Great ski at Sugarbush this afternoon! We were skating and the grooming was fantastic. We skied from the Onion River Road parking lot and did the Picnic loop, and Oberg Mountain loop. The Picnic Loop was especially nice with very fresh grooming. Oberg Loop had a few drifts but overall was very good. Great day of skiing on the beautiful Sugarbush trails!

(Patty Carlen)

From Britton Peak, the Hogback and other close loops were recently regroomed (for much of my ski, there were no signs that anybody else had been on the track since regrooming). Upper Homestead had some drifting that in areas that are on ridge lines--in those places. The groomer had done some touch up, but the depth of snow drift left these areas slightly uneven. Even with the few drifted areas, conditions were outstanding--classic tracks were well-formed, pole plants were solid, and the skating lane looked good. Excellent work on the grooming!

(Erik Larson)

Skied Hogback and Homestead loops from Britain Peak trailhead. High winds from last night and this morning had created some drifts in several spots and made the going a little slow as well as partially filled the classic tracks. But in spite of that the skate deck was firm and just wide enough given the edge drifts in most places and it was a fine ski.

(Tim Nelson)

Skied at 10 am. Trails from parking area to points A-F were beautifully groomed. Hogback Loop was not groomed, nor was D-Io.

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(Deborah Bartels)

The trails were very nice. It was snowing lightly, so the tracks were filled in a little bit. We saw wolf tracks on the Tofte Trail and fresh wolf scat.

(Ava Schapman)

Skied the Onion River Loop, In the newly groomed classic tracks. Perfection! Skate ski not yet groomed, but it looks great with about an inch of new fluffy powder on top of old grooming. Snow covered trees. Magical. Thanks to the groomers for a job well done.

(Mary Stephens)

Perfect packed powder classic tracks and skate lane with ideal skiing temperature of 18F today. There is lots of snow here with about a 24" base. I skied from the Moose Fence trailhead and found the classic tracks firm, full depth and solid. Great skiing.

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(Greg Fangel)

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)