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I decided at 10am this morning to head on over to Sugar and get a few turns in. Had a great day and pulled an afternoon session. Made laps on the upper part of the mountain where the line was almost nothing. The bottom was ok, but I stayed away.



Snow coverage was really good considering that everything was bare 48 hours ago.



White stripe





Good snowmaking last night covered up pretty well





looking down





such a nice day





top





thanks to these things, we can ski





and these





base was very low, but I never hit a rock or much mud on the slope at all, only real mud was on loading and unloading





A few thin spots





but I did wear the "rock skis" just in case





glad I wore the rock skis now





sweet!!!





My first trip to Sugar Mtn. was great! I had a great time and give huge props to them for opening so early with so little snow!

Thanks for the TR and pics. Certainly hope for more snow by SugarFest on Dec. 12-13. I'm hoping to demo some skis.

wow the grass is pretty green in the first pic.....mud loading?

Its amazing that a ski area can get away with this:







I know Sugar gets trashed a lot on this board, but pictures like this back up every single disparaging comment. What a joke.

@EastCoaster 193636 wrote:Its amazing that a ski area can get away with this:







I know Sugar gets trashed a lot on this board, but pictures like this back up every single disparaging comment. What a joke.



Couldnt they atleast put down some big doormats or something

i have put in my time in the early years with the black powder (mud).



maybe i am getting too old but as much as i want to make some turns i will hold out.

they could have shoveled enough to take the edge off of this...but I guess that was just too much work.



Even with all the mud, I still give them props for opening!!! I walked away happy just knowing I got to make turns and feel the carve!

man I was wanting to go up tomorrow, but after seeing these pics I think I'll wait a little while longer

does anyone know why the lift operators had to scan your lift ticket every time you went through the line, it wasn't a problem today but if that will be the norm I can see it being a logistical nightmare when humanity decides to come in full force.

^I assume they are trying to crack down on people skirting the system. By the afternoon, it was a nightmare. It took approximately 25 minutes just to get through the line and on to the lift.