Skate skied from Tofte to Britton Peak, down Bridge Run then back to Britton and Summit View, then back down to Tofte. A couple inches of fresh powder was not yet groomed, but the deck was solid and it skied like butter! There were a few classic tracks in the powder from Britton Peak. Only a few twigs and pine cones were barely evident in fresh snow. Near 10F today made for a fantastic ski, even if it was a tad slow. Such a great trail system!

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(Michael Kosloski)

Skied from Oberg trailhead around picnic loop, hogback, homestead and the connector back to Oberg. Going was slow due to cold temps. Classic tracks were slow and shallow due to drifting snow and leaves accumulating in tracks. So I stayed on the skate deck which was faster. I am glad however, I was not skating as drifts on Picnic ridge and Hogback ridge would have prevented good technique. Snow is good and deep, but wind and cold create small problems. Overall glad I was out there.

(Tim Nelson)

Great ski at Sugarbush. All of the main trails were groomed and tracked last night. Picnic Loop and Moose Fence were supposed to be groomed today. Nice classic tracks, the skate deck looked soft.

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(Angie Miller)

After Norpine, I thought I would check out Sugarbush at the Brittain Peak Trailhead. It must have just been packed but no classical track set and it was very soft so I only did a short loop. But like Norpine, with the new snow very beautiful! A quick check of the snow depth just off-trail and it was more than half of my ski pole.

(Dave Carlson)

Arrived at 2pm to a mostly full parking lot at the Oberg Trailhead. It was pretty cold (5 degrees) but sunny and no wind so a very enjoyable ski on nicely groomed trails. There were some pesky pine needles and leaves in the tracks but didn't seem to slow the skiing down too much. The downhills were very fast both in and out of the tracks.

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(Dave Carlson)

Beautiful classic ski today. Trails nicely groomed. Rex Green Power Grip worked well but leaves in tracks were a bit tricky on the downhills. Will probably go with my skins tomorrow. Second weekend in a row that I have come up from the Cities to enjoy the natural snow and backwoods experience. Thanks to the groomers.

(Kathy Bjornson)

Great grooming everywhere, with occasional pine needles and leaves in the tracks. Snow deep. Groomer was out grooming today. Skate skiing looked perfect. Sun streaming through the trees. Creation at its best. Frosty temps, but it was totally warm while skiing. Thanks to the groomers.

(Mary Stephens)

Amazing skiing. Skied almost all of the trails. Everything is groomed for both classic and skate although there is occasional light debris.

(Laura Cattaneo)

Gorgeous trails and no wonder the locals like all the options here. Groomed well! Some pine falls on the trail so it had short segments of a little scratch on my classic skis. A little slick I heard from other skate skiers but overall a very good trail. 50 inch snowfall so backcountry is a big yes.

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(Grace Stewart)

We returned to Sugarbush this morning to find all the trails freshly and expertly groomed including the Picnic loop. We skated, but the classic trails looked in great shape as well. It doesn't get much better than this! Thank you groomers!

(Mary Loven)