Late morning / early afternoon skied Britton Peak, looped around Homestead loop and over to Onion River trailhead. Somewhat glazed to start but ended with lovely spring sugar snow. Still a ton of snow out there!

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(Jean Garbarini)

Another beautiful morning skiing the north shore! Skied Britton Peak. Full coverage with soft base. Cheering on girls HS bball semifinals from the ski trail!

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(Karla Anderson)

As promised, Sugarbush groomed their entire system overnight last night. I skied the connector trail from Tofte to Britton Peak trailhead, then clockwise on the Picnic Loop. Sun was strong but tracks were in good shape, occasionally glazed. Red Special for kick. Broke a pole grip halfway through my ski, a minor inconvenience on a beautiful day.

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(Anne Flueckiger)

Took a road trip up to Tofte for my final ski of the year. So enjoyable to ski the Sugarbush trails. They were freshly groomed and in great shape. Lots of snow left in the woods! Parking lot was full, although didn't see many skiers on the trail. I skied all the trails from Oberg to Moose Fence to Britton Peak. They should have some great skiing for a while yet.

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(Jim Williams)

I skated the Picnic loop today. Lots of snow drifting onto the trail along the expert section though the downhills were still fun and I never bogged down in the snow- it just slowed things down a bit.

(Peter Aggen)

There was a light dusting of snow this morning that was enough to cover up any ice and smooth out any ruts, but not so much as to be an inconvenience. Someone also kindly moved the small tree that was down on the Oberg loop. Really excellent skiing. I skated, but I would think the fresh snow would be enough to tame the classic tracks, if they were getting squirrelly.

(Tim Lupfer)

Classic skiing was a bit icy and fast. Well groomed trails with a slight dusting of snow when we arrived at 11ish am. Started out with decent kick but after an hour, with beautiful sun, the dusting crystalized. We lost the kick which made the hills very fast down and very tough getting up. A super workout but a bit scarry and exasperating on the hills. I would think it would be great conditions for skaters.

(Philip Borer)

Excellent pristine conditions on all trails at Sugarbush with a firm clean skate deck and deep rails and no ice. Snow so deep in woods that planting a pole off the side of the trail will lead it to plunge to the strap handle. Weather consistent so snow not melting. Trails not crowded, days long, temps in 20-30s, as good as it gets.

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(George Wawro)

Tofte and Summit View trails are in excellent condition. Small amount of drifting as you head out from Britton, but after the first half mile it's smooth sailing. Tofte Trail hadn't seen any skate traffic since it was groomed late last week and was a delightfully crusted corduroy. Good coverage all the way down to the trailhead in Tofte. Skied picnic and ORR over the weekend and would expect to find similarly excellent conditions, perhaps with just a bit less visible corduroy.

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(Tim Lupfer)

It felt like mid January on the Sugarbush Trails this weekend. Groomed maybe before the weekend (Friday?). A part of the Hogback + Homestead Loops had a little bit of a harder crust to them than the rest of the Homestead Loop. Still possible to get an edge Picnic Loop firm, less icy crust. Oberg Loop fast, like maybe too fast? ( We got a tiny portion of the sleet/rain that Hayward got on the weekend). Grooming was lovely - still some corduroy present on Sunday afternoon. Still a significant amount of snow in the woods and on the trail - I didn't get a picture but saw a downed tree (off the trail) with about 18 inches of snow piled up on top of it. Should be fun skiing for a long while yet. Highly recommend.

(Kristin Riker-Coleman)