pretty good. Double Bitter, Winters Way, Bubblecuffer and Ripsaw were bumps with packed powder/hard packed and a little ice in between. Binder and Glancer were both incredible and fast. All groomed trails today were amazing and horseshoe was still mostly corduroy at noon.

Conditions are getting better

2008-03-11T14:39:00.000-07:00

Saturday's ice storm really made a mess icing up all the lifts, Sunday the highest lift was Long side Double Runner, yesterday the maintenance guys got Whiffletree and Spillway West going and today King Pine, The Superquad and Spillway East opened. Timberline is still being deiced but should be open at some point tomorrow. Anything ungroomed is firm and not really skiable. the groomers have done a great job, considering how much rain we got, there is not a whole lot of ice, but there is some, so be careful. Today we had temps in the 20's, it was sunny and only a little wind. This week is actually quite busy.

2 Perfect days

2008-03-07T13:54:00.000-08:00

Yesterday and Today were almost perfect, I say almost because there is still a lot of crust on the ungroomed. Temps in the 30's, sunny and no wind both days and incredible conditions on all the groomers. The backside reopened yesterday and I skied it today, it was fairly decent, a bit firm but very skiable and everything is buried. Another storm starting tonight into tomorrow, it just keeps getting better. I skied Rookie River today, there's lots of snow but you've gotta be very careful because of the crust.

More Snow

2008-03-05T19:33:00.000-08:00

We got a few more inches of snow today, a mix of sleet and snow, it was like carving through sugar. It was windy today, The Superquad was on wind hold all day. Tomorrow looks nice, temps near 30, sunny and very little wind. We could see another storm this weekend.

Another Awesome Day

2008-03-03T13:24:00.001-08:00

Today was another great day, it was mostly cloudy, but we did see the sun a few times. It was warm but very humid and windy, Timberline, Spillway East and King Pine ended up on wind hold. Conditions probably could not get any better, everything is powder, we did see some rain today, nothing major and it did not affect the snow. The bumps are all big and very soft. Ripsaw and Winters Way were amazing all day and the glades are all buried.

Another foot of Powder

2008-02-28T06:07:00.000-08:00

Its been a while since Ive posted anything, mostly because it was vacation week and everybody was here anyways. Conditions are now back to incredible thanks to over a foot of new snow yesterday. The front face of the snowfields is buried. The glades are incredible, just a ton of snow and now the groomers are back to packed powder.

EPIC

2008-02-14T10:57:00.000-08:00

This whole week has been amazing, but Yesterday was EPIC. I got to the mtn just before 8am, put my boots, grabbed my skis and headed up to DRC, probably one of the first 15 maybe 20 people in line. It looked like DRC longside was going to open, the mechanics tried to get it, but it was just too windy, so they decided to use the bullwinkles transport instead to get people up to the t-bar. As we waited for the cat, the line became longer and people became restless. The beginning of the line moved a few times and unfortunatly some of the first people in line were edged out. I ended up getting on the first cat and was the last up the t-bar from that first group. I got to the top of the t-bar and hiked up to Spillway, stopped in the shack to rest for a minute and then skied across Spillway X-Cut and over to Cabin Fever(or whatever its called today) skied that and then went for a trek out to GForce where I found some EPIC powder. There was so much snow I could just point em and go, didn't really have to worry about picking up too much speed, I got face shot after face shot, it was incredible. I ended up at King Pine and skied Cross Haul back to the base where I found quite a long line waiting for the cat. I decided that one run was good enough and quit for the day.

Incredible Week

2008-02-08T13:01:00.000-08:00

WOW, it has been an amazing week. Conditions have been absolutely amazing, words, even pictures, can't even begin to describe how incredible this week has been. I would have to say that Bubblecuffer has been the trail of the week, its covered in lots and lots of deep powder. The woods are buried, just about every stump is covered but still be careful because Im sure there are still some lurking around. All trails are packed powder and powder. Its been snowing every day, a few inches here and there and more is expected for Saturday night into Sunday. Snowmaking this week in The Yard, construction on some big jumps should begin soon. The Superpipe is open but has not been cut in a while because the Zaugg has been broken.

Today was incredible

2008-02-05T20:27:00.000-08:00

Today was a great day, it was a bit windy, King Pine and Spillway were open for a little while this morning but then went on wind hold, Timberline was on wind hold all day. We got about 6 inches of snow early this morning and conditions were incredible, there was almost nobody out for first tracks, so I found some incredible first tracks. First tracks in Cant Dog, GForce, Token Road, Pipecleaner and Double Bitter. More snow is expected over the next few days.

Turned Out to Be a Great Day

2008-01-31T13:04:00.000-08:00

After yesterday's weather, I wasn't really expecting conditions to be very good, but conditions today were surprisingly quite good. The Weather wasn't bad either, very little wind and lots of sun. Haulback was quite firm, but edgable, a few patches of ice. Ramdown was also quite firm. Boomauger was ungroomed and the left side had some great blown in powder, it was great, a little crusty be easy to break through. Whiffletree was very firm and scratchy. Cruiser was ungroomed and was actually quite nice. Winters Way had some windblown snow and firm bumps. Sluice was firm, fast and a little granular. Spillway was perfect first thing this morning. Double Bitter was incredible, the left side was all blown in and was incredible. Glancer was firm, fast and a lot of fun. Snowmakers fired up again this afternoon on The Yard, also a fan gun was going on The Landing.

Closed for the day

2008-01-30T06:54:00.000-08:00

Sugarloaf is closed today, all lifts were on hold this morning, now they are officially closed for the rest of today

Warm Sunny Day

2008-01-29T14:44:00.000-08:00

Today was incredible, all weather reports were calling for clouds, but this morning it was very sunny, warm, temps around 30 and no wind, all lifts were open and conditions were amazing, a little firm in places but not bad. Timberline was mostly packed powder, a little firm in places but the cruising was amazing. Glancer was corduroy all day as was Windrow. Powder Keg was full of powder. White Nitro was a bit firm. Ripsaw was amazing. Widowmaker, Ramdown and Boomauger were perfect corduroy, Bubblecuffer had some great bumps, lower bubblecuffer was a but thin, lots of rocks and roots.

Another Great Day

2008-01-28T13:45:00.000-08:00

Today was incredible, bright blue skies, very little wind and excellent packed powder conditions. The Groomers really outdid themselves last night, conditions were incredible compared to yesterday afternoon. Glancer was perfect corduroy. Spillway was great in the bumps and the groomed. Winters Way was ok, the bumps have some good powder, but there's a lot of rocks and ice popping up. Gondi Line is ok, lots of good snow, but some hard packed and a few patches of ice here and there. King Pine was down for wind today and Widowmaker and Flume were still perfect corduroy at 4 PM. Timberline was in great condition, it was a little frigid at the top of the lift. Snowmaking is done until Thursday or Friday. Spillway East is down for the week for mechanical problems.

Powder Keg full of Powder

2008-01-24T15:55:00.000-08:00

Today was a great day, it was cold, partly sunny and no wind. Timberline ran today and White Nitro and Powder Keg were open, Powder Keg was full of Powder and probably more will blow in tomorrow as its going to be windy. Conditions are still packed powder, there are a few icy patches popping up here and there, but nothing to serious. The bumps are ok, a little firm but not bad. The bumps on Skidder are all powder with a little ice in between the bumps. Work has been going on at the Superpipe and it could open this weekend. White White World Week has been going on this week, but its been very mellow. The Dummy Jump today was quite Sucktacular, it was on the landing again and was even less exciting than last year. Snowmaking today on Gondi Line, and White Nitro.

A Bit Windy Today

2008-01-22T13:26:00.000-08:00

Today was a pretty good day, it was cold and windy but conditions are great. Everything is packed powder. The bumps are ok, I skied Winters Way today, lots of good powder but also some rock hard scratchy bumps. Almost all lifts were open this morning but started shutting down quickly when the wind picked up, wind should be less of an issue tomorrow. Snowmaking still going strong in the Superpipe and on the Aerial Jump.

Great Weekend

2008-01-20T12:49:00.001-08:00

Today was a great day, Sunny, not a lot of wind, but cold and Conditions are incredible, everything is packed powder and the woods are starting to fill in again. Its going to be cold tomorrow, but temps will be better on Tuesday. Snowmaking today on Tote Road, The Superpipe, The Landing and The Aerial Jump getting ready for Thursday Dummy Jump.

Corduroy Perfection

2008-01-16T12:32:00.001-08:00

Today was incredible, temps in the teens, no wind and sunny skies. Conditions today were incredible, there was perfect corduroy everywhere, Springboard was really fun this morning, Widowmaker, Ramdown and Lower Boomauger were incredible. You could just cruise down Tote Road, no ice and not many people. Glancer was groomed, it wasn't as good as the east side but it was fun. Scoot was good, a couple of patches of ice, but nothing serious. Comp Hill was all packed powder. Hayburner was incredible as was Kings Landing. There were a few icy patches that showed up in the afternoon but nothing serious. It was a great day. Snowmaking today on White Nitro and Gondi Line.

An incredible Day

2008-01-15T15:12:00.000-08:00

Today was incredible, yesterday's snow really turned things around. The King Pine area was perfect, Haulback, Widowmaker, Ramdown and Lower Boomauger were all in perfect condition nothing but deep packed powder. Snowmaking today on Gondi line and Whiffletree.

Snowing again

2008-01-14T13:57:00.000-08:00

It Started snowing early this morning and its still snowing. It hasn't added up to a lot but every little bit counts. Conditions are getting better, Widowmaker was decent and will get better when this new snow gets groomed in. Ramdown was better and Lower Boomauger was the trail of the day. Whiffletree wasn't bad, guns were going on it all day. Timberline was open today, the only way down was the timberline trail, visibility wasn't too good, it was very foggy and the guns were cranking, the trail wasn't too bad. Looks like another storm is possible at the end of the week.

Storm Coming Monday

2008-01-12T13:24:00.000-08:00

Today was a decent day, mostly sunny, not much wind and temps in the high 20's. Conditions were not as good as yesterday but could be much worse. Today it was very hard packed with lots of granular. Snowmaking today on Timberline

Resurfacing has begun

2008-01-10T11:41:00.000-08:00

This morning all lifts were on wind hold, but around 11:30 The three s's opened and then the Superquad opened around 12:15. Conditions were not nearly as bad as I expected, Sluice and Hayburner were firm with patches of ice but very edgable, the groomers did an amazing job. Kings Landing was a little better, the snowmakers fired up the guns this morning and there was a coat of new snow, it was a little wet, but not bad at all. Lower Tote Road was kinda granular but the groomers really chewed it up, so there wasn't really any firm or icy patches to be found. Candyside and Boardwalk were in perfect shape.

Sugarloaf Closed Today

2008-01-09T11:33:00.000-08:00

As of 9am this morning, Sugarloaf closed for the day for wind and conditions. Skidway ran for a little while but even that closed for wind. We have lost a lot of snow over the past few days, but thanks to the 100 inches of snow we got in December we still have decent coverage on the trails.

Very Warm Day

2008-01-08T13:37:00.001-08:00

Today was very warm, temps in the high 40's, low 50's and it was mostly cloudy, The Superquad opened around 10. Conditions today were very springlike, with some bare spots popping up here and there.

Warm and Cloudy

2008-01-07T15:38:00.000-08:00

Temps have warmed up into the 30's and possibly into the low 40's tomorrow. It was cloudy today, very cloudy up top, there was a south wind, Timberline was on wind hold today. All trails are springlike.

Busy Busy Saturday

2008-01-05T13:26:00.000-08:00

Today was a very busy Saturday, all parking lots were filled. The Superquad was down all day and the lift lines at Whiffletree and Spillway were at times GIANT. The line for Whiffletree was almost 20 minutes and Spillway around 10 minutes. There were no lines at King Pine and Timberline. It was mostly Cloudy today and relatively warm with a very slight breeze at the top. The Backside was open today, but only for today, it didn't have enough snow to handle the traffic. Snowmakers were out today on White Nitro and Wedge but shut down this afternoon.

Plenty of Powder

2008-01-04T13:27:00.000-08:00

Today was another incredible today. The groomed trails, ungroomed trails, glades, they are all covered and amazing. This morning it was quite cold, but temps warmed up throughout the day and it was quite nice in the afternoon. The bump trails all have the softest bumps I've ever seen at Sugarloaf. and the glades are buried. It was a little windy today so a few lifts were on wind hold, but tomorrow temps will be in the 20's, should be very little wind and sunny. Snowmakers are still hard at work, making snow on White Nitro, and the Superpipe with a few other guns here and there.

We are Buried

2008-01-03T05:49:00.000-08:00

We have a ton of snow now and its only early January. Conditions are incredible. Everything is buried. You wont find any ice anywhere. I was too tired last night from skiing all the pow that i didn't get to post a report, but there's not much to report with conditions this good. If your not here, your missing out.

Vacation Week

2007-12-29T13:26:00.001-08:00

I have not skied the past few days because of the blackout days. I have heard the conditions are decent and the new snow today really helped things out, a lot of trails are reopening. Snowmaking has begun in the Superpipe

Bullwinkles is open

2007-12-26T12:22:00.001-08:00

Today was a great day, it was sunny, no wind, and the conditions were quite good. Ramdown was the trail of the day, it was groomed out good and was only a little granular. Whiffletree was quite firm and granular. Skidder was groomed out, a little granular but not bad. Spillway was much better today, much less granular. Bullwinkles is now open with the new addition, it looks good, be sure to stop in a check it out. Snowmaking today on Widowmaker, Flume, Tohaul, Haulback and the Tube Park.

Merry Christmas

2007-12-25T16:16:00.000-08:00

What a great day. today was sunny, a little windy and somewhat warm. Conditions are great considering the rain we got a few days ago. Narrow Gauge was hard and fast but edgable, Spillway was kinda granular with icy patches, Sluice was great, the ride side was good, the snowguns were blowing some great snow. Kings Landing was great, the snowmakers and groomers did an awesome job. Bridle Chain was very hard packed and scoot was firm, but edgable. today snowmaking took place on Hayburner, Sluice, Upper Tote Road and Comp Hill. It was a little windy so the t-bar ran today. Bullwinkles was open today with free hot coco and coffee. One of new fan guns is ready to go.

Merry Christmas

2007-12-24T12:48:00.000-08:00

I know I have not updated the ski report as often as usual, thats because conditions have been so incredible. Yesterday temps warmed up and last night unfortunately we got some rain last night. First thing this morning all lifts were on conditions hold, but by noon The Superquad and Spillway East were open. My first run, I skied Spillway, it wasn't good, but wasn't nearly as bad as I expected, then skied Sluice, it was kinda granular and firm, but expected it to be worse. Hayburner was quite a surprise, the groomers did an amazing job, it was all packed powder with just a little granular. Tote Road was much better than I expected, it was firm but edgeable. The Snowmakers fired up Kings Landing and Tote Road this morning and started on Sluice around noon and plan to fire up Hayburner.

Conditions are Incredible

2007-12-19T14:02:00.000-08:00

Conditions sure are incredible. I have not updated my report as often as normal, but theres not much to report, everything is fantastic, the groomers are packed powder and everything else is powder. Even with all this snow, the Snowmakers are still hard at work, tonight they are making snow on Timberline, Whiffletree and the Tube Park

Another Cold Day

2007-12-15T12:49:00.001-08:00

It was very cold today, but the sun was shining all day. Conditions continue to be incredible. Whiffletree Opened today, the trail wasn't bad, much better than the last 2 years when it opened. The new carpet lift was running today. Snowmakers were on Ramdown, Spillway X-Cut and Timberline today, but the guns will be shutting down for a break. 1-2 feet of snow is expected tomorrow. Bullwinkles is going to be offering limited service next weekend.

Brrrrr, what a cold day

2007-12-13T18:18:00.000-08:00

Today was cold and cloudy, very flat light. Conditions are still very good, but things are starting to firm up. Sluice and Kings Landing were a bit hard packed but carvable. Tote Road was in great condition, Scoot was packed powder. All other trails are still in great condition, hopefully everything gets freshened up on Sunday. Snowmaking today on Sluice Headwall, Ramdown and Upper Whiffletree.

Wind Day

2007-12-12T13:36:00.001-08:00

The wind started early this morning and got stronger through the day, by 11am all lifts were shut down. Conditions today were amazing, we got a few inches of snow last night which freshened up the natural trails a little. Snowmakers are working on Ramdown and Upper Whiffletree and Spillway, moving on to Spillway X-Cut and Timberline Soon.

Snowmaking on The East Side

2007-12-11T13:05:00.000-08:00

Today was another great day, temps in the teens and lower 20's and mostly cloudy. Conditions were great everywhere. Snowmaking today on Comp Hill, Spillway, Ramdown and a few at the top of Whiffletree. Guns should start on Spillway X-Cut soon.

Another Great day

2007-12-10T12:38:00.000-08:00

Another great day here at Sugarloaf/USA, Conditions are still excellent. Temps today were in the teen and low 20's and it was sunny for a lot of the day. Kings Landing and Hayburner were all packed powder as was Tote Road. Narrow Gauge was mostly granular and hard packed. Winters Way and Double Bitter are great for this time of year, there are some rocks but the bumps are incredible. Upper Timberline isn't too bad on the left side. Lower Comp Hill was nice carvable man made snow.

Snowmaking today on Comp Hill, Scoot, The Yard. Upper and Lower Spillway. Snowmaking will soon start on Timberline.

Stopped at Bullwinkles today, its looking good, but there is still a lot of work today.