Greg and I headed out today to uphold the Norwegian tradition of skiing on Easter. There were short segments of bare ground but it was a surprise that the snow was decent for not being groomed for close to a month. We didn't sink in and could easily dodge debris. Snow depth max was estimated at 2ft. It was a surprisingly fun ski if you had no expectations and we added 8k to the log for this season.

(Liz Wagner)

Regrooming the skate lane on the Sugarbush system coaxed me out again. Skate Skied from Onion River around the Picnic loop, second half of Hogback, Homestead and the connector back to the trailhead. The tracks are gone. Temps were right at freezing after 36 hours of below freezing temps and a dusting of snow. Snowmobile grooming had scratched the surface and smoothed out some of the undulations and potholes, but they still existed to some degree along with debris uncovered by melting. The deck was firm, hard and fast but you could get an edge most of the time. I was being a chicken and snow plowed most of the big hills because of the potholes and undulations and did not fall. The ski conditions were challenging but I had a great time and got great exercise. Thanks to the groomer for getting me out again and for a great season.

(Tim Nelson)

Skied out of Onion River Trailhead around the Picnic loop to second half of Hogback, then Homestead and back on the connector. It was a long slow ski for me but a fun one. With the exception of one spot on the connector there was plenty of snow. It was just above freezing after a cold night and morning. The classic tracks were pretty much gone so I classic skied right down the middle which made for a safer ski. The deck was firm thru out even as the top layer got soft, I never made an impression deeper than 1/2 inch. The trail is rough and uneven with plenty of potholes and debris which made me glad I was on classic skin skis. But it was a great end of season run, although I expect there is plenty more skiing to be had on the trail, but not by me. A great year for me as I did this trail more times that I can count and it remains my favorite in the whole region.

(Tim Nelson)

We skied the Picnic loop. We put on about 10:30 and we went from a little icy to Spring soft. It was pretty slow and getting softer as went went along. There was one portage but I would call it 99% coverage. Trail varied from melted down smooth to sun cupped on the south facing hills. Quite a few of the downhills were roughed up but the snow tracked really well so we just let it fly.

(Dan Murphy)

Skied most of the system this morning. Beautiful skiing on the North Shore. Bit slow and soft, but still plenty of base material. Trail is starting to get a little messy: mostly leaf and pine litter that's pretty easily avoidable. Groomers were out in the last couple days. With a freeze overnight it'll be in great shape, but will be slow going until that happens.

(Mitchell Campbell)

Skied Hogback loop this morning and found it in good shape. Thanks to the groomers for getting out yesterday to make my trip down from Canada worthwhile the past 3 days. I used Klister after the rain Thursday (Homestead), stuck with the groomed section at Onion River Friday and used Klister again today (Universal with blue base) to get super grip on all three days despite the challenging conditions. Track has hardened up nicely, with fast conditions slowed slightly by light dusting of fresh powder. Can't wait to come back next year!

(Derek Maher)

Skied Onion River loop late Friday, finishing using headlamp. Fun to get out after all the rains this week. Groomers did a great job so the track was fair to good. Tree debris but not enough to really slow me down. Temp about 30. Skied up the hill to end of road and trail was consistent all the way. Very skiable.

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(Wayne Nelson)

A joy to ski the beautiful Sugarbush late morning/early afternoon today, especially with the forecast. The parking lot was nearly full. There had been recent grooming (earlier today) that left those trails with a softer skate deck and tracks. Not all trails were re-groomed. so the skate deck and tracks were firm. I used waxless Atomics which worked perfect.

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(Liz Wagner)

From Britain Peak trailhead skied to and around Picnic loop, Oberg loop, the connector to and around Homestead and Hogback loops. All but the Picnic loop had immaculate grooming with solid tracks. Picnic loop is still skier tracked and still has significant drifting in spots but was enjoyable. Used Fischer Crowns to deal with the variable snow conditions and they worked perfectly. Others I met were complaining about the stickiness of the snow and my pole baskets constantly iced up but would free up with a tree smack. Bluebird skies for most of the day with temps hovering around freezing. Great last ski before the rain comes and does who knows what the snow.

(Tim Nelson)

From Britain Peak trailhead, classic skied up Hogback, around the Picnic loop and back on the connector. Grooming was completed on the Britain Peak loops and Hogback. Picnic loop was skier tracked and the connector and bridge loop had once pass to set the classic track but the skate lane was half packed, forcing the few skaters to ski over the classic track But they did not really break down too much. My Swix VR45 kick wax was icing in the skier tracked Picnic loop but worked fine on the groomed track that was slicker. I think I will try waxless skis tomorrow, as the forecast is for slightly warmer temps. A beautiful sunny day today with temps just below freezing.

(Tim Nelson)