I skied the Picnic Loop from Oberg lot. Amazing that it looked like the middle of winter still. I skied in about 1.5" of fresh snow in the tracks since last grooming. I had a good grip with waxless fish scales and a decent glide too. I did not encounter ice on this loop, it was about 33° and slightly sticky. There was a little less snow in pines coming back on connector loop and some minor ice in tracks. All in all, it was a very fun ski. I finished just before dark.

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(Steve Langenbrunner)

Started at the Oberg lot and headed out toward the Picnic loop. There was 1.5-2" of fresh snow on the tracks from yesterday (no new grooming Sunday night). The deck was a little crispy, but the snow on top was sticky and stayed in place. The ups and downs were all in great condition, though a few hills on the SW part of the black diamond stretch had some troughs (on ups and downs). The only stretch that seemed thin at all was on the connector near Leveaux Mountain. Nothing problematic, it was just a markedly different amount of snow than everywhere else. One of the uphills between I and J had a new tree down across the trail (that had come down this morning). Beautiful ski, with the snow caked on all the branches and so much depth on the deck. Crazy that it's April!

(Dan Boody)

So much snow! We stayed on the green part of the Oberg loop, and the wide track was pristine. Freshly groomed overnight and only getting slightly slushy. The south/west track was sticker and bette for climbing, and the north/east track was better for going down since it was a bit icier. Amazing to see so much snow and great late-season grooming.

(Dan Boody)

For those who like to have fun without the frostbite, get out to Sugarbush if you can. The snow is deep and there is no sign of spring burn out spots, even in the direct sun. If grooming can continue, there could be many more days to enjoy.

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(Jeff Pesta)

In 40 years of living up here this is the best April ski conditions that I have seen. I arrived at Sugarbush at noon with a temperature of 37 degrees. The trails were freshly groomed this morning. It looks like there is at least 2 feet of base snow on the trails still. I used my skin skis and had great grip and glide even on the big up hill climbs. Skin skis are really made for spring skiing and have really extended our season. I can't thank the Sugarbush Trail Association enough for continuing to groom these magnificent trails late into the season!

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(Gene Karwoski)

Absolutely beautiful skiing at Sugarbush this morning. Truly "mid-winter" conditions, but without the wind and bitter cold. Lots of snow in the woods and a deep, firm, clean base. We skate skied almost all segments, only skipping those which weren't groomed overnight (Moose Fence, trail down to Tofte and north end of Onion River Road). A snowmobile/ginzu did the grooming, and the classic tracks were not re-set, but were visible under 1.5 inches of powder in places and nicely skied-in elsewhere. Skate deck was silky smooth. We finished up just before noon, when the temperature was touching 32F and the sun was making its presence known. Lots of excellent off-trail crust skiing opportunities also. Amazing to have conditions like this in April.

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(Todd Campbell)

Another amazing day on wonderfully groomed trails! We classic skied and there was just enough light dry snow that had blown into the tracks to give my worn out skins just enough grip going up hills. The skate lane was firm and fast at 10 degrees this morning. With the full sun blazing down it should become a little less hard. Slight debris on the trail from the high winds yesterday so we flicked small twigs into the woods as we skied past. Noticed a pair of sunglasses on the trail at the bottom of one of the hills on homestead loop. A great day skiing!

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(Karla Anderson)

Tried the upper section, Moose Fence, from the parking lot. Good, deep classic tracks, but a thick crust over the skate track. We turned around before the big hill.

(Zach Armstrong)

Groomed yesterday. A++ Nirvana! Fresh mid-winter corduroy with a touch of crust that further added to the fun! Classic trails had some mild drifting in spots which was getting skied in. Several feet snowpack throughout. No significant transformation as of 2pm due to cooler temps today so tomorrow should be great too. Huge kudos to groomers!

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(Chip Tabor)

Beautifully set tracks by the pisten bully overnight. We skied East and West Oberg loop this morning, the skate lane was firm, a mix of some hard crusted snow and powder that we were able to get an easy edge when needed as we were classic skiing. The tracks were well set and firm with some areas of blown in snow. What great conditions for early spring! I used Start grip tape which was perfect. All skiers on the trails had smiles.

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(Liz Wagner)