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Sugarloaf Mountain Resort Monday, January 17, 2022 | |
Submitted on January 17, 2022 by snowphoenix ( 137) | ||
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Session | Morning |
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Ticket Type | Discount from Ski Area |
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Lift Lines | 1 to 2 minutes |
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Trail Conditions | 35% open; Packed Powder, Variable Conditions |
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Glades | None were open, more snow is likely needed. |
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Moguls | None observed, but there might have been some on trails I didn’t ski. |
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Terrain Park(s) | I didn’t ski any parks today but I believe the setup was the same as yesterday, with features on Stomping Grounds, Spurline and Boardwalk. |
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Run of the Day | Skid Road |
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Food and Beverage | Did not partake |
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Comments | Today was a “quality over quantity†day. I only had about an hour to ski before the long drive home for afternoon commitments. About 3 to 4 inches of fluffy powder had fallen at 8:30 but the snow report showed no new trails open. My original plan was to take Whiffletree to Tohaul and do some fast laps on King Pine, but alas both of those lifts as well as Timberline were closed due to wind. I traversed across the base area from the base of Whiffletree to see what other lifts were open. Both Double Runners as well as the SuperQuad were running and I quickly got in line for the latter, waiting about 3 minutes to get on as the line grew behind me. On the windy ride up, someone else on the chair with me recommended Windrow as it had not seen much traffic yet, so I quickly made my way down Tote Road only to make a wrong turn and end up on Scoot instead. It was a nice run although I could still feel the hardback and ice beneath the fresh snow. At the base, I saw how long the SuperQuad line had become so I opted for Double Runner East instead, hoping to get up to the Skyline lift. I noticed the West side was running slightly slower than the East side so I think I made the right call here. As I got in line for Skyline, two snowboarders offered to share their chair with me. Right as we were loading, an alarm rang in the lift shack but the lift didn’t stop. Our chair and the one after us were loaded, then the lift stopped and we realized that they were closing due to the wind and we were on the second to last chair! The lift soon restarted and carried us through the very strong wind to the top. Once there, I battled my way through the headwind on an icy and wind-scoured Spillway X-Cut and headed down Ramdown. Lastly I finished my run on Skid Road which was all fresh snow except for two sets of tracks, which earned it the ROTD. Unfortunately that was all the skiing I could do before having to pack up and leave. Apparently Sugarloaf was able to reopen Whiffletree and Skyline later in the day as well as about a dozen more trails, and they got at least 8 inches from the storm. Big thanks to those two snowboarders at Skyline for letting me ride with them; otherwise I would've been stuck at the bottom of Skyline! I’m pretty pleased with how the day went and I can’t wait to return to Sugarloaf when everything is open as it's an outstanding mountain in my opinion. |
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URL | http://snowjournal.com/discussion/3476/sugarloaf-1-16-22-and-1-17-22 |
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Report Rating | 5
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